P.S. Literary Agency Rights Catalogue Fall 2011

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CONTENTS

Debt-Free Forever by Gail Vaz-Oxlade (NF) .…………………………………..…… 2 Never Too Late by Gail Vaz-Oxlade (NF) .…………………………….…..………… 3 It’s Your Money by Gail Vaz-Oxlade (NF) .…………………………….…..………… 4 Money Rules by Gail Vaz-Oxlade (NF) .…………………………….…..…………… 5 Teaching by Gerry Dee (NF) .…………………………………....……..…………….. 6 Not Quite the Classics by Colin Mochrie (NF) .………....……..………………….. 7 The 10-Pound Shred by Tommy Europe (NF) .………………….……..…………… 8 Endangered by Pamela Beason (F) ……………….……………………………….….. 9 Bear Bait by Pamela Beason (F) ……………………………….………………….….. 10 Undercurrents by Pamela Beason (F) ………………………..………………….….. 11 What Burns Within by Sandra Ruttan (F) ……………………………………….….. 12 The Frailty of Flesh by Sandra Ruttan (F) ………………………………………….. 13 The Belongers by Mary Akers (F) …………………………………………………….. 14 Once Upon a Second Chance by Marian Vere (F) ……………………………….. 15 The Lightning Bugs by Deepika Agarwal (F) ……………………………………….. 16 The Takers by R.W. Ridley (F) ……………………………………………………….. 17 The Happiness Equation by Dr. Nick Powdthavee (NF) .………………….……… 18 The Road to Nuclear Armament by Al J. Venter (NF) ..……………….………….. 19 Jihad in Africa by Al J. Venter (NF) ..…………………………………….………….. 20 Barrel of a Gun by Al J. Venter (NF) ..……………….………………………………. 21 Gunship Ace by Al J. Venter (NF) ..………………………….…….…………………. 22 World Famous by David Tyreman (NF) .……………………………………………. 23 Outsourcing and Management by Dr. Thomas N. Tunstall (NF) .……………….. 24 Blackjack Secrets by Jay Moore (NF) .…………………………………….………… 25 The Most Powerful Blackjack Manual by Jay Moore (NF) .……………………… 26 Co-Agents………………………………………………………………………………… 27

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Non-fiction: Finance 70,000 Words / Finished book now available

Gail Vaz-Oxlade is the #1

bestselling author of Debt-

Free Forever and Never Too

Late. She is currently doling

out her no-nonsense approach

to finance as host of the

television shows Princess and

Til Debt Do Us Part, and is a

columnist for Chatelaine and

MoneySense.ca.

DEBT-FREE FOREVER: TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR MONEY AND YOUR LIFE

by Gail Vaz-Oxlade

#1 BESTSELLER IN CANADA

Gail Vaz-Oxlade’s brand of money management isn’t full of

tricks. There’s no hidden agenda. There’s no mystery. As Gail

says, “Money isn’t rocket science—it’s discipline.” Gail has

made it her life’s mission to make money management

something everyone can do. And she won’t take no for an

answer. Hers is a style that’s unique, with a voice that is

demanding, and an approach that is holistic.

Debt-Free Forever will help readers take responsibility for, and

control of, their money. Gail’s rules are simple: you can’t spend

money you don’t have, you must save something, and if you’re

in debt, you must get the albatross off your back. But Gail

knows following the rules can be tough. That’s why Debt-Free

Forever gives you a roadmap to getting out of the red in 36

months or less. By following Vaz-Oxlade’s detailed plans and

drawing on her unflagging faith in people’s ability to take

control, readers will reach the right destination: a debt-free life.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

PART 1: FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU STAND

Chapter 1: Analyze Your Spending

Chapter 2: Face Up to Your Debt

PART 2: MAKE A PLAN

Chapter 3: What Do You Really Want?

Chapter 4: Create a Budget That Balances

Chapter 5: Lose the Debt!

PART 3: CHANGE YOUR HABITS

Chapter 6: Make More Money

Chapter 7: Shop Consciously

PART 4: PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE

Chapter 8: Start Saving for the Long-Term

Chapter 9: Build an Emergency Fund

Chapter 10: Plan Like a Pessimist

Chapter 11: Cope When the Caca Hits the Fan

PART 5: STAY THE COURSE

Chapter 12: Stay Debt-Free

Conclusion: Take Control … Really!

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MoneySense.ca.

NEVER TOO LATE: TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR

RETIREMENT AND YOUR FUTURE

by Gail Vaz-Oxlade

CANADIAN BESTSELLER

We all know we should save for retirement, right? But we don't.

We're just not sure where to start . . . or when. Experts conjure

magic numbers and use complicated terminology. Do we really

need a million dollars? And if we don't have a snowball's

chance in hell of saving that much, should we even bother? No

expert, Gail included, should offer a one-size-fits-all solution,

which is why Never Too Late has concrete steps for developing

a plan that is right for YOU. Never Too Late is about cutting

through the crap, taking charge, and taking action to create the

future you want.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

PART 1: FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU ARE NOW

Chapter 1: Calculate Your Net Worth

Chapter 2: Determine Your Personal Savings Rate

Chapter 3: Decide If You’ll Have Enough

PART 2: DECIDE WHERE YOU WANT TO BE

Chapter 4: Forget What You’ve Been Taught

Chapter 5: Understand the Relationship Between Time and Money

Chapter 6: Figure Out How Much You’re Going to Save

PART 3: START! NOW!

Chapter 7: Find the Money

Chapter 8: Narrow Down Your Investment Options

Chapter 9: Execute Your Plan

Chapter 10: Monitor and Adjust

PART 4: PULL THE CHUTE

Chapter 11: Decide If You’re Ready

Chapter 12: Make It Happen

Chapter 13: Time to Walk the Talk


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MoneySense.ca.

IT’S YOUR MONEY: BECOMING A WOMAN OF

INDEPENDENT MEANS by Gail Vaz-Oxlade

With everything she does, Gail Vaz-Oxlade focuses on putting

money in perspective and encouraging people to take control of

their money and their lives. But over the years, she’s found that

an astonishing number of smart, competent women are

relinquishing that control. It’s Your Money is designed to

inspire and inform them to take charge of their financial

destinies.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Part One: Understand How You Feel about Your Money

1: Identify Your Money Personality

2: Work with Your Money Personality

Part Two: Build Your Financial Foundation

3: Setting Goals

4: Make a Spending Plan

5: Establish an Emergency Fund

6: Manage Your Money

7: Establish Your Credit Identity

8: Putting a Roof over Your Head

9: Set Up a Pay-Yourself-First Investment Plan

10: Manage Life’s Risks with Insurance

11: Taxes, Taxes, Taxes

12: Wills and Powers of Attorney

Part Three: Adapt Your Plan as Your Life Changes

13: When You Partner

14: When You Have a Baby

15: As You Approach Retirement

16: When You Retire

Part Four: Just in Case

17: Just in Case You Become the Sole Breadwinner

18: Just in Case You Lose Your Job

19: Just in Case You Divorce

20: Just in Case You Are Widowed

21: Just in Case You Must Care for Your Aging Parents

22: Just in Case You Become Disabled

Conclusion


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MoneySense.ca.

MONEY RULES: IF YOU DON’T RULE YOUR

MONEY, YOUR MONEY WILL RULE YOU

by Gail Vaz-Oxlade

The book Gail Vaz-Oxlade’s fans have been waiting for: her

rules for a strong financial foundation. Both of Gail’s previous

books Debt-Free Forever and Never Too Late are books that

help readers solve problems in their financial life—how to get

out of debt, and how to plan for retirement. But Gail gets huge

amounts of fan feedback saying that her readers want to hear

more broadly on a wide range of financial topics, even if they

don’t have a specific problem to solve. They want a blueprint

for starting right, for checking in to make sure they’re where

they should be, and for making sure they’re maximizing every

hard-earned dollar. This is where Money Rules steps in. It will

be a series of essays of various lengths on everything under the

financial sun. From TFSAs to Gail jars, from emergency funds

to credit cards, spousal RRSPs to RESPs, Gail will provide

readers with her essential rules for making your money work

for you. It’ll be written with the now-classic Gail mix of tough

love and biting insight.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Coming soon…


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Non-fiction: Humour 80,000 Words / Proposal now available

Gerry Dee is one of the funniest

and most recognized comedians

in Canada. He performs over

150 shows a year to both the

public and corporate world.

He appeared on NBC's Last

Comic Standing 5 where he

finished in the top three. He can

also be seen weekly on The

Score with his very humourous

segment called Gerry Dee-

Sports Reporter.

In January 2012, Gerry's new

sitcom, Mr. D., will begin airing

on CBC.

TEACHING: IT’S HARDER THAN IT LOOKS

by Gerry Dee

Gerry Dee, an award winning Canadian comedian who

previously spent ten years as a teacher, will offer his hilarious

take on what really goes on behind closed doors of a classroom.

Like, how do teachers deal with questions they don't know the

answers to? How do teachers deal with students who are

smarter than they are? How do teachers deal with the hopelessly

and academically challenged students? How do they deal with

teaching hungover?

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction

Chapter 1: The Happy Substitute

Chapter 2: Teaching Hungover

Chapter 3: Cursing Back

Chapter 4: Teaching the Smart Kids

Chapter 5: Winging It

Chapter 6: Parent Teacher Interviews

Chapter 7: Getting Older

Chapter 8: The Best Liars in the World

Chapter 9: Former Students

Chapter 10: Different Types of Teachers

Chapter 11: Bachelor of Education....Blah Blah Blah

Chapter 12: Private vs. Public

Chapter 13: Marking

Chapter 14: Physical Education vs. Everyone


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Non-fiction: Humour 45,000 Words / Proposal now available

Colin Mochrie is one of Canada's

most internationally successful

comedians. Best known for his

work on Whose Line Is It Anyway?

he has become known as the

quick-witted master of

improvisation. He has been seen

on Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza,

She's The Mayor, Degrassi: The

Next Generation, The Kids in The

Hall, Getting Along Famously and

Almost Heroes, and is currently

filming a new show for ABC.

Colin lives in Toronto.

NOT QUITE THE CLASSICS by Colin Mochrie

From internationally recognized comedian Colin Mochrie

comes a collection of short stories where he rewrites modern

classics with comedic flair. Not Quite the Classics is the

outrageous literary spin-off of the Second City improv game:

First Line, Last Line. Colin takes the first line and last line from

classic books, poems and songs and recasts the story taking

them in directions that only he could.

See how Colin gives First Line, Last Line treatment to The Cat

in the Hat, Bohemian Rhapsody and Slaughterhouse-Five, with

the remaining chapters to spoof the likes of The Raven, Life of

Pi, Every Breath You Take, The Handmaid’s Tale, and I Still

Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.

Not Quite the Classics is where improv meets literary comedy

from one of the most recognizable sketch comedians on TV

today.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Coming soon…


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Non-fiction: Health & Fitness 70,000 Words / Finished book now available

Tommy Europe is one of

North America’s most sought-

after personal trainers. His

shows, The Last 10 Pounds

Bootcamp and Bulging Brides,

reach millions of viewers each

week. Before becoming a

personal trainer, Tommy was

a two-time all-star in the CFL.

He had an eleven-year

football career, which also

included winning a Grey Cup

and a stint with the NFL’s

New Orleans Saints.

THE 10-POUND SHRED: FROM FLAB TO FIT

IN 4 WEEKS by Tommy Europe

In just thirty-one days, Tommy will take readers from flab to

fit, shedding ten pounds or more in the process. Each day has

complete, easy-to-understand exercise instructions with step-

by-step pictures, so that there’s no complicated flipping around

to figure out what you need to be doing -- and no free breaks,

either! Combined with these exercises is a nutritious yet

flexible meal plan designed to help readers set a new, lifelong

plan of healthy eating. And through it all, Tommy’s there with

his signature blend of drill sergeant and inspiring friend,

pushing readers to reach higher, go faster and shred a little

harder.


Chapter 1: Day 1: Planning for Success

Chapter 2: Day 2: HITZ Resistance #1

Chapter 3: Day 3: HITZ Cardio #1




Chapter 7: Day 7: Nutrition Advice

Chapter 8: Day 8: Motivation Day!







Chapter 15: Day 15: Midpoint Weigh-In






Chapter 21: Day 21: Active Rest







Chapter 28: Day 28: HITZ Cardio Workshop

Chapter 29: Day 29: HITZ Resistance Training Workshop

Chapter 30: Day 30: Nutrition Workshop

Chapter 31: Day 31: Results Day


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Fiction: Mystery/Crime 90,000 Words / Finished book now available

Pamela Beason’s work has

been awarded numerous

prizes including the RWA’s

coveted Daphne du Maurier

Award taking the grand prize

among hundreds of novels in

the Unpublished Division.

Although new to fiction, Pam

is an experienced author. She

has published several

nonfiction books and worked

for many years as a writer

and editor of multimedia

products. She is also a trained

private investigator and has

worked as an investigator of

criminal cases.

ENDANGERED by Pamela Beason

A Summer Westin Mystery Series #1

Meet wildlife biologist and writer Summer “Sam” Westin,

whose dream of saving the cougars is complicated when a boy

vanishes from a campground in Utah…

A child has gone missing, and Sam Westin knows it’s her fault.

She nudged the boy down a dark path toward a man she

presumed was his father. Now there’s a media campaign

targeting the cougars she helped rehabilitate and release a year

ago, blaming them for the boy’s disappearance. It’s only when

FBI Special Agent Chase Perez joins the case that human

suspects are considered.

Clues lead Sam and Chase to the high country, where they

comb the rocky canyons for evidence of the boy and for the one

man who may be a vital witness. But as hours pass, and the

media frenzy escalates, Sam fears they won’t uncover the truth

in time to save both the boy and the big cats…

“White-knuckle suspense. You may not want to read this book if you plan to go camping.”

--C.J. Box, New York Times Bestselling Author of Cold Wind

"Fast-paced, complex, and suspenseful, Pamela Beason's Endangered will keep you reading well into the night!"

--P. J. Alderman, Author of the Port Chatham Mystery Series

“Pamela Beason is a bright new star in the world of wildlife thrillers. Beason’s knowledge and love of the outdoors is finely etched in her protagonist, Sam Westin. The story lingered with me long after I finished the book. I look forward to many more adventures.”

--Jessica Speart, Author of Winged Obsession and the Rachel Porter Mystery Series


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criminal cases.

BEAR BAIT by Pamela Beason


Writer Sam Westin, originally trained as a wildlife biologist,

finally gets her opportunity to play park ranger on a three-

month-contract in Olympic National Park. When an explosion

and forest fire result in the discovery of a critically injured girl,

Sam must wade through a perplexing morass of clues that first

point toward illegal hunting and mining, and finally to a plan

for her own spectacular murder by a group out to teach the U.S.

government a deadly lesson.



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criminal cases.

UNDERCURRENTS

by Pamela Beason


When the Ecuadorian police seize her passport after the death

of her marine biologist partner in the Galapagos Islands,

wildlife writer and newly certified scuba diver Sam Westin is

stuck in more ways than one. She has no choice but to complete

her underwater survey alone as she tries to unmask the enemy

in a land where she doesn’t understand the language or the

forces that are clearly out to get her.

"…smart, sassy and sophisticated.”

- James W. Hall, Bestselling Author



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Described as “one of crime

fiction's hot new voices” by

Rick Mofina, Sandra

Ruttan’s short stories have

appeared in Out of the Gutter,

Crimespree Magazine, Pulp

Pusher, Demolition and The

Cynic. The editor of

Spinetingler Magazine, Ruttan

had her first newspaper

column at the age of thirteen,

and is also a reviewer and

interviewer.

WHAT BURNS WITHIN by Sandra Ruttan

The Nolan, Hart & Tain Series #1

One year ago, a brutal case almost destroyed three cops. Since

then they’ve lost touch with one another, avoiding painful

memories, content to go their own ways. Now Nolan is after a

serial rapist. Hart is working on a string of arsons. And Tain has

been assigned a series of child abductions, a case all too similar

to that one. But when the body of one of the abduction victims

is found at the site of one of the arsons, it starts to look like

maybe these cases are connected after all...

“Ruttan has a spellbinding style.”

--Clive Cussler, NY Times Bestselling Author "A totally mesmerizing narrative and a plot that burns off the page."

--Ken Bruen, Shamus Award-Winning Author of The Guards

“What Burns Within is a non-stop chiller of a mystery that keeps you turning the pages."

--Gregg Olsen, NY Times Bestselling Author of A Wicked Snow

“Ruttan manages to keep multiple leads and seconds on the same page admirably: she doesn't drop too many clues in their laps or allow the tension to flag. ...the straight proceduralism from Ruttan serves the story well through the rewarding climax."

--Publishers Weekly

"Promising talent Ruttan sets her gritty new detective series in Vancouver. It has a hard-edged feel and intriguing characters. ...this is a good start to an intriguing series."

--Romantic Times Book Review


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Described as “one of crime

fiction's hot new voices” by

Rick Mofina, Sandra

Ruttan’s short stories have

appeared in Out of the Gutter,

Crimespree Magazine, Pulp

Pusher, Demolition and The

Cynic. The editor of

Spinetingler Magazine, Ruttan

had her first newspaper

column at the age of thirteen,

and is also a reviewer and

interviewer.

THE FRAILTY OF FLESH by Sandra Ruttan

The Nolan, Hart & Tain Series #2

The police got the call: A four-year-old boy had been found

beaten to death in the park. But almost as soon as Hart and Tain

arrived at the scene, the case took a strange turn. They found

the victim’s brother hiding in the woods nearby. He said he saw

the whole thing and claims his older sister is the killer. And

she’s missing…. When the boy’s father is notified that his son

is dead, his first response is to hire a high-powered attorney,

who seems determined to create every legal roadblock he can

for Hart and Tain. So now the search is on for the missing girl.

But the clock is ticking, and the case is about to get even

stranger.

"…it moved me in ways I didn't even know I felt." --Ken Bruen, Author of Ammunition

“Sandra Ruttan writes with passion and honesty about every parent’s worst nightmare and the result is an emotionally wrenching experience.”

--Sean Chercover, Author of Trigger City and Big City, Bad Blood

"Brave, dark and utterly convincing, The Frailty of Flesh is guaranteed to break the hardest of hearts. An absorbing read."

--Allan Guthrie, Award-Winning Author of Hard Man

"The Frailty of Flesh is not only one of the best procedural thrillers I've read in a long time... but the ending knocked me right out of my seat. Ruttan captures the nature of crime in a way few thriller writers ever manage... this is vivid, impressive, gut-wrenching stuff."

--Russel D McLean, Crime Scene Scotland

“…a terrific plot.”

- -The Globe and Mail


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Fiction: Women’s Fiction 83,000 Words / Manuscript now available

Mary Akers is the author of

IPPY award-winning Women Up

On Blocks and co-author of

Radical Gratitude and other life

lessons learned in Siberia. She

is editor-in-chief of the online

journal r.kv.r.y., thrice awarded

a Bread Loaf work-study

scholarship, published in seven

countries, and translated into

four languages. Her fiction,

poetry and non-fiction have

appeared in a number of

international journals and she

frequently writes fiction that

focuses on the intersections

between art and science,

including such topics as diverse

and timely as the environmental

movement and the struggle for

human and animal rights.

THE BELONGERS by Mary Akers

In the summer of 1992, desperate to escape a bad marriage and

protect her young daughter, Darcy Keenan packs a suitcase and

steals away on the family boat, setting her compass for a small

Caribbean island. But life on the run is hard in an impoverished

community and controversy surrounds her work at the marine

ecology school after someone deliberately pollutes the drinking

water and an unknown sickness takes hold of the students. As a

hurricane bears down on the island, threatening the limits of her

endurance, neither Darcy's friendship with the other castaways

nor the romantic attention of a co-worker can save her from

facing the collision of her past and her present. In a taut and

impassioned tale, The Belongers explores the question of how

long we can hold on to the secrets of our past and what we risk

to save the ones we love.



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Fiction: Women’s Fiction 75,000 Words / Manuscript now available

A true debut author, Marian

Vere is 27 years old and lives

in Chicago with her husband

and two daughters.

ONCE UPON A SECOND CHANCE

by Marian Vere

Once Upon a Second Chance is a contemporary retelling of

Jane Austen’s Persuasion.

Julia’s life seemed to be falling perfectly into place. She had

burgeoning job prospects in the finance industry, an exciting

life in New York City, and a wonderful fiancé, Nick Kerkley,

who she was totally in love with. Nick however, while being

completely devoted to Julia, did not have the career potential or

financial stability to be worthy of someone like her—or at least

that’s what she came to convince herself. Hesitantly, Julia

ended the relationship, forcing herself to believe it would all be

for the best. Little did she know, that one decision would lead

both their lives to spiral away from each other, only to converge

again.

What happens to your fairytale when you let someone else

wave the magic wand? Will your dreams of love and

enchantment still come true, or will your ‘happily ever after’

pass by without you?



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Fiction: Literary 79,000 Words / Manuscript now available

Deepika Agarwal has a

bachelor’s degree in

journalism and business and a

master’s degree in business.

She currently works in

Business Intelligence, and will

be attending Harvard this fall

for a second master’s degree

in Public Health.

THE LIGHTNING BUGS by Deepika Agarwal

The Lightning Bugs is a debut literary novel that unravels the

lives, hopes and dreams of two writers as they sway from the

philosophical contemplation of life and meaning to testing the

mettle of their destinies.

The Lightning Bugs explores the truth and expectations behind

originality in literature when Karin Matthews-Roy takes a

research assistant job to India’s most renowned and reclusive

writer, Jehangir Majumdar. Karin, a recent college graduate and

aspiring writer, walks into Jeh’s life in hopes of becoming his

protégée but unwittingly becomes an active accomplice to his

plagiarism and a passive spectator to his menagerie of

insecurities and hopeless tendencies. Set in America and India

from the 1970s to 1990s the story recalls vignettes of Karin and

Jeh’s lives together and apart as we watch the determined turn

fatalistic and the fatalistic draw the line between right and

wrong in literature and life.



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Fiction: Young Adult 68,000 Words / Manuscript now available

R.W. Ridley is the winner of

both the 2006 and 2007

Independent Publisher Book

Award (IPPY) in Horror, as

well as the Writer's Digest

15th Annual International

Self-Published Book Award in

the Middle Grade Reader/

Young Adult category. He

was a finalist in two

categories in the 2007

Foreword Magazine Book of

the Year award and was a

2003 semi-finalist in the

Academy of Motion Picture

Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl

Fellowship in Screenwriting.

THE TAKERS by R.W. Ridley

First title in the proposed Storytellers Series

Sixteen-year-old Oz Griffin awakens from a long illness to find

the world under attack by the Takers; a vicious race of monsters

brought to life by a comic book. Oz discovers that his character

flaws ignited the siege and assembles a ragtag group of

survivors to battle the beasts. With the fate of the planet in his

hands, is Oz brave enough to choose the Warrior’s path?

"... recalls Stephen King's The Stand and L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz."

–-Kirkus Discoveries “R.W. Ridley is a gifted storyteller…He has that Stephen King quality…”

–-Midwest Book Review

2006 & 2007 IPPY Award Winner

Winner of the Writer's Digest 15th Annual International Self-Published Book Award in the

Middle Grade Reader/Young Adult category



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Non-fiction: Science / Economics 60,000 Words / Finished book now available

Dr. Powdthavee is a

researcher in applied

microeconometrics, happiness

data, health economics, labour

economics, experimental and

behavioural economics at the

Department of Economics,

Nanyang Technological

University, Singapore.

Discussions of his work have

appeared in over 50 major

international newspapers in

the past five years, including

the New York Times and the

Guardian, as well as on TV

including Channel 5 News

and The Wright Stuff.

THE HAPPINESS EQUATION: THE SURPRISING

ECONOMICS OF OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET

by Dr. Nattavudh (Nick) Powdthavee Everybody wants to be happy. But how much happiness –

precisely – will each life choice bring? Should I get married?

Am I really going be as elated after having children? How can

we decide not only which choice is better for us, but how much

is it better for us?

The Happiness Equation brings to a general readership for the

first time the new science of the economics of happiness.

It describes how we can quantify emotional reactions to

different life experiences and present them in ways we can

understand and relate to. How, for instance, price tags can be

put on what cannot be bought or sold in the market – such as

marriage, friendship, or even death – so that we can

objectively rank them in order of preferences. It also explains

why some things matter more to our happiness than others

(like why seeing friends is worth more than a Ferrari) whilst

others are worth almost nothing (like having children).

"This intelligent and entertaining book shows how the scientific study of happiness is changing the field of economics - and the world!" --Daniel Gilbert, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University and author of Stumbling on Happiness

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: The Pursuit

Chapter 2: Happiness – What’s Science Got to Do with It?

Chapter 3: Money Can’t Buy Me Love, But Can It Buy Me Happiness?

Chapter 4: The Price of What Money Can’t Buy: Part 1

Chapter 5: The Price of What Money Can’t Buy: Part 11

Chapter 6: Does Time Really Heal All Wounds?

Chapter 7: Just As Long As I’m Not the Only One

Chapter 8: Focusing Illusions

Chapter 9: Why Should We Be Happy?

Chapter 10: Who Gets To Decide?

Chapter 11: And The Funny Thing Is?


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Non-fiction: Current Affairs 100,000 Words / Manuscript coming soon

Al J. Venter is an

internationally recognized

journalist who is considered

an authority on the subjects of

terrorism and weapons of

mass destruction in Africa and

the Middle East. He

contributes regularly to

publications by Jane’s

Information Group, and has

authored over twenty books

including: Iran’s Nuclear

Option (Casemate 2005), War

Dog (Casemate 2006) and

Allah's Bomb (Lyons Press

2007)

THE ROAD TO NUCLEAR ARMAMENT:

THE THIRD-WORLD THREAT by Al J. Venter

According to Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, the director general

emeritus of the International Atomic Energy Agency, there are

currently more than thirty countries worldwide experimenting

with one form or another of nuclear weapons research, the

majority of them doing so clandestinely. In the Middle East,

countries that are known to have been involved in such research

include Iran, Syria, Algeria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. To

this list may be added, outside the region, Pakistan, India,

Burma (Myanmar), and North Korea. And since the early

1980s, al Qaeda has been making concerted efforts to acquire

nuclear prowess, to the extent that it has launched a succession

of instructional Web sites on building nuclear weapons.

Clearly, the prospect of various unstable nations with

conflicting political and ideological agendas or radical terrorist

groups acquiring nuclear weapons is a potential crisis like none

other in history. What is the extent of the threat and what can be

done to stop nuclear proliferation?

Veteran journalist Al J. Venter, a former military correspondent

for Jane’s Information Group in Britain, provides a thorough

overview of the state of nuclear armament in this revealing and

disturbing investigation.

Besides providing a great deal of new information, Venter

illustrates his points with photographs, diagrams, and sketches

never published before in the West. With the intrigue of a Tom

Clancy novel, yet completely factual, this sobering glimpse into

a dangerous underworld will keep readers fascinated and on the

edge of their seats.

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Non-fiction: Current Affairs 100,000 Words / Manuscript coming soon

Al J. Venter is an

internationally recognized

journalist who is considered

an authority on the subjects of

terrorism and weapons of

mass destruction in Africa and

the Middle East. He

contributes regularly to

publications by Jane’s

Information Group, and has

authored over twenty books

including: Iran’s Nuclear

Option (Casemate 2005), War

Dog (Casemate 2006) and

Allah's Bomb (Lyons Press

2007)

JIHAD IN AFRICA: THE RISE OF ISLAMIC EXTREMISM ON A

VOLATILE CONTINENT by Al J. Venter

with Jerome M. Conley

While the international media and most of the public focus on

Islamist terrorism in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Middle

East, little attention is given to Africa. In fact, revolutionary

Muslim groups have made significant strides throughout vast

swaths of Africa.

In this eye-opening account of Islamic extremism in this often

neglected continent, Al Venter, a former military correspondent

for Jane’s Information Group in Britain, and national security

consultant Jerome M. Conley present a sobering overview of

the dangerous trends in many volatile regions of Africa. Based

on firsthand research, the authors describe the motley groups of

like-minded Muslim militants who intend to change not only

the political face of the African continent but history as well.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Coming soon…


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Non-fiction: Memoir 100,000 Words / Finished book now available

Al J. Venter has been an

international news

correspondent for nearly forty

years, primarily for the Jane’s

Information Group. He has

also contributed to, among

others, BBC, NBC News

(New York) and Britain's

Daily Express and Sunday

Express. Venter has authored

over twenty books and

produced documentary films

on the subjects from the wars

in Africa and Afghanistan to

shark hunting.

BARREL OF A GUN: A WAR CORRESPONDENT'S

MISSPENT MOMENTS IN COMBAT by Al J. Venter

Barrel of a Gun is a fascinating memoir of a journalist,

filmmaker, and just plain raconteur who has made a career of

examining warfare—on the ground and as the bullets are flying.

While the average citizen is aware of violent conflicts broiling

all around the globe, Al J. Venter—from some strange

compulsion unexplainable even by him—has felt the need to

see them all in person, preferably at the center of the action.

Born in South Africa, Venter has found no shortage of horrific

battles on his own continent, from Rhodesia to Biafra, and

Angola to Somalia. He has ridden with the legendary merc

group Executive Outcomes, flown with the Selous Scouts on

their “bounty hunts,’ and traipsed the jungles with both

guerrillas and national troops under whichever strongman in the

country then held power. During Sierra Leone’s civil war he

flew in the government’s lone Mi-24 Hind gunship as it blasted

apart rebel villages and convoys, his complaint being that the

Soviet-made craft leaked when it rained.

In the Mideast he went into southern Lebanon with the invading

Israeli army, and at one point was held prisoner by Hezbollah.

Curious about the other side of the hill, he joined up with

General Aoun’s Christian militias while that conflict was at its

height. Touching down in Croatia during the Balkan wars, and

in Congo during their perpetual one, as well as the Uganda of

Idi Amin, Venter never lost his lust for action, even as he

sometimes had to put down his camera or notebook to pick up

an AK-47.

In his journeys, Venter associated with an array of similarly

daring soldiers and journalists, from “Mad Mike” Hoare to

Danny Pearl, as well as elite soldiers from around the world,

many of whom, he sadly relates, never emerged from the war

zones they entered. The creator of countless documentaries and

books, from warfare to shark diving to nuclear proliferation, Al

Venter has here offered the reader his own personal combat

experiences, in all their multi-faceted fascination.


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Non-fiction: Biography 100,000 Words / Manuscript now available

Al J. Venter has been an

international news

correspondent for nearly forty

years, primarily for the Jane’s

Information Group. He has

also contributed to, among

others, BBC, NBC News

(New York) and Britain's

Daily Express and Sunday

Express. Venter has authored

over twenty books and

produced documentary films

on the subjects from the wars

in Africa and Afghanistan to

shark hunting.

GUNSHIP ACE: THE WARS OF NEALL ELLIS,

HELICOPTER PILOT AND MERCENARY

by Al J. Venter

A former South African Air Force pilot who saw action

throughout the region from the 1970s on, Neall Ellis is the

best-known mercenary combat aviator alive. Apart from

flying Alouette helicopter gunships in Angola, he has fought in

the Balkan War (for Islamic forces), tried to resuscitate

Mobutu's ailing air force during his final days ruling the Congo,

flew Mi-8s for Executive Outcomes, and thereafter an Mi-8

fondly dubbed 'Bokkie' for Colonel Tim Spicer in Sierra Leone.

Finally, with a pair of aging Mi-24 Hinds, Ellis ran the Air

Wing out of Aberdeen Barracks in the war against Sankoh's

vicious RUF rebels. For the past two years, as a "civilian

contractor," Ellis has been flying helicopter support missions in

Afghanistan, where, he reckons, he has had more close shaves

than in his entire previous four-decades put together.

Twice, single-handedly (and without a co-pilot), he turned the

enemy back from the gates of Freetown, effectively preventing

the rebels from overrunning Sierra Leone's capital-once in the

middle of the night without the benefit of night vision goggles.

Nellis (as his friends call him) was also the first mercenary to

work hand-in-glove with British ground and air assets in a

modern guerrilla war. In Sierra Leone, Ellis' Mi-24 ("it leaked

when it rained") played a seminal role in rescuing the 11 British

soldiers who had been taken hostage by the so-called West Side

Boys.

Al Venter, the author of War Dog and other acclaimed titles,

accompanied Nellis on some of these missions. This book

describes the full career of this storied aerial warrior, from the

bush and jungles of Africa to the forests of the Balkans and the

merciless mountains of today's Afghanistan. Along the way the

reader encounters a multi-ethnic array of enemies ranging from

ideological to cold-blooded to pure evil, as well as examples of

incredible heroism for hire.


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Non-fiction: Business 70,000 Words / Finished book now available

David Tyreman has helped

differentiate and develop brand

identity for some of the best-

known companies in the world,

including Polo Ralph Lauren,

Nike, Banana Republic, Tommy

Hilfiger, and Disney. He has

been featured on CNN, the Wall

Street Journal, and many other

TV shows, magazines, and

newspapers. He lives in

Honolulu, Hawaii.

WORLD FAMOUS: HOW TO GIVE YOUR

BUSINESS A KICK-ASS BRAND IDENTITY

by David Tyreman

Great fortune awaits those who dare stand out from the crowd,

approach their market differently and engage customers in

unique and authentic ways. World Famous spotlights why many

businesses fail to make the leap remaining unknown to a vast

marketplace that would buy if only it were inspired. Discover

the great wealth and opportunity that exists by simply applying

the principles revealed in this book. With smart insight and

illuminating anecdotes Author David Tyreman presents the 5

simple steps between you and a world compelled to do business

with you.

“Positively compelling… tremendously rewarding”

--Hap Klopp, Founder, The North Face

“As a business how-to World Famous is first rate, packed with unique approaches to the question: how to stand out as the obvious choice?”

--Stephen Mannello, VP Global Brand Development,

Polo Ralph Lauren

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Obvious Choice

Chapter 2: Step One – Dare!

Chapter 3: Dare to Stand Up and Be Counted

Chapter 4: Dare to Stand Out

Chapter 5: Dare To Be Authentically Different Step One Summary: Dare!

Chapter 6: Step Two - Discover The Power of

The Super-Niche

Chapter 7: The Secret to Why People Buy

Chapter 8: Demographics in Ten Minutes or

Less

Chapter 9: Psychographics - Breathing Life into Your Brand

Chapter 10: Putting it All Together

Step Two Summary: The Power of the Super-

Niche

Chapter 11: Step Three – A Defined

Differentiation Chapter 12: What Business Are You Really In?

Chapter 13: What Are The Personality,

Attitude & Values of your Brand

Identity?

Chapter 14: Three Essential, Powerful, Earth-

Shattering Words

Chapter 15: Creating Your Own 3D Brand

Identity

Chapter 16: Brainstorm Guidelines - How to

Get Your Words

Chapter 17: Active List

Chapter 18: Organize, Rank, and Review Chapter 19: The Test Drive

Chapter 20: The Playground of Your Brand

Chapter 21: Declaring the Promise of Your

Brand

Step Three Summary: Differentiation, The

Secret Weapon

Chapter 22: Step Four – Adding Value Chapter 23: A Problem is a Golden

Opportunity

Chapter 24: The Bitch Session

Step Four Summary: Adding Value

Chapter 25: Step Five – Ready, Set, Engage!

Chapter 26: Exercise – Putting it All Together Chapter 27: Engaging Experiences

Chapter 28: Touch the World

Chapter 29: Business Ergonomics

Chapter 30: Zone-Out Zones

Chapter 31: The Rules of Engagement

Step Five Summary: Ready, Set, Engage!

Onward!


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Non-fiction: Business 80,000 Words / Finished book now available

Dr. Thomas N. Tunstall is

currently co-chair for the Dallas

Chapter of the International

Association of Outsourcing

Professionals (IAOP) and a

former senior manager with

BearingPoint (KPMG

Consulting), a leading

international consulting firm.

He has extensive international

experience and is well versed in

issues involving public policy

and economic development.

OUTSOURCING AND MANAGEMENT: WHY THE

MARKET BENCHMARK WILL TOPPLE OLD SCHOOL MANAGEMENT STYLES

by Thomas N. Tunstall, Ph.D

Outsourcing and Management shows how the next generation

of executives will employ outsourcing, systematic thinking,

disciplined management, and effective use of technology to

redefine organizational structure and drive performance to new

levels. Too many executives still fail to grasp how the

organizational whole becomes greater than the sum of its

individual parts. Layers of bureaucracy, dysfunctional behavior,

and simple inertia continue to impose a drag on organizational

performance at all levels. Outsourcing and Management

identifies and defines important new economy organizational

dysfunctions -- the Moving-Target Theory of Management,

Internal Monopoly, the Bozo-CEO, and the Stream-of-

Consciousness Manager -- all of which are destined for the

scrapheap.

“One of the most extensive reviews of organizational management and the outsourcing movement.”

--John Holloran President, Axis Leadership Group, LLC

“It is essential reading for the managers of tomorrow's networked organizations.”

--Professor Don McCubbrey, University of Denver

TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1. The High Level Framework

Chapter 2. Governance Options

Chapter 3. Organizations Over Time

Chapter 4. The Black Box Exposed

Chapter 5. External Governance

Chapter 6. The Global Perspective

Chapter 7. Management Style

Chapter 8. New Rules For Governance


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Non-fiction: How-To 25,000 Words / Finished book now available

Jay Moore is the author of

The Most Powerful Blackjack

Manual and Blackjack

Secrets. In his books, Jay

demonstrates how to become

a part of the less than 5% of

players who leave the casino

as winners, and have fun

doing it. Jay is an

accomplished math teacher

and architect, who has played

winning blackjack for over 30

years.

BLACKJACK SECRETS: A HANDBOOK FOR

BEGINNERS by Jay Moore

The result of thirty years experience playing and winning, Jay

Moore's new book, Blackjack Secrets offers rules that are of

deciding importance in everyday play. Even if you don't know

anything else about blackjack, follow these tips and your game

will improve! Know when to stand, when to hit, when to

double, and when to split. Casino blackjack is a huge amount of

fun-even more so when you have the confidence that will come

with knowing the "secrets" of an experienced gambler.

Discover the key to keep the cash flowing in and the good times

rolling with Blackjack Secrets.


THEORY (To Learn at Home)

1/ You Have to Know the OBJECT OF THE GAME

2/ You Should Know Why to STAND-HIT-DOUBLE-SPLIT

3/ Don’t Make the BIGGEST MISTAKE

4/ Remember What the WINNING HAND Is

5/ Learn What You Can EXPECT from the Game

6/ You Have to Have Adequate BANKROLL

BEFORE SITTING DOWN TO THE TABLE

7/ Be READY to Play

8/ The CROWDED CASINO Is Not for You

9/ CHARTING a Table: Why It’s Important

10/ You Must Develop SELF-CONTROL

PLAYING AT THE TABLE

11/ Go with the STREAK

12/ Don’t Worry about OTHERS AT THE TABLE

13/ Don’t Play Any SIDE BETS (Including Insurance)

14/ Should You Go for the BIG WIN?

15/ Don’t Forget to QUIT on Time

ODDS & ENDS

16/ Instead of “YOU NEVER KNOW,” Use “YOU ALWAYS KNOW”

17/ You Don’t Need a CREDIT CARD in the Casino

18/ How to Get COMPS

19/ A Few Good Secrets for the ROOKIES

20/ How to Play the “Dangerous” ONLINE Casinos

21/ Miscellaneous (Luck, Myths, Card Counting, Well-Balanced, Stories)


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Non-fiction: How-To 65,000 Words / Finished book now available

Jay Moore is the author of

The Most Powerful Blackjack

Manual and Blackjack

Secrets. In his books, Jay

demonstrates how to become

a part of the less than 5% of

players who leave the casino

as winners, and have fun

doing it. Jay is an

accomplished math teacher

and architect, who has played

winning blackjack for over 30

years.

THE MOST POWERFUL BLACKJACK MANUAL:

A COMPLETE GUIDE FOR BOTH BEGINNERS AND EXPERIENCED PLAYERS

by Jay Moore

Any book can teach the rules and basic plays of blackjack, but

only this one offers real insight into the mental game –

particularly the winning combination of analytical thinking,

self-discipline, and cool decision-making that will give you an

immediate edge at the table.

“...the perfect "how to" manual for aspiring Blackjack players.”

“...a "must read" for anyone seeking to make their fortune...”

"A virtually complete instructional guide and reference.” --Midwest Book Review


Chapter 1. (How) the Game of Blackjack (Is Played)

Chapter 2. What Can We Expect from the Game?

Chapter 3. How to Play the Game (The Basic Strategy)

Chapter 4. Betting Methods – Betting Series

Chapter 5. My Method: Delayed and Up

Chapter 6. When to Quit

Chapter 7. Money Management - Bankroll

Chapter 8. How to Control Your Game

Chapter 9. Keep Records

Chapter 10. Miscellaneous

Chapter 11. How to Control Yourself

Chapter 12. What (Else) Makes a Good Player a Winner

Chapter 13. How to Turn This Book Into a Winning Weapon


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