Mike Pingel's BETTY WHITE RULES THE WORLD Released in Time for White's 91st Birthday Today

By: Jan. 17, 2013
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BettyWhite will turn 91 today, January 17, 2013, and author Mike Pingel is celebrating her birthday with the release of his newest book, Betty White Rules the World" book The Ultimate (and Unauthorized) Guide to Television's Grande Dame.

The book is a funny, heartfelt and a loving tribute to America's Sweetheart, Betty White Rules the World looks at her extraordinary entertainment career, her beloved characters and her love of animals and is sprinkled with funny "what-ifs."

At the tender young age of 90, Betty White is going strong with two TV series and two new books! She has given us priceless moments to escape from this crazy world with laughter. No other actress has the buzz that Betty has-from constant reruns of "The Golden Girls" to "Hot In Cleveland" to the Facebook campaign landing her a hosting gig on "Saturday Night Live," Betty White has never been more beloved. In her spare time, Betty selflessly helps vulnerable and endangered animals. Now, take a look at her storied television career and her impact on the industry and let's see where she goes from here.

Betty White Rules the World is the must-have book about television's must-have Grande Dame written by Mike Pingel, the 70s TV fanboy. Having penned books as Channel Surfing: Charlie's Angels, Channel Surfing: Wonder Woman and The Brady Bunch: Super Groovy After all these Years! He currently lives in Los Angeles and stalks Betty White daily.

For more information, visit www.mikepingel.com and www.bettywhiterulestheworld.com.

Pingel started his 70s geekism with his love for all 70s TV but his most loved show was Charlie's Angels. He became known as an Angelogist in the media and created CharliesAngels.com, which premiered on the internet in October 1996. The site was quickly picked as the site of the day by Yahoo! and WebTV. Since 1996, the site has kept fans updated on the current works of the actresses and all the information a Charlie's Angels fan could want.

Pingel was called upon during preparation for the 2000 Charlie's Angels movie as a consultant with producers Leonard Goldberg and Drew Barrymore and director McG. Pingel also auditioned for the boyfriend of Natalie (Cameron Diaz) played by Luke Wilson. Pingel can be viewed in the commentary section of Charlie's Angels: The Complete First Season on DVD

Pingel is an avid collector of Charlie's Angels memorabilia, his collection holds over 1,200+ items.

But his Angel collection is the largest includes rare items such as the original Harry's Angels script, a Charlie's Angels pinball machine, Charlie's Angels dolls, dresses, make-up sets and much, much more. His collection includes over 2,000 cool angel items including the famous Farrah Fawcett "Red Swimsuit" poster.
He was with Kate, Farrah & Jaclyn when they did their appearance on the 2006 Emmy Awards show.

Pingel released his first book Angelic Heaven: A Fan's Guide to Charlie's Angels. The featured forewords by Angels, Farrah Fawcett and Cheryl Ladd

He also has been a Hollywood publicist; he has worked with great stars as Farrah Fawcett, Pat Boone, Harlem Globetrotters, Della Reese, PJ Soles.

As an actor, he has been seen on the Los Angeles stage in Transvestites on the Run, and in Fawcett's hit reality show, Chasing Farrah, Marc Anthony's "Ahora Quien" music video, American Most Wanted, Unsolved Mysteries, A Few Good Men.

Title: Betty White Rules the World
ISBN: 1480129046
Page Count: 198
Binding Type: US Trade Paper
Trim Size: 6" x 9"
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Related Categories: Performing Arts / Television / Guides & Reviews
Retail Cost: $19.99
Released: January 2013



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