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Who is this book for?
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*Were your parents wise with money?*
Did they teach you the simple life lessons that put you on the path to
financial success? Or did you learn those lesso...
In an era when people and wildlife are under constant pressure to live closer and closer together, human and animal confl ict is on the rise. How should we respond to wildlife problems? What are the real concerns for humans and their wild neighbors? What exactly is going on in my own backyard?
In this book you will learn:
• How to use an animal’s natural behavior to help solve conflict
• How animals see us and our properties
• How to protect your home from unwanted animal entry
• How to make your property less attractive to potential wildlife pests
• How to safely and more thoroughly enjoy our neighborhood wildlife
• The behavior and natural history of many common species of wildlife
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Joel was born and raised in East Amherst, outside of BuffaloNew York. He grew up for the most part, outside. A childhood interest in animals and wildlife eventually led to work, in the late 70’s as an assistant keeper for one of the largest private reptile collections in Western New York. He graduated from MedailleCollege in 1993 with a degree in veterinary technology. He has worked at the ErieCountySPCA as a veterinary technician since 1995 and became Wildlife Administrator there in1999. He is a New York State Licensed Veterinary Technician, Wildlife Rehabilitator, Falconer and holds certifications in chemical capture and as a New York State DEC Hunter Education Instructor.
Joel lives in rural Niagara Country, NY with his wife Tracy, daughter Hannah, a couple hawks and Sam… the wonder dog.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
LESSONS TO MY CHILDREN illustrates the basics of financial literacy - from budgeting to investing – with real life stories, time tested practices, and easy to understand advice that will help both parent and child take control of their financial futures. Lessons to My Children is the financial advice every parent should give their children – and the wisdom children of all ages should follow!
ABOUT THE WEBSITE: Lessons To My Children is a multimedia website featuring videos, financial and budgeting tools, social media communities, Weekly Wealth Lessons™, and a timely, information-rich blog designed to help families learn and apply the life-changing financial lessons revealed in the new book LESSONS TO MY CHILDREN: Simple Life Lessons for Financial Success, Wealth and Abundance.
Mark Cohen and Weston D. Burnett
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
I. Mark Cohen, J.D., LL.M, CFP® is the founding partner of both Navigator Wealth Management, LLC, a registered investment advisory firm, and Cohen & Burnett, P.C., attorneys and counselors at law. Widely published in trade journals, Mark is also a popular speaker on the topics of estate taxes and legal ethics and is the author of the first and only comprehensive treatise on the Uniform Trust Code, a resource used by legal professionals and educators the world over.
Weston D. Burnett, J.D., LL.M, CFP® is the managing partner of Cohen & Burnett, P.C. and President and CEO of Navigator Wealth Management, LLC, through which he helps clients realize their life goals and gain peace of mind by delivering an integrated, strategic approach to legal, tax and financial planning.
***ONLINE DIGITAL LAUNCH PARTY***
The three-part party will feature a free webinar, a Blog Talk Radio interview with the popular “I Love Authors” host Melissa Lierman, and an interactive Twitter party with prizes, tips, and more! Come join us for the online scavenger hunt and party that could change your financial life! RSVP by visiting LessonsToMyChildren.com to register for the free online digital book launch party.
When: Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 7:00 – 10:00 pm EST
7:00 pm EST – TIPS - Attend a free online webinar where the authors will reveal some of their best tips for achieving financial success, wealth and abundance.
8:00 pm EST – CLUES - Listen in online as Mark & Wes take your questions on Blog Talk Radio’s I Love Authors show. Hint: They’ll be leaving clues that lead to prizes!
9:00 pm EST – PRIZES - Attend the @LessonstoMyChildren Twitter party online for your chance to win a copy of the book, savings bonds, and more!
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Diet & Fitness Journal: Your Personal Guide to Optimum Health
Written and Planned by Claudine Gandolfi, Illustrated by Kerren Barbas Steckler, Designed by Rebecca Lown & David Cole Wheeler
Those who keep a diary and record their progress lose twice as much weight as those who don't! Our ultimate diet and fitness journal helps retrain your brain and body to achieve your goals, improving your state of mind and physical well being. And, it's adaptable for different programs. Currently in its third print run this year!
User Reviews:
“This is quite possibly the best thing I have ever bought in regards to my diet and fitness plans. Since starting writing down my caloric/fat intake and the calories I burn, I have lost 20 lbs. It helps so much to see what I am doing to my body!! I intend to lose 30 more and I KNOW this is going to help me! I am buying another one as a gift to my work out buddy!” – Hooves, college student, Amazon.com
“Great journal! I bought one and turned around and bought a bunch more. I will be using this one for quite a while. It’s a nice shape, not too wide but has enough room to write everything.
The pages are broken down how I eat...3 meals and 3 snacks. I use the bodybugg and this journal works well with it, as it gives me a place to record my deficit. It would also work well with Weight Watchers, as it gives your an extra column to record what you want (like pts).” – J. Smith, Amazon.com
“Useful little book. Nice size because it can fit easily into a purse or bag and stiff cover keeps it in better condition if you drag it about with you. I use it nearly everyday (I feel so virtuous ;) and keeping track of what I eat definitely makes me think before I stuff. I've even lost five pounds...” – MaidMarion, barnesandnoble.com
“First things first, the diet and fitness journal orange and blue front is only a packaging label. It comes completely off and then you have a really nice, fake leather diet journal. All of the other diet journals I found were really obvious about being a...DIET JOURNAL! I bring this thing everywhere and don't want everyone to know it's my diet journal. It looks kind of classy without writing all over it…This is an AWESOME book and I really hope they keep selling them, because I will buy one every time I run out of entries.” – Luke Deandrade, Amazon.com
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
In 2005, after a life-long battle with obesity, Claudine decided enough was enough. Not willing to go the surgery route and wanting to do what was best for her health, she worked hard and through diet and exercise lost 172 lbs. She retrained her brain (and stomach!) to accept smaller portions and substitutions and eventually went from short walks to jogging, personal training sessions, nutrition sessions, and working out with weights. She shares her favorite tips in her Diet & Fitness Journal’s introduction and information pages.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
The Virtuous Consumer: Your Essential Shopping Guide for a Better, Kinder, Healthier World by Leslie Garrett. Sure there are people who chain themselves to old-growth trees, raise their one child diaper-free, and make their own soap. The Virtuous Consumer is for the rest of us, struggling to make choices that are better for the planet - and for us. Leslie Garrett has created a comprehensive reference guide that - like a smart, funny, and eco-conscious friend - will steer you toward ethical purchased for everything from lipstick to cars, kids' toys to a new mattress. The Virtuous Consumer is the key to shopping consciously and creating a simpler, greener lifestyle.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Who. Am. I.
Good question. But one, I assume you want to know, or you likely wouldn’t have clicked this link.
Let’s see.
I’m a mother.
Of three (mostly) wonderful kids who desperately want a mom who buys them Lunchables. And Doritos. And Coke. And who buys strawberries whether they’re in season or not.
Instead, they have me.
I’m a writer.
Of books. A zillion magazine articles, focusing mostly on environmental and social issues but occasionally veering into such territory as why I love my cottage bike or why I’m proud of my tough feet. Clearly, I tend toward narcissism.
I’m a blogger.
On this and other wonderful sites, such as Gaiam, GreenMuze and Health and Harmony.
I’m a speaker and media personality (whatever that is).
I’ve taken my eco-gig to dozens of consumer shows, businesses, television viewers, radio listeners, schools and associations. I love little more than sharing my energy and enthusiasm for living a life that celebrates our world and the people in it.
I’m an environmentalist.
It took me a long time to call myself that. I was convinced that the real environmentalists would call me out and point to my overstuffed closet or my swimming pool and reveal me as a total fraud. Time and experience in this brave new age of eco-awareness has offered up perspective. I work hard to create change to ensure that the world my Doritos-seeking children inherit will be worth a damn.
I’m a volunteer.
I’m a sucker for a good cause and have, over the years, donated time, money, books and – dare I say it? – my talent to organizations that focus on the environment, poverty, homelessness, mental health issues, AIDS in Africa, mentoring girls, arts exposure for children, animal rescue and more. So many causes, so little time.
I’m a pet owner.
I currently share my home with seven pets – all rescues from various circumstances. All wonderful. Though I wish my 21-year-old cat was a bit better at remembering where his litter box was.
I’m an incurable optimist.
Though I occasionally plunge into despair (climate change! Species extinction! Child labor!), I inevitably pick myself up and remember that the world is poised for positive change. I remind myself that hope is a verb with its sleeved rolled up. And there’s work to be done.
ABOUT THE BOOK: *Recipes for a Healthy Balanced Breakfasts *Why breakfast is so important for a Healthy Happy Child *What cereals are considered REAL *Why most boxed cereals should be left on the shelf - even the ones from the health food stores! *The difference between REAL food - Fake food - Bridging food - and how to teach your child the difference, easily. *Includes a REAL/Bridging/Fake Food Chart - *How to find sugar in a product - *How to bring REAL Breakfast to your kitchen table, REAL fast. *Learn why vitamin T and vitamin L are so essential to your child's health - is your child missing them? *Discover 5 Easy Ways to a Healthier Happier Child *and more... *Including 3 Simple Steps to Get You Started TODAY feeding your family REAL Breakfast REAL Fast!
12 REAL Breakfast Recipes from Chef Jackie *Breakfast Quinoa *Breakfast Upside Down Cake *Green Goodness Smoothie *Leftover-Chicken Frittata *Mediterranean Egg Bake *Oven-Grilled Sandwiches *Overnight Creamy Crockpot Oatmeal *Quiche with a Brown Rice Crust *Sausages and Cheese Breakfast Pudding *Turkey Sausage *Whole-Grain Berry Muffins *12 recipes can be made Gluten-Free *50% of the recipes can be made Casein-Free
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: We didn’t always live healthy. We drank Mountain Dew and consumed way too much sugar (and probably still do!). We turned to conventional medicine to solve all of our problems (but found it couldn't!). Dr. Sue struggled with multiple miscarriages and Angelle suffered from depression and severe PMS. Individually we found answers to our health problems by changing our diets and using holistic medicine. When each of us became moms and held our new babies, like every mom, we realized the most important thing in life is a happy healthy child. Years later our paths crossed. We were each supporting moms and helping children heal, but realized we needed to reach more moms for more children to live happier healthier lives and so NourishMD.com was born
SUSAN MCCREADIE, as a board certified pediatrician specializing in holistic medicine, my vision is to heal children with any illness, naturally. During my training as a medical doctor and pediatrician, I witnessed many children benefiting from the advancement of western medicine; however I also realized that many children’s health care issues go beyond the traditional medical paradigm. After completing my chief resident year in pediatrics, I started Pediatric Holistic Medicine, PLC. I continue to learn daily how to help myself and others heal; it’s a journey and lifelong passion, and I love every minute of it.
ANGELLE BATTEN holds a B.A. from the University of Detroit in Elementary Education and an MEd. from Wayne State University in Education Administration. She is also certified as a Holistic Health Coach from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, which is a state-licensed nutrition school in New York City. The most important thing for parents is to raise healthy, happy children, but they don't know how to get there. As a health coach, Angelle walks parents through an increasingly challenging and confusing path to create health and happiness for their families.
ABOUT NOURISHMD.COM “We are what we eat!” We’ve all heard that before. Instead we say, “We are what we consume.” Whether that be from the food and drink we digest, the air we breathe, or the products we put on our skin - it all makes up who we are. In today’s world, we are bombarded with toxins to process, from food, water, air, and all the products we use (soap, shampoo, cleaners, sunscreen, bug spray). The list is endless. Our goal is to reduce our family’s toxic burden. How? By eating REAL organic and local food, drinking purified water, and reducing our exposure to toxins. That’s a tall order, but we believe it is necessary to maintain optimal health.
We created NourishMD.com to educate and inspire moms to feed their children REAL food for health and to empower moms to find natural solutions for their children with medical, emotional, and/or learning difficulties. As a holistic pediatrician and a holistic health counselor/elementary teacher, we are passionate about creating healthier, happier lives for all children. As trained healthcare professionals, we bring our collective knowledge and expertise to the NourishMD.com community. As moms ourselves, we bring our far-from-perfect REAL life experience as well. Together we strive to create a vision of how to raise and heal children naturally, and in doing so help ourselves and other moms realize we can incorporate REAL food and healthy living into our busy lifestyles everyday.
ABOUT THE BOOK: This book describes a trend that may be the biggest change agent of this decade. As a critical mass of women all over the world are becoming financially powerful enough to stand on their own two feet, they are tipping the global power balance and changing the rules of the family, the workplace, the marketplace, and business and political leadership. This book isn’t just about the facts but what the facts add up to, including: • How women’s rise to power impacts money, markets, and men: the past, present, and future. • The three stages of women’s financial power: 1) security, 2) independence, and 3) influence. • How women will pioneer the opportunities and challenges of the longevity revolution. • The new female-driven “cyclic” work/life paradigm. • How women are rewriting the rules of success. • How the evolving female/male equation changes the rules and roles at home and at work. • An examination of women’s multiplying marketplace clout and how successful companies are responding.
This groundbreaking new book is filled with breakthrough research findings, marketplace insights, and inspirational stories of trendsetting women from all over the globe. It’s not a feminist treatise, but rather,\ argues that men will also benefit greatly from the changes economic parity will bring. After decades of building up their earning power, women have begun unleashing their influence on the world to everyone’s benefit.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Maddy Dychtwald is a highly acclaimed demographer, marketing strategist, and the author of three books, including Cycles: How We Will Live, Work, and Buy; an illustrated children’s book, Gideon’s Dream: A Tale of New Beginnings; as well as Influence: How Women’s Soaring Economic Power Will Transform Our World for the Better. In 1986, with her husband, Ken, she co-founded Age Wave, the nation’s foremost thought leader on population aging and its profound business, social, and cultural implications. A highly acclaimed public speaker, she has addressed more than 250,000 business leaders worldwide. A working wife, mother, daughter, and sister, she lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.
BUY THE BOOK: Influence - How Women's Soaring Economic Power will Transform our World for Better by Maddy Dychtwald with Christine Larson, $24.99, 232 pages, hardcover, on Amazon.com
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Dinner with kids shouldn’t be a battleground. And it shouldn’t make a martyr out of the parent whose job it is to get it on the table fast, fresh and hot every day at 6 PM. Aviva Goldfarb’s cheerful Scramble system takes the hassle and worry out of mealtime. Her readers rely on her organized grocery lists, weekly meal plans and fast and easy recipes not just for the healthy dinners themselves, but for taking the stress out of dinnertime. She wants families to actually enjoy their dinners together!
Building on the major success of the first SCRAMBLE cookbook, SOS!THE SIX O’CLOCK SCRAMBLE TO THE RESCUE: Earth-Friendly, Kid-Pleasing Dinners for Busy Families is taking an extra of-the-moment stress away from meal planning for busy families: concern about the environment, about the cost of shipping out-of-season food halfway around the world and about needlessly wasted food.
SOS: THE SIX O’CLOCK SCRAMBLE TO THE RESCUE: Earth-Friendly, Kid-Pleasing Dinners for Busy Families: • Helps readers eat seasonally without missing their favorite foods • Moves toward a slightly more vegetarian menu for health and a lighter environmental footprint • Reveals when organic matters (and when it doesn’t) and follows what’s in season • Saves money through easy, efficient planning, bulk buying, freezing and storing, and avoiding waste • Packs the power of achievable ethnic meals, such as Moo Shu Vegetable Wraps and Brazilian Halibut with Coconut-Lime Sauce • Makes grocery trips count with suggestions for weekly plans and shopping lists
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Like many busy moms, Aviva Goldfarb struggled to put a nutritious dinner on the table for her family amidst the chaos of daily life. Going back to the weekly meal planning strategy her mother used, in 2003 Aviva developed a system that helps parents take the Scramble out of the dinner hour by giving them an easy, online meal planning and grocery shopping system, along with fail-proof recipes.
The Six O'Clock Scramble (www.thescramble.com) is an online service that takes the stress out of daily dinners for busy families. Each week, members receive a suggested seasonal meal plan with five days' worth of dinner recipes, side dishes, and an organized grocery list. Aviva develops quick-to-prepare meals that are creative, healthy, unprocessed and kid-friendly without being adult-alienating. This weekly meal plan can be customized in seconds based on families’ tastes, schedules and dietary needs.
Aviva’s Six O'Clock Scramble Cookbook debuted in 2006 to national acclaim. Both the cookbook and online meal planning service won praise from reviewers at O Magazine, Working Mother, USA Today, Real Simple and The Washington Post, among many others.
Debuting in April 2010, Aviva’s latest cookbook SOS! The Six O’Clock Scramble to the Rescue: Earth-Friendly, Kid-Pleasing Dinners for Busy Families combines her expertise in weekly dinnertime meal planning with her concern for the environment. In addition to more than 300 recipes, the book addresses how families can make their meals more environmentally-friendly, including buying seasonally; reducing one’s carbon footprint with vegetable-based meals; differentiating when organic matters and offering tips for avoiding food waste.
Aviva is frequently quoted in national parenting, lifestyle and health magazines and appears regularly on television to discuss healthful recipes and meal strategies for busy families. She is an advocate for healthy families, actively working with national nonprofit organizations and with parents to improve nutrition.
Aviva is a mother of two and resides with her family in Chevy Chase, Maryland, a Washington, DC suburb.
MEET THE AUTHOR: Get to know Aviva Goldfarb and learn about making Earth-Friendly & Kid-Pleasing Dinners for Busy Families on the I Love Authors Blog Talk Radio Show Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 at 9:00pm(est). Join us to hear all about Aviva and her new book!
BUY THE BOOK: SOS! The Six O'Clock Scramble to the Rescue: Earth-Friendly, Kid-Pleasing Dinners for Busy Families by Aviva Goldfarb, $17.99, 321 pages, paperback, on Amazon.com
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Long a family-friendly tourist destination and educational mecca for students, Washington, DC, is immediately recognizable for its world-class museums and monuments riddled with symbolism.
Washington’s other signature stamp—politics—attracts visitors of a different kind. Power players from around the globe gather in the nation’s capital to make history. But that’s not all there is to the city. Part tour guide, part trivia book, Washington, DC’s Most Wanted™ shows you its ins and outs (and sometimes confusing roundabouts).
Included in the book’s many chapters are top-ten lists on homegrown artists, authors, and athletes; historic hotels and bars known for their patrons’ wheelings and dealings; local hauntings and lore; and, of course, memorable scandals that erupted within the originally diamond-shaped district. Native Washingtonians, as many know, are few and far between, but even they will find a treasure trove of entertaining facts inside these pages.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Norman Polmar is a leading expert on naval and aviation matters. An internationally known analyst, consultant, and award-winning author, Polmar has written more than 40 books, including, with K. J. Moore, Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines (Brassey’s, ISBN 1-57488-594-4) and Historic Naval Aircraft: From the Pages of Naval History Magazine (Brassey’s, ISBN 1-57488-572-3). He is a columnist for the U.S. Naval Institute's Proceedings and Naval History magazines. Polmar lives in the Washington, DC, area.
Brigette Polmar, Norman’s daughter-in-law, is a broadcast journalist and writer who has spent more than a decade covering Washington as a Capitol Hill correspondent for television stations across the country. She lives in the Washington, DC, area.
MEET THE AUTHOR: I adore Brigette and am so excited that she will be my very 1st guest on the brand-new I Love Authors Blog Talk Radio Show Thursday, May 12th, 2010 at 6:00pm (est). Join us to hear all about Brigette and her new book!
BUY THE BOOK: Washington DC's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Tourist Treasures, Powerful Politicians, and Capital Wonders, by Norman Polmar and Brigette Polmar, $13.95, paperback, on Amazon.com
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