Mar 02

Song On My Lips in Rochester

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Dr. Stephen Botek will be giving a talk and signing his book at the Central Library in Rochester, NY as part of the “Thursday Thinkers Series” on March 4th. Meet Dr. Botek as he speaks about his first hand experiences meeting jazz greats of the big band era.

Central Library Events:

Thursday Thinkers – Song On My Lips, Jazz Greats Were My Mentors
04/03/2010; 12:12  pm – 12:52  pm   Central Library

Kate Gleason Auditorium • 115 South Ave. Rochester, NY • (585) 428-7300
Age Level: Adult

Psychiatrist Dr. Stephen Botek will share his adventures and artistic development as a young clarinetist mentored by Buddy De Franco and other jazz legends of the Big Band Era, as detailed in his book of stories, and profiles and rare photos of legendary musicians like Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie and Maynard Ferguson. DeFranco says: “Steve’s take on things included another component — detailed analysis of the often complicated people in the sometimes complicated world of music.”

Speaker: Dr. Stephen Botek
Psychiatrist and Author

For more information or to buy a hard cover copy of the book click here.
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Feb 14

Great walks of Vancouver 2nd Edition Available

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Charles Clapham has introduced many urban dwellers to the art of finding and walking on the many natural trails that adjoin the urban areas of Vancouver. With the 2nd edition of Great Walks of Vancouver, he expands the many suggested walks to include Squamish and Whistler areas.

As Charles explains in his introduction to the book,

If you think you know Vancouver by travelling through it by automobile, you will not recognize the city that you learn by exploring on foot.
Metro Vancouver is fortunate in being blessed with an abundance of walking routes. You can link parks, dikes, ravines, trails and quiet roads to walk from almost any point in Vancouver to any other (there are a few difficult places to reach but not many). Great Walks of Vancouver describes a 500-km network of trails that lets you explore the whole area . . .

A strong community of walkers use Clapham’s books to plan their urban adventures. Now, to assist in giving walkers updated information and guidance regarding temporary or permanent changes to the published walks, Charles has created a website.

The website www.greatwalksofvancouver.com will post changes that affect the routing of the walks or access to them, but be aware that bus timetables change from time to time and check before you leave. If you note changes, you can also inform me at the website.
Happy walking!

Great Walks of Vancouver is available direct from the publisher, at local bookstores in the Lower Mainland, or for American visitors planning to walk around Vancouver, amazon.com

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Feb 14

Kirkpatrick review in Midwest Book Review

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David Kirkpatrick has been touring the Pacific Northwest and has received a lot of attention as he introduced his book, In Praise of Strong Women, A Psychiatrist’s Memoir.  This review, excerpted below, was published in the February 2010 issue of the online book review magazine “Wisconsin Bookwatch”.

Reviewer’s Choice

Mothers, sisters, friends, lovers, women are an important part of anyone’s life. “In Praise of Strong Women” is a memoir from psychologist David Kirkpatrick as he remembers the powerful women in his life who shaped his being and turned him into who he is today. Inspirational and poignant, he discusses the spirit of strong women starting with his mother and remembering the iconic women of his life who stood up for themselves and their beliefs in a male-dominated world. “In Praise of Strong Women” is a read that should not be missed for women’s studies collections.

American readers may want to order the book directly from Amazon, but Canadian readers can order directly from the publisher, Granville Island Publishing located in Vancouver, Canada.

9781894694704 $24.95

David’s unique experience as a psychiatrist and an admirer of the strong women in his life is chronicled and analyzed in his memoir. A psychiatrist and psychotherapist for over 30 years, David Kirkpatrick was born in Kansas City and raised in the small but unique town of Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Following studies in Ohio, Atlanta, Augusta, San Francisco, Anchorage and Vancouver, David has been practicing psychiatry and psychotherapy since 1978. He continues to enjoy a balance between community mental health and a private psychotherapy practice, where he uses a family orientation in his work with individuals, couples and families in Vancouver and on BC’s Sunshine Coast. Well-published, he has been writing health care and humour articles since 1973.
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Jan 14

Jacqui Stanley shows underwater video in Bellingham

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JACQUI STANLEY, THE DRAGONS OF KANGAROO ISLAND
Date: Sun, 01/17/2010
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Village Books
1200 Eleventh Street
Bellingham, Washington 98225

COME CELEBRATE AUSTRALIA MONTH WITH THIS EXCITING KIDS EVENT! INCLUDES UNDERWATER VIDEO!

Have you ever wondered if dragons still exist?

Australian Aboriginal people believe that the Rainbow Serpent created the world.  Anthropologists suggest that the origins of the Rainbow Serpent might be a Leafy Sea Dragon.

Author and Illustrator, Jacqui Stanley is a passionate diver and underwater photographer. She will show fabulous underwater videos of her encounters with the rare and bizarre sea dragons found only off the coast of South Australia in the Great Southern Ocean, the inspiration for her book: “The Dragons of Kangaroo Island.”

Jacqui will demonstrate the ancient aboriginal art of dot painting and provide templates of sea creatures found only beneath Australian waters.

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Learn more about the book

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Dec 15

David Kirkpatrick, Author of Strong Women

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In Praise of STRONG WOMEN, A Psychiatrist’s Memoir is a book that joyously celebrates the strong women that have influenced and benefited the author, David Kirkpatrick, during his life.

With insight from his practice, especially as a couple’s counselor, David offers well-earned advice to others living with, loving and losing strong women. He reflects on the experiences of his grandmother, mother and early teachers; of his third-grade sweetheart; of his first wife, Betsy, and their daughter, Mindy; of school friends and professional colleagues; of elderly aunts; and finally of Clair, his wife since 1997 and a psychologist herself. Woven between his memories and anecdotes is a discerning narrative about strong women in general and how to appreciate, enjoy and benefit from their special gifts.

David Kirkpatrick will be appearing at:

    • The Arts Center in Sechelt on Saturday, January 23rd at 7:30 p.m.
    • Bloomsbury Books in Ashland on Thursday, January 28th at 7 p.m.
    • Grass Roots Books +Music in Corvalis on February 1st at 7 p.m.
    • Teaparty Books in Salem on Thursday, February 2nd at 6:30 p.m.

This book tour follows a CBC radio interview and a well attended book launch for In Praise of Strong Women.

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Dec 06

Beth Rowles Scott in the Afro News

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Author Beth Rowles Scott Photo By Michael Moster

Author Beth Rowles Scott Photo By Michael Moster

GIPL Author, Beth Rowles Scott has been receiving a lot of attention because of her book, “Pinch Me, A Long Walk from the Prairies”. The Afro News has written a glowing review that can be read here. A quote from the article is re-printed below.

Beth’s desire “to give hope, to give a chance to others” came from her own early life lessons. This new project which began on a kitchen table in 1993, called on Beth to apply all her best experiences of administration. Her belief in how important it is to encourage leadership, enhance education and strengthen community now led her from being a retired academic to a latter day activist in a far and foreign land. Looking forward to Kenya, Beth and George’s vision became the working motto for ACCES – “Kenyans Helping Kenyans”. – quote from the Afro News, Deidré Heim.

Foreword Magazine mentioned the book, calling it a “charming memoir”and BC Bookworld listed it under their Indie Books category.

The book follows Beth’s life from her childhood in Saskatchewan to her dedication to creating schools in Kenya in her senior years.

More information about the on-going work of creating and supporting schools in Kenya can be found by visiting the ACCESKENYA website or by e-mailing info@acceskenya.org. Net proceeds form the sale of the book are donated to ACES.

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Nov 19

BE DiFFERENT or be dead Virtual Book Tour

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Join Roy Osing, author of  BE DiFFERENT or be dead, Your Business Survival Guide,  for a ` Virtual Book Tour’.

The event will take the attendee through some of the many BE DiFFERENT practices Roy presents in his book and will mirror the numerous face-to-face seminars he has been doing over the past several months.

I urge you all to register for this F.REE live event and to spread the word to your own friends and associates as I expect they would be interested as well.

For more information on Roy’s Virtual Book Tour and to register for the event, please go to http://www.bedifferentorbedead.com/blog/item/be_different_or_be_dead_virtual_book_tour/

Thanks and please spread the word.

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Buy Roy’s book direct from the publisher by clicking on the cover at left.

For additional information on Roy’s book and the events, media and the many other things going on around his book, please visit www.bedifferentorbedead.com or his author page at Granville Island Publishing Ltd.

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Sep 09

Karen Jung on Heal Yourself Talk Radio

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Author, Karen Jung is being invited back to speak about her “Healthier Eating and Living with Cancer” book on on Heal Yourself Talk Radio Thursday, October 22nd from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. PT (1:30 to 2:00 p.m. in Boston).

Karen will be speaking on healthier eating, cancer treatments and living with chronic and life-threatening illnesses. The internet radio station is based in Boston, USA. Karen Jung’s previous 30 minute interview with Rebbekah White, talk show host of Heal Yourself Talk Radio. The interview was originally recorded on Friday, May 7, 2009 is now available for immediate listening or downloading by clicking here to a direct web link.

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Karen is proving to be such a popular guest that she has been asked to write articles for the Heal Yourself Magazine, the print publication associated with the radio station. The articles will appear every Friday during Cancer Awareness Month in October.

Heal Yourself Magazine articles by Karen Jung
1) October 2 – Cancer Awareness Month
2) October 9 – The Importance Of A Proper Diet During Cancer Treatments
3) October 16 – Antioxidants And Cancer Prevention
4) October 23 – Cancer And Heart Disease Prevention
5) October 30 – Healthy Eating And Cancer And Heart Disease Prevention
For more information visit the publisher’s web page for this author.
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Aug 06

Cadence Magazine Reviews “Song On My Lips”

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Song On My Lips, Jazz Greats Were My Mentors has been getting a lot of attention recently. The prestigious publication, Cadence Magazine, has published a review of Dr. Stephen Botek’s book. The reviewer, Michael Steinman, is analytical and seems to have some grasp of the field of psychiatry as well as music.

Excerpt from the review:

In a back-cover blurb, Phil Woods compares Botek to Huckleberry Finn. Perhaps—there is a good deal of prankish humor in his adventures. But Botek reminds me much more of the young James Joyce’s alter ego, Stephen Dedalus, finding himself as an artist. In some  ways, this book is the consistently intriguing autobiography of a developing consciousness, whether the shaping influence is DeFranco or Wilhelm Reich.

– Michael Steinman

Download the review of “Song On My Lips” Here (cadence-apr-may-jun-2009-65)

Purchase in Soft Cover or Hard Cover version by clicking on your choice.

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Jun 02

Roy Osing Interview on Toronto’s CFRB Radio

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Roy Osing, author of “BE DiFFERENT or be dead, Your Business Survival Guide”, is busy with a promotional tour in Toronto. He was interviewed on CFRB Radio, one of Toronto’s most popular stations and you can listen to the interview on the air.

Weekday Mornings – 6am to 10am
Newstalk 1010 CFRB Toronto
If you are in Toronto, he has an event tonight, June 2nd, at McNally Robinson and a seminar with The Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, June 3rd. He is also meeting with writers from both The National Post and Canadian Business for interviews to be published later this month. Finally, he dropped into Books For Business and did a stock signing of the books on hand.

The Canada AM interview has been rescheduled to June 15th and the interview will probably air on the 16th.  Roy will be interviewed in Vancouver and has many more events coming up that are listed on his website.

Buy the book now.

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