‘J-Management’: Fresh Perspectives on the Japanese Firm in the 21st Century

TOKYO, July 9, 2009 — After its economic crisis in the 1990s, Japanese management implemented many changes to get the country back on track. “J-Management” (published by iUniverse) by Parissa Haghirian offers a look at how these cultural, social, demographic, structural, and eco…

‘My Heritage, My Destiny’: New Autobiography Tells the Story of a Latvian Immigrant’s Quest for Personal Peace

LIBERTY, Pa., June 11, 2009 — To a small child, the world is a simply amazing place viewed through innocent eyes. When the horrors of war shatter that innocence and simplicity, the effect can be quite profound. “My Heritage, My Destiny” (published by iUniverse) by Dr. Baiba Kreger is a…

‘The Terrorist Legacy’: New Thrilling Fiction Book Merges Fact and Fiction, Creating All-Too-Real Possibility of Nuclear Threat

CAPE CORAL, Fla., June 1, 2009 — “On May 20, 2009, less than a week after President Obama met with the Israel Prime Minister, in a show of defiance, Iran fired a long range, solid propellant rocket capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to Tel Aviv, or to the capitals of Europe. Coincidence? I don…

‘A Letter to Sophie’: Famous Ophthalmologist’s Dramatic Life Story Shared for Granddaughter, Others

KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 13, 2009 — As a child of a Coptic orthodox family growing up in Cairo, Egypt, during the late ’30s and ’40s, Aziz Anis did not grasp the significance of the blue-painted and taped windows and the searchlights lighting the dark night sky, nor could he relate the dull t…

‘The Great Hour Struck: On Eagles’ Wings: Part One’

MANCHESTER, Mo., May 12, 2009 — How do you respond to a crisis? Have you ever been involved in a crisis and did something you never imagined you would do? In our present-day world, which is filled with the imminent risk of terrorist attacks, nuclear warfare and catastrophic natural disaster, are we t…

‘Chinese Chess’: Thrilling Tale of Nuclear Attack on American Soil Reveals Age-old Game of Strategy in which the Battle Pits Good Against Evil

UNIONVILLE, Ontario, May 11, 2009 — Born in 1947, a few years after the end of World War II, author Joseph Pilarski’s early memories were of growing up in post-Holocaust Poland. Exposed to many post war documentaries, including actual footage shot by the Nazis in the concentration camps, Pi…

‘War Correspondent from D-Day to the Elbe’: The Story Behind Those Gripping Accounts from the Front Lines

SAN DIEGO, April 8, 2009 — Holbrook Bradley’s on-the-scene reporting for the Baltimore Sun of the men of the 29th Division in action during World War II was a daily “must-read” for hundreds of thousands of their families, friends and lovers. Eager to know how their loved ones we…

‘Tiki-Tiki Rimbo’: An Autobiography

JACKSON, Mich., March 6, 2009 — Out-of-body experiences, prophetic, repetitive dreams, a heavenly visitor and a guardian angel that never leaves his side threads the story, “Tiki-Tiki Rimbo” (published by AuthorHouse), of World War II veteran Robert E. Damm. Eighty-three-year…

Grammy and Golden Globe Award Winner Kitaro Provides the Original Motion Picture CD Soundtrack for Toyo’s Camera - The Riveting Film About Japanese Internment During WWII Makes Its U.S. Premiere in Los Angeles Today (March 6)

LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2009 — What stories do distinguished photographers Ansel Adams, Edward Weston and Toyo Miyatake’s photographs tell in this motion picture? Toyo’s Camera reveals a riveting chapter of Japanese-American History during WWII. The award-winning film ToyoR…

Our Need to Remember: Growing Up with Faith and Family During Wartime in America

HAGERSTOWN, Ind., Feb. 26, 2009 — Set in a middle-class neighborhood on the east side of Indianapolis during World War II, “Me and Howard: Surviving the ’40s in Indianapolis” (published by iUniverse) is a non-fiction work about simpler times in a smaller America.

This nostal…