New Young Adult Novel by Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein

Posted on January 23, 2008 
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The Truth: I'm a Girl, I'm Smart and I Know Everything The Truth: I’m a Girl, I’m Smart and I Know Everything, by Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein

THE TRUTH … how do we carry the truth from girlhood to adulthood? That priceless ‘truth’ that we all recognize as kids? How do we walk over that bridge into growing up, carrying the Truth? How do we not hide it? How do we not forget what it is? How do we recognize THE TRUTH in our children and help them carry their most precious selves into adulthood?

THE TRUTH is a delightful, humorous secret diary, written by a girl who is 10-11 years of age. She is wise and yet so innocent. She makes us cry and laugh and remember ourselves. Behind this very easy read is the psychological message to the women reading THE TRUTH that they can and must recapture the fire and Read more

Linda Firestone, Author of Dancing with Gods: A Collection of Women’s Short Stories

Posted on October 29, 2007 
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Linda FirestoneLinda A. Firestone, Ph.D. is a published author and professional business writer living in South Florida. She is the author of Dancing with Gods: A Collection of Women’s Short Stories.

Firestone’s acclaimed examination of women and the creative process,Awakening Minerva: The Power of Creativity in Women’s Lives, has been used in universities across the country and in corporate seminars. Her work reflects her sensitivity about women’s struggles for equality and freedom.

She is President and founder of The Women’s Creative Connection a resource helping women reach their potential personally and professionally. She conducts workshops focusing on creativity for business and personal growth and has a speaker’s program.

As a professional business writer, Linda has written for the UN Development Program, the Office of the Mayor of New York City, the Red Cross and other distinguished organizations. She has published numerous magazine articles, written corporate histories and technical trade articles. And, is the current author for the National Association of Women Business Owners-Ft. Lauderdale quarterly newsletter. She is also President and founder of The Write Connections, a professional writing service

Linda is proud to announce the fall release of her unique collection of fictional short stories.

She has worked in theatre and film and has taught in such prestigious universities as New York University, Nova Southeastern University, C.W. Post, and Lynn University.

Bob O’Connor, author of Historical Fiction Novels Based in the mid-19th Century

Posted on October 18, 2007 
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Bob O’ConnorBob O’Connor lives in Charles Town, West Virginia, close to most of the sites of his books. O’Connor has always collected books on two historical characters — John Wilkes Booth and John Brown. As he says “Imagine my surprise when I ended up living in Charles Town, West Virginia — a place they both had visited in late 1859. Thus, the inspiration for the first novel The Perfect Steel Trap: Harpers Ferry 1859. The book has been named a Finalist in the 2006 Best Book Awards by USA Book News.”

The inspiration for O’Connor’s second novel, The Virginian Who Might Have Saved Lincoln, was the intrigue of finding a man, Ward Hill Lamon, who was so close to Abraham Lincoln, yet most people he talked to had never heard about him. In fact, he is mentioned in most non-fiction books about Lincoln (there are 44,781 listed on Amazon.com), but no book has ever been written about him.”

O’Connor’s next book will most likely be called “Catesby-Eye Witness to the Civil War.” It is about an African American blacksmith who was captured by John Brown and released when Brown was captured at Harpers Ferry. The book follows his struggle to become a free man, as he witnesses events at Antietam Creek, Gettysburg, the Battle of Olustee (FL) and Andersonville Prison.

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