Yearly Archives: 2013

LANCASTER, Pa. /Publishers Newswire/ -- After years of psychotropic medications and intense therapy, author Shuvender "Shubi" Sem is telling his story of schizophrenia in his autobiography "Murder and Misunderstanding; One Man's Escape from Insanity" (ISBN: 978-1479256969; paperback). "Our mental health system is broken. We need to fix this before more crimes are committed," says Sem.

TAMPA, Fla. /Publishers Newswire/ -- Author William G. Hyland Jr. this past week announced his latest American political history book, "Long Journey with Mr. Jefferson" (ISBN-13: 978-1612341972). The magisterial collaboration over half a lifetime between historian Dumas Malone and his subject, Thomas Jefferson, is the basis for the new non-fiction work.

ARTICLE: Okay, who's making this incredible racket? Oh wait, it's Rakit, a three-piece group that never saw a volume-boosting device it didn't like. The music they create is dark, mysterious, pounding, tortuous, arduous, twisted, hazardous, risky, treacherous, freaky, and full of danger. In other words, it's great fun.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. /Publishers Newswire/ -- On Monday, January 28th, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will host the announcement of the Open Book Project. The Open Book Project is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State, the Arab League Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization and leading education innovators to expand access to free, high-quality open educational resources in Arabic, with a focus on science and technology and online learning.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /Publishers Newswire/ -- Lawrence Wright, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Looming Tower," has written a revelatory book about the Church of Scientology titled "GOING CLEAR: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief" (ISBN: 978-0307700667), published on January 17th by Alfred A. Knopf. The book offers an exhaustive account of the church, from its founding by L. Ron Hubbard to its present-day leadership under David Miscavige.

ARTICLE: Taking a ride on a cosmic wave of positive energy is a joy that special performers offer. Here are some notable examples of artists who provide transcendence within the forms of popular music. Some musicians seem to provide their own light. Larisa Stow is someone whose on-stage persona contains a million watt beacon. While her vocals are quite lovely, the force of her talent can make you think hers is the prettiest voice in the world.

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