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In an age where union-bashing is all the rage, Performance of the Century: 100 Years of Actors' Equity Association and the Rise of Professional American Theater by Robert Simonson is a powerful chronicle of excellence achieved by union professionals.

Today's sedentary and screen-addicted kids would benefit greatly from more outdoor play but it is a luxury few modern neighborhoods and schedules allow, and a far cry from the freedom experienced by baby boomers only a few decades ago.

Agnes Schultz imparts important life lessons in a fiction book

Former military man Hank Newman is a simple man with simple tastes: alcohol to chase away memories of his violent past and morning runs to chase away the resulting hangovers.

The list of 55 titles, drawn from 98 official nominations, is presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting.

Based on Adobe Content Server, EditionGuard is an affordable and hosted eBook DRM (Digital Rights Management) solution for protecting ePub and PDF eBooks.

As the New Year resolutions begin to falter for most, the human desire to self-improve becomes even more transparent.

There is reason to celebrate.

Sheila Cluff, a wellness visionary who created cardiovascular dance, now known as "aerobics," in the 1950s and pioneered the concept of the modern destination spa in the 1970s, tells her fascinating life story in "Living Your Dream" (Storyzon; 154 pp).

Vanity Fair writer Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger, co-authors of the 2010 biography, Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century, recently discovered a previously unpublished travel piece by Truman Capote that might possibly have been a draft of one of the unf

Today, Kim Power Stilson, the author of Choo$e Surthrival! Are you ready to go from surviving to thriving with a 21st Century home-based business? announced her new book will launch in February.

Judy Gray Johnson, author of the memoir Living With Sickle Cell Disease: The Struggle to Survive, will read from and sign copies of her book during an event from 3 p.

David Buttross, local business leader and real estate investor who has participated in more than $250 million in real estate transactions, has released a new book detailing his business philosophy called 'Long Term Greedy.

Apple's recent announcement of the soon to be released 128GB iPad, points to continued demand and growth for the tablet industry.

Nancy Ferrari, host of The Nancy Ferrari Show on W4CY Radio on The Intertainment Network, inspirational speaker, life empowerment coach, and author will be a featured co-author in the soon to be released book, Selling With Synchroncity, available on February 11, 2013 on Amazon.

In "Tyrannosaurus Rex In: I've Got to Start Changing My Ways" (published by Trafford Publishing), the new illustrated children's book by Ellis Hogan, a tyrannosaurus rex tries to change his ways and make new friends.

"The moments of love inspired me to write," author Ariel Wolfe shares, "every one of which is so single and unique that even the like of them is not to come back again.

In his engaging new thriller, "The Trench Coat Killer" (published by AuthorHouse), author Michael Bloodwell pens an engaging murder mystery about a ruthless serial killer disrupting a small town in Indiana.

Clare Mann, Managing Director of Communicate31, eminent organisational, existential psychotherapist, international speaker, bestselling author of numerous corporate, personal development books and programs, including "The Myths of Life and The Choices We Have", unleashes her latest offering "Communi

Claremont Graduate University (CGU) is pleased to announce this year's finalists for the $100,00 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award and the $10,000 Kate Tufts Discovery Award.

The reasons people tolerate chronic complainers, drama queens and crisis junkies may be surprising, according to Paula Renaye, award-winning author of the acclaimed new self-help book, Living the Life You Love: The No-Nonsense Guide to Total Transformation.

Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has announced the availability of In Two Minds: A Biography of Jonathan Miller by Kate Bassett, published by Oberon Books (London).

Mike Russell's recently released book, QuickBooks Made Fast and Simple is a contractors dream come true.

As part of its mission to revolutionize the yearbook industry and ensure that every student enjoys a yearbook that reflects her or his unique school experiences and memories, Picaboo Yearbooks is now offering four personalized yearbook pages and covers for all of its hardcover and softcover yearbook

A call for nominations for the 2013 Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award opens on Feb.