authors 2008

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	Marc Acito Attack of the Theater People In praising “the witty high school romp” How I Paid for College, the New York Times Book Review said, it “makes you hope there’s a lot more where this came from.” There is. In this hilarious sequel Attack of the Theater People, Edward Zanni and his merry crew of high school musical-comedy miscreants move to the magical wonderland that is Manhattan. It is 1986, and aspiring actor Edward Zanni has been kicked out of drama school for being “too jazz hands for Julliard.” Mortified, Edward heads out into the urban jungle of eighties New York City and finally lands a job as a “party motivator” who gets thirteen-year-olds to dance at bar mitzvahs and charms businesspeople as a “stealth guest” at corporate events. When he accidentally gets caught up in insider trading with a handsome stockbroker named Chad, only the help of his crew from How I Paid for College can rescue him from a stretch in Club Fed. Laced with the inspired zaniness of classic American musical comedy, Attack of the Theater People matches the big hair of the eighties with an even bigger heart.
	Peter Anthony Key Master The United States is at the cross roads of either an internal awakening or tragedy. Collective correct choices can alter the road map therefore steering clear of storms that lurk on the parkway of our existence. What would you do if you were given a message so profound that not only would it alter the way you live your life, but others as well? Key Master takes you on a roller coaster ride of triumph and devastation challenging its readers with probing complexity. You will descend down each wooden plank unsure of the curves and loops that launch you back to mind-bending choices that have to be made.
	Alicia Ashley Awakening: Secret to Creating Results Using the Law of Attraction "The Law of Attraction" is truly an amazing phenomenon that is available to anyone, anywhere at absolutely no cost. However, putting it into action is a whole different story. This powerful law is no secret, many have known of it for years and with great effort they still can't get it to work to their advantage. "The Awakening" will show you the actions you must to take to start attracting the life you dream of. -If "The Secret" seemed to simplistic for you, "The Awakening" will fill in the gaps. -The three powerful steps - spelled out clearly - for getting from where you are now to where you really want to be. -The number one way most of us sabotage our success, why we do it and how to change it immediately. -The seven deadly sins that literally push your good away from you no matter how much you believe in "The Law of Attraction."
	Victoria J. Bailey & Kim K. Crandal Savor A Taste Of The California Desert: Signature Restaurant Recipes Every successful restaurant is known for its distinctive approach to food-the style, the ingredients, the flavor combinations and the presentation. SAVOR A TASTE of the California Desert is a feast for your eyes and your palette with a collection of popular recipes from favorite restaurants in the Palm Springs Desert Resort Communities of the Coachella Valley. You will find beautiful photographs depicting innovative starters and salads, an array of main courses ranging from elegant roast rack of lamb to comforting chili & cornbread, and a sampling of sweets. Whether you put your own culinary skills to work preparing these recipes for family and friends, or continue to enjoy the dishes in the restaurants from which they came, Savor A Taste of the California Desert is a tasty treat in its own right.
	Lee Balan Poet Lee Balan (also known as "Lee Alien,") artist and writer, was the first editor and art director for "Beyond Baroque Magazine" in Venice, CA. He has had poems and stories featured in several magazines. He was the Poetry Editor for the "Tenderloin Times" in San Francisco. He was employed for fifteen years as the manager of a mental health program which emphasized the benefits of art and writing. Lee developed and facilitated several creativity workshops. He edited and designed two collections of poetry and art created by disabled adults. His background in mental health has been a major influence on his work. Lee is currently the assistant editor for "The Intriguist Literary Journal "and the associate editor for "Intriguism", a web based magazine.
	Burl Barer Broken Doll In May, 1988, in Everett, Washington, four-year-old Feather Rahier disappeared while playing outside after dinner. Her frantic cries drew Feather's mother to the dark garage that was home to Richard Matthew Clark. Clark had stolen the child, bound and gagged her, and begun to undress her. Only at the last instant was the little girl saved by her mother's desperate intervention. The next victim wouldn't be so fortunate. WITHOUT A TRACE On the night of March 31, 1995, Roxanne Doll, 7, was abducted from the bedroom she shared with her younger sister. It was not until the following day that her mother discovered Roxanne's disappearance. A week later, Roxanne's raped and stabbed body was found. Evidence led investigators to a man the family had trusted as a friend: Richard Clark. NO REMORSE Clark was a petty criminal, jailbird, alcohol and drug abuser who couldn't control his pedophilic and homicidal urges. In April, 1997, after his conviction for aggravated murder, he mocked and derided the dead girl's parents in a shocking courtroom display. Here is the brutal, heartbreaking true story of the crimes and punishment of a monster who preyed on the most vulnerable victims of all-and of the determined prosecutor who swore to bring him to justice.
	Gregory D. Barton Owner, Gregory D. Barton CPA & Associates Gregory D. Barton CPA & Associates, Inc. is a professional, full service accounting practice with two offices in California; Palm Springs and Palmdale. The firm specializes in business consulting, developing business growth strategies, raising capital, as well as providing multi-state tax work. Clients range from individuals to non-profit organizations, and to international clients with revenues in excess of $70 million per year.
	James Berg (editor) & Christopher Isherwood (not attending) Isherwood on Writing In the 1960s, Christopher Isherwood gave an unprecedented series of lectures at California universities on the theme “A Writer and His World.” During this time Isherwood, who would liberate the memoir and become the founding father of modern gay writing, spoke openly for the first time about his craft—on writing for film, theater, and novels—and on spirituality. "Isherwood on Writing" brings these public addresses together to reveal a distinctly—and surprisingly—American Isherwood. "Isherwood on Writing" uncovers an important and often-misunderstood time in Isherwood’s life in America. The lectures present, in James J. Berg’s words, “an example of a man, comfortable in his own sexuality and self, trying to talk about himself and his own life in a society that is not yet ready to hear the whole story.”
	Valerie Bertinelli Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time Surprising, uplifting, and empowering, "Losing It" takes you behind the scenes of Valerie's acting career and marriage, recalling the comforts, friendships, and problems of her television family, her close relationships with her parents and brothers, the stress and worries of being the wife of a rock star, and the joys of motherhood. Like many women, Valerie often remembers the state of her life by the food she ate and the numbers on her scale. So despite her celebrity, Valerie's voice is so down-to-earth, honest, and appealing that you'll feel as if you're talking with a girlfriend over coffee. Funny and candid, Valerie recounts her attempts to maintain a healthy self-image while dealing with social pressures to look and act a certain way, and to overcome career insecurities and relationship problems, all of which will be familiar to the hundreds of thousands of women who struggle every day with these same issues. From marital turmoil to the joys of a new career, from being named among Penthouse's ten sexiest women in the world to overhearing whispers about her weight gain in the grocery store, this is Valerie's inspiring journey as she finds new love, raises a terrific kid, and motivates other women as a spokesperson for Jenny Craig.
	Justin Blake Public Programs Manager, City of Rancho Mirage Justin Blake came to the Coachella Valley from Los Angeles in 1997 after working more than 20 years in the entertainment industry there. He spent several years writing for television, furnishing jokes for game shows, talk shows and comedies. He is a member of the Writers Guild of America, Actor’s Equity Association, The Screen Actor’s Guild and AFTRA (American Federation of Radio and Television Artists). Justin was honored as Palm Springs High School’s TEACHER OF THE YEAR, 2001/02. In 2005 he w as elected to the Governing Board of Palm Springs Unified School District. He teaches a Musical Theatre Performance workshop twice each year, and coaches public speaking privately. Justin serves as Artistic Director of California Desert Regional Theatre, a growing non-profit ensemble that delivers innovative theatre to Coachella Valley residents.
	Trent Blanchard Triple A's for the Soul: Your Pathway To Personal Freedom "Triple A's for the Soul " details a practical pathway to liberation from self-imposed limitation. This book contains 12 Articles, Affirmations and numerous Action steps that when completed, will bring the freedom you have been searching for!
	Dan Boyle Housecleaning Have a Caltech professor and his dying mother uncovered the secrets of the mind . . . and the universe? Tom Flaherty's mother is suffering from a strange form of dementia that causes her to journey back in time; especially when she's housecleaning and finds personal items that trigger her memory. But Maude Flaherty's travels—from the Scopes Monkey trial in 1925 to the 1936 Berlin Olympics to Civil Rights March on Washington in 1963—might be the evidence Tom needs as a Caltech physicist to develop a unified theory of space, time, and place—String Theory—and reconnect with a society he's lost touch with since the murder of his partner Ken 10 years ago.
	Gayle Brandeis Self Storage Flan Parker has always had an inquisitive mind, searching for what’s hidden below the surface and behind the door. Her curious nature and enthusiastic probing have translated into a thriving resale business in the university housing complex where she lives with her husband and two young children. Flan’s venture helps pay the bills while her husband works on his dissertation, work that lately seems to involve more loafing on the sofa watching soap operas than reading or writing. The secret of her enterprising success: unique and everyday treasures bought from the auctions of forgotten and abandoned storage units. Set during the year following the September 11 attacks, Self Storage explores the raw insecurities of a changed society. With lush writing, great humor, and a genuine heart, Gayle Brandeis takes a peek into the souls of a woman and a community–and reveals that it is not our differences that drive us apart but our willful concealment of the qualities that connect us.
	Brandy Burrows Poet Brandy Burrows' poetry has been anthologized in "Under the Sun: Latino Literature from California" (2005) and "Inlandia: A Literary Journey through Southern California's Inland Empire," (2006), both published by Heyday Books, Berkeley. She is also the author of two other books of poetry, "Mexican Breakfast" and "Sinners and Saints."
	Dr. Debbie Campbell Dare to Succeed: How to Transcend Your Fears and Achieve Your Goals Dr. Debbie Campbell, Psychologist and Certified Coach, provides practical information and a plan to break through barriers to achieve your personal or career goals. Do your fears keep you from achieving success? Are you afraid to take risks? Do you lack confidence or self-esteem? What factors impede risk-taking and success? How can you surmount these obstacles? This Book Will Assist You To: • Identify the obstacles that impede your success. • Understand and Apply The Five Keys to Success. • Transcend your fears and DARE to Succeed.
	Mona de Crinis Editor, The BottomLine An editor by trade and a writer by design, Mona de Crinis has been guiding Coachella Valley publications since 1994. While working for the Desert Sun Publishing Company, she oversaw the creation and launch of the Desert Post Weekly, followed by a brief stint piloting Desert Magazine before moving across town to take the reins of The BottomLine in 2004. An insightful interviewer, Mona has picked the brains and plucked the psyches of many celebrities and local personalities, including Lily Tomlin, Patti LaBelle, Leslie Jordan, Michael Childers, Ron Oden, and a host of others. A true desert native, she is a graduate of Palm Springs High School and UCLA. When not working Mona enjoys tennis, hiking, reading and playing Wii with her family—partner in crime, life and love Lori Babbitt and their ‘kids’ Jaxon and Romeo.
	Deborah Chesher Everybody I Shot Is Dead Forty-eight of the hundreds of musicians Deborah Chesher photographed from 1974-79 have since passed away. "Everybody I Shot Is Dead" is a high quality 208-page coffee-table book with over four hundred iconic never-before-published photographs, accompanied by biographies and Deborah Chesher's personal behind-the-scenes reflections of a time when music was the magic that drove a generation. Musicians honored in "Everybody I Shot Is Dead" include Ron Aspery (Back Door), Peter Bardens (Camel), Ronnie Barron (Paul Butterfield, John Mayall), Michael Bloomfield, Marc Bolan (T-Rex), John Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Tim Buckley, Paul Butterfield, Albert Collins, Papa John Creach (Jefferson Starship), Steve Currie (T-Rex), John Denver, Tom Evans (Badfinger), John Fahey, Tony Flaim (Downchild Blues Band), Rory Gallagher, Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead), Lowell George (Little Feat), Maurice Gibb(BeeGees), Mike Gibbins (Badfinger), Keith Godchaux (Grateful Dead), Pete Ham (Badfinger), George Harrison, John Hartford, Alex Harvey, Donny Hathaway, Tony Hicks (Back Door), Hollywood Fats (Jimmy Witherspoon), John Lee Hooker, Waylon Jennings, Terry Kath (Chicago), Keith Knudsen (Doobie Bros.), Rick Nelson, Harry Nilsson, Gene Pitney, Billy Preston, Malcolm Roberts, Hank Snow, Darrell Anthony Sweet (Nazareth), Stanley Turrentine, Jane Vasey (Downchild Blues Band), Carl Wilson (The Beach Boys), Dennis Wilson (The Beach Boys), Jimmy Witherspoon, Peter Wood (Al Stewart, Pink Floyd), Tammy Wynette, Mighty Joe Young, Frank Zappa.
	Elizabeth Cook Morning Anchor, KMIR6 A Southern California girl at heart, Elizabeth grew up in La Canada, California. She graduated from the University of Southern California in 2005 with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. She began her career as a General Assignment reporter for KMIR 6. As a reporter, Elizabeth went on patrol with the Border Patrol, took a tour of San Quentin State Prison, trained with Marines at 29-Palms and flew with the first female paraplegic pilot to fly across the United States. Elizabeth also covered several in-depth stories on the Esperanza and Sawtooth Complex fires in 2006. Elizabeth loves stories of heroes in the community.
	Bernard Cooper Bill from My Father: A Memoir Bernard Cooper's new memoir is searing, soulful, and filled with uncommon psychological nuance and laugh-out-loud humor. Like Tobias Wolff's This Boy's Life, Cooper's account of growing up and coming to terms with a bewildering father is a triumph of contemporary autobiography. As "The Bill from My Father: begins, Bernard and his father find themselves the last remaining members of the family that once included his mother, Lillian, and three older brothers. Now retired and living in a run-down trailer, Edward Cooper had once made a name for himself as a divorce attorney whose cases included "The Case of the Captive Bride" and "The Case of the Baking Newlywed," as they were dubbed by the Herald Examiner. An expert at "the dissolution of human relationships," the elder Cooper is slowly succumbing to dementia. As the author attempts, with his father's help, to forge a coherent picture of the Cooper family history, he discovers some peculiar documents involving lawsuits against other family members, and recalls a bill his father once sent him for the total cost of his upbringing, an itemized invoice adding up to 2 million dollars. Edward's ambivalent regard for his son is the springboard from which this deeply intelligent memoir takes flight. By the time the author receives his inheritance (which includes a message his father taped tothe underside of a safe deposit box), and sees the surprising epitaph inscribed on his father's headstone, The Bill from My Father has become a penetrating meditation on both monetary and emotional indebtedness, and on the mysterious nature of memory and love.
	Rick Copp Fingerprints and Facelifts Full of retro-fab fun, this smokin' first in a new series from Copp (The Actor's Guide to Greed) introduces the L.A. Dolls, three gutsy (and still very hot) retired female PIs. For seven years in the '80s, the Dolls made Charlie's Angels look like mere pussycats. Their lives have taken divergent paths since: tough Dani Mendez is now San Francisco's assistant chief of police; sweet Claire Walker-Corley is a happy suburban wife and mom; and glamorous Tess Monahan-Cardoza is a wealthy widow. Then drug kingpin Benito Coronel is released from prison; Claire's son, Zak, is attacked after a bachelor party; Dani's PI son, Bowie, barely escapes a bullet during a routine investigation; and Tess's stepdaughter, Bianca, is almost kidnapped. The L.A. Dolls must set aside their differences and reunite to protect their kids and put Coronel back behind bars.
	John W. Dean Broken Government: How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches John Dean delivers the presumably final book in his "impromptu trilogy" on the dread direction Republicans have taken both their party and the government in the past 40 years. His scathing premise that the government is on the brink of destruction due to the active choices of Republicans and the ineptitude of Democrats rings true as he meticulously identifies the failings and tenuous limbs upon which the three branches of government now exist. Dean also keenly identifies how the media has failed to address issues of how government processes its powers.
	Joel Derfner Swish: My Quest to Become the Gayest Person Ever Joel Derfner is gayer than you. Don’t feel too bad about it, though, because he has made being gayer than you his life’s work. At summer day camp, when he was six, Derfner tried to sign up for needlepoint and flower arranging, but the camp counselors wouldn’t let him because, they said, those activities were for girls only. Derfner, just to be contrary, embarked that very day on a solemn and sacred quest: to become the gayest person ever. Along the way he has become a fierce knitter, an even fiercer musical theater composer, and so totally the fiercest step aerobics instructor (just ask him—he’ll tell you himself). In Swish, Derfner takes his readers on a flamboyant adventure along the glitter-strewn road from fabulous to divine. Whether he’s confronting the demons of his past at a GLBT summer camp, using the Internet to “meet” men—many, many men—or plunging headfirst (and nearly naked) into the shady world of go-go dancing, he reveals himself with every gayer-than-thou flourish to be not just a stylish explorer but also a fearless one. So fearless, in fact, that when he sneaks into a conference for people who want to cure themselves of their homosexuality, he turns the experience into one of the most fascinating, deeply moving chapters of the book. Derfner, like King Arthur, Christopher Columbus, and Indiana Jones—but with a better haircut and a much deeper commitment to fad diets—is the hero of a journey destined for legend. Written with wicked humor and keen insight, "Swish" is at once a hilarious look at contemporary ideas about gay culture and a poignant exploration of identity that will speak to all readers—gay, straight, and in between.
	Alex Espinoza Still Water Saints "Still Water Saints" chronicles a momentous year in the life of Agua Mansa, a largely Latino town beyond the fringes of Los Angeles and home to the Botánica Oshún, where people come seeking charms, herbs, and candles. Above all, they seek the guidance of Perla Portillo, the shop’s owner. Perla has served the community for years, arming her clients with the tools to overcome all manner of crises, large and small. There is Juan, a man coming to terms with the death of his father; Nancy, a recently married schoolteacher; Shawn, an addict looking for peace in his chaotic life; and Rosa, a teenager trying to lose weight and find herself. But when a customer with a troubled and mysterious past arrives, Perla struggles to help and must confront both her unfulfilled hopes and doubts about her place in a rapidly changing world. Imaginative, inspiring, lyrical, and beautifully written, "Still Water Saints" evokes the unpredictability of life and the resilience of the spirit through the journeys of the people of Agua Mansa, and especially of the one woman at the center of it all. Theirs are stories of faith and betrayal, love and loss, the bonds of family and community, and the constancy of change.
	Exact Opposites Musicians Exact Opposites is an independently-produced, “conscious hip hop” group composed of two emcees, 'i.fit.the.description', and 'Mekanizm,’ local college students who started by freestyling with local hip hop heads the "Undiscovered Poets.” Exact Opposites is from Blythe, California and performs regularly at clubs and shows around the valley and throughout southern California.
	Johnny Fathom Poet Johnny (xFATHOMx) is co-host of "Riverside Underground Poetry Organization" (headquartered at "Back to the Grind" in downtown Riverside), a member of the collective known only as "Pterodactyl," former front man of "The Prodigal Heresy," and a bearded madman.
	"Bulldog" Bill Feingold "Bulldog" Bill Feingold Unleashed AM970/1140/1250 Face it: When the day is done, you're ready to take a load off your feet. You don't need to think about work or worry about all that's wrong in the world. K-News Radio's Bulldog Bill Feingold, along with his trusty sidekick Kevin Holmes, is just what the doctor ordered to get your evening off on the right foot. Bulldog Bill Feingold Unleashed is radio's happy hour with equal parts wit, information, charm, friendship, and laughter. Listener phone-in's and conversations with people from different walks of life mixed with Heroes, Goats and Yiddish lessons. Just pull up a stool and let the good times roll weeknights from 7 to 10 pm.
	Jane Ganahl Naked on the Page: The Misadventures of My Unmarried LifeJane Ganahl is one of millions of single people out there looking for love at midlife, and she's (more or less) happy (damn it!) Jane Ganahl is forty-nine, single, and loving it—mostly. In "Naked on the Page", Ganahl chronicles the highs, lows, and in-betweens of dating at midlife, along with the professional and personal changes that come fast and furious as she heads toward her fiftieth birthday. Writer of the popular "Single Minded" column for the San Francisco Chronicle, Ganahl employs keen insight and lively wit as she recounts the events of one tumultuous year in her life. Smart, funny, and always honest, "Naked on the Page" proves that there's still plenty of life—and love—after youth is gone.
	Gil Garcetti Water Is Key a Better Future for Africa Of all the many challenges facing the inhabitants of the African continent, there is one elemental need regularly overlooked by the industrialized world. Award-winning photographer Gil Garcetti has created an important visual document intended to show the world why "Water is Key". The book contains eighty compelling black-and-white photographs that illustrate the immediate need for safe water and the dramatic results that can be achieved through the help of world leaders, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and involved citizens. Short essays by leaders such as President Jimmy Carter and outgoing United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan are accompanied by quotes from NGO staff and West African villagers themselves. A foreword by Steve Hilton, president of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, describes the foundation's important safe water relief efforts in Niger, Ghana, Mali, and Burkina Faso. A directory of NGOs and safe water projects in West Africa is included. Gil Garcetti intends "Water is Key" to be a call to action and plans to spend a substantial part of his energies in the next two years to making his campaign a successful one. All of his royalties from bookstore sales of this book will be donated to a safe-water NGO.
	Leslie Gebhart Yes After Cancer: Digestible Dollops for Well-Being After Treatment "Yes After Cancer" offers proof that a change in attitude can result in a change of quality of life! This useful series of dollops is offered as a guidance system. Yes you can make change! Yes you can make change with ease! Yes you can experience more joy in every day! Written by professional Certified Life Coach, Leslie Gebhart, M.A. (breast cancer survivor) this book offers small chunks of easy things to do right now to promote optimal fitness including mental, emotional, spiritual as well as physical. “This is a collection of wonderful nuggets of wisdom that will help you in making the most of your journey through cancer.” ~ Jack Canfield Co-Author, Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivor's Soul(R)
	Barry M. Goldwater Jr. (former Congressman CA (R)) & John W. Dean Pure Goldwater Barry Goldwater was a defining figure in American public life, a firebrand politician associated with an optimistic brand of conservatism. In an era in which American conservatism has lost his way, his legacy is more important than ever. For over 50 years, in those moments when he was away from the political fray, Senator Goldwater kept a private journal, recording his reflections on a rich political and personal life. Here best-selling author John Dean combines analysis with Goldwater's own words. With unprecedented access to his correspondence, interviews, and behind-the-scenes conversations, Dean sheds new light on this political figure. From the late Senator's honest thoughts on Richard Nixon to his growing discomfort with the rise of the extreme right, "Pure Goldwater" offers a revelatory look at an American icon--and also reminds us of a more hopeful alternative to the dispiriting political landscape of today.
	Phil Goodge Owner, Principal Agent, Local State Farm Insurance Agency Phil specializes in educating clients on how to effectively manage the risks of everyday life while preparing for a secure financial future. In addition to being an agent, Phil is a father and grandfather, graduate of USC, former Captain in the USAF and a member of the Chamber of Commerce in Rancho Mirage and Cathedral City .
	Jeff Green Poet A poet, editor and publisher from Riverside California. He is an editor of "Epicenter: A Literary Magazine" and "Left Behind: A Journal of "Shock" Literature". For his complete life story read "The Autobiography of Henry E. Huntington."
	Patti Gribow The Patti Gribow Show (KTLA7/KMIR6) Patti Gribow is the host of the “hit” talk show in the Coachella Valley, The Patti Gribow Show. For two seasons Patti has “wowed” viewers with in-depth conversations with innovative and inspiring people. Guests include Senator John McCain, Dan Rather, Gloria Allred, Steve & Candice Garvey, Monty Hall, Judy Woodruff, Coach Pete Carroll, Barbara Sinatra, Riane Eisler, Rod McKuen, Gil Garcetti and General Bernard Trainor.
	Dr. Steven Gundry Dr. Gundry's Diet Revolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You--And Your Waistline--And Drop the Weight for Good Dr. Steven Gundry explains what your body is “thinking” and tells you why, surprisingly, your genes actually “want” you to be fat–even sick. Eating many so-called healthy foods gives your body the wrong messages and may activate what Dr. Gundry calls “killer genes,” whose purpose is to get rid of you. Now, with his revolutionary ideas, which enabled him to easily lose 70 pounds, you can reprogram your body for the health, life, looks, and longevity you desire! And this is a diet that works equally well for women and men, no matter what their age.
	Elizabeth Gunn McCafferty's Nine The latest in the acclaimed Jake Hines detective series - Chief of Detectives Jake Hines has his work cut out. Somebody's stealing cash and charging merchandise to dozens of local credit card holders, in the same month when a purse-snatcher is assaulting women. One of Jakes team catches the mugger, but at the same time Jake is confronted with an identical-seeming crime elsewhere. He now must uncover the identities of the perpetrators before the violence escalates out of control.
	John Hacker Be Cool: Despite Global Warming John H. Hacker, P.E., is a retired Civil Engineer with over 50 years experience in the building industry. He has received national awards from HUD and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) including the Building Innovation for Homeownership Award, the HUD Blue Ribbon Practices in Housing and Community Development for Innovative Building Technology and the John J. Gunter Award. Hacker holds two United States patents for energy efficient building components and received the Angel Network Award for his pro-bono contributions to energy efficient construction.
	Denise Hamilton (editor & contributor) Los Angeles Noir Brand-new stories by: Michael Connelly, Janet Fitch, Susan Straight, Hector Tobar, Patt Morrison, Robert Ferrigno, Gary Phillips, Christopher Rice, Naomi Hirahara, Jim Pascoe, Scott Phillips, Diana Wagman, Lienna Silver, Brian Ascalon Roley, and Denise Hamilton. Denise Hamilton writes the Eve Diamond series. Her books have been shortlisted for the Edgar, Macavity, Anthony, and Willa Cather awards. The Los Angeles Times named Last Lullaby a Best Book of 2004, and it was also a USA Today Summer Pick and a finalist for a Southern California Booksellers Association 2004 award. Her fourth Eve Diamond novel, Savage Garden, is a Los Angeles Times bestseller and was shortlisted for the Southern California Booksellers Association award for Best Mystery of 2005.
	Trebor Healey A Perfect Scar: And Other Stories "A Perfect Scar and Other Stories" is a whimsical, sly, and slightly crazy collection of short stories from award-winning novelist, poet, and songwriter Trebor Healey. These 12 tales cover a lot of ground, including AIDS, aging, death, eroticism, tattoos, and multiculturalism—all told with humor, insight, and Healey's rich, lyrical touch. This sometimes poignant, sometimes erotic assortment of fauns, punks, cowboy dykes, old men with swollen prostates, young men with criminal records, and gangsters doomed by their own beauty and grace are bound together by folly, fate, and passion in their search to find some semblance of peace in the world.
	Hugh Hewitt A Mormon in the White House?: 10 Things Every American Should Know about Mitt Romney A Mormon in the White House? is the first book on Mitt Romney, his unusual faith story, and his viability as a Republican presidential nominee. Inside are exclusive interviews with the governor, his family, and closest associates, mixed with candid conversations with some of the country's shrewdest political observers and Christian leaders. Radio host and blogger Hugh Hewitt sets out to explain Romney, his faith, and the importance of that debate in a headline-making and election-shaping opening shot in the campaign before the campaign.
	Cheryl Houk What Are You Thinking? Change Your Thoughts Change Your Life "What Are You Thinking?" is about how to actually monitor and responsibly select your thoughts and also speaks in great detail about how to develop trust and faith in the life force. Ms. Houk writes from her own experiences about life, the mind, the power of thoughts, the soul, and fulfilling a life purpose. Her purpose is to help others create a more balanced life by teaching people how to align their mental, spiritual, and physical self with their very own divine purpose. She truly believes in the power of present moment thinking and that it is never too late to change the way you think.
	Chalmers Johnson Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic The long-awaited final volume of Chalmers Johnson’s best-selling "Blowback" trilogy confronts the overreaching of the American empire and the threat it poses to the republic. In his prophetic book "Blowback", Chalmers Johnson linked the CIA’s clandestine activities abroad to disaster at home. In "The Sorrows of Empire", he explored the ways in which the growth of American militarism and the garrisoning of the planet have jeopardized our stability. Now, in "Nemesis", he shows how imperial overstretch is undermining the republic itself, both economically and politically. Delving into new areas—from plans to militarize outer space to Constitution-breaking presidential activities at home and the devastating corruption of a toothless Congress—"Nemesis" offers a striking description of the trap into which the dreams of America’s leaders have taken us. Drawing comparisons to empires past, Johnson explores in vivid detail just what the unintended consequences of our dependence on a permanent war economy are likely to be.
	Linda O. Johnston The Fright of the Iguana The pet-napping of a puppy and an iguana leads Kendra Ballantyne to her Southern California pet-sitting club, where she learns of other foul play. Then a fellow pet-sitter turns up bludgeoned to death. Kendra has her suspicions, but it soon appears she's barking up the wrong tree.
	Kathryn Jordan Hot Water Trapped in an unhappy marriage, a Minnesota housewife indulges in a weekend at a luxurious spa-and a man who'll bring her most intimate fantasies to life. Calling herself Julia Reeves, she hires a gorgeous man-whom she calls William-through the Internet, rents a red Lamborghini, splurges on some ultra-sexy lingerie, and escapes on her clandestine adventure. The Hidden Springs spa is all that she imagined. "William" is much, much more. Her plan was to live out a fantasy and then return to reality. But a weekend may not be enough.
	Chrystine Julian Poet Chrystine Julian is a prolific poet, business executive, workshop leader, drummer, and spiritual teacher. She has been proclaimed, “…an amazing modern poet seer.” Her poetry is frequently incorporated into music, art, dance, and community events, and has been published in periodicals and anthologies both domestically and internationally. Her first collection, "Poetry, Sensual Spirit" was published by Pawpress in 2007.
	John F. Kimberling What This Country Needs: A New Political Party An obscure U.S. vice-president once said "What this country needs is a good five cent cigar". But in this frank, outspoken book, author John Kimberling argues that what this country really needs is a new political party. Both the Republican and Democratic parties have failed the American people. Uncontrolled campaign contributions put millions of dollars in the pockets of politicians in both parties and make them the servants of the rich and powerful, who own the government and make it operate for their benefit, not for the people. "What This Country Needs" refuses to accept that powerful political and financial forces can take our country away from us. It lays out a blueprint for a new third party to give the voters the tools they need to reshape the political process and point the way in a new direction and to a better future for all of us.
	Leslie S. Klinger The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, Volume 3: (A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Valley of Fear) Leslie S. (Les) Klinger is the editor of the Edgar™-winning "New Annotated Sherlock Holmes" and the award-winning nine-volume "Sherlock Holmes Reference Library", (as well as countless articles on Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Victorian age). He also reviews mystery-related books for the Los Angeles Times. His current project for W. W. Norton is "The New Annotated Dracula", due out in October 2008. He is the Chapter President of the So Cal Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America.
	Harley Jane Kozak Dead Ex Holy Hollywood! In actor-turned-author Kozak's witty third crime caper (after 2005's Dating Is Murder), wild Wollie Shelley must solve the cold-blooded murder of terminally ill David Zetrakis, producer of the popular TV soap At the End of the Day. Tall, unarmed and sometimes very dangerous if provoked, Wollie's an underemployed greeting card artist who starts moonlighting as the dating correspondent for the talk show SoapDirt. Getting the dirt on David's killer, however, proves to be a major challenge. Wollie and her best friend, fellow Day actress Joey Rafferty, had both dated David, and Joey becomes the LAPD's top suspect when it turns out David bequeathed her a valuable Gustav Klimt painting. Wollie's faith in her friend is further tested when Joey's husband dies in a suspicious surfing accident and Joey disappears. A Greek mythology twist and crackling insider insight into the fascinating soap opera world enhance this clever whodunit.
	Ken Kuhlken The Vagabond Virgins In the weeks before the 1979 Mexican elections, San Diego P.I. Alvaro Hickey follows newspaper accounts of the stories Baja California campesinos are spreading about visits from the Holy Virgin. She’s admonishing them to vote the corrupt and tyrannical PRI out of power. Though Alvaro doubts her divinity, he’s firmly on her side. He harbors deep personal and political antipathy to the PRI, even before Lourdes Shuler comes asking him to unite her with her sister Lupe, whom she claims is the campesinos’ Virgin.He’s not the kind to turn down an appeal for help, especially from a beauty he senses might fill a missing part of him. Besides, the published sketch a savant girl drew of the Virgin looks identical to Lourdes. He imagines she might not have a sister. Then, on their way to dinner, they pick up a tail. Lourdes admits the man could’ve been sent by her brother Andres, an advisor to the Mexican president, to retrieve the fortune in gold she stole from her dead father. She claims their father was a German Nazi, and that her sister murdered him. Alvaro chooses to stand with the lady while realizing she might become his last adventure. And as yet, even while they travel the back roads and trails of Baja, he doesn’t know about the infamous comandante of the Mexican federal police who has come from the Capital to rid the land of this Virgin, who may be the lady at Alvaro’s side.
	Gino LaMont Morning Anchor, KMIR6 Gino was born and raised in Orange County, California and hasn't ventured too far from home. He began in the news business in 1995 starting as a photographer and floor director for KMIR6 News. He got his break in 1997 when a weekend weather spot opened up at a KMIR6 News. Gino then went on to co-host the popular morning show for the next 6 years. In addition to "Eye on the Desert", Gino also co-hosted the popular, M-Show, a morning drive time radio show on M99.5 FM. Gino is married with a young daughter and hopes to make the valley his home for a very long time.
	Michael Layton Realtor, Keller Williams Realty Michael Layton, GRI, e-PRO, is a Realtor with Keller Williams Realty in Palm Springs CA. A ten year resident of the valley, Michael also has been a Real Estate investor for over 18 years, 7 of those as a licensed Realtor. Michael has earned both a GRI (Graduate Realtor Institute) and e-PRO Designation both National Association of Realtors approved college level courses to further his knowledge of the Real Estate Industry.
	Cloris Leachman Cloris: A Memoir Cloris Leachman has won numerous awards during her career. She won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in "The Last Picture Show" (1971), based on the best-selling book by Larry McMurtry. Cloris has also won a record-setting eight primetime and one daytime Emmy Award and been nominated over 20 times for her work in television over the years, most notably as the character of neighbor/landlady/nosy friend Phyllis Lindstrom on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. The character was a fixture on the program for five years and was subsequently featured in a spin-off series, Phyllis (1975-1977), for which Leachman garnered a Golden Globe award. Cloris is in the process of writing her memoir which will be published Fall 2008.
	Matty Lee 35 Cents "35 Cents" is the story of a straight, young, white boy growing up and coming of age as he hustles his way both through the gay community and the juvenile-detention system of South Florida in the late 1980s. It s also the amount he made when he turned his first trick at 13. Will he find home? Will he find love? All it costs is 35 cents.
	Herman Leonard Jazz, Giants and Journeys: The Photography of Herman Leonard The first book on Leonard's full body of work, including portraits of Billie Holliday, Tony Bennett, Quincy Jones and Frank Sinatra.
	Dinah Lenney Bigger than Life: A Murder, a Memoir Nelson Gross led an outsized life—one in which he played many roles: father, brother, husband, politician, entrepreneur. When he was killed by a couple of teenagers in a botched abduction and robbery, the murder shook his family in predictable and terrible ways. For his daughter, Dinah Lenney, the parent of her own young children, the loss sparked a self-reckoning that led to this book, which is both a meditation on grief and a coming of age story. By turns funny and sad, frustrating and fulfilling, her candid memoir conducts readers through marriage and divorce, blended and broken families—and, finally, the kinds of conflict that infect the best of us under the best of circumstances. In the end, Lenney leaves us with the sense that in spite of extraordinary events—as with most families—it is mutual forgiveness and love that lead us to empathy, acceptance, and the will to carry on.
	Aimee Liu Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders If you have ever suffered from an eating disorder - or cared for someone who is anorexic or bulimic - you may think you understand these illnesses. But do you really understand why they occur? Do you know how eat disorders affect life after recovery? Now, nearly three decades after she detailed her first battle with anorexia in her first book "Solitaire", Aimee Liu presents an emotionally powerful and poignant sequel that digs deep into the causes, cures, and consequences of anorexia and bulimia nervosa.
	Ace Lundon Poet Ace Lundon, poet and gay-rights/human rights activist, has enjoyed a wide-ranging career in public relations, entertainment, radio, media and author. He has served as managing editor of two national publications: Zipper magazine and The Coast To Coast Times. is also author of two books: , The Closets Are Empty … The Dining Room's Full (1993), and Through the Needle's Eye/The Legend of the Planet Itnava, a psychological drama about ‘wealth, politics, religion, medical science and the AIDS virus, an unseen enemy.’ He is founder of “The Closet Project.”
	Debbie Madison Modeling 101 "Modeling 101" is a step-by-step guide of how to become a model at any age. It addresses specific questions about the industry, from how and where to get started, to an extensive national listing of modeling agencies, photographers and industry experts. Nominated, National Reference Book Of The Year!
	William J. Mann Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn Onscreen she played society girls, Spencer Tracy’s sidekick, lionesses in winter. But the best character Katharine Hepburn ever created was Katharine Hepburn: a Connecticut Yankee, outspoken and elegant, she wore pants whatever the occasion and bristled at Hollywood glitter. So captivating was her image that she never seemed less than authentic. But how well did we know her, really? Was there a woman behind the image who was more human, more driven, and ultimately more triumphant because of her vulnerability?
	Alistair McCartney The End of the World Book: A Novel This is no ordinary novel. An encyclopedia of memory—from A to Z—"The End of the World Book" deftly intertwines fiction, memoir, and cultural history, re-imagining the story of the world and one man’s life as they both hurtle toward a frightening future. Alistair McCartney’s alphabetical guide to the apocalypse layers images like a prose poem, building from Aristotle to da Vinci, hip-hop to lederhosen, plagues to zippers, while barreling from antiquity to the present. In this profound book about mortality, McCartney composes an irreverent archive of philosophical obsessions and homoerotic fixations, demonstrating the difficulty of separating what is real from what is imagined.
	Neile McQueen Toffel My Husband, My Friend: A Memoir The affinity between her and her husband was forged by similarly deprived childhoods, she writes; like him, she was neglected by a promiscuous mother. Surviving a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines during World War II, she returned to the U.S. and established herself as a dancer on the Broadway stage in the early 1950s, and then married Steve McQueen. The couple settled in Hollywood, where he rose to stardom. They had two children before their 16-year marriage ended in divorce after McQueen's headlined affair with Ali McGraw. The breakup was the result of her husband's womanizing, public scandals, boozing and drug taking, according to Toffel. Yet she continued to regard him as her friend, she maintains, and they remained bed partners during his later marriages. The book ends with the poignant account of McQueen's death from cancer in 1980.
	Lydia Millet How The Dead Dream T. is a young Los Angeles real estate developer consumed by power and political ambitions. His orderly, upwardly mobile life is thrown into chaos by the sudden appearance of his nutty mother, who’s been deserted by T.’s now out-of-the-closet father. After his mother’s suicide attempt and two other deaths, T. finds himself increasingly estranged from his latest project: a retirement community in the middle of the California desert. As he juggles family, business, and social responsibilities, T. begins to nurture a curious obsession with vanishing species. Soon he’s living a double life, building sprawling subdivisions by day and breaking into zoos at night to be near the animals. A series of calamities forces T. to a tropical island, where he takes a Conrad-esque journey up a river into the remote jungle. Millet’s devastating wit, psychological acuity, and remarkable empathy for flawed humankind contend with her vision of a world slowly murdering itself.
	Debbie Miller Arctic Wings Alaska author Debbie S. Miller is a teacher, naturalist and adventurer who has explored and written about the wilderness and wildlife of Alaska for more than three decades. On her most recent trek to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Debbie studied songbirds that migrate to the Arctic from six continents. She hiked more than 75 miles in the same wild region where oil drilling has been proposed, where the stark reality of global warming looms. In this sensitive birthplace, Debbie has seen thousands of caribou swarm around her tent, polar bears lumber along the coast, and nesting birds that fly from places such as Asia, Africa, and South America. Her essay, Songs From Around the World, was published in Arctic Wings: Birds of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Mountaineers Books, 2006), a stunning photo-essay book which received a 2007 National Outdoor Book Award.
	Tim Miller 1001 Beds: Performances, Essays, and Travels For a quarter century, Tim Miller has worked at the intersection of performance, politics, and identity, using his personal experiences to create entertaining but pointed explorations of life as a gay American man—from the perils and joys of sex and relationships to the struggles of political disenfranchisement and artistic censorship. This intimate autobiographical collage of Miller's professional and personal life reveals one of the celebrated creators of a crucial contemporary art form and a tireless advocate for the American dream of political equality for all citizens. Here we have the most complete Miller yet—a raucous collection of his performance scripts, essays, interviews, journal entries, and photographs, as well as his most recent stage piece "Us". This volume brings together the personal, communal, and national political strands that interweave through his work from its beginnings and ultimately define Miller's place as a contemporary artist, activist, and gay man.
	Michael Minsky Muzzle the Guzzle: 50 Fuel Saving Strategies This one-of-a-kind simple guidebook will help you to: Do your part in preserving the environment; learn easy engine tweaks from the experts; drive safer and save big doing it; decide if a hybrid is for you and take advantage of government unknown tax breaks. There are 50 carefully researched and simple strategies that will help you save gas and money for years to come. Just one simple technique in my book can give a motorist 3-5 miles more to the gallon. Get ready to slash your fuel bill!
	Ruth Nolan Poet Ruth is a poet, professor, editor and activist. She teaches English courses – poetry, desert literature, and guides a student literary/visual arts magazine, "Solstice" – at College of the Desert. She is the author of two books of poetry, "Wild Wash Road" (2006) and "Dry Waterfall" (2008.) Her work has also appeared recently in "Inlandia: A Literary Journey through Southern California’s Inland Empire" (Heyday Books 2006) and in the "San Diego Poetry Annual" (2007) and is forthcoming in "Pedestal". She teaches poetry workshops at unique locations throughout the California desert, and is editor of a forthcoming anthology of desert literature to be published by Heyday, and co-author of the "Palms to Pines Birding and Nature Trail Guide" (2008.)
	Nuclear Youth Musicians Nuclear Youth, a punk rock band comprised of local college students, is from Cathedral City. Bass player Kenny Donovan says that Nuclear Youth is “not just about the burnout junk and everything else that people think punk comes with. Instead, we are all about using our minds and projecting that through our music.” Nuclear Youth uses humor, intelligence, and quick jams to captivate their listeners.
	Greg Palast Armed Madhouse: From Baghdad to New Orleans -- Sordid Secrets and Strange Tales of a White House Gone Wild In his most provocative and caustically funny book yet, Greg Palast, author of the national bestseller "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy", once again gives us the straight scoop on the stories that Big Media won't report. Digging up reams of documents marked "secret" and "confidential," Palast provides the latest lowdown on Bush's secret plans to seize Iraq's oil, the fix planned for the 2008 election, who drowned New Orleans, and the horror and the humor of the War on Terror. With diligent detective work, moral outrage, and a keen sense of the absurd, Palast takes on the "armed and dangerous clowns that rule us" as only he can.
	Jim Pascoe Los Angeles Noir Brand-new stories by: Michael Connelly, Janet Fitch, Susan Straight, Hector Tobar, Patt Morrison, Robert Ferrigno, Gary Phillips, Christopher Rice, Naomi Hirahara, Jim Pascoe, Scott Phillips, Diana Wagman, Lienna Silver, Brian Ascalon Roley, and Denise Hamilton.
	Peter Pereira Poet Peter Pereira’s poems have appeared in Poetry, Prairie Schooner, New England Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, Journal of the American Medical Association, and have been anthologized in 180 More: Extraordinary Poems for Everyday, and the 2007 Best American Poetry. His poems have also been featured online at Verse Daily, Poetry Daily, as well as on National Public Radio’s The Writer’s Almanac. His books include The Lost Twin (Grey Spider 2000), Saying the World (Copper Canyon, 2003, Winner of the Hayden Carruth Award), and What’s Written on the Body (Copper Canyon 2007). He is a family physician in Seattle, and was a founding editor of Floating Bridge Press.
	Thomas Perry Fidelity When Phil Kramer is shot dead on a deserted suburban street in the middle of the night, his wife, Emily, is left with an emptied bank account and a lot of questions. How could Phil leave her penniless? What was he going to do with the money? And, most of all, who was he if he wasn’t the man she thought she married? Jerry Hobart has some questions of his own. It’s none of his business why he was hired to kill Phil Kramer. But now that he’s been ordered to take out Kramer’s widow, he figures there’s a bigger secret at work—and maybe a bigger payoff. As they race to find the secret that Phil Kramer so masterfully hid, both Hobart and Emily must question where their true loyalties lie and how much they owe those who have been unfaithful to them.
	Gary Phillips Bangers On The Streets Of L.A., us against them. That's the law of the cop world. In L.A.'s toughest 'hoods, you gotta bang with the best of the roughnecks. And the best are the five members of TRASH, an elite team of street cops unafraid to go up against the city's worst gang-bangers, even if it means bending the rules, planting a piece, or looking the other way for a fellow cop. The crime-infested Venice Heights section is a place Detective Sergeant Rafael "Saint" Santian understands. It's where he grew up, and part of him never left. But the situation is getting out of control. One of the most lethal gangs is making moves, while a politically ambitious assistant D.A. is looking to snare Saint and his men. Meanwhile hidden hands are lighting a torch that will bring up the heat, turning cop against cop as the line gets blurred between gangsta and law enforcer in a city where everyone's riding on the edge...
	Felice Picano Art and Sex in Greenwich Village: A Memoir of Gay Literary Life After Stonewall A progenitor of the gay literary movement, as well as a poet, author and publisher, Picano recounts the creatively rich, landmark period during the 1970s and '80s when the first dedicated gay presses arose in New York City. Focusing primarily on Sea Horse Press and the Gay Presses of New York, both founded or co-founded by Picano, he covers the two decades following the 1969 Stonewall riots, outlining how he (and others) fostered a GLBT literary tradition that continues today, with writers such as Edmund White, Andrew Holleran, Larry Kramer and, of course, Picano. This highly personal account of an important and often neglected area of gay history offers compelling material that makes a reader long for a more objective account. But until that book is written, this is the most complete document of the gay book publishing movement to date.
	David Rensin All for a Few Perfect Waves: The Audacious Life of Legendary Surfer Miki ''Da Cat'' Dora In this vivid biography, David Rensin, author of "The Mailroom: Hollywood History from the Bottom Up", takes on a daunting task: to clarify the clouded myth of legendary surfer Miki Dora. Growing up in post-WWII California, the half-Hungarian Dora came to surfing in the 1950s and '60s, when it was still an oddball pastime of random kooks riding longboards made out of redwoods off nearly empty Los Angeles beaches. Dora's grace and signature style brought him attention as surfing grew into the central image of the California "endless summer." Yet Dora was no ordinary beach bum, and his restless intelligence led him around the world in search of waves as yet unsullied by the masses. Dora also possessed a darker side and had no qualms about ripping off even his closest friends. His credit card scams eventually landed him in prison. Rensin faces a difficult task in tracking down an elusive and paranoid target (Dora died of pancreatic cancer in early 2002). After the introduction in which Dora is compared to everyone from Muhammad Ali to the beat poets, Rensin lets Dora's friends, lovers and rivals tell the story. The result brings a remarkable focus to a man whose greatest accomplishments were written on water. Dora's life tracked the explosion of celebrity culture and it's hard not to sympathize with Dora's ambivalence about his fame.
	Christopher Rice Blind Fall From three-time New York Times best-selling author Christopher Rice -- whose novels have been called "bold and ambitious" by The New York Times, "chillingly perverse" by USA Today, and "shocking, sexy...intricate" by Glamour -- comes this startling psychological thriller about an Iraq War vet who seeks redemption and revenge when a fellow Marine he failed to protect during the war is brutally murdered. John Houck became a Marine to become a hero. But his life changed when he failed to notice an explosive device that ended up maiming the captain of his Force Recon Company, a respected Marine who nearly sacrificed himself to save John's life. Home from Iraq, John pays a visit to his former captain, only to discover the captain has been gruesomely murdered. John pursues a strange man he sees running from the scene, but he discovers that Alex Martin is not the murderer. Alex is, in fact, the former captain's secret male lover and the killer's intended next victim. Blind Fall is a story of honor and integrity, of turning failure into victory. It is a stunning departure for Christopher Rice: the story of two men, one a Marine, one gay, who must unite to avenge the death of the man they both loved -- one as a brother-in-arms, one as a lover -- and to survive.
	Robert Scheer Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America In the course of his forty-year-career as one of America 's most admired journalists, Robert Scheer's work has been praised by Gore Vidal, Susan Sontag, and Joan Didion, who deems him "one of the best reporters of our time." Now, Scheer brings a lifetime of wisdom and experience to one of the most overlooked and dangerous issues of our time - the destructive influence of America 's military-industrial complex. The views of libertarians, liberals, and pacifists are often overlooked or ignored by America's mainstream media. "The Pornography of Power" is the culmination of a respected journalist's efforts to change the terms of debate . At a time when many are exploiting fears of terrorist attacks and only a few nati