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Kingston, Ontario (WireService.ca) -- Can determination, friendship, and unexpected talent overcome the worst case of social anxiety a 12-year-old girl ever had? That question is explored in Dancing on the Inside, a novel by Glen C. Strathy which has just received the Gold Medal in the juvenile fiction category of this year's Independent Publisher Book Awards (known as the IPPYs). Dancing on ....

Fasting and Eating for Health: A Medical Doctor's Program for Conquering Disease [Paperback]Joel Fuhrman (Author) "Dr. Fuhrman's powerful and practical guidelines apply for conditions ranging from the common cold to serious heart problems. This program provides an alternative to the costly and all-to-common side effects of sugery and drugs."--Andrew Nicholson, M.D., Director of Preventive Medici ....

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Authors and publishers can publicize their newly published books by issuing press releases through The Canadian National Newspaper. We present the following opportunities to book authors and publishers toward promoting their book with a press release -- Press release to announce a new book -- Press release to announce book signing -- Press release to announce a good book review -- Press release ....

I recently read The Fourth Procedure by Stanley Pottinger, in which, during a surgical procedure, a man is given a uterus containing a fertilized egg. He is enraged when he finds out, afraid that if it becomes public knowledge he’ll be a laughingstock.Turns out he’s right. But I don’t get it. What’s so funny about a man getting pregnant? Is it like laughing at the guy who slips on a ban ....

“Fairtrade has brought considerable benefits to millions of the poor, but is still in its infancy. This highly readable account will help Fairtrade to grow and for the benefits to spread to millions more.” -- John Madeley, co-author of 50 Reasons to Buy Fair TradeFair trade has come a long way in the last 20 years. The Fair Trade Revolution by John Bowes, celebrates the movement's ach ....

The original Fitness for Dummies, published in 1996, was a real breakthrough: a book that took a reader through all the fitness basics without being offputtingly complicated or insultingly simplistic. This second edition only improves on that tough balancing act. The authors are two of the most experienced fitness writers in the business--Suzanne Schlosberg is a longtime contributor to Shape and ....

The 2012 San Francisco Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual competition honoring the best books of the spring season. The 2012 San Francisco Book Festival will consider non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children's books, compilations/anthologies, teenage, how-to, cookbooks, science fiction, audio/spoken word, history, wild card, gay, photography/art, poetry, unpu ....

Sleep Well, Live Well, a new book written by Jean Corriveau, president and founder of Obasan, an Ottawa mattress, comforter and pillow manufacturer, will be launched on Jan. 31 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 pm at Obasan Ottawa, 155 Colonnade Road South, Unit 1. The book will be available free of charge. For more information, contact Randy Ray, (613) 731-3873 or randyray@rogers.com ....