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Huh, What Did You Say?: May is 'Better Hearing and Speech Month'

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:39:11 0500

PALM BEACH, Fla., May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/- "Huh, what did you say?" is a phrase being used more often by Americans, particularly our children. More than 30 million Americans, that is 1 in 9...

SAE International Publishes Book on Racecar Data Acquisition

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:30:00 0500

WARRENDALE, Pa., May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Behind every champion racing team is an engineer recording the performance of the car and driver. A new SAE International book explains how...

Los Angeles Chooses Pearson's Innovative Math Curriculum for K-5 Students

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:12:00 0500

LOS ANGELES, May 16 PRNewswire — Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest school district in the nation, announced its choice of a single research-based, innovative math curriculum for the city's K-5 students on Wednesday. With...

All-Star Kind of Love: Harlequin and Office Depot Announce 'Say Yes to a Winning Proposal' National Contest Winner

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:30:00 0500

CONCORD, N.C., May 16 PRNewswire — It's a proposal guaranteed to get a winning answer — YES!

Tomorrow night, Phillip Pruzensky and Janice Scarfe of Orange County, Calif

Introducing Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional Medicine

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:07:00 0500

DULUTH, Ga., May 16 PRNewswire — Metametrix Institute ( http://www.metametrixinstitute.org ) announced today the publication of Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional...

'The Sport of Grilling': Author Blends Lifetime Love of Sports and Grilling in Cross-Over Book

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:45:00 0500

LAKE SUZY, Fla., May 16 PRNewswire — Is grilling a real sport? The dictionary defines sport as "an active pastime participated in for pleasure or exercise." Grilling Coach Big Bob Snoor confirms in his new book, "The Sport of Grilling" (published...

'It's Not All About Me': Author Shares Depression-Era Experiences of His Italian-American Family

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:40:00 0500

CHESIRE, Conn., May 16 PRNewswire — It's an autobiography in every sense of the word, but "It's Not All About Me" (published by AuthorHouse — http://www.authorhouse.com), the new memoir from Elvio...

Humorous New Children's Book Takes a Jab at Teasing

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:35:00 0500

PLANTATION, Fla., May 16 PRNewswire — Braces, buck teeth, too short, too tall, too big, too small. When you're a kid, almost any perceived difference can lead to the three T's of childhood: Teasing, Taunting and Tormenting. According to author...

Photos: New Children's Illustrated Storybook Brings Families Together To Create and Cook a Recipe

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:00:00 0500

GAHANNA, Ohio, May 16 PRNewswire — A Gahanna, Ohio author wants families to get together to create a recipe and cook it, just as the main characters do in his new illustrated children's storybook.

To view the...

Borders(R) to Open New Concept Store at Alameda Towne Centre in Alameda, Calif.

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:00:00 0500

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 16 PRNewswire — Borders made national headlines in February when it launched its first-ever concept store in Ann Arbor, Mich. The breakthrough retail concept represents a significant enhancement over...

Borders(R) to Open New Concept Store at Eastvale Gateway in Mira Loma, Calif.

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:00:00 0500

Harlequin Romance Report Finds New Yorkers Lie, Cheat and Steal

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:00:00 0500

NEW YORK, May 15 PRNewswire — New Yorkers are more likely to lie, cheat and steal than other people across the United States. This is just a taste of the findings in the 2008 Harlequin Romance Report, Confessions. The full...

Record Money Market Funds May Foretell Bull Market Says John Girouard

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:41:00 0500

WASHINGTON, May 15 PRNewswire — Panicked by recession talk, inflation, and swooning real estate values, investors are squirreling away record amounts of cash in the modern equivalent of the family mattress: money market funds. That could prove a...

Columbia Pictures Gets Goosebumps; Scholastic's Bestselling Book Series to be Adapted into Feature Film by Columbia Pictures

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 0500

CULVER CITY, Calif., May 15 PRNewswire — Columbia Pictures has acquired from Scholastic Media the right to adapt Scholastic's bestselling Goosebumps (TM) book series into a theatrical feature. The film will be produced by Deborah...

'Growing Up With Loukoumi' Author Grants 3 Dream Days: Contest-Winning Kids to Witness a Mars Landing, Be a Soccer Star and Meet Rachael Ray

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:13:00 0500

NEW YORK, May 15 PRNewswire — Last Fall children's book author Nick Katsoris launched Growing Up With Loukoumi Dream Day, a national contest based on the award-winning children's book and celebrity narrated CD, Growing Up With...

Lulu.com Creator Hits One Out of the Park With Dugout Wisdom

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:03:00 0500

RALEIGH, N.C., May 15 PRNewswire — As summer approaches, so does baseball season, and memories of summer days, roasted peanuts and the seventh-inning stretch. But baseball can be about more than just a great day at the park. In Dugout Wisdom...

Columbia Pictures Gets Goosebumps; Scholastic's Bestselling Book Series to be Adapted into Feature Film by Columbia Pictures

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:00:00 0500

Financial Advisors in Great Demand; Newly Published Career Guide Available to Help Individuals Decide to Pursue Career

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:00:00 0500

MINNEAPOLIS, May 15 PRNewswire — With a projected growth rate of 41 percent over the next eight years(1) and a high average income(2), a career as a financial advisor is considered one of the best careers in the country. But finding the right...

Quamut.com Launches the Quamut How-To Dream Sweepstakes

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:30:00 0500

NEW YORK, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, announced today that its how-to website Quamut.com (www.quamut.com) is launching the...

What Is Corporate America Reading? Real You Incorporated: 8 Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs

Thu, 15 May 2008 07:00:00 0500

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 15 PRNewswire — Real You Incorporated: 8 Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs is the only women's business book to make the list of Top 25 Books Corporate America is Reading. In a list distributed by 800-CEO-READ, a direct...

Webcast Alert: Saraiva S.A. Livreiros Editores Announces First Quarter 2008 Earnings Results Webcast

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:00:00 0500

SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 14 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Saraiva S.A. Livreiros Editores (Bovespa: SLED3; SLED4) announces the following webcast:

What: Saraiva S.A. First Quarter 2008 Results Conference Call, which will be released on May...

First Paper Planner Designed for Handheld Users

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:30:00 0500

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., May 14 PRNewswire — DayTimers, Inc., and Laura Stack, The Productivity Pro(R), have designed the first paper planner for those who want the efficiency of handheld devices and the reliability of...

Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine is Based on Shocking Distortions

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:05:35 0500

Cato Institute study sets the record straight about Milton Friedman

WASHINGTON, May 14 PRNewswire-USNewswire — Naomi Klein's popular book The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster...

National Children's Choice Book Awards Announced

Wed, 14 May 2008 09:00:00 0500

NEW YORK, May 14 PRNewswire — The Children's Book Council (CBC) in association with the CBC Foundation, announced last night the winners of the first annual Children's Choice Book Awards at a gala in New York City, hosted by...

'Renaissance Killer': New Novel Introduces Gay Hitman with a Taste for Violent Excess and Self-Worship

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:45:00 0500

DOVER, N.H., May 14 PRNewswire — Known throughout the world for years as the deadliest, most elusive killer of his kind, and wanted by virtually every law enforcement agency across the globe, famed freelance hitman-for-hire Henry H...

'The Stock Market Handbook for Beginners': New Book Offers Affordable Advice from Experienced Investor

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:40:00 0500

STONE LAKE, Wis., May 14 PRNewswire — In his new book, "The Stock Market Handbook for Beginners: Volume 1" (published by AuthorHouse — http://www.authorhouse.com), Harold...

Provocative New Book Exposes Assault on American Freedom

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:35:00 0500

PHOENIX, May 14 PRNewswire — Over a century ago, H.G. Wells issued his warning, "History is a race between education and catastrophe." According to C.W. Griffin, author of the compelling new book "Ignorance Is...

Borders(R) to Open New Concept Store at Park Meadows in Lone Tree, Colo.

Wed, 14 May 2008 08:00:00 0500

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 14 PRNewswire — Borders made national headlines in February when it launched its first-ever concept store in Ann Arbor, Mich. The breakthrough retail concept represents a significant enhancement over...

Manhattanizing Las Vegas - How to Profit From the Second Phase of Vertical Growth, by Paul Murad

Tue, 13 May 2008 15:46:00 0500

LAS VEGAS, May 13 PRNewswire — Author and Vegas entrepreneur Paul Murad is set to release his new book: Manhattanizing Las Vegas - How to Profit from the Second Phase of Vertical Growth. Murad released the first edition of...

Hungry Girl and Fiber One(R) Team Up to Offer Delicious Ways to Get Your Fiber Fix

Tue, 13 May 2008 10:32:00 0500

MINNEAPOLIS, May 13 PRNewswire — Hungry Girl Lisa Lillien is offering tasty ways to rethink fiber. Lillien's new book HUNGRY GIRL: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World (St. Martin's Press...

Interviewer of Hamas-Obama Endorsement Speaks Out

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:40:00 0500

Available for interviews

JERUSALEM, May 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The media is buzzing over the recent endorsement for Sen. BARACK OBAMA by Hamas leader AHMED...

Reading Rewards for Kids: Read 10 Books This Summer Get 10 Bucks From Commerce Bank

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:16:00 0500

CHERRY HILL, N.J., May 13 PRNewswire — Once again Commerce Bank, "America's Most Convenient Bank," is rewarding kids for keeping their reading levels sharp this summer through its annual Summer Reading Program.

Commerce...

Topeka School District Improves Elementary Math Instruction With Wright Group/McGraw-Hill's Everyday Math

Tue, 13 May 2008 09:00:00 0500

TOPEKA, Kan., May 13 PRNewswire — Since Topeka School District 501 students began using Wright Group/McGraw-Hill's Everyday Mathematics in fall 2004, math scores have increased, especially among low-income students &mdash...

Center for Economies of Change Corporation and Dr. Michelle M. Griffin Donate a Percentage of Profits from the Newly Released Business Book 'Elephants Can't Change but Leopards Can' to Save the Children in Support of the Myanmar Relief Effort

Sat, 10 May 2008 14:19:00 0500

CHICAGO, May 10 PRNewswire — Center for Economies of Change Corporation and Dr. Michelle M. Griffin, Chief Operating Officer and author, approved the donation of 5% of profits from the sale of the new management book, "Elephants...

IP Attorney Steven P. Shurtz Participates in Salt Lake City Public Library's Inventors Fair

Fri, 09 May 2008 18:58:00 0500

CHICAGO, May 9 PRNewswire — Intellectual Property attorney, Steven P. Shurtz, managing partner of the Salt Lake City office of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law...

2008 Philadelphia Book Festival Blends Books, Music, High-Tech Games, Barbara Walters Tops List of Celebrity Authors

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:04:00 0500

PHILADELPHIA, May 9 PRNewswire — More than 60 of the nation's top writers, including celebrity author Barbara Walters, will gather in Philadelphia for the second Philadelphia Book Festival, the Free...

Dali Art Revealed

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:15:00 0500

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 9 PRNewswire — Author and journalist Lee Catterall and Michigan-based art dealers, Park West Gallery, have announced the publication of a new book which will update the...

ALA to Discuss Vital Role Libraries Play in Protecting the Public Interest at National Press Club, May 14, at 9 A.M. EDT

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:13:21 0500

Partnership with PBS and APTS to Educate Public about DTV Transition, Other Issues Will Be Highlighted

WASHINGTON, May 9 PRNewswire-USNewswire — American Library Association (ALA) President...

It's a Guy Thing: Boys Turned on to Love of Reading by Popular Children's Author

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:53:00 0500

ATLANTA, May 9 PRNewswire — If boys will be boys, why not engage them with reading they might be more likely to enjoy?

That's what needs to be done in public education if American boys are to make up ground in reading, said...

'Mommy Didn't Know': Female Sexual Offenders in the U.S.

Fri, 09 May 2008 08:35:00 0500

EL CERRITO, Calif., May 9 PRNewswire — When the term "sexual perpetrator" is tossed out there for consideration, a pretty typical picture comes to mind for many people. Most likely, this picture does not involve a female perpetrator, but...