Steve Adelson's article titled "McDonald's and the New Franchising Paradigm," recently published in Financial History Magazine, has been selected for inclusion in Finance Professionals Post, which is published by the NY Society of Security Analysts. According to their web page this organization "sets standards of professional ethics in the security analysis field; to improve analytical techniques; and foster the interchange of ideas and information among security analysts."
Dan Baldwin's "As Told To" book Find Me is the basis for a documentary shot by Looking Up Productions of New York. Pounding the Ground tells the story of Find Me, an international group of psychics and retired and active law enforcement personnel who search for missing persons and attempt to solve crimes. Also featured is the group's sister organization Arizona Search Track & Rescue, a highly-trained group of volunteers working with scent, track and cadaver dogs. The documentary has been shot and is now being edited.
Baldwin is a co-founder of Find Me. His skill is pendulum dowsing. He also accompanies AZSTAR on search and rescue/recovery missions as a "ground pounder." Find Me is a volunteer organization and does not seek nor accept reward money. They work only at the request of or in full cooperation of the appropriate legal authority on each case.
The book Find Me is available for download through Amazon and as a paperback through CreateSpace. A trailer for the documentary, including interviews with Baldwin, is available at www.poundingtheground.com.
Susan Dawson-Cook is excited to announce that her first book, a romantic suspense entitled The Open Water Swimmer, will be released in e-book format on September 15th. The publisher is Extasy Books. She is writing her romance titles under the pen name of Sabrina Devonshire (www.sabrinadevonshire.com). A fitness and sports writer as well as a novelist, Susan is a contributing editor for American Fitness, the travel specialist for Swimmer, and an associate editor for Tail Winds. She is also employed as a certified fitness instructor and personal trainer at Miraval and SaddleBrooke and is a nationally ranked competitive swimmer. Many of her articles can be read on her other web site—www.susandawson-cook.com.
Doug Huestis's new young-adult e-book fantasy, The Three Talents of Timothy O'Dowd, has been released by Stone Thread Publishing. The setting is Montreal on the eve of World War II. Personalities and scenes include the city's flamboyant mayor, a prince of the church, an old-fashioned prep school, a schoolboy with secret powers, a visit by the king and queen, a fishy group of foreigners, a demon, and a scruffy old man who knows it all. Against the background of a schoolboy's life in old Montreal, Doug has blended all these elements into an exciting story of a boy who risks everything in the hope of foiling a terrorist plot. Find this e-book for Kindle at Amazon.com and for other formats at Smashwords.com.
Matthew Marine's gripping debut mystery novel, Devil's Moon, has been released by Open Books Press. Sedona, Arizona: Haunted by the recent death of his son, FBI Agent Stuart Ransom must find the truth behind a gruesome murder-suicide before his past becomes the killer's next target.
Devil's Moon has received outstanding reviews. "Fast-paced yet beautifully evocative, Devil's Moon is a thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end." - J Carson Black, Author of The Shop and Laura Cardinal series. "Matt Marine has written a terrific thriller. A psychopath draws a troubled FBI agent into a series of murders. The search for truth brings the agent horrifyingly close to his own worst nightmare... and it will keep readers on edge right up to the finish. Memorable characters and skillful plotting in some of Arizona's most intriguing settings." - James C. Mitchell, Shamus Award-nominated author of the forthcoming Our Lady of the North.
When Matt is not writing about the evil in rural Arizona, he enjoys exploring the state by bike, boot and Jeep. He also authors a popular outdoor adventure website called Experience Arizona (www.experience-az.com). In 2010, Matt was diagnosed with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). This disabling limbic system disorder results in severe reactions to not only chemicals, but every day household products like perfumes, fabric softeners, carpeting and paint. Matt could not live inside his own house and had to stay in a tent trailer in his front yard. Traditional Western medicine has no cure for MCS, and for the thousands who are afflicted by this disorder, the outlook is gloomy. Fortunately, Marine found a revolutionary new treatment system called the Dynamic Neural Retraining System. He now considers himself about 50% recovered and is donating 10% of the profit from his book to directly help people suffering from MCS who could not otherwise afford treatment. You can find out more about Matthew and Devil's Moon at www.mattmarine.com.
John A. Miller Jr.'s latest novel, The Waterfall Murders, is now available as an eBook at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords and will soon be available at others including Apple, Sony, Diesel, and Kobo. The book is the fifth in the Victorian Mansion series and includes a cover image of a waterfall on the Waterfall Trail in Ricketts Glen State Park north of Bloomsburg, PA. The link to his website for all my eBooks is pimabooks.com.
Zach Montgomery's new Sci-Fi novel The Roswell Connection is now available as an eBook through Amazon and Barnes & Noble right now, and will soon be available in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada and various other places around the world.
"The good news is... you don't have to own a Kindle or Nook to get the eBook. You simply go to the Amazon or Barnes & Noble websites, download their "FREE" Kindle or Nook eBook software to your laptop or desktop computer, search for The Roswell Connection and purchase it for only $7.99—the book is downloaded onto your computer or laptop for you to read at your leisure.
"The book cover was done by Mike & Tama White from Ghost River Images (they do awesome work). The back cover blurb will give you a hint of what is in my new novel, which Mike and Tama call, 'A fun and interesting read, with some unexpected twists . . .'"
Sharon Poppen's latest novel, Regardless, has been published by Regal Crest Publishing and can be purchased both in print and ebook. Check out it out and, if you enjoy her writing, please post a review at the Amazon website. "Enjoy!"
Photographer/Artist Michael Parker is a gay man from the planet Maurac. Star Command Captain Tom McConnell is a heterosexual Earthling who is married with a five-year-old daughter. While enjoying an Aspen ski vacation, Tom meets Michael and finds himself unnerved by an attraction to...
"Read more at regalcrest.biz or amazon.com"
Denise Roessle's memoir, Second-Chance Mother, was one of 12 books on the Spirited Woman (thespiritedwoman.com) "Top 12 Summer Solstice Book Picks." Also, her personal essay "Rules of the Road" was selected for an anthology entitled Loving for Crumbs, compiled by Jonna Ivin (jonnaivan.com), comprised of women's true stories about a time in their life when they were willing to love for crumbs. It will be released in August in print and for Kindle. For more information about Denise's work, visit secondchancemother.com.
Novelist/Ghostwriter and SSA member Dan Baldwin will address the Nov. 18th meeting in Tucson on the topic of how writers should and should not work with artists.
Shown here are Majestic Look and Window Rock; other examples of Ivey's work can be found at www.daveivey.com.
