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From the New York State Legislature, to governor, to the White House, Franklin Roosevelt has been an integral part of the fabric of United States’ history. His compassion and eloquence intrigued and inspired throughout the twentieth century, his charges as husband, President, reformist, and humanitarian winning fans and garnering him the title of one of the most popular presidents in history.

Mandy and Pandy Say, “Ni Hao Ma? by Chris Lin with illustrations by Ingrid Villalta was named outstanding product of 2007 by iParenting Media in the category of educational books for children. The iParenting Media Outstanding Product Award is considered one of the most prestigious in the nation for products for families. Each product is reviewed by a panel of professionals in childcare, as well as by one family who evaluate it and determine if it is beneficial to children and families. Mandy and Pandy Say, “Ni Hao Ma? is a stimulating children’s book that teaches children Chinese, including the popular phrase ‘Ni Hao Ma?’ (How are you?). The book has 18 illuminating and colorful illustrations, along with an accompanying CD. Mandy and Pandy Say, “Ni Hao Ma? is the first in a series of twelve educational books to teach children and their parents Chinese.

Jacquelyn Mitchard’s bestselling new novel (“Still Summer,” from Warner Books) is about a trip to paradise – a Caribbean crossing – that turns into a nightmare. Four friends from high school, reunited, sail into the sunrise only to have their idyll transformed in minutes when they lose their two-man sailboat crew and find themselves adrift in a disabled sailing boat without power, with little water, and with spoiled food that tempts the eager sharks when they pitch it over the side.

In "Loving & Raising Asia: Black Parents With a White Child in the South," Author J. Denise Cromwell gives an intimate look into the lives of a courageous black, southern couple who possessed enough love to see through the complicated entanglements of race in America to offer their love to a white infant in 1991. This is a redeeming story of supreme love, faith, dedication, and role reversal- that a black family would have the courage to raise a white child in the deep south of South Carolina despite the fear of rejection and racial intolerance.

Desktop Wings, Inc. announces the release of the second edition of "Professor Poor's Guide to Buying HDTV" by Alfred Poor. The first edition of this popular e-book was released in December 2005. It has now been updated in time for the fall buying season of 2007.

He's already sold over 25,000 copies of his first novel, "My Brother's Keeper," in less than a year since his release from prison after serving 12 1/2 years of a 25-year sentence. With the release of his second novel, "Till Death Do Us Part," Alfred Adams, Jr. embarks on a 30-city book tour that includes book signings and youth outreach missions at local youth detention centers and Boys & Girls Clubs. He's had his own struggles as a youth that eventually landed him behind bars, but it's his new found success and life-changing story of beating all odds against him that serves as a motivation and inspiration for youths who may be battling their own struggles.

According to Bible scholar John Howard Reid, the most important quality or virtue stressed in Bible Scripture, particularly in the Old Testament, is Wisdom.

Are you one of the growing number of native Spanish speakers who want to be an LVN, nurse’s assistant, paramedic, or other type of medical professional in the US? There is newly reprinted, practical book that will help you learn medical English much faster!

When Joe Vitale, famous contributor to the immensely popular movie and best-selling book "The Secret," heard of a Hawaiian doctor who had cured a ward of mentally ill criminals by sheer thought in 2004 — without ever meeting any of them in person — he dismissed it as an urban legend. But as rumors persisted, so did Vitale’s curiosity, and so he set out to search for Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len, the mysterious miracle worker. He describes what he found in "Zero Limits: The Secret Hawaiian System for Wealth, Health, Peace and More" (Wiley, $24.95; 978-0-470-10147-6, July 2007, Cloth).

The Ocean Cooperative Agency, one of the online world’s oldest editorial services, has announced that Nicki Alexander of Nashville has won the agency’s Novel of Promise literary award for February. The winning submission was Arrival in the Five Points, the opening chapter of Alexander’s novel The Squalor of Dreams, itself the first volume of a nearly-completed trilogy.

Yaoi Press, the leading publisher of manga influenced yaoi graphic novels, announces Yaoi Jamboree, a new fan convention to run June 20-22nd in Phoenix Arizona.

epraisemusic.com is a website for Christian and Gospel artist to share and sell their creative artistic content online. Christian artist, authors, filmmakers and more are allowed to create an account on www.epraisemusic.com to share & sell downloads such as music, video, ebooks, and more. They are also allowed to sell physical merchandise such as CDs, books, DVDs, etc.

VitalSource Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of digital book solutions, today announced that it has added OPS 2.0 (*.epub) to its content submission guidelines. OPS 2.0 was collaboratively developed by members of the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF), the international trade and standards organization for the digital publishing industry, to streamline the delivery of content to the marketplace. OPS 2.0 was officially released by IDPF on May 16.

Millions of martial arts fans will now have their day, as will the even greater number of Americans who love a great literary action hero. Of course, fans of the medical thriller have a treat in store, as do readers who enjoy the supernatural, the murder mystery, spirituality, and a good old fashioned vigilante tale.

Dr. Ralph R. Salimpour is the senior attending physician of the renowned Salimpour Pediatric Medical Group in Los Angeles, California and is internationally recognized as a global expert in the fields of tetanus, malnutrition, and rickets. He attended the Shiraz School of Medicine in Iran and is a graduate of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of England, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA School of Medicine. He has practiced medicine on three continents over the span of more than five decades.

Word Supremacy Press is proud to announce the release of “Troubled Soul Refinery” a collection of poetry and the DVD “Living Come Alive.”

Six years ago if anyone had told Karen Reddick that the growing industry she has been working hard to promote would finally receive its day in the limelight with a segment on the NBC Today Show, she wouldn’t have believed it. It’s a dream come true to see the industry she is passionate about get national attention. Reddick is a Virtual Assistant (VA) who helps small businesses successfully run their businesses virtually from her home office. When an NBC correspondent got wind that there was such a business, they became intrigued and decided to pursue the story. NBC flew to Reddick’s home office in Centennial to film a typical day at the office. They also set up a crew at one of Reddick’s client’s office 850 miles away in the St. Louis area to show how easy and efficient working with a VA can be. The piece aired today

VitalSource Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of digital book solutions, today released the most advanced digital book software in the industry with new, interactive features including the ability for users to collaborate by sharing notes and highlights.

Legacy Audio Books produces a poignant audiobook production of “Come Hell or High Water – Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster”, written by Michael Eric Dyson.

VitalSource Technologies, Inc., developer of the most advanced e-book software, the VitalSource BookShelf, today announced that one billion e-books have been distributed using the company’s pioneering format, VitalBook. This milestone represents the largest number of commercial e-book titles distributed in a single format.

Dr. Michael F. Wright is launching his medical thriller THE SIXTH COW (ISBN 059567920X, iUniverse, 2007) that is written in the style of Robin Cook and Michael Crichton. Dr. Wright, a certified specialist in internal medicine paints a chilling story of government control and media and religious interference in medical care. Written in a gripping and compelling style, THE SIXTH COW is a stark warning of what the future in medical care could entail.

Chosen from thousands of children’s books currently on the market, Tyler & His Solve-a-matic Machine (written by Jennifer Bouani and published by Bouje Publishing) has been honored with the nationally prestigious iParenting Media Award, The 2007 Excellent Products Call in Children’s Books. The highly respected iParenting Media’s Award Program is nationally recognized for applying the most rigorous and objective methods for determining the best products in the children’s media and juvenile products industry. The organization’s awards mission is to provide the best parenting content and community platform to its members.

ValueRich, Inc., the publisher of ValueRich magazine, continues to revolutionize the small-cap marketplace with their newest innovation, www.iValueRich.com, a Web 2.0 community for small-caps and financial professionals. Using iValueRich.com, public and private companies can raise capital, go public and increase market exposure. Investment professionals can increase deal flow and go global with their placement power.

The Ocean Cooperative Literary Agency, one of the online world’s oldest editorial services, has announced the creation of a new literary awards program to support and encourage short story writers. The"Art of Brevity" prize is awarded regularly on the basis of a single submitted story.