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<title>What’s Happening With Book Millionaire</title>
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<summary type="text/plain"> “What’s Happening With Book Millionaire?” Martin Luther King, Jr said, “Man must evolve — for all human conflict — a method which rejects aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is Love.” Book Millionaire continues to move...</summary>
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				“What’s Happening With<br>
				Book Millionaire?”</font>
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						<p style="margin-right: 20px"><font face="Arial">Martin Luther King, Jr said, “Man 
						must evolve — for all human conflict — a method which 
						rejects aggression and retaliation. The foundation of 
						such a method is Love.”</font></td>
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			<p style="margin-right: 20px"><br>
			Book Millionaire continues to move forward, not at the pace we 
			originally intended, but with the same excitement, focus and passion 
			for helping others.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">Personally, I needed some time to regroup and understand actions 
			of others, of which I felt deep hurt and sadness. This is, in part, 
			what put the show on hold. I appreciate your patience through this 
			process.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">I have observed some disparaging comments about the Book 
			Millionaire show and me.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">It has come to our attention — through communications from others 
			— this may be in connection with a group of bloggers who are 
			allegedly blogging false, inaccurate information against about 100+ 
			companies and projects in the publishing industry.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">At first I was very angry and wanted to punish the people for 
			what I saw as attacks.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">But something deep inside of me looked around at our world and 
			decided we didn’t need anymore thought forms of anger, hate or 
			violence. Our world is at a critical point, we are either going to 
			make it has a human race…or not.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">Just look around.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">You can see it in the news, in leadership, in your neighborhoods 
			and in your schools. We are at a turning point in humanity where we 
			need to evolve to the next level of human potential and 
			sustainability.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">Situations similar to what happened to me and the show have been 
			experienced by others also, often times women.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">Here are a few of the recent headlines and summaries:</p>
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						<span style="font-size: 16pt; font-weight:700">
						“Rudeness, threats make the Web a cruel world”</span></font>
						<br>
						<font color="#000080"><b><i>
						<span style="font-size: 12pt">USA Today </span></i>
						<span style="font-size: 12pt">Technologies Writer <br>
						Janet Kornblum</span></b></font></font></p>
						<p style="margin-right: 20px">
						<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2007-07-30-cruel-web_N.htm">
						http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2007-07-30-cruel-web_N.htm</a></p>
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									<p style="margin-right: 20px"><b>
									<span style="font-size: 11pt">Excerpt:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt"> 
									But a series of incidents, including one 
									involving a female technology blogger who 
									briefly went into hiding after receiving 
									sexually explicit death threats, has made 
									online incivility an increasingly hot topic 
									and fueled a debate over how to balance free 
									speech with social etiquette.</span></p>
									<p style="margin-right: 20px">
									<span style="font-size: 11pt">“The 
									information superhighway has become the mean 
									streets of cyburbia,&quot; says Silicon Valley 
									technology forecaster Paul Saffo. &quot;It's just 
									gotten steadily worse.&quot;</span></td>
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						<p style="margin-right: 20px"><font color="#800000" face="Arial">
						<span style="font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 700">Battling 
						Abusive Blog Comments: The MSM<br>
						Weighs In<br>
						</span></font><font color="#800000">
						<span style="font-size: 11pt">(MSM means mainstream 
						media)</span></font><br>
						<font color="#000080" face="Arial">
						<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700">Arianna 
						Huffington<br>
						Co-founder and editor-in-chief of <i>The Huffington Post</i>, 
						author of eleven books and public radio co-host</span></font></p>
						<p style="margin-right: 20px">
						<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/2007/03/28/battling-abusive-blog-com_e_44475.html">
						http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/2007/03/28/battling-abusive-blog-com_e_44475.html</a></p>
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									<span style="font-size: 11pt">Excerpt:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt"> 
									But (writer Catherine) Holahan takes it a 
									step further, examining the apparent 
									tendency of commenters to spew greater and 
									more energetic bile towards women than men. 
									Not exactly a revelation to those of us in 
									possession of ovaries and URLs, but it's 
									still noteworthy that Holahan explores the 
									question in detail, offering quotes from 
									many female bloggers and noting the increase 
									in sexually aggressive and violent comments 
									on blogs by or about women. The topic of 
									online harassment and abuse is neither new 
									nor immediately fixable, but it's finally 
									picking up mainstream play, and at the very 
									least building some momentum in public 
									discussion.</span></td>
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						<span style="font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 700">
						BusinessWeek Dispatches from the Blog Battle Zone </span>
						</font><br>
						</font><font color="#000080" face="Arial">
						<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700"><i>
						BusinessWeek</i> Technology and Web Writer<br>
						Catherine Holahan</span></font></p>
						<p style="margin-right: 20px">
						<a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2007/tc20070328_021104.htm">
						http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2007/</a><br>
						<a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2007/tc20070328_021104.htm">
						tc20070328_021104.htm</a></p>
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									<p style="margin-right: 20px"><b>
									<span style="font-size: 11pt">Excerpt:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt"> 
									Other women bloggers say they, too, have 
									noticed a difference between the way women 
									and men are discussed on the Web. Elisa 
									Camahort, co-founder of BlogHer, a community 
									for women bloggers, says body parts and 
									sexuality are more frequently included in 
									criticisms aimed at women, particularly 
									prominent women, on the Web. &quot;I think a 
									woman is subject to certain kinds of 
									comments that men wouldn't get,&quot; says 
									Camahort.</span></p>
									<p style="margin-right: 20px">
									<span style="font-size: 11pt">When referring 
									to deliberately hostile and insulting 
									comments on blogs and message boards, it is 
									called &quot;flaming.&quot; Among bloggers, people who 
									post comments, seemingly for the sole 
									purpose of upsetting others, are known as 
									&quot;trolls.&quot;</span></p>
									<p style="margin-right: 20px"><span style="font-size: 11pt">&quot;There are 
									a group of people who feel like it is their 
									job to make you feel bad or attack 
									everything that you say,&quot; says Robert Scoble, 
									author of one of the top 25 most-read blogs 
									on the Internet, who rose to prominence by 
									blogging about former employer Microsoft.</span></p>
									<p style="margin-right: 20px"><span style="font-size: 11pt">Kathy 
									Sierra, a well-known blogger who has been 
									target of a cyber-attack, says about going 
									public about her experience, &quot;I never 
									expected this level of conversation. Right 
									now, people are saying we are not going to 
									tolerate this.&quot;</span>&nbsp;</td>
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						<span style="font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 700">The 
						Bullying Stops Now</span></font><br>
						<font color="#000080">
						<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700"><i>USA 
						Today</i> “Tech_Space” Blogger <br>
						Angela Gunn</span></font></font></p>
						<p style="margin-right: 20px">
						<a href="http://blogs.usatoday.com/techspace/2007/03/naked_lunch_in_.html">
						http://blogs.usatoday.com/techspace/2007/03/naked_lunch_in_.html</a></p>
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									<p style="margin-right: 20px">Excerpt: Ms. Sierra's 
									barricaded in her house and coping with the 
									Web's worse aspect. More specifically, Ms. 
									Sierra's dealing with someone who has posted 
									threats to rape, torture, mutilate and 
									murder her.</p>
									<p style="margin-right: 20px">Tim O'Reilly, publisher, ETech 
									organizer, and all-around Guy Who Should 
									Know, said something very smart re all this 
									at SFGate.com: “We need to say this is not 
									acceptable behavior. If you start making 
									offensive comments, they will be deleted 
									from a blog. Don't give people that 
									platform.”&nbsp;</td>
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						<p style="margin-right: 20px"><font face="Arial"><font color="#800000">
						<span style="font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 700">Call for 
						a Blogger’s Code of Conduct</span></font><br>
						<font color="#000080">
						<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700">Tim 
						O’Reilly<br>
						Leading tech blogger and computer book publisher</span></font></font></p>
						<p style="margin-right: 20px">
						<a href="http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/03/call_for_a_blog_1.html">
						http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/03/call_for_a_blog_1.html</a></p>
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									<span style="font-size: 11pt">Excerpt:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt"> 
									…we now have one more clear object-lesson on 
									what you get when you start a site that not 
									only tolerates but encourages mean comments: 
									there's a quick race to the bottom. It seems 
									to me that there's a big difference between 
									censorship and encouraging and tolerating 
									abuse</span></td>
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						<p style="margin-right: 20px"><font face="Arial"><font color="#800000">
						<span style="font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 700">Taking 
						the Week Off</span></font><br>
						<font color="#000080">
						<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700">Robert 
						Scoble<br>
						Leading blogger and author who came to prominence during 
						his tenure as technical evangelist at Microsoft</span></font></font></p>
						<p style="margin-right: 20px">
						<a href="http://scobleizer.com/2007/03/26/taking-the-week-off/">
						http://scobleizer.com/2007/03/26/taking-the-week-off/</a></p>
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									<p style="margin-right: 20px"><b>
									<span style="font-size: 11pt">Excerpt</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt">: 
									We have to fix this culture…It’s this 
									culture of attacking women that has 
									especially got to stop. I really don’t care 
									if you attack me. I take those attacks in 
									stride. But, whenever I post a video of a 
									female technologist there invariably are 
									snide remarks about body parts and other 
									things that simply wouldn’t happen if the 
									interviewee were a man.</span></td>
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						<p style="margin-right: 20px"><font face="Arial"><font color="#800000">
						<span style="font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 700">Online, 
						Churls Gone Vile</span></font><br>
						<font color="#000080">
						<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700">By 
						Howard Kurtz<br>
						Washington Post Staff Writer</span></font></font></p>
						<p style="margin-right: 20px">
						<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/25/AR2007032501218_pf.html">
						http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/25/</a><br>
						<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/25/AR2007032501218_pf.html">
						AR2007032501218_pf.html</a></p>
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									<span style="font-size: 11pt">Excerpt:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt"> 
									No corner of the Net is safe from this bile. 
									The Washington Post's Web site has been 
									grappling with a surge in offensive and 
									incendiary comments.</span></td>
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			<p style="margin-right: 20px"><br>
			<br>
			<font color="#800000" face="Arial">
			<span style="font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 700">My Choice was Love 
			and Light — Not Easy</span></font></p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">It took some time for me to make my choice that instead of 
			attacking or retaliating for what I perceived as false, misguided 
			actions of others, I decided to find a spiritual understanding and 
			develop a spiritual action plan.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">It’s my desire that this experience helps me spiritually grow as 
			an individual and leader.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">It took patience and investing time in my process of seeking 
			spiritual answers and healing for this experience. I hope to someday 
			help others heal from the experience of this type of pain. I know it 
			is impossible to give something to another if one doesn’t have it 
			oneself.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">This experience triggered judgment and anger inside of me. Before 
			acting or moving forward, I had to wait, so I could come from a wise 
			place. It wasn’t easy and took a while for me to complete my inner 
			work.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px"><font color="#800000" face="Arial">
			<span style="font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 700">Focusing on Needs</span></font></p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">As a result of this spiritual growth, I have learned that 
			anything perceived as an attack from another is an expression of his 
			or her needs.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">So I would like to have my attention on that need. What could 
			their needs be?</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">I don’t know, but I could imagine half-a-dozen things.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">They could have a need to protect society. And if, from their 
			perspective, they think I am doing something harmful, I can 
			understand trying to stop what they perceive as harmful actions. 
			But, they are acting on misinformation.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">I have gone to their blogs and contacted them to ask for open 
			dialogues to gain an understanding of their perceptions and provide 
			accurate information. They have responded with additional attacks 
			and threats, rather than peaceful, life-enhancing dialogues.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">Could it be true that someone is paying for this group of 
			bloggers to blog hate messages about more than 100 companies and 
			projects in the publishing industry that compete with this company? 
			Could this be how the bloggers are paying their bills and feeding 
			their families?</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">The group or company that might be paying for this could have 
			needs to feel successful and feed their families. They could be 
			feeling scared of competition believing the only way to fulfill 
			their needs is to try to wipe out the competition in an attempt to 
			increase their market share, stock price or company value.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">If this were the case, I imagine the people who own the company, 
			who may have hired these bloggers, could be trying to protect their 
			resources, advance their businesses and make money to feed there 
			families.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">While I do not condone this, I can understand all humans have 
			needs.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">If this is true, I am very sad for their chosen ways and tactics. 
			I wish they had more trust in Divine Source that there exists other 
			more life-enhancing ways to be successful than trying to hurt 
			others. I choose to not carry enemy images of them.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">Because their needs are not being met doesn’t have anything to do 
			with me or the show.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">Even though I do not personally know these people, I can imagine 
			these are beautiful human beings who are misguided in trying to have 
			their needs met, doing so in tragic ways.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">I can understand that they are making these choices for the same 
			reason all human beings do everything: to meet needs in the best way 
			they know how at the moment.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px"><font color="#800000">
			<span style="font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 700">Love is the Answer</span></font><br>
			<br>
			I believe Love is the answer to this. What I want in my life is 
			compassion and a loving flow between me and others based on mutual 
			giving from the heart.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">Attack happens when people are taught to analyze and blame rather 
			than clearly expressing what they need.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">From the moment people start talking about their needs, rather 
			than what is wrong with others, the possibility of finding ways to 
			meet everyone’s needs greatly increases.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">What do you suppose the beautiful human needs are behind these 
			blogs?</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">It might be some very simple, human basic needs — beautiful, 
			understandable needs wrapped in ugly, tragic strategy.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">Part of the needs may be to feed their families, if they were 
			hired. If people are paying them, they may see that this is the only 
			way to feed their families.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">I envision and have joined a team co-creating an online community 
			of cultural leaders helping people and businesses solve problems, 
			make decisions, create and live from Love and Light in the Highest 
			Good for All.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">Is this culture even possible online? We believe so.</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">Here’s a powerful guiding thought from a Cultural Leader...<br>
			<br>
			At his blog, leading blogger Tim O’Reilly said, “A culture is a set 
			of shared agreements that allows us to live together. Let's make 
			sure that the culture we create with our blogs is one that we are 
			proud of.”</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px">Blessings of Love and Light,</p>
			<p style="margin-right: 20px"><a href="http://www.keyboard-culture-lori-prokop.com">Lori Prokop</a><br>
&nbsp;</p>
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<entry>
<title>Book Millionaire Virtual Seminars</title>
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<modified>2006-11-03T20:10:26Z</modified>
<issued>2006-06-10T07:40:51Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.bookmillionaire.com,2006://7.74</id>
<created>2006-06-10T07:40:51Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">If you have any suggestions for problems you would like solved, topics you would like featured or experts you would like interviewed, please post to the blog under the &quot;Bookmillionaire Virtual Seminars&quot; category. Posting questions and comments does not sign...</summary>
<author>
<name>Lori Prokop</name>
<url>http://lori-prokop.com</url>
<email>media@howtohealbuse.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Bookmillionaire Virtual Seminars</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>If you have any suggestions for problems you would like solved, topics you would like featured or experts you would like interviewed, please post to the blog under the "Bookmillionaire Virtual Seminars" category. Posting questions and comments does not sign you up for the newsletter. You have top fill in your name and email address on the form to the right.</p>]]>

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<entry>
<title>Week 10 Winners</title>
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<modified>2006-08-03T07:39:31Z</modified>
<issued>2006-06-09T09:02:08Z</issued>
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<created>2006-06-09T09:02:08Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Here are the Week 10 Winners which were voted on by the community from June 2 through June 8: 1) Victoria Taylor 2) Karen Ward 3) Nicole Rehnborg 4) George Koelsch 5) Brooks Brown We really appreciate your heartfelt support...</summary>
<author>
<name>Lori Prokop</name>
<url>http://lori-prokop.com</url>
<email>media@howtohealbuse.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Week 10 Winners</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Here are the Week 10 Winners which were voted on by the community from June 2 through June 8:</p>

<p>1)	Victoria Taylor<br />
2)	Karen Ward<br />
3)	Nicole Rehnborg<br />
4)	George Koelsch<br />
5)	Brooks Brown</p>

<p>We really appreciate your heartfelt support of this community online project. Together with you, we are truly an online team. We value and hear your voice and messages. </p>

<p>We'd Love to Hear from You<br />
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<title>Week 10 Contestants</title>
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<modified>2006-08-03T07:39:31Z</modified>
<issued>2006-06-02T06:00:19Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.bookmillionaire.com,2006://7.70</id>
<created>2006-06-02T06:00:19Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"><![CDATA[ Nicole Rehnborg What is your book, writing or book idea about? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “The Once a Week Cook: 6 Meals in 60 Minutes” includes shopping lists and package labels. It is how to prepare 6 meals in 1 hour. Meals...]]></summary>
<author>
<name>Lori Prokop</name>
<url>http://lori-prokop.com</url>
<email>media@howtohealbuse.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Watch Week 10 Videos</dc:subject>
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				<p align="center"><br>
				<font color="#000080"><span style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Nicole 
				Rehnborg</b></span></font><p align="left"><b><br>
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/nicole_rehnborg.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="5" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/nicolerehnborg.jpg" align="left" alt="Click image to view video" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF"></a>What 
				is your book, writing or book idea about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
				“The Once a Week Cook: 6 Meals in 60 Minutes” includes shopping 
				lists and package labels. It is how to prepare 6 meals in 1 
				hour. Meals will be refrigerated or frozen and then basically 
				heat and serve daily. As a working mother who has little time to 
				put food on the table, my book will help others just like me.</span></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tell us about your background</b>:</p>
				<p align="left"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">I 
				have been an entrepreneur since childhood. My mom said when I 
				was born she always saw me being an author. I’ve worked in food, 
				TV, radio, traffic safety and education. When I went to college 
				at 36, I finally believed I could do it. In seven years I’ve 
				earned my Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D. I am outgoing, fun and a 
				regular person.</span><br>
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				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/nicole_rehnborg.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img19" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week10buttons/button12.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Nicole Rehnborg's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-font-color-hover: #000080; fp-font-color-press: #0000FF; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Nicole Rehnborg's Video"></a>&nbsp;
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/nicole_rehnborg_vote.htm">
				</p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
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				<p align="center"><font color="#000080">
				<span style="font-size: 16pt; font-weight: 700">Brooks Brown</span></font><br>
&nbsp;</p>
				<p align="left">
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/brooks_brown.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/brooksbrown.jpg" alt="Click on Photo to View Video" align="left" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF" width="320" height="240"></a><b>What 
				is your book, writing or book idea about?</b><p align="left">
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
				“Four Days: A Thanksgiving Travesty” is a holiday book that 
				gives a whole new meaning to being thankful</span><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<b>Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have been 
				writing poetry and short stories since the age of 7. At the age 
				of 12, I knew I wanted to be a published author. Thirty-three 
				years later, I have completed over 200 song lyrics, four poetry 
				books, 38 short stories, 11 screenplays, six fictional novels 
				and one non-fiction how “not” to book. <br>
				<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; While I haven’t struck gold in the television or movie 
				industry, I most definitely have gained knowledge and experience 
				that, despite the rough spots, have motivated me to continue to 
				move onward and upward in my writing career.<br>
				<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I am the ordinary and typical 9 to 5 above average 
				American female who does it all and wants it all. I’m mentally 
				and physically capable of succeeding at any task. This is my 
				time to make my dreams a true reality.<br>
				.<br>
				<br>
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				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/brooks_brown.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img17" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week10buttons/button15.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Brooks Brown's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Brooks Brown's Video"></a><span style="text-decoration: none">&nbsp;
				</span>
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				<p align="center">
				<font color="#000080">
				<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 16pt">Karen Ward</span></font></p>
				<p align="left">
				<br>
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/karen_ward.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/karenward.jpg" alt="Click on Image to View Video" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF" align="left"></a><b>What is your book, writing or book idea 
				about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; ">“The King’s Men” and “It’s All 
				About School.” <br>
				<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “The King’s Men” is a fictional story which 
				acknowledges struggles men may face daily, whether being drugs 
				and alcohol abuse, gang involvement, suicidal thoughts, lack of 
				motivation due to being unemployed, to name a few. By becoming a 
				“King’s Men,” men can seek ways to overcome any obstacle.<br>
				<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “It’s All About School” is an educational, 
				inspirational book of poems which discusses such topics as teen 
				pregnancy, being bullied, peer mediation and deterring from gang 
				involvement, to name a few. Various topics are elaborated in the 
				poems which youth may encounter during their school journeys, 
				whether its middle or high school. The book also discusses how 
				many youths are positive role models for others. The wonderful 
				graphic illustrations included in the book were drawn by youths.
				<br>
				<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Having such an extended background in writing and the 
				human service field, the overall concept of my books and 
				writings consist of helping others conquer their fears, seek 
				hope and prosper in learning and achieving their life goals.<br>
				</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br>
				</span><b><br>
				Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I founded Gracious 
				Hands Literary Company. This business was formed to encourage 
				youths and adults experiencing struggles and abuse, and who are 
				in need of encouragement through literature and uplifting, 
				educational, drama presentations. <br>
				<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I organized and formed a drama group called The 
				Creator’s Vision. This dynamic group performed my writings at 
				various locations including youth recreational centers, schools, 
				elderly residential facilities, The Salvation Army, churches, 
				The GEVA Theatre and various other locations, normally without 
				any fee or cover charge to attend the events. I self-published 
				my two books, “The King’s Men” and “It’s All About School.” I 
				produced the educational course entitled, “Basic Steps to 
				Develop Your First Book.” This course teaches individuals 
				concrete steps to self-publish a book. <br>
				<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I work as a country program manager for Persons in Need 
				of Supervision Mediation Program. The mediation services aid 
				students in decision-making skills and add a fresh motivation 
				for them to attend school and display positive behaviors at 
				home, school and within the community.<br>
				<br>
				<br>
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				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/karen_ward.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img11" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week10buttons/button18.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Karen Ward's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Karen Ward's Video"></a>&nbsp;
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				<p align="center"><b><font color="#000080">
				<span style="font-size: 16pt">George Koelsch</span><br>
				&nbsp;</font></b></p>
				<p align="left">
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/george_koelsch.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/georgekoelsch.jpg" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF" alt="Click Image to View Video" align="left" width="320" height="240"></a></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is your book, writing or book idea 
				about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
				“The Longships of Orion” is about an alternative universe when 
				descendents of the Vikings rule a group of star systems forming 
				in the Consortium, an alien enemy threatens to destroy the 
				Viking civilization until and unless a new leader can be found 
				to achieve ultimate victory. </span></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I am a computer 
				engineer and have developed new systems for most of the last 
				29 years. I have a Masters degree in Physics and have been 
				writing in my spare time since I was in elementary school. <br>
				<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As you can see from my video, I have a unique presence 
				with my Viking Immersion Program. As I said in my video, I have 
				taken Staged Combat to learn how to fight with bladed weapons to 
				enhance my writing. I have worked very hard to learn what is 
				needed to improve my novel to get it published. <br>
				<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I am outgoing, imaginative and work well with others. I 
				can be entertaining and fun to be around. While I can follow, I 
				am not afraid to lead, as I have managed people many times 
				during my career. <br>
				<br>
&nbsp;</p></td>
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				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/george_koelsch.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img13" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week10buttons/button1A.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch George Koelsch's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch George Koelsch's Video"></a>&nbsp;
				 </p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</td>
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				<p align="center"><font color="#000080">
				<span style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Victoria Taylor</b></span></font><br>
				<br>
&nbsp;</p>
				<p align="left">
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/victoria_taylor.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/victoriataylor.jpg" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px" alt="Click Image to Watch Video" align="left" width="320" height="240"></a></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is your book, writing or book idea 
				about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “For God’s 
				Sake: Celebrating Life as a Sacred Transformation” is based on 
				events leading up to and following the still-birth of my first 
				born son, and the major life lessons I learned in transforming 
				even a negative experience, such as this, into a positive step 
				on my journey to achieve my spiritual destiny. This is for 
				anyone who has experienced loss, tragedies or set-back of any 
				kind.</p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<b>Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				I was a Rotary Exchange Student and attended college in New 
				Zealand. I worked from 1969 to 1982 as a model with national and 
				international modeling agencies. A major challenge that shaped 
				my life was the death of my first born son in childbirth. As a 
				result of this, I was forced to surrender my own selfish desires 
				to mother one child to a greater plan to mother thousands 
				through their various losses by writing a book that would 
				inspire them to celebrate life as a scared transformation. I 
				wish to assist in leading women to freedom of spirit, for with 
				the balance of female and male energy in the world, will come 
				healing, peace, stability, spiritual growth and real love. I 
				have a vision and dream to fulfill.<br>
&nbsp;</p></td>
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				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/victoria_taylor.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img15" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week10buttons/button1C.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Victoria Taylor's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Victoria Taylor's Video"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Week 9 Winners</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/archives/2006/06/week_9_winners.html" />
<modified>2006-08-03T07:39:31Z</modified>
<issued>2006-06-02T05:56:11Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.bookmillionaire.com,2006://7.73</id>
<created>2006-06-02T05:56:11Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Week Nine Winners Here are the Week 9 Winners which were voted on by the community from May 26 through June 1: 1) Sha Givens 2) Butch Holcombe 3) Jo Kelly 4) Tenille Knoop 5) Anne Woods We really appreciate...</summary>
<author>
<name>Lori Prokop</name>
<url>http://lori-prokop.com</url>
<email>media@howtohealbuse.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Week 9 Winners</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Week Nine Winners</p>

<p>Here are the Week 9 Winners which were voted on by the community from May 26 through June 1:</p>

<p>1) <a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/sha_givins.htm">Sha Givens</a><br />
2) <a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/butch_holcombe.htm">Butch Holcombe</a><br />
3) <a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/jo_kelly.htm">Jo Kelly</a><br />
4) <a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/tenille_knoop.htm">Tenille Knoop</a><br />
5) <a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/anne_woods.htm">Anne Woods</a></p>

<p><br />
We really appreciate your heartfelt support of this community online project. Together with you, we are truly an online team. We value and hear your voice and messages. </p>

<p>We'd Love to Hear from You</p>

<p>What do you think of the FR.EE Book Millionaire University? What did you think of online voting? Who did you love and why? What kind of free resources would you like us to put on the blog? Let us know at the blog at http://www.bookmillionaire.com<br />
</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Week 8 Winners</title>
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<modified>2006-08-03T07:39:31Z</modified>
<issued>2006-06-02T05:54:20Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.bookmillionaire.com,2006://7.72</id>
<created>2006-06-02T05:54:20Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Week Eight Winners Here are the Week 8 Winners which were voted on by the community from May 19 through May 25: 1) Donna Christensen-Pacini 2) Michael Stearns 3) Dr. Letitia Wright 4) James Goodlett We really appreciate your heartfelt...</summary>
<author>
<name>Lori Prokop</name>
<url>http://lori-prokop.com</url>
<email>media@howtohealbuse.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Week 8 Winners</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Week Eight Winners</p>

<p>Here are the Week 8 Winners which were voted on by the community from May 19 through May 25:</p>

<p>1)      <a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/donna_christensen.htm">Donna Christensen-Pacini</a><br />
2)      <a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/michael_stearns.htm">Michael Stearns</a><br />
3)     <a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/letitia_wright.htm"> Dr. Letitia Wright</a><br />
4)      <a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/james_goodlett.htm">James Goodlett</a></p>

<p>We really appreciate your heartfelt support of this community online project.<br />
Together with you, we are truly an online team. We value and hear your voice and messages. </p>

<p>We'd Love to Hear from You</p>

<p>What did you think of online voting? Who did you love and why? What kind of free resources would you like us to put on the blog? Let us know at the blog at http://www.bookmillionaire.com<br />
</p>]]>

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<entry>
<title>Week 9 Contestants</title>
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<modified>2006-08-03T07:39:31Z</modified>
<issued>2006-05-26T06:00:54Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.bookmillionaire.com,2006://7.69</id>
<created>2006-05-26T06:00:54Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"><![CDATA[ Sha Givens What is your book, writing or book idea about? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Through the Storm” is a story of love, triumph and betrayal. A mother and daughter strive to find peace in their broken relationship while secrets from their...]]></summary>
<author>
<name>Lori Prokop</name>
<url>http://lori-prokop.com</url>
<email>media@howtohealbuse.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Watch Week 9 Videos</dc:subject>
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				<font color="#000080"><span style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Sha 
				Givens</b></span></font><p align="left"><b><br>
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/sha_givens.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="5" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/shagivens.jpg" align="left" alt="Click image to view video" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF"></a>What 
				is your book, writing or book idea about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Through the 
				Storm” is a story of love, triumph and betrayal. A mother and 
				daughter strive to find peace in their broken relationship while 
				secrets from their past tear them further apart.</p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tell us about your background</b>:</p>
				<p align="left"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After college I worked 
				with youth in self-esteem education programs educating them on 
				goal-setting. I started a motivational speaking company years 
				later that was designed to empower students, employees and 
				business owners. The challenge of starting a school in Kenya 
				with no money helped me understand the power of perseverance. I 
				am willing to work hard, use my talents and gifts in every 
				effort to make an unforgettable impact on readers and viewers 
				everywhere. I will use this gift to spread messages that are 
				positive and through provoking in order to make the world a 
				better place.<br>
&nbsp;</p></td>
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				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/sha_givens.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img19" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week9buttons/button14.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Sha Givens's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-font-color-hover: #000080; fp-font-color-press: #0000FF; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Sha Givens's Video"></a>&nbsp;
				</p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
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				<p align="center"><font color="#000080">
				<span style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Butch Holcombe</b></span></font><br>
&nbsp;</p>
				<p align="left">
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/butch_holcombe.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/butchholcombe.jpg" alt="Click on Photo to View Video" align="left" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF" width="320" height="240"></a><b>What 
				is your book, writing or book idea about?</b><p align="left">
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
				“Everybody’s South of Somewhere” is a twisted look at America 
				seen through the eyes of a southerner. It is based on true life 
				experiences and can be best summed up in one word: 
				Awfullydamnedfunny.</span><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<b>Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I attended college 
				for engineering but instead become a machinist. After 20 years, 
				I quit my steady job to concentrate on my writing, as well as a 
				national magazine I started called “American Digger.” I also run 
				an antiques business. My goal is to share my writing with more 
				of the world…God help them. <br>
				<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rather than waxing poetically let me list: I have 
				neither small children nor day job, so I can travel. I’m not a 
				drinker, so I’d be sober for the tapings much of the time. I’m a 
				writer, which I feel is a big bonus for potential contestants. 
				I’ve been to big cities before, so I won’t embarrass myself or 
				others. I’ve been on camera before, so I won’t require repeated 
				takes due to looking doe-eyed and slack-jawed into the lens. I’m 
				used to speaking engagements, so I can talk coherently to more 
				than one person at a time. I will write for food; ‘nuff said.<br>
				<br>
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				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/butch_holcombe.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img17" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week9buttons/button17.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Butch Holcombe's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Butch Holcombe's Video"></a><span style="text-decoration: none">&nbsp;
				</span>
				</p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</td>
			</tr>
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				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<font color="#000080">
				<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 16pt">Jo Kelly</span><span style="font-weight: 700"><span style="text-decoration: none"><br>
				</span><br>
				</span></font><br>
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/jo_kelley.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/jokelley.jpg" alt="Click on Image to View Video" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF" align="left"></a></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is your book, writing or book idea 
				about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; ">“The Truth About Being an 
				Extra: How to Become a Background Actor” is about helping new 
				people get a foot in the door of “show biz’ the right way. The 
				book tells the truth about all the sharks in Hollywood, where 
				they swim and how to find the good guys. The purpose of this 
				book is to help all new people trying to break into “show 
				business.”</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br>
				</span><b><br>
				Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; While working for 
				a PR firm, I met and married the veteran actor Jack Kelly, who 
				starred with James Garner in the TV series “Maverick.” Jack died 
				in 1993. <br>
				<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have been a background actor for 25 years. I was 
				terrified at the thought of getting up in front of a group of 
				strangers to teach them something. However, I had spent so much 
				time and money and worked so hard, I knew that I had to try, 
				even if I failed. The great Babe Ruth once said, “Don’t let the 
				fear of failure get in your way.” <br>
				<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I explained what it was like to work on a set, what to 
				expect, wardrobe and what “camera ready” meant. I explain which 
				agencies to register with that will book you for work. The 
				seminar went so well, some of the people actually paid me extra 
				to help them get registered. <br>
				<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Now, I’ve written a book and produced an audio and set 
				up a web site so people all over the world who want to come to 
				Hollywood to break into the business can avoid the pitfalls and 
				disappointments I encountered. I did it the hard way, but I can 
				show you how to do it the right way and have fun doing it.<br>
				<br>
&nbsp;</p></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/jo_kelley.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img11" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week9buttons/button1A.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Jo Kelly's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Jo Kelly's Video"></a>&nbsp;
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/jo_kelley_vote.htm">
				</p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center"><font color="#000080">
				<span style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Anne Woods</b></span></font><b><font color="#000080"><br>
				&nbsp;</font></b></p>
				<p align="left">
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/anne_woods.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/annewoods.jpg" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF" alt="Click Image to View Video" align="left" width="320" height="240"></a></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is your book, writing or book idea 
				about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; My book is “The 
				Obstacle is You!” Identifying and Healing Your Life Wound.” 
				Although we have all acquired many battle scars in life, we each 
				have one particularly deep wound that dominates our behavior. It 
				is also the key to our purpose in life.</p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have used this 
				topic in business consulting sessions and it has been very 
				effective. I own my own consulting firm, have been vice 
				president of finance and have a CPA and bachelors degree. I have 
				the potential to be very successful as a writer and speaker. 
				I’ve been successful before in other industries, and I know how 
				I did it. As a writer, I have good ideas and the skills to 
				communicate them. Perhaps, more importantly, I really want to 
				help people and communicate with them.<br>
&nbsp;</p></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/anne_woods.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img13" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week9buttons/button1C.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Anne Woods' Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Anne Woods' Video"></a>&nbsp;
				</p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center"><font color="#000080">
				<span style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Tennille Knoop</b></span></font><br>
				<br>
&nbsp;</p>
				<p align="left">
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/tennile_knoop.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/tennileknoop.jpg" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px" alt="Click Image to Watch Video" align="left" width="320" height="240"></a></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is your book, writing or book idea 
				about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Some People 
				Just Shouldn’t Marry" is about a newlywed couple who quickly 
				regret getting married. Heartbroken, angry and frustrated the 
				two try to hold on to something that just isn’t there.</p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<b>Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">I 
				graduated with an English degree. I have been an at-risk teacher 
				for the past three years and recently stopped teaching, gave up 
				my career and started writing full-time. I know I’m destined for 
				something great. There isn’t a thing I can’t do when I put my 
				heart into it. My personality is magnetic, electric and full of 
				flavor. I’m constantly involved in new projects, new ideas, new 
				essays, etc.</span><br>
&nbsp;</p></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/tennile_knoop.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img15" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week9buttons/button1E.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Tennille Knoop's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Tennille Knoop's Video"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Week 7 Winners</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/archives/2006/05/week_7_winners.html" />
<modified>2006-08-03T07:39:31Z</modified>
<issued>2006-05-26T05:59:30Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.bookmillionaire.com,2006://7.71</id>
<created>2006-05-26T05:59:30Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Here are the Week 7 Winners which were voted on by the community from May 19 through May 25: 1) Toni Maguire 2) Patrick Hardy 3) Stacey Kannenberg 4) Robi Malone 5) Emma Bowen Meyer We really appreciate your heartfelt...</summary>
<author>
<name>Lori Prokop</name>
<url>http://lori-prokop.com</url>
<email>media@howtohealbuse.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Week 7 Winners</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Here are the Week 7 Winners which were voted on by the community from May 19 through May 25:</p>

<p>1)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/toni_maguire.htm">Toni Maguire</a><br />
2)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/patrick_hardy.htm">Patrick Hardy</a><br />
3)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/stacey_kannenberg.htm">Stacey Kannenberg</a><br />
4)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/robi_malone.htm">Robi Malone</a><br />
5)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/emma_meyer.htm">Emma Bowen Meyer</a></p>

<p></p>

<p>We really appreciate your heartfelt support of this community online project. Together with you, we are truly an online team. We value and hear your voice and messages. </p>

<p>We'd Love to Hear from You</p>

<p>What did you think of online voting? Who did you love and why? What kind of free resources would you like us to put on the blog? Let us know at the blog at http://www.bookmillionaire.com<br />
</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Week 8 Contestants</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/archives/2006/05/week_8_contesta.html" />
<modified>2006-08-03T07:39:31Z</modified>
<issued>2006-05-19T06:00:10Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.bookmillionaire.com,2006://7.66</id>
<created>2006-05-19T06:00:10Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"><![CDATA[ Donna Christensen-Pacini What is your book, writing or book idea about? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Emma’s Love Letters” is literary fiction. It contains a love story, a tribute to artist Vincent Van Gogh and features Guitars Not Guns. My book will appeal...]]></summary>
<author>
<name>Lori Prokop</name>
<url>http://lori-prokop.com</url>
<email>media@howtohealbuse.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Watch Week 8 Videos</dc:subject>
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				<td>
				<p align="center"><br>
				<font color="#000080"><span style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Donna 
				Christensen-Pacini</b></span></font><p align="left"><b><br>
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/donna_christensen.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="5" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/donnachristensen.jpg" align="left" alt="Click image to view video" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF" width="320" height="240"></a>What 
				is your book, writing or book idea about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Emma’s Love 
				Letters” is literary fiction. It contains a love story, a 
				tribute to artist Vincent Van Gogh and features Guitars Not 
				Guns. My book will appeal to people all over the world, 
				especially people with humanitarian hearts.</p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tell us about your background</b>:</p>
				<p align="left"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I co-own with my 
				husband a creative arts company, A Starry Night Productions, that 
				promotes local creative artists and their works. We also sponsor 
				community benefits concerts. I love my novel. Everyone who has 
				read it loves it. In my novel, I want to draw attention to a 
				wonderful non-profit music program called Guitars Not Guns. I 
				have written an excellent novel. I am inspired and inspiring. I 
				can take action. I can work alone or with a group. I am quick 
				thinking, smart, honest and fair. I am patient. I listen to 
				others. Everyone who visits my website finds my novel very 
				interesting and wants to read it. I am also proud of being an 
				excellent and devoted mother/wife and of being an excellent 
				writer.<br>
&nbsp;</p></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/donna_christensen.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img19" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week8buttons/button23.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Donna Christensen's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-font-color-hover: #000080; fp-font-color-press: #0000FF; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Donna Christensen's Video"></a>&nbsp;
				</p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
									<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<font color="#000080">
				<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 16pt">Michael Stearns</span><span style="font-weight: 700"><span style="text-decoration: none"><br>
				</span><br>
				</span></font><br>
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/michael_stearns.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/michaelstearns.jpg" alt="Click on Image to View Video" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF" align="left" width="320" height="240"></a></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is your book, writing or book idea 
				about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; ">“Just Another YoYo Contest” is 
				a memoir. My journey winds its way humorously through sex, drugs 
				and jazz beginning into an extensive career as a film and 
				television actor. Later I enjoyed careers as top-producing 
				stockbroker and real estate executive. My rise and fall and 
				rise-again life as been described as Forrest Gump with brains. 
				The story’s message is wholesome with a positive influence on 
				readers looking for encouragement.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br>
				</span><b><br>
				Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After a 10 year 
				stint on the road as a musician with Harry James, Les Brown, 
				Billy Eckstine, Perez Prado and others, I pursued a career as an 
				actor. With over 50 movie and TV titles to my credit, I decided 
				to try business and went into real estate. Concluding a 
				successful career as a RE broker, I switched to stocks and 
				bonds. Eventually retiring from investment banking at 47, I had 
				plenty of time to try my hand at a myriad of retirement jobs 
				from school teacher, bus driver, entrepreneur, fisherman and 
				mentor. You’ll look for a long time before you find someone with 
				as many interesting life experiences as I have. I have “antique” 
				value. Let’s face it. How many people can say they’ve rubbed 
				shoulders with Mae West, taught Marvin Gaye how to ride a 
				motorcycle, played cards with Helen Hayes, shot golf with Billy Eckstine and was introduced to Christianity by way of a 
				beautiful pair of legs. My story is an actual example of how one 
				man has been naïve enough to exclude the possibility of failure 
				in his life.<br>
&nbsp;</p></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/michael_stearns.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img11" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week8buttons/button28.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Michael Stearns' Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Michael Stearns' Video"></a>&nbsp;
				</p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center"><b><font color="#000080">
				<span style="font-size: 16pt">Dr. Letitia Wright</span><br>
				&nbsp;</font></b></p>
				<p align="left">
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/letitia_wright.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/letitiawright.jpg" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF" alt="Click Image to View Video" align="left" width="320" height="240"></a></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is your book, writing or book idea 
				about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Tales from the 
				Wright Place” is things successful business woman were told that 
				changed their careers, personal lives or businesses, when they 
				were at crucial periods. This is for women business owners.</p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I host a 
				television show called “The Wright Place.” I am a chiropractic 
				physician. I support literacy. I have done substantial work in 
				creating a platform.<br>
&nbsp;</p></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/letitia_wright.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img13" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week8buttons/button2A.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Letitia Wright's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Letitia Wright's Video"></a>&nbsp;
				</p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center"><font color="#000080">
				<span style="font-size: 16pt"><b>James Goodlett</b></span></font><br>
				<br>
&nbsp;</p>
				<p align="left">
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/james_goodlet.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/jamesgoodlet.jpg" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px" alt="Click Image to Watch Video" align="left" width="320" height="240"></a></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is your book, writing or book idea 
				about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Creating 
				God” and “The Theory of Alien Intervention” is about the 
				necessity for an alien race to create human shells (bodies) for 
				their souls, in order for the souls to communicate in the 
				physical.</p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<b>Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Worked in hospitality 
				industry and owned my own business. I am very creative and 
				driven. I have no journalistic background and am almost 50, thus 
				proving that no obstacles can stand in your way, so long as you 
				have the desire, and the three P’s: Persistence, Passion and 
				Patience. One goal is to change the way the world thinks about 
				our fellow man, regardless of race or religion.<br>
&nbsp;</p></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/james_goodlet.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img15" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week8buttons/button2C.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch James Goodlett's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch James Goodlett's Video"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Week 7 Contestants</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/archives/2006/05/week_7_contesta.html" />
<modified>2006-08-03T07:39:31Z</modified>
<issued>2006-05-11T06:00:52Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.bookmillionaire.com,2006://7.65</id>
<created>2006-05-11T06:00:52Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"><![CDATA[ Stacey Kannenberg What is your book, writing or book idea about? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Title is “Let’s Get Ready for Kindergarten.” We think we have the solution to “no child left behind.” One book for parents, teachers and kids that has...]]></summary>
<author>
<name>Lori Prokop</name>
<url>http://lori-prokop.com</url>
<email>media@howtohealbuse.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Watch Week 7 Videos</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<table>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center"><br>
				<font color="#000080"><span style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Stacey 
				Kannenberg</b></span></font><p align="left"><b><br>
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/stacey_kannenberg.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="5" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/staceykannenberg.jpg" align="left" alt="Click image to view video" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF"></a>What 
				is your book, writing or book idea about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Title is “Let’s 
				Get Ready for Kindergarten.” We think we have the solution to 
				“no child left behind.” One book for parents, teachers and kids 
				that has all the information children are required to know. We 
				are winners of the “2005 Adding Wisdom Award” from 
				Parents-to-Parents and selected as a Top 15 Product for Parents 
				by Orca Communications.</p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tell us about your background</b>:</p>
				<p align="left"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We are Cedar Valley 
				Publishing, two moms inspired by Oprah to make a difference. Our 
				idea is simple: one book for each grade that helps parents, kids 
				and teachers with the core curriculum for that grade. It would 
				be an excellent way for us to get exposure to increase our sales 
				and to create Cedar Valley Publishing Foundation. We already 
				donate 10% of all profits to literacy programs.<br>
&nbsp;</p></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/stacey_kannenberg.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img19" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week7buttons/button1.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Stacey Kannenberg's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-font-color-hover: #000080; fp-font-color-press: #0000FF; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Stacey Kannenberg's Video"></a>&nbsp;
				 </p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center"><font color="#000080">
				<span style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Patrick Hardy</b></span></font><br>
&nbsp;</p>
				<p align="left">
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/patrick_hardy.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/patrickhardy.jpg" alt="Click on Photo to View Video" align="left" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF" width="320" height="240"></a><b>What 
				is your book, writing or book idea about?</b><p align="left">
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
				I love allegories. So my story will fit in that genre. It is 
				about a college town that, for some reason, starts to look more 
				and more like the college and less and less like an independent 
				township. The themes are deep about college-town relationships 
				and the dance that goes on there. It will be exaggerated and 
				with some interesting twists at the end as to why the mayor has 
				disappeared.</span><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<b>Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I graduated top of 
				my class in multiple majors. I came from hard-working people. I 
				am a black belt, an All-American, a US Debate Champion and an 
				award-winning political scientist and historian. I am an 
				extrovert with introverted properties. I love to give public 
				presentations and lectures. I love to be dramatic and keep 
				audiences guessing with interest and curiosity. I love to 
				travel, meet new people, mingle at book festivals and entertain 
				people as both a verbal storyteller and written storyteller. I 
				have been a voracious reader since a kid. My curiosity is 
				limitless. I want to make sure my manuscripts are well 
				constructed narratives that I can be proud to market to people. 
				It’s all on my shoulders, and I take that seriously. Even though 
				I love going out, I can also love the isolation and solitude of 
				my computer.<br>
&nbsp;</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/patrick_hardy.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img17" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week7buttons/button11.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Patrick Hardy's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Patrick Hardy's Video"></a><span style="text-decoration: none">&nbsp;
				</span>
				 </p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<font color="#000080">
				<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 16pt">Emma Bowen Meyer</span><span style="font-weight: 700"><span style="text-decoration: none"><br>
				</span><br>
				</span></font><br>
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/emma_meyer.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/emmameyer.jpg" alt="Click on Image to View Video" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF" align="left" width="320" height="240"></a></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is your book, writing or book idea 
				about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; ">My book is called “Fiery Dark 
				Secret.” It is a suspense novel about a woman who runs a shelter 
				for battered women and is sickened by the abuse she witnesses. 
				After her home is burned down, she decided to take the law into 
				her own hands and go after one of the abusers.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br>
				</span><b><br>
				Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After college I 
				taught junior high math for four years until I became pregnant 
				with my first child. I quit work to take care of him and the two 
				that came right after him. I have been a stay-at-home mom for 
				eight years, writing in my spare time. I already have a finished 
				product that was released in April of 2005. I am flexible, 
				easy-going, quick-witted and good at working with people. I can 
				accomplish many things in a short period of time. I will be 
				donating half of my profits from the sale of this book to a 
				children’s home.<br>
&nbsp;</p></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/emma_meyer.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img11" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week7buttons/button13.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Emma Meyer's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Emma Meyer's Video"></a>&nbsp;
				 </p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center"><b><font color="#000080">
				<span style="font-size: 16pt">Toni Maguire</span><br>
				&nbsp;</font></b></p>
				<p align="left">
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/toni_maguire.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/tonimaguire.jpg" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF" alt="Click Image to View Video" align="left" width="320" height="240"></a></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is your book, writing or book idea 
				about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “The Yuckiest Cat” 
				is a children’s picture story book about a 
				silly old buffoonish cat, a black and white Sylvester type, who 
				is just a slob. He meets the love of his life and has to mend 
				his ways in order to try to win her fair paw — hmmmm — can it be 
				done? Hmmmmm?</p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I was raised in a 
				small Midwestern town. Attended school in one-room school house, 
				eight grades, one teacher, you do the math. I had a 30 year 
				airline sales and marketing career. I am chairperson of Monday 
				Morning Writers’ Group. I love my stories so much that I want to 
				share them with the world, whether or not the world wants me to 
				be sharing. Writing is my passion. I feel very good about 
				writing for children and especially because my stories are 
				conflict-free. Many a night when I was a child I wept late into 
				the night because my mother had read a bedtime story “Bambi” to 
				me. It’s beyond me why anyone in his or her right mind would 
				read a bedtime story like that to a child. My stories are humorous 
				and fun. It gives me a high to think of children laughing, 
				giggling and sighing when their parents read them my “Yuckiest 
				Cat.”<br>
&nbsp;</p></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/toni_maguire.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img13" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week7buttons/buttonC1.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Toni Maguire's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Toni Maguire's Video"></a>&nbsp;
				 </p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center"><font color="#000080">
				<span style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Robi Malone</b></span></font><br>
				<br>
&nbsp;</p>
				<p align="left">
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/robi_malone.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/robi_malone.jpg" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px" alt="Click Image to Watch Video" align="left" width="320" height="240"></a></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is your book, writing or book idea 
				about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				“Wings” is a children’s novel about a young boy who finds 
				dinosaur eggs and tries to hatch them. “Buried Secrets” is a 
				mystery/murder about a mother who is murdered. Her wayward 
				daughter sets out to solve it.</p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<b>Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I graduated with a 
				BA in English and creative writing (in my 40s). My goal is to 
				get published in the areas of mystery and children’s novels. I 
				desire to leave a positive mark in this life without hurting 
				others. I grew up in a dysfunctional family. By doing so, I 
				learned how not to raise my family. I broke the mold by not 
				repeating the past. I am also hearing impaired and battle this. 
				I am passionate about my writing. I believe that I can use 
				issues, such as the sexual abuse in “Buried Secrets,” to speak 
				out against injustices. <br>
&nbsp;</p></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/robi_malone.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img15" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week7buttons/buttonD.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Robi Malone's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Robi Malone's Video"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
				 </td>
			</tr>
		</table>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Watch Week 6 Winners</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/archives/2006/05/watch_week_6_wi.html" />
<modified>2006-08-03T07:39:31Z</modified>
<issued>2006-05-11T05:59:59Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.bookmillionaire.com,2006://7.68</id>
<created>2006-05-11T05:59:59Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Here are the Week 6 Winners which were voted on by the community from May 5 through May 11: 1) Heather Ramsey 2) Ken Dwight 3) Joel Kelley 4) April Hayes 5) Bungy Hedley Hartshorn We really appreciate your heartfelt...</summary>
<author>
<name>Lori Prokop</name>
<url>http://lori-prokop.com</url>
<email>media@howtohealbuse.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Week 6 Winners</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Here are the Week 6 Winners which were voted on by the community from May 5 through May 11:</p>

<p>1)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/heather_ramsey.htm">Heather Ramsey </a><br />
2)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/ken_dwight.htm">Ken Dwight </a><br />
3)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/joel_kelley.htm">Joel Kelley </a><br />
4)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/april_hayes.htm">April Hayes </a><br />
5)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/bungy_hartshorn.htm">Bungy Hedley Hartshorn </a></p>

<p>We really appreciate your heartfelt support of this community online project. Together with you, we are truly an online team. We value and hear your voice and messages. </p>

<p>We'd Love to Hear from You</p>

<p>What did you think of online voting? Who did you love and why? What kind of free resources would you like us to put on the blog? Let us know at the blog at <a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com">http://www.bookmillionaire.com</a><br />
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Week 6 Contestants</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/archives/2006/05/week_6_contesta.html" />
<modified>2006-08-03T07:39:31Z</modified>
<issued>2006-05-05T06:00:06Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.bookmillionaire.com,2006://7.63</id>
<created>2006-05-05T06:00:06Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"><![CDATA[ April Hayes What is your book, writing or book idea about? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Dr. Desire” is about a nice, small town, young woman who falls prey to a rock star who tries to destroy her life as he uses mind...]]></summary>
<author>
<name>Lori Prokop</name>
<url>http://lori-prokop.com</url>
<email>media@howtohealbuse.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Watch Week 6 Videos</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<table>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center"><br>
				<b><font color="#000080"><span style="font-size: 16pt">April 
				Hayes</span></font></b><p align="left"><b><br>
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/april_hayes.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="5" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/aprilhayes.jpg" align="left" alt="Click image to view video" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF"></a>What 
				is your book, writing or book idea about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
				“Dr. Desire” is about a nice, small town, young woman who falls 
				prey to a rock star who tries to destroy her life as he uses 
				mind manipulation, vampire-like soul stealing and astral 
				projection while she desperately tries to hold on to her sanity.</p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tell us about your background</b>:</p>
				<p align="left"> I worked as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN). 
				I then became co-owner in a local theater before deciding to 
				become a Realtor. I have raised my son as a single mother. I am 
				a fun, outgoing person who likes new experiences. I feel my book 
				will be entertaining and worth the time it takes to read it.<br>
&nbsp;</p></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/april_hayes.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img19" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week6buttons/button3.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch April Hayes' Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-font-color-hover: #000080; fp-font-color-press: #0000FF; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch April Hayes' Video"></a>&nbsp;
				 </p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center"><font color="#000080">
				<span style="font-size: 16pt"><b>Bungy Hedley Hartshorn</b></span></font><br>
&nbsp;</p>
				<p align="left">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/bungy_hartshorn.htm">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/bundgyhartshorn.jpg" alt="Click on Photo to View Video" align="left" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF"></a><b>What 
				is your book, writing or book idea about?</b><p align="left">
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
				</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman">Title is “View 
				from the Top of the Mast.” It is an autobiography of crewing on 
				sailboats in my early days. It includes younger life, 
				interesting folks met, life right on the rocky beaches above Los 
				Angeles Harbor, Hollywood during WWII, lots of oddities of 
				history that are long forgotten.</span><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<b>Tell us about your background</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I was raise on 
				Pacific Ocean and sailed from the age of 12. Instead of college, 
				I opted for crewing on sailboats through out the Pacific, etc. 
				Divorced and had tourist shop in “Cowboy Capital,” managed two 
				500 acre resort ranches. I lived in Hawaii, California, Puerto 
				Rico, Florida, Connecticut and Texas.&nbsp;<br>
&nbsp;</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/bungy_hartshorn.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img17" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week6buttons/button5.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Bungy Hartshorn's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Bungy Hartshorn's Video"></a><span style="text-decoration: none">&nbsp;
				</span>
				</p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<font color="#000080">
				<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 16pt; text-decoration: none">
				Joel Kelley</span><span style="font-weight: 700"><span style="text-decoration: none"><br>
				</span><br>
				</span></font><br>
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/joel_kelley.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/joelkelley.jpg" alt="Click on Image to View Video" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF" align="left"></a></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is your book, writing or book idea 
				about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">“</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; ">Sweet Adeline Evans</span>”<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; ">
				is about a professional woman who works her 
				way up through Corporate American. She turns a male dominated 
				company into 98% female executives and president and CEO. She is 
				reunited with the love of her life after 15 years. She couldn’t 
				have him then and can’t have him now.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br>
				</span><b><br>
				Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I am a story 
				teller. Once I do my research and development on a topic, I can 
				run with it. My imagination is my best quality for this 
				profession. I feel I have several “great” story lines to pursue. 
				I have been in advertising sales, magazine editor, production 
				manager and general manager.<br>
&nbsp;</p></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/joel_kelley.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img11" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week6buttons/button7.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Joel Kelley's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Joel Kelley's Video"></a>&nbsp;
				</p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center"><font color="#000080" style="font-size: 16pt">
				<b>Ken Dwight</b></font><b><font color="#000080"><br>
				&nbsp;</font></b></p>
				<p align="left">
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/ken_dwight.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/kendwight.jpg" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF" alt="Click Image to View Video" align="left"></a></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is your book, writing or book idea 
				about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">“</span>Safe Computing with the Virus Doctor: How to Stop Viruses, 
				Squash Worms and Smash Trojan Horses” is about computer viruses, spyware, spam and other forms of malevolent software (malware). 
				The book focuses on prevention and recognizing symptoms of 
				infection. This book is for average computer users who are 
				connected to the Internet and use email.</p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Computer 
				professional since 1966, when hired as a programmer trainee on a 
				mainframe computer system. After working my way through various 
				job responsibilities in the information technology department of 
				four large corporations, I founded my computer consulting 
				practice in 1972. I believe everyone benefits from the success 
				of any one individual. And this show has the potential to raise 
				the consciousness and education of many prospective authors.<br>
&nbsp;</p></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/ken_dwight.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img13" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week6buttons/button9.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Ken Dwight's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Ken Dwight's Video"></a>&nbsp;
				</p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center"><font color="#000080" style="font-size: 16pt">
				<b>
				Heather Ramsey</b></font><br>
				<br>
&nbsp;</p>
				<p align="left">
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/heather_ramsey.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/heatherramsey.jpg" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px" alt="Click Image to Watch Video" align="left"></a></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is your book, writing or book idea 
				about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
				“Birds of a Feather</span>”<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
				is about a teacher who spends three years 
				in a new town attempting to forge ahead from a formidable past. 
				All the while, she teaches her students the value of believing 
				in themselves through the hidden lessons in “To Kill a 
				Mockingbird” and an old lullaby with the same winged friend.</span></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<b>Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I was raised in 
				New England in the private school arena with my five siblings. 
				My father taught English at our school while my mother stayed 
				home and raised us. I went on to graduate from the University of 
				Virginia with a degree in English, education and a minor in 
				computer science. I am a high school English teacher who writes 
				on the side. Life is about patience, intentions, thought (and 
				its influences) and modeling these qualities.<br>
&nbsp;</p></td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/heather_ramsey.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img15" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week6buttons/buttonB.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Heather Ramsey's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Heather Ramsey's Video"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Watch Week 5 Winners</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/archives/2006/05/watch_week_5_wi.html" />
<modified>2006-08-03T07:39:31Z</modified>
<issued>2006-05-05T05:59:59Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.bookmillionaire.com,2006://7.67</id>
<created>2006-05-05T05:59:59Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Here are the Week 5 Winners which were voted on by the community from April 28 through May 4: 1) Sherry Payne 2) Domingo Ivan Casanas 3) Bryan Buss 4) Stephen Michael Verigood 5) Michael Sebastian We really appreciate your...</summary>
<author>
<name>Lori Prokop</name>
<url>http://lori-prokop.com</url>
<email>media@howtohealbuse.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Week 5 Winners</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Here are the Week 5 Winners which were voted on by the community from April 28 through May 4:</p>

<p>1)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/sherry_payne.htm">Sherry Payne</a><br />
2)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/domingo_casanas.htm">Domingo Ivan Casanas</a><br />
3)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/bryan_buss.htm">Bryan Buss</a><br />
4)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/stephen_verigood.htm">Stephen Michael Verigood</a><br />
5)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/michael_sebastian.htm">Michael Sebastian</a></p>

<p>We really appreciate your heartfelt support of this community online project. Together with you, we are truly an online team. We value and hear your voice and messages. </p>

<p>We'd Love to Hear from You</p>

<p>What did you think of online voting? Who did you love and why? What kind of free resources would you like us to put on the blog? Let us know at the blog at <a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com">http://www.bookmillionaire.com</a><br />
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<entry>
<title>Week 5 Contestants</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/archives/2006/04/week_5_contesta.html" />
<modified>2006-08-03T07:39:30Z</modified>
<issued>2006-04-28T08:11:02Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.bookmillionaire.com,2006://7.59</id>
<created>2006-04-28T08:11:02Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"><![CDATA[ Domingo Ivan Casanas California &nbsp; What is your book, writing or book idea about? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; My book, “Cuba, The Tarnished Pearl” is based on a journal that my father left me. He only asked for me to wait 30...]]></summary>
<author>
<name>Lori Prokop</name>
<url>http://lori-prokop.com</url>
<email>media@howtohealbuse.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Watch Week 5 Videos</dc:subject>
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				<b><font color="#000080"><span style="font-size: 16pt">Domingo 
				Ivan Casanas</span><br>
				California</font></b><br>
				<br>
&nbsp;<p align="left"><b><br>
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/domingo_casanas.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="5" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/domingocasanas.jpg" align="left" alt="Click image to view video" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF"></a>What 
				is your book, writing or book idea about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">My 
				book, “Cuba, The Tarnished Pearl” is based on a journal that my 
				father left me. He only asked for me to wait 30 years after his 
				death to publish it. It is about Cuba, how we got out of Cuba 
				and my family struggles. It needs to be read by so many who take 
				freedom for granted.</span></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tell us about your background</b>.</p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; My family 
				immigrated to this great country (USA) in 1965 with only what 
				each of us was wearing at the time. At the age of nine, I was 
				already an entrepreneur at a local flea market, was recruiting 
				neighborhood kids to collect unwanted returnable bottles and had 
				a paper route. In high school, one day I was called into the 
				office and told I needed to get home because of an emergency. 
				When I got there my father was being wheeled into an ambulance. 
				He had a stroke and 18 days later passed away. I was very 
				concerned about my mother and baby sister. I was given a “free 
				ride” to attend several universities for my soccer and football 
				skills. During my university years from 1976 to 1980 we won two 
				NCAA Division One championships. At the end of my four years I 
				was given the highest award a soccer player may receive: The Gus 
				Donahue Soccer Award.</p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In 2005, I became 
				a realtor. I also write for several newspapers and internet 
				periodicals. I am full of life and a “people person.” My faith 
				helps me very much. In March 2004, I drove myself to the 
				hospital and had a successful five by-pass open heart surgery. 
				God knew my children needed me and my book had to be finished. 
				People will see my playful ways, my sincerity, my struggles, my 
				motivation and my patriotism for this country.</p>
				<p align="left"> <br>
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				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/domingo_casanas.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img19" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week5buttons/button15.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Domingo Casanas' Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-font-color-hover: #000080; fp-font-color-press: #0000FF; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Domingo Casanas' Video"></a>&nbsp;
				 </p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
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				<p align="center"><font color="#000080"><b>
				<span style="font-size: 16pt">Stephen Michael Verigood</span><br>
				Pennsylvania</b></font><br>
				<br>
				<br>
&nbsp;</p>
				<p align="left">
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/stephen_verigood.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/stephenverigood.jpg" alt="Click on Photo to View Video" align="left" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF"></a><b>What 
				is your book, writing or book idea about?</b><p align="left">
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
				“My World’s View” is how I viewed the world as a deaf child 
				written in poetic style.</span><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<b>Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have been 
				working in the retail industry ever since I was old enough to 
				work. I have worked various jobs. I have been trusted with 
				various responsibilities. I try to make those around me enjoy 
				the things that they have a little bit more. If something makes 
				someone happy, I will do what I can to make it happen for them. 
				I have hosted poetry events at a few local venues. I have spoken 
				as a guest speaker to a school for the deaf. </p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I am a unique 
				person with a personality that would not be considered that of 
				an author or even a poet. Many people express surprise when I 
				share with them that I have written two books, “My World’s View” 
				and “To Chase a Heart.” I don’t like to be bound by stereotypes, 
				and I don’t fit the mold that other authors are generally 
				typecast as. It’s who I am. I want to show that despite a 
				“disability” that anything is possible as long as there are 
				dreams and desires to pursue.</p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<br>
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				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/stephen_verigood.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img17" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week5buttons/button1A.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Stephen Verigood's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Stephen Verigood's Video"></a><a href="http://www.nookmillionaire.com/harold_anderson.htm"><span style="text-decoration: none">&nbsp;&nbsp;
				</span></a>
				 </p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</td>
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				<p align="center">
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/pennybroussard.wmv">
				<font color="#000080"><span style="font-weight: 700">
				<span style="text-decoration: none">
				<span style="font-size: 16pt">Sherry Payne</span><br>
				</span><br>
				</span></font><br>
				</a>
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/sherry_payne.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/sherrypayne.jpg" alt="Click on Image to View Video" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF" align="left"></a></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is your book, writing or book idea 
				about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
				“Birth Outside the Box: A Labor and Delivery Nurse’s Experience 
				of Homebirth” is about the impact and experience of homebirth. 
				It is about a woman’s experience of birth and how it impacts her 
				life and being and the politics of birth. I am passionate about 
				women’s health and reproduction. I believe my issues are timely 
				and relevant. I have much to offer on the discourse of 
				healthcare as it is delivered to women and the politics of 
				birth. This book is a part of my life purpose. I believe I have 
				equipped and prepared myself to be an excellent representative 
				for these issues.<br>
				<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><b><br>
				Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I work full time 
				running my own company, a safety training firm, The CPR Lady. I 
				am also a labor and delivery nurse. I was pregnant as a teen and 
				became an instant social outcast. I had to learn to hold my head 
				up and move through the world taking care of business without 
				approval or social support. I had to become self reliant. At age 
				26, I had a homebirth. I took a risk and stepped out in faith, 
				doing what I thought was best against the advice of others. It 
				was a glorious experience that changed my life. I learned to 
				listen to myself.</p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<br>
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				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/sherry_payne.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img11" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week5buttons/button1C.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Sherry Payne's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Sherry Payne's Video"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
				 </p>
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				<p align="center"><b><font color="#000080">
				<span style="font-size: 16pt">Michael Sebastian</span><br>
				California</font></b><br>
				<br>
&nbsp;</p>
				<p align="left">
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/michael_sebastian.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/michaelsebastian.jpg" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF" alt="Click Image to View Video" align="left"></a></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is your book, writing or book idea 
				about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
				“Trust Yourself: Master Your Dreams, Master Your Destiny” is 
				about self-empowerment. The methodology used for attaining 
				self-empowerment includes dreams, intuition and omens. </span></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (“The Dream Dudes” 
				are Nicole Sebastian and Michael Sebastian. Michael is 
				representing the co-author duo as an applicant.) </p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “The Dream Dudes” 
				have worked with dreams, omens and intuition for over 20 years. 
				We are co-authors of “Trust Yourself: Master Your Dreams, Master 
				Your Destiny.” It is the modern day bible on dreams. We conduct 
				workshops and private consultations. We have appeared on TV, 
				radio and print including “Dream Talk” and “Star Talk” segments.
				</p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Our tools and 
				techniques provide a methodology for opening a window to 
				personal transformation and spiritual evolution. Michael is a 
				sociologist and has taught at numerous universities throughout 
				the country. We have spent five rewarding years developing 
				skills, presentation and delivery of the messages contained 
				within our book. We have become media savvy and sound-byte 
				specialists in order to further the acceptance of our message.
				</p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Our passion for 
				the “Trust Yourself” message is reflected in the response of our 
				audience. We have witnessed the impact of our work as it changes 
				people’s lives. Our mission is to bring the study of dreams and 
				intuition to the forefront of people’s attention and focus. Our 
				ultimate goal is to uplift humanity through showing people how 
				to trust themselves and instill personal empowerment. Our 
				passion, energy and it are reflected in our sincerity and love 
				for the mission… “Trust Yourself”!!!</p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
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				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/michael_sebastian.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img13" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week5buttons/button1E.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Michael Sebastian's Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Michael Sebastian's Video"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
				> </p>
				<p align="center">&nbsp;</td>
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				<p align="center"><font color="#000080"><b>
				<span style="font-size: 16pt">Bryan Buss</span><br>
				California</b></font><br>
				<br>
&nbsp;</p>
				<p align="left">
				<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/bryan_buss.htm" target="_blank">
				<img border="0" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/picsnvideo/bryanbuss.jpg" style="border: 5px solid #FFFFFF; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px" alt="Click Image to Watch Video" align="left"></a></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is your book, writing or book idea 
				about?</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
				<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
				“Until September” is about a boy falling in love with another 
				boy for the first time. Love between parent and child, siblings, 
				best friends and a circle of friends.</span></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<b>Tell us about your background:</b></p>
				<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have a double 
				major in telecommunications and film and technical writing with 
				a minor in literature. I was on the Dean’s List and involve in 
				many groups: Golden Key, Stoic Society and English Club. I was a 
				movie critic and features editor for the student paper. I am now 
				an editor. I am interesting, interested, sharp, funny and goofy. 
				I’m not afraid of a challenge and don’t embarrass easily. I play 
				hard, take chances, am confident and can deal with pressure. I 
				know my strengths and how to market them. I’m accessible, 
				likeable and fun. Most of all, I truly believe in my novel. It 
				is my heart. And I have so many stories to tell.</p>
				<p align="left"><br>
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				<p align="center">
				<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/bryan_buss.htm">
				<img border="0" id="img15" src="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/images/videobuttons/week5buttons/button20.jpg" height="25" width="230" alt="Watch Bryan Buss' Video" fp-style="fp-btn: Metal Rectangle 4; fp-font: Times New Roman; fp-font-size: 12; fp-img-hover: 0; fp-img-press: 0; fp-preload: 0; fp-proportional: 0" fp-title="Watch Bryan Buss' Video"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<entry>
<title>Week 4 Winners</title>
<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/archives/2006/04/week_4_winners.html" />
<modified>2006-08-03T07:39:31Z</modified>
<issued>2006-04-27T07:10:09Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.bookmillionaire.com,2006://7.64</id>
<created>2006-04-27T07:10:09Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Here are the Week 4 Winners which were voted on by the community from April 21 through April 27: 1) Dallas Woodburn 2) Dave Sherman 3) Susie Paige 4) Courtney Carini 5) Janice Reaves We really appreciate your heartfelt support...</summary>
<author>
<name>Lori Prokop</name>
<url>http://lori-prokop.com</url>
<email>media@howtohealbuse.com</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>Week 4 Winners</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Here are the Week 4 Winners which were voted on by the community from April 21 through April 27:</p>

<p>1)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/dallas_woodburn.htm">Dallas Woodburn</a><br />
2)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/dave_sherman.htm">Dave Sherman</a><br />
3)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/susie_paige.htm">Susie Paige</a><br />
4)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/courtney_carini.htm">Courtney Carini</a><br />
5)	<a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com/janice_reaves.htm">Janice Reaves</a></p>

<p>We really appreciate your heartfelt support of this community online project.<br />
Together with you, we are truly an online team. We value and hear your voice and messages. </p>

<p><strong>We'd Love to Hear from You</strong></p>

<p>What did you think of online voting? Who did you love and why? What kind of resources would you like us to put on the blog? Let us know at <a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com">http://www.bookmillionaire.com</a></p>

<p><br />
It's really evident from all the emails and support that we have a wonderful, loving community. Community members value each other's creative talents and energies. It's really great to see the genre diversity of the applicants and community members. We believe all who are bravely moving forward using their creative energies and talents helping, healing and entertaining the world are winners.  </p>

<p>If you would like to reach out, get your message "out there" and share with our online community, we welcome you with open arms. We would love to hear and listen to the creative fire inside you. Keep your comments coming to the community blog at <a href="http://www.bookmillionaire.com">http://www.bookmillionaire.com</a> <br />
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