NEW YORK, N.Y. /Publishers Newswire/ -- This week, author Stephanie Pedersen - "Kale: The Complete Guide to the World's Most Powerful Superfood" (ISBN: 978-1454906254) - and rising star holistic health personality will share how the power of food can attract more of the good things in life with "Charismatic Eating," during her featured presentation at the State of Now Conference, #140You, June 18-19, at the 92nd Street YMCA.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /Publishers Newswire/ -- Strategic Media Books has announced a new book from award-winning crime author Ron Chepesiuk, "Black Caesar: The Rise and Disappearance of Frank Matthews, Kingpin" (ISBN: 978-0985244019), which goes in-depth to investigate the unsolved disappearance of the legendary drug kingpin Frank Matthews. It was July 2, 1973, when Frank Matthews, history's first African American drug kingpin, jumped bail in New York City with $15 to $20 million - the equivalent of $80 million to $90 million in today's money. It is believed he took his beautiful mistress, Cheryl Brown with him.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /Publishers Newswire/ -- Available for the first time in an exclusive ebook version from Cultmachine, "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane" (ISBN: 978-0-9840327-6-1) by journalist and screenwriter Rex Weiner features two gritty tales of private eye Ford Fairlane, the music industry's "rock n roll detective." Fairlane solves cases involving the punk rock and new wave scenes in New York City and Los Angeles in the late-1970s.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. /Publishers Newswire/ -- "Aloha Wanderwell: Call to Adventure" (ISBN: 978-1484118801) is a new book published by the Nile Baker Estate and Boyd Production Group that journals the adventures of Aloha Wanderwell Baker, who at age 16, became the first woman to travel around the world in a Model-T Ford automobile.

AUSTIN, Texas /Publishers Newswire/ -- In his new book, "The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business" (ISBN: 978-1-60832-578-8, Greenleaf Press) music consultant, producer, coach, and author Loren Weisman provides a roadmap for the artist's journey from passion to profession. In the book, Weisman draws on over two decades of experience as a working musician and music business consultant to provide instruction, enlightenment, and sage counsel for indie bands, artists, and small record labels who want to make their mark in "the music biz."

ADDISON, Ill. /Publishers Newswire/ -- "Celestial Inferno: Poems of Another Realm," initially released in hardcover, is now available as an eBook through Amazon as a Kindle edition (ASIN: B00C9PEW3U; 32pp; Aaron Ozee Poems), as well as other ebook formats through top book resellers. First published at age 16, Ozee always found converting his inner thoughts and feelings into the written word was the best way to show others his intelligence.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Publishers Newswire/ -- In his new book, "Don't Go Broke Paying the Nursing Home" (ISBN: 9780988902619), retirement expert and author Karl Kim, CFP, CLTC, explains that each year thousands of people are thrust into a "care crisis" when a family member or loved one needs long-term care. The book in particular focuses on California retirement planning and explains Medi-Cal Recovery procedures.

ASPEN, Colo. /Publishers Newswire/ -- In a new book, "The Trust Frequency: 10 Assumptions for a New Paradigm" (ISBN: 978-098874713; Cameron/Baxter Books), co-authors Connie Baxter Marlow and Andrew Cameron Bailey challenge a number of basic assumptions which have driven humanity's behavior for millennia and offer a new paradigm for consideration on the issue of climate change.

TORRANCE, Calif. /Publishers Newswire/ -- The latest round-up of 10 new and recent books from Q4/2012 and Q1/2013 - which may have been missed due to not originating from major New York book publishing houses, or "big name" authors - has been announced by Publishers Newswire (PNW) as part of their semi-annual "Books to Bookmark." PNW is an online resource established in 2004 for small publishers, as well as lesser known and first-time book authors to raise awareness about their work.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /Publishers Newswire/ -- Mansions and millionaires! A recently published non-fiction book by author DJV Murphy, "Who Was E. B. Gallaher?" (ISBN-13: 978-1480043770; paperback; CreateSpace), purports to have possibly solved a regional mystery about a millionaire's bequest while doing research for the biography.

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.

WILMINGTON, Del. /Publishers Newswire/ -- "Family Tiez" (ISBN: 978-0976224310 paperback; Level V Publishing), an underground, nationwide, bestselling novel by Mustafaa As-Salafi that chronicles the story of a large-scale, illegal drug distribution enterprise in the Tri-State area, will be re-released for purchase in eBook formats, including Kindle and iBooks this month.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Publishers Newswire/ -- Writer Arnold Rudnick and publisher Paraphrase, LLC, have donated 100 copies of new illustrated children's book "Little Green" (ISBN-13: 9780981587974) to the My Stuff Bags Foundation and have also pledged all net profits from book sales for the month of December 2012. "Little Green" is an entertaining new children's book with an important message and question to consider: Isn't it possible?

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /Publishers Newswire/ -- A new book by Jennifer French, "On My Feet Again: My Journey Out of the Wheelchair Using Neurotechnology" (ISBN 978-0-9882342-0-8; Neurotech Press) will be showcased October 23, 2012 at the Neurotech Leaders Forum in San Francisco. French is a quadriplegic and competitive sailing athlete who recently medaled at the 2012 Paralympics Games.

ESCONDIDO, Calif. /Publishers Newswire/ -- DKeeley Press has announced the publication of the first book in a new Paranormal Mystery series, "Having a Whaley of a Time" (ISBN: 978-0578104836) by Donna Keeley. By using the history and "documented ghosts" from the Whaley House in San Diego, Calif., the book weaves an "enjoyable, fictional mystery with real facts."

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /Publishers Newswire/ -- For the first half of 2012, Publishers Newswire (PNW), an online resource established in 2004 for small publishers, as well as lesser known and first-time book authors, has this week announced its latest semi-annual "Books to Bookmark" list. This is a round-up of 13 new and recent books for 2012 which may have been missed due to not originating from major New York book publishing houses, or "big name" authors; or being yet another ghost-written celebrity rant.

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /Publishers Newswire/ -- Allen Shadow's new thriller, "Hell City" (ISBN: 978-0985968809; Kindle edition), tumbles New York City toward devastation yet again as it tracks the newest breed of jihadists bent on pulling off "the big one." The novel will be released on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 by Blue City Media. Kirkus Reviews calls the novel, "A striking read that will leave you looking around the corner in fear."

SANTA CLARA, Calif. /Publishers Newswire/ -- New children's chapter book, "Sir Licksalot & The Island Fools" (ISBN: 978-1462680924), by author D.L. Carroll with illustrations by Teri Cuneo, has already won a Family Review Center 'Gold' award.

HAMPTON, N.H. /Publishers Newswire/ -- Author Kathy Kingston was awarded the Chuck Cumberlin Memorial Sportsmanship Award at the 2012 International Auctioneer Championship (IAC) competition on July 20. Ms. Kingston is author of "Record-Breaking Fundraising Auctions Volume 1: 54 Auction Design Tips" (ISBN: 0-9774565-0-1) and "Volume 2: 54 Auction Night Tips" (ISBN: 0-9774565-2-8).

CINCINNATI, Ohio /Publishers Newswire/ -- A new edition of the best-selling Kindle edition and hardcover book, "A Walk for Sunshine" (ISBN: 978-0-9679482-3-2) was released as an audio book on June 5, 2012. What began as a solo Appalachian Trail (AT) adventure with bears, bugs, and blisters, has become an annual fundraising source for Sunshine, a home for the developmentally disabled in Maumee, Ohio. When author and speaker Jeff Alt embarked on his AT journey to raise funds for Sunshine, he didn't know that his journey would spark the creation of an annual event.