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 Join us for this tour from Feb 25 to March 8, 2019! Book Details: Book Title: AMPLIFY: How to Grow Your Reputation And The Kickass Career You Love Category: Adult Nonfiction, 180 pages Genre: Women in Business, Entrepreneurship, Career Publisher: NCM Release date: November 2018 Format available for review: print & ebook (mobi, PDF, gifted Kindle copy) Will send print books out: USA & Canada Tour dates: Feb 25 to March 8, 2019 Content Rating: PG (rated PG because the word "Kickass" is on the cover) Book Description: It’s hard to fit in when you work in a mostly male world, let alone achieve your goals. Women in tech - as in many areas of business - are in the minority in every meeting. It’s difficult to find our voices in a room full of men. Even when we’re ready to share ideas, we often have to shout to be heard, trusted, and respected. It’s time for that to change. Holly Chessman has used her marketing and business experience to navigate mostly male waters. She's taught people how to build their reputations using online and offline tools - and now she wants you to gain that same success. Today is the day you start making the small changes you need to grow your voice and, consequently, your career. Small steps with big impact - that’s what it’s all about. Between the tips in this book and the straightforward, step-by-step exercises in each chapter, you’ll see your life change for the better. As you go through this book, you’ll learn about the Defining You methodology, the exclusive system for accelerating reputation and career growth. You’ll get the step-by-step guidance to reach your goals faster than ever. You’ll develop the means to realize the success you’ve always envisioned: Speak up in meetings. Get the raise you want. Find a job that satisfies you. Do what it takes to meet the goals that are right for YOU. Take control of your career TODAY and define the “you” you want to be.  Meet the Author:
Named a Top Influencer in Content and Digital Marketing, Holly Chessman fully understands the power of online engagement. As an active advocate of women in business, she is passionate about helping people develop online and offline skills to grow their careers. She has been a leader in B2B tech for close to 20 years, running her own business (Holly Chessman Marketing) as well as empowering businesses with the strategies they need to speed growth and build revenue. Holly is a keynote speaker and a writer, contributing to such publications as Forbes, Maximize Social Business, Social Media Examiner, and more. She is also not afraid to embrace her nerdy side (as evidenced by her love of Neil Gaiman and her "talking" TARDIS). Learn more at www.askholly.net. Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook BOOK REVIEW TOUR SCHEDULE: Currently booking
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 Join us for this tour from Feb 18 to March 15, 2019! Book Details: Book Title: Deliverance from Stupidparty Land by Patrick M. Andendall Category: Adult Nonfiction, 428 pages Genre: Political Publisher: Fact Over Fiction Publishing Release date: October 2018 Format available for review: print & ebook (gifted Kindle copy) Will send print books out: USA Tour dates: Feb 18 to March 15, 2019 Content Rating: PG + M (This is a political book that references sensitive subjects that concern voters) Book Description: How did the US voluntarily arrive at the doorstep of its own demise? is homemade manmade Handmaid's Tale, where falsehoods and transparently mean-spirited claptrap trump facts and common decency--subverting naïve yet positive innocence into a malignant supremacist and myopic nationalistic agenda that is now in aming the planet's already rising temperature of self-harm? All this to cloak the true aspirations of the identi ed malevolent Oligarchs, who no longer lie quietly waiting. The first book in this trilogy (Math v. Myth) exposed the blatant myths that now overshadow reality. The second book (Who is Jeb!!!) uncovered the horrible histories of the Bush dynasty--revealing how America, beginning with the JFK assassination, began its descent from being a force for good, to now having zero moral authority. Allies hold us in contempt; enemies nurture us. We must understand the problem in order to visualize and actualize the solution. Since I fear the solution is unlikely to be enacted organically, we must prepare to seek a ballot-box-inspired intervention from a higher power--we must seek deliverance from our own collective folly, not from the heavens but from our own homegrown saviors, whom we created in the image of own inescapable delusions.  Meet the Author:
Patrick Andendall has always had an interest in politics and, being multicultural, he views issues from a more international perspective. In 2004, five days before the election, he flew to Cleveland and pitched in to help with the political process. What he discovered was the dissolution of the American Dream, which he writes about in his book, Stupidparty. Educated at English boarding schools from the age of seven, Andendall went on to graduate from Lancing College. He started by sometimes working three jobs at once, trainee Underwriter/claim broker at Lloyd’s of London, his own one man cleaning Company (cleaning the very offices of a Reinsurance Company he would transact business at) plus doing seasonal work on various farms. Having made some windfall profits by borrowing money in order to be a “Stag” to take advantage of opportunities created by Margaret Thatcher’s de nationalization policies of the mid 1980’s, Andendall evolved into an entrepreneur with a core specialty in Reinsurance in London and New York where he looks for patterns in numbers. Self-employed in a field not normally conducive to self-employment, he is able remain in control, juggle different jobs, travel and pursue his various interests. Ending up in New York via romance in the African bush, Andendall now lives on Long Island with his wife, two children and two dogs. Connect with the Author: Website ~ Twitter BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE: Currently booking BOOK TOUR: Trials and Trails: Adventures and Unexpected Discoveries of Life by Jim Halverson1/15/2019  Join us for this tour from March 4 to 29, 2019! Book Details: Book Title: Trials and Trails by Jim Halverson Category: Adult Fiction, 276 pages Genre: Western, Historical Fiction Publisher: Gail Force Publishing Release date: January 2019 Format available for review: print & ebook (mobi, gifted Kindle copy, ePub, NetGalley) Will send print copies to: USA and Canada Tour dates: March 4 to 29, 2019 Content Rating: PG (The only "bad" word is the phrase "shit for brains" and it is used a single time. No sex scenes. The author says he wrote a book "that President Obama could read to his daughters.") Book Description: With a past of slavery and compliance, LeRoy has learned to pick his battles carefully. Johnny B, a quick-tempered Sioux, is still learning to control his anger. When dangerous circumstances bond them together, the pair learn to navigate Reconstruction Era America and all its prejudices. They save an innocent man from hanging, reunite two old friends, assist in an honorable death for an elder Indian, and discover their worth as they steadily assimilate self-respect into their lives. From Jim Halverson’s debut novel comes a tale of adventure, purpose, and the pursuit of self-actualization. Cowboys and psychology ride hand in hand, traveling a journey from living life on the edge to finding a place of belonging, joy, vulnerability, and distinction. Through trials along their trails, LeRoy and Johnny B transform people they meet, brand the world a better place, and reap the benefits.  Meet the Author:
Jim Halverson grew up in the rural, gold-mining town of Mokelumne Hill, CA and received his MBA from Golden Gate University. He spent part of his life on a ranch and is an avid student of psychology. He recognizes the struggles of all men and women seeking equality and respect. Jim and his wife, Gail, spend their time traveling from their small farm in Forestville, CA. Connect with the Author: Website ~ Facebook BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE: March 4 - Working Mommy Journal - review / giveaway March 5 - Literary Flits - review / giveaway March 6 - Viviana MacKade - book spotlight / guest post March 7 - JB's Bookworms with Brandy Mulder - book spotlight / guest post March 7 - Svetlana's Reads and Views - review March 8 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review / giveaway March 11 - Fountain of Books - review / author interview / giveaway March 12 - Rockin’ Book Reviews - review / guest post / giveaway March 12 - T's Stuff - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway March 13 - Library of Clean Reads - review / giveaway March 14 - Two Girls and a Book - review March 15 - The Legal Duchess - review / giveaway March 18 - Paulette's Papers - book spotlight / giveaway March 19 - Locks, Hooks and Books - review / giveaway March 20 - Cheryl's Book Nook - review / giveaway March 21 - #redhead.with.book - book spotlight / giveaway March 22 - Nighttime Reading Center - review / giveaway March 25 - Read and Review - book spotlight March 26 - Truly Trendy - review March 27 - StoreyBook Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway March 28 - My Devotional Thoughts - book spotlight / author interview March 29 - Christine's Book Corner - review  Join us for this tour from Feb 4 to 15, 2019! Book Details: Book Title: A Postmodern Love by Nick Totem Category: Adult Fiction, 300 pages Genre: Contemporary, romance, noire, suspense Publisher: Lucen Geist Literary Press Release date: Nov 2, 2018 Format available for review: ebook (mobi, PDF and ePub) Tour dates: Feb 4 to 15, 2019 Content Rating: R (One explicit sex scene and a few f-words) Book Description: Have you ever fallen in love and then had not just your life but your conception of life altered forever? Come and find out more in A POSTMODERN LOVE, a contemporary adult novel--romance, noire, psychological suspense. In the end, a man is shot through the heart. Another man is driven to the edge of madness. Caught between them is Lana Fauves, a beautiful, intelligent woman, but one who is haunted by her past and the loss of her true love, a musical genius. In this fast-paced novel--romance, thriller, and noire--Thomas Wilde, a doctor and veteran of the Iraq War, will stop at nothing to win over the woman he has desperately fallen in love with. But amid the machinations of the modern world, will he find true love, or only heartache, deception, and murder? About the Author:
Nick Totem has been a practicing physician for more than a decade, and he has been writing all his life. He combined real experience in medicine with a love for writing to create compelling fiction. Connect with the author: Website BOOK REVIEW TOUR SCHEDULE: Feb 4 - Working Mommy Journal - review / giveaway Feb 5 - IJ's Reviews - review Feb 6 - Library of Clean Reads - review / giveaway Feb 7 - Locks, Hooks and Books - review / giveaway Feb 8 - Cheryl's Book Nook - review / giveaway Feb 11 - From the TBR Pile - review / giveaway Feb 11 - Kohl Eyed Me - review Feb 12 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review / giveaway Feb 14 - Fountain of Books - review / giveaway Feb 15 - Adventurous Jessy - review / giveaway Feb 15 - The Avid Inspri - review 
Join us for this tour from Jan 7 to 31, 2019!
Book Details: Book Title: Accessible Fine Dining - The Art of Creating Exciting Food in Your Everyday Kitchen by Noam Kostucki, with Chef Quentin Villers Category: Adult Non-fiction , 128 pages Genre: Creative Cookbook / Fine Dining Publisher: Amazon Release date: Dec 10, 2018 Tour dates: Jan 7 to 31, 2019 Content Rating: G 
Book Description: Six months after opening my first restaurant, one of my dishes was selected as "25 dishes to travel around the world", featuring me next to culinary legend Heston Blumenthal. Exciting and healthy food doesn’t have to be complicated, and it doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. Over the years, I have seen some of the most exciting dishes come from the simplest kitchens and the most modest ingredients. The purpose of this book is to focus our attention away from the distractions of fancy kitchen equipment and luxury produce and instead focus our attention towards ingenuity in the kitchen and culinary innovation. For some strange reason, cooking is taught in books as a series of mechanical steps to follow and repeat with precision. I see cooking as a creative art like painting or playing music: it is the freedom of expression that is most interesting to me. When we create from an artistic perspective, we give birth to something new and potentially magical. The purpose of this book is not to teach you specific recipes, because the ingredients you will find in your local organic food market will likely not be the same as the ones we see here. Nor is the purpose to show you how to imitate us.The purpose of this book is to guide you into thinking about your dishes in a way that elevates them to a fine dining level, from ingredients which are easily accessible to you. Naturally, you will find a few recipes, but most importantly you will find a new way to look at food. We will share how we think about food shopping, searching for unusual ingredients, the combinations of flavors, techniques, textures, nutritional value, and of course, plating. The purpose of this book is to guide you to become a more exciting, creative and adventurous version of yourself in the kitchen. What separates a craft from an art form is the story behind it; cooking is a craft, while fine dining is an art form. If you want to create fine dining dishes, start to focus your attention on the different stories a dish can tell. Some stories can be told through your cooking, and others are told through words. Taking the time to present your dishes before people eat is crucial to creating anticipation for the food they will eat. 
Meet the Authors:
Noam Kostucki MY NAME IS NOAM KOSTUCKI AND I CREATE SPACES FOR MAGIC TO HAPPEN. I was an awkward child, so I changed school 5 times. I spent most of my life trying to please others, and be the kind of person I believed everyone else wanted me to be. I wasn't happy and I struggled to get what I want. Everything changed when I started changing. I spent the last 12 years creating the life I dream of. I've had the privilege to be homeless twice, and to speak at Harvard about entrepreneurship. I have grown to be myself more fearlessly than ever before. I am now surrounded by people I love, and who love me. I traveled over 40 countries, and I've helped over 25,000 people create magic. For example Patryk Wezowski who raised $500,000 in 8 weeks and Esther Perel who gave the 30th most viewed TED talk. Some less public successes include a blind eyed student who experienced his blind eye for the first time and a journalist who left an abusive relationship. As a university drop out, I was surprised when my first book (personal branding) became required reading at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC, as well as receiving the UK Business Speaker of the Year runner up award, and a honorary degree in Business from Hofstra University. As an artist, I was honored to exhibit my photography at the European Union's Innovation Conference. My most recent venture is HiR Fine Dining, a jungle culinary adventure. I create a discovery menu of 7 plates per person for groups of up to 12 people. HiR Fine Dining became #1 fine dining on TripAdvisor in Tamarindo within the first month. Within 6 months one of my plates was selected out of 40,000 restaurants by OpenTable as one of "25 dishes to travel around the world for". I was invited to speak at Chateau 1525, Costa Rica's most reputable cooking school and our guest chefs include a blind chef who traveled all the way the United Kingdom. 
Quentin Villers
Quentin has been cooking in restaurant since the age of 18. He helped his brother build a restaurant for which they received a Michelin Star. Quentin moved to Costa Rica to consult for hotels and restaurants. He managed 3 of the 4 restaurants at Hotel Nayara in La Fortuna, for which he lead a team of over 20 people to be selected to enter Relais & Chateaux, a prestigious network of unique luxury hotels with exquisite cuisine. Quentin is a regular guest chef at HiR Fine Dining and consults for a number of fine dining restaurants in Costa Rica. Connect with the Authors: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram BOOK SPOTLIGHT TOUR SCHEDULE: Jan 7 - Literary Flits - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Jan 7 - #redhead.with.book - book spotlight / giveaway Jan 7 - found in words - book spotlight Jan 8 - A Mama's Corner of the World - book spotlight / giveaway Jan 8 - 100 Pages A Day - book spotlight / giveaway Jan 9 - Rockin' Book Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Jan 10 - Seaside Book Nook - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Jan 10 - Library of Clean Reads - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Jan 11 - Amy's Booket List - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Jan 14 - Olio by Marilyn - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Jan 15 - Locks, Hooks and Books - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Jan 16 - Icefairy's Treasure Chest - book spotlight / giveaway Jan 17 - Words And Peace - book spotlight / giveaway Jan 18 - StoreyBook Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Jan 21 - Books Direct - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Jan 21 - Lukten av trykksverte - book spotlight / giveaway Jan 22 - A Holland Reads - book spotlight / giveaway Jan 23 - Laura's Interests - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Jan 24 - Cheryl's Book Nook - book spotlight / giveaway Jan 25 - Celticlady's Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Jan 25 - Cat’s Corner - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway Jan 28 - Bound 2 Escape - bok spotlight / giveaway Jan 29 - Books for Books - book spotlight Jan 30 - The Autistic Gamer - book spotlight / giveaway Jan 31 - Stormy Vixen's Book Reviews - book spotlight / giveaway Enter the Giveaway! Ends Feb 7, 2019 
Join us for this tour from Jan 14 to 25, 2019!
Book Details: Book Title: Dirty Trickster, Corporate Spy by Martin D. Kelly Category: Adult Non-Fiction, 410 pages Genre: Memoir Publisher: Strategic Media Books Release date: August 2018 Format available for review: print & ebook (gifted Kindle copy) Will send print books out: USA & Canada Tour dates: Jan 14 to 25, 2019 Content Rating: PG-13 (One sex scene but humorous rather than explicit; some 4-letter words) Book Description: Not until Dirty Trickster, Corporate Spy does a memoir exist by one of the principal Watergate saboteurs-provocateurs that exposes the full extent of the insalubrious side of politics and negative campaigning. And that is not all: After Watergate, Kelly became a corporate security consultant that provided undercover agents for client companies to spy on their employees. Kelly also specialized in eavesdropping detection, which took him around the world searching for clandestine listening devices for clients such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bob Hope, Ferdinand Marcos, the Miami Dolphins, Eastern Airlines and even suspected drug dealers. He secretly provided debugging training for entities such as IBM, Revlon, the U.S. Navy and dozens of others. During President Nixon's second term when the Watergate scandal erupted, Kelly teamed with Donald Segretti in a wild series of underhanded capers that created havoc in the Democratic presidential primaries. Kelly and Segretti turned a fundraising dinner for front-runner Senator Ed Muskie at the Washington Hilton into absolute chaos; hired a University of Miami coed to strip naked and parade before Muskie's hotel; released two mice and a bird that threw a Muskie press conference into total confusion; organized fake luncheons, fake press releases, and other unscrupulous acts. The aim of the Nixon White House and Committee to Reelect the President was for the dirty tricksters to sow discontent among the Democratic primary candidates so they would blame each other for the dirty tricks, making it more difficult for them to unite in the general election against Nixon. The author was one of only three witnesses who testified specifically about dirty tricks before the Senate Watergate Committee. Initial chapters reveal how dirty tricks were covertly planned and executed, how Kelly dealt with special prosecutors, investigators, Karl Rove, Watergate Judge John Sirica, the FBI, an inebriated Senator Ted Kennedy, the seven U.S. Senators on the Senate Watergate Committee, Bernstein and Woodward, Lesley Stahl and others in the media. Mid chapters expose inside secrets on successful tactics for public-office seekers or those climbing the rough-and-tumble steps of internal party politics. In final chapters, Kelly unveils the widespread corporate spying that is going on in America to this day, with amazing examples from his security consulting career as a covert industrial undercover agent and secret mystery shopper who spied on all levels of employees. Kelly also fully discloses his role as a polygraph examiner and interrogator with hilarious anecdotes as well as how polygraph can be beaten. Even more controversial examples are revealed from Kelly's specialized international work as a detector of clandestine listening devices, complete with the tools and tricks of the trade. With an intriguing yet amusing style, Kelly names names and holds back nothing in Dirty Trickster, Corporate Spy.
Buy the Book: Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Book Depository Books-a-Million ~ IndieBound ~ Chapters Indigo, Alibris Add to Goodreads 
Meet the Author:
Martin D. "Doug" Kelly is a successful author and freelance writer who resides in Clearwater, Florida. A rising Republican activist in college, his role in Watergate dashed any political ambitions. He thereafter engaged in a security-consulting career that included spying on the workforces of corporate America, during which time he also become renowned internationally as a locator of clandestine listening devices. When not fishing and playing golf, Kelly contributes travel- and outdoors-related articles for a variety of publications and co-hosts a weekly syndicated radio talk show. Connect with Martin: Twitter BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE: Jan 14 - Mystery Suspense Reviews - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway Jan 14 - Bookriot - review / guest post / giveaway Jan 15 - Corinne Rodrigues - book spotlight Jan 15 - Books for Books - review Jan 16 - Rockin' Book Reviews - review / guest post / giveaway Jan 18 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review / giveaway Jan 21 - Cheryl's Book Nook - review / giveaway Jan 21 - Sefina Hawke's Books - review Jan 22 - Teddy Rose Book Reviews Plus - review / giveaway Jan 23 - Just Reviews - review Jan 23 - Library of Clean Reads - review / giveaway Jan 24 - #redhead.with.book - book spotlight / giveaway Jan 25 - Christine's Book Corner - review / giveaway Enter the Giveaway! Ends Feb 2, 2019 
Join us for this tour from Nov 19 to 30, 2018!
Book Details: Book Title: Seven Steps to Heal Your Thyroid: A Proven Plan to Increase Energy, Elevate Mood & Optimize Weight by Dr. Meghna Thacker Category: Adult Non-Fiction, 164 pages Genre: Health and Wellness Publisher: Self-published Release date: November 15, 2018 Tour dates: Nov 19 to 30, 2018 Content Rating: G Book Description: If you are someone who has low energy and has to push yourself to get through your day or suffer from mood swings that may alternate between depression and bursts of anger, or has a difficult time losing weight after trying all the diets and exercise programs out there, then this book is for you. The Seven Steps to Heal Your Thyroid gives you a Step by Step approach to get to the root cause of your thyroid problem and helps to find the solution along the way. The first step begins with introducing you to how your Thyroid Gland works and which hormones does it produce and what influences its function. In step two, you will learn about the different naturopathic treatments to heal your thyroid problem. Step three will address the important role of our gut and how conditions like leaky gut are related to autoimmune conditions like Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Step four addresses the Environmental influences on the thyroid. In Step five you will understand why it is important to keep all the hormones balanced, not just the thyroid. Step six addresses the important aspect of stress and emotional health and its affect on the thyroid function and last but not least, Step Seven brings it all together by treating the person as a Whole. Finding the balance in Trinity of Life- Mind, Body & Spirit. I have written this book from both my personal struggle with this condition which went un-diagnosed for years and my clinical experience treating patients for more than a decade. I hope that you find it helpful. 
Meet the Author:
Dr Thacker is a compassionate healer and has a passion to help people with thyroid disease, drawn from her personal struggles with this condition. She has created a protocol, Seven Steps to Heal Your Thyroid for everyone to feel like themselves again while increasing their energy, elevating their mood and optimizing their weight. She is a licensed Naturopathic Physician in the State of Arizona. She graduated from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine from Tempe, AZ in 2007 upon completion of her Bachelors in Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery from Mumbai, India in 2002. She has worked at Sottopelle for more than a decade and learned the pellet therapy from the pioneer, Dr. Gino Tutera himself. Her focus in practice is balancing hormones in women and treating thyroid disorders, naturally. Besides her work, she loves to spend time with her husband and two boys. She loves dancing and outdoor activities like ATV riding. She believes that Life is about finding Balance in this Trinity- Body, Mind & Soul Life is simple. Life can be simple again. Connect with the Author: Website ~ Facebook ~ Instagram BOOK SPOTLIGHT TOUR SCHEDULE: Nov 19 - Working Mommy Journal - book spotlight / giveaway Nov 20 - Everyday Gyaan - book spotlight / giveaway Nov 20 - Rockin' Book Reviews - book spotlight / giveaway Nov 21 - Library of Clean Reads - book spotlight / giveaway Nov 21 - Seaside Book Nook - book spotlight / giveaway Nov 22 - Reading is My Passion - book spotlight Nov 22 - 100 Pages A Day - book spotlight / giveaway Nov 23 - Celticlady's Reviews - book spotlight / giveaway Nov 23 - A Mama's Corner of the World - book spotlight / giveaway Nov 26 - Laura's Interests - book spotlight / giveaway Nov 26 - Books, Dreams, Life - book spotlight / giveaway Nov 27 - Cheryl's Book Nook - book spotlight / giveaway Nov 28 - #redhead.with.book - book spotlight / giveaway Nov 29 - Amy’s Booket List - book spotlight / giveaway Nov 30 - The Autistic Gamer - book spotlight / giveaway Nov 30 - Rainy Day Reviews - book spotlight / giveaway Enter the Giveaway! Ends Dec 8, 2018 |
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