Get the job. Nail that interview!

Job interviews are everyone’s worst enemy. How you handle a job interview can make or break your chances of landing that dream job.

One of the major roadblocks of successfully going through a job interview is doubt. It is a contagious problem that an interviewee can pass on to the interviewer, which can ultimately change his/her mind about hiring you. Author Eric Hoss hopes to help job applicants banish doubt in interviews his self-published book, Removing Doubt in an Interview.

In this Xlibris release , Eric Hoss talks about the entire process that takes place during an interview. It provides handy tips, exercises and advice on what to do on when on the ‘hot seat’, thus letting you nail that interview.

Removing Doubt in an Interview is every applicant’s bible to getting the job you want.

Eric Hoss has been studying the employer-applicant interview process and has had a substantial experience in management, making his text every bit of the law.

The Informant!

It’s been a while since I watched a good movie.  I find The Informant! (starring Matt Damon) interesting and I can’t wait to watch it. I heard this movie was inspired from the self-published book, Mark Whitacre Against All Odds.

The story is  about Mark Whitacre, a top-level corporate executive who becomes an informant for the FBI who reveals his company’s multinational conspiracy of price fixing. This in mind, he is known to be the highest-ranking executive-turned-whistleblower in the entire US history. During the investigation, Whitacre admitted to having been involved with embezzling funds and receiving corporate kickbacks, which sent him to almost a decade in prison.

After having been freed from prison, Mark Whitacre reveals his reflections and realizations in this self-published book – that spiritual wealth matters far more than material wealth and to be truthful at all times. His story provides spiritual boost that can be applied in everyday life.

The Informant! is the latest movie under the direction of Steven Soderbergh, who is also known for the films Che, Erin Brockovich, Ocean’s Eleven, Traffic and Sex, Lies and Videotape.

I’m so excited to know if the movie is just a good as the published book.

A prisoner’s gripping flight to freedom

Experience heart-pounding action in author Wade J. Halverson’s new self-published novel from his 187 book series, Life After 187.

Sentenced to life in prison when he executes the men who murdered his wife, Kane Silver is singled out by the warden for his fighting ability. Along with inmates Valentino Lopez and Si’Ling Lee, Kane is drafted into service and forced to fight for money in high-stakes tournaments. But when the three friends escape during a New Year’s Eve match in Lake Tahoe-saving the warden’s life in the process-their situation becomes more complicated.

Their status undetermined, they vanish underground and sign on to help a young woman whose parents are being held by an Argentinean drug kingpin. Follow Kane and his friends as they compete and grow closer while rediscovering what it means to be free.

From Lake Tahoe and the western United States to Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Buenos Aires, and Thailand, Life After 187 takes readers on an exhilarating ride filled with big money, intense action, justice, and the pursuit of honor.

Wade J. Halverson is the book author of Kane Silver novels and the 187 series. He has worked as a bodyguard and owned kickboxing gyms for the past twenty years. He currently resides in Southern California.

Winning the legal battle against Child Abuse

Children’s rights professionals working in Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) spend a great deal of their lives working to help victims of child abuse. CACs implement a multi-disciplinary approach to investigate, treat and prevent sexual and physical abuse in children.

However, allegations of child abuse are settled in the court and CAC centers often lack qualified legal counsel to make the legal process flow. Thus, CAC professionals may find the rigors of the courtroom rather confusing and complicated.

This prompted lawyer Andrew Agatston to publish a book, The Legal Eagles of Children’s Advocacy Centers. This self-published book is a collection of Agatston’s legal letters to CACs, child advocates and detectives that helps pave a path toward becoming Legal Eagles.

People working in Children’s Advocacy Centers will find this book useful as it provides an overview of, and addresses many legal concerns CACs may face. The Legal Eagles of Children’s Advocacy Centers can help to better improve the legal system’s response to child abuse as well as programs that serve these children.

Remembering 9/11

September 11, 2001. A day America would never forget. The world witnessed a series of vicious terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of thousands of innocent people. Many cried and mourned. Nine years have passed and many are still grieving and missing them.

The self-published book, We Remember is Maureen Crethan Santora’s tribute to the innocent victims and heroes who sacrificed their lives on that tragic day. We Remember is a compilation of gripping stories and profound memories of 9/11 victims from the people who love them.

In this inspiring book, one gets to know those who genuinely sacrificed their lives to save others – modern day heroes who have truly made a mark on the lives of people. Heartwarming recollections take you into the hopeful and remarkable lives they lived, giving you a deeper understanding and appreciation of life, in all its essence.

Maureen Crethan Santora is a retired educator, having taught in the New York City Public School System for more than 25 years. On September 11, 2001, she lost her son Christopher who was one of the firefighters during the attack. She has published two other books also remembering the 9/11 tragedy, The Day the Towers Fell and My Son Christopher.

Proceeds of this book will go to the Christopher A. Santora Educational Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarship grants to students and educatinal materials to schools.

Publishing your Children’s Book: Should you Self-publish?

You never fail to delight kids with your stories. You know you want to share them with other children from here and there. So you write your stories on paper. What do you do next? Do you send your work to a traditional publisher or publish a book yourself?

Before you take the plunge, it is better to understand first how the world of publishing works. Traditional publishing, in a nutshell, is where a publisher publishes your book. They cover all publishing costs and pay you a royalty on every book sold. From the time you sign an agreement with them, they will assume full creative control of your book. They will also own the rights to your book.

Self-publishing, on the other hand, is where you publish a book yourself. You turn in your manuscript to a self-publishing company and cover all costs for printing the book. They then churn your work into a professional, high-quality children’s book. You also have full control of your book – from its editorial and artistic aspects, to ownership rights and book sales.

The publishing industry is highly competitive; publishers are constantly searching for the next bestselling book. More and more children’s book writers want to become published authors these days. However, not many of them get published. This is where self-publishing comes in.

The flak against self-publishing may still be there, but authors are now getting more discerning, with a deeper understanding of what separates self-publishing myths from facts.

Aside from getting full creative control of your book, you retain ownership rights to it as well. After all, it is you who wrote that book.

Self-publishing is a smarter option especially if you are writing a children’s book that has a highly targeted, out-of-the box subject. This is because traditional publishers usually look for children’s boos that have greater market potential, nevermind if the story is predictable.

The list of successful self-published children’s book titles are growing as well.Richard Paul Evans’ The Christmas Box, which landed #1 on the New York Times list bestselling books, sold 8 million copies worldwide and was later produced into an award winning TV show. Xlibris author BJ Moesner was awarded in the 2008 New York Book Awards for his self-published children’s picture book, Monty, the Traveling Cat. Michael Hoeve also self-published Time Stops for No Mouse and was later picked up by Putnam.

You may not know it, but self-publishing your children’s book may give you a higher return on your book than when it is traditionally published. In terms of royalties, traditional publishing houses now pay only 10% at most of wholesale. (they used to pay royalties at 10% of retail). You may even have to split your royalty with an illustrator if your book contains visuals. On the other hand, self-publishing may give you a highly favorable return on your investment, depending on the distribution mix.

Publishing, like any endeavor, always has its risks and it comes with rewards too. And like any endeavor to succeed, you need to work hard and not be afraid to take chances – the tradeoffs may just be far below the gains.

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Face It: Makeup tips from the Pro

The art of applying makeup is a tricky process. When done right, makeup magically conceals flaws and imperfections and enhances your best facial features all the same. Makeup enables you to transform into any look you want, with infinitely many possibilities.

Lora Bertuccio’s self-published book, Face It is your complete makeup guide. It is the perfect manual for anyone who wants to learn makeup whether for personal enhancement or to earn income from it.

In this book, Lora Bertuccio incorporates her personal approach and her 20 years of professional experience in the makeup industry. Now you can discover her best kept secrets and learn the tricks other makeup pros use. Face It provides a complete, step-by-step guide on how to apply makeup, what tools to use, how to care for your makeup items and more.

Published in full color, get to see before and after transformations, matching makeup looks for different fashion styles and avant-garde creations.

Face It can help you appreciate beauty at another perspective and face the world with confidence.

The Joy of Making Out

No, it’s not what you think ‘it’ is and it’s not what this book is all about. Ralph Frank Magnotta’s The Joy of Making Out is your ultimate financial guide to making more out of what you have.

This self-published book outlines helpful tips for those who find themselves in financial clutter and suggests smart ideas to grow your money and using it well.

By focusing into the basics of financial management, you can be able to properly establish and handle your money, allowing you financial security and stability in the long run.

From setting up an automatic savings plan and cutting federal, state and local taxes, The Joy of Making Out also provides helpful online resources that help you get more value for your money.

Ralph Frank Magnotta graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Finance and Accounting. He also took the Army Air Corp Cadet accelerated course in Syracuse University.

The book author is former Vice-president of the National Association of Internal Revenue (NAIRE) and is a member of various professional organizations such as American Association of Certified Public Accountants and National Association of Tax Professionals.

With the help of this book, making out will never be this good.

Advocating Improved Health Care at a Lower Cost

US President Barack Obama has been pushing for health care reform ever since he was elected to office in 2008. As part of his administration’s effort to make health care more accessible for every American, the White House is now asking help from doctors in promoting the planned health insurance overhaul.

In the President’s proposed reform, health care insurance would be made more available in all its forms, provide more options for the public, and generally lower the cost of medical care. Enlisting the aid of doctors indicates that the administration is depending on interest groups to support the health insurance reforms.

The ongoing health care reform issue is not only a concern for the Obama administration and the politicians who have the ability to approve or decline the proposals, but this most importantly impacts professionals in the medical field, health insurance companies and the American public who is at the receiving end of this conundrum.

There is a need for everyone involved – the physicians, politicians and patients – to know important insights about health care related concerns.

Dr. Arndt von Hippel, in his self-published book Better Health Care at Half the Cost, covers health-related topics ranging from the economy, the medical/industrial complex, taxation and outsourced jobs, to inexpensive remedies for certain health issues.

The book author explains how cheap and effective treatments benefit the patient while discussing hundreds of ways to reduce health care costs and improve patient outcomes. Von Hippel further empowers patients by reviewing what medical care can and cannot achieve, and why screening tests and biopsies often give ambiguous results.

Better Health Care at Half the Cost will certainly give legislators and laymen the leverage they need to make better decisions concerning health care and eventually pass laws that will not only benefit insurance companies, but more importantly make health care more available and affordable to everyone.

How to process a legal appeal successfully

Systems in any court of law, though created to work for everyone, are still never perfect. Convicted of a crime he was not guilty of, Rick Haley was determined to stand up for his rights and struggle for freedom.

Determined to win the fight, he made an appeal and succeeded. Haley believes that one who has been wrongfully served should strive to defend his/her rights. This inspired him to write a book entitled How to Process a Legal Appeal Successfully.

This self-published book is created for a prisoner who was wrongfully convicted or was not given proper representation in the court of law.

The book author outlines the things you should and should not do when preparing an appeal. Having gone through the process himself, Haley is confident that any determined prisoner can be successful with his/her appeal by properly following the procedures in the book.

The procedures explained have also been used many times as a surefire means to gain an appeal in the state and federal courts.

How to Process a Legal Appeal Successfully is a helpful guide for prisoners and families of prisoners in their struggle for justice.

Rick Haley was sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment in the New York State prison system for a crime he knew he was not guilty of. He studied law and obtained two degrees as a paralegal.