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Rythmia Life Advancement Center Announces Upcoming Thought Leader Series, Part of Its Commitment to Education Through its Rythmia Way Program

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
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GUANACASTE, Costa Rica, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rythmia Life Advancement Center, the leading life transformation center and recipient of over 2,300 five-star reviews on TripAdvisor, is pleased to announce its upcoming thought leader series taking place from September–December 2023.

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  • Rythmia has achieved a 97% guest satisfaction rate from the over 15,000 guests who have completed the Rythmia Way Program since 2016.
  • "It's with gratitude that we offer our guests the opportunity to enrich themselves through this educational programming with today's top thought leaders," said Gerard Armond Powell, CEO of Rythmia Life Advancement Center.
  • Upcoming thought leader programs include:
    A well-known and respected indigenous teacher, Taita Juanito was raised in the Inga tradition.
  • For more information about Rythmia Life Advancement Center and to book, please visit https://rythmia.com/ .

Ned Blackhawk's Landmark History of United States Longlisted for 2023 National Book Award

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Saturday, September 16, 2023
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NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Book Foundation has announced its longlists for the 2023 National Book Awards, tapping The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History , by Ned Blackhawk, for its nonfiction longlist.

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  • NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Book Foundation has announced its longlists for the 2023 National Book Awards, tapping The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History , by Ned Blackhawk, for its nonfiction longlist.
  • Ned Blackhawk is the Howard R. Lamar Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University, where he serves as faculty coordinator for the Yale Group for the Study of Native America.
  • The finalists for the 2023 National Book Awards will be named on October 3, 2023.
  • The winners of the 2023 National Book Awards will be announced live at the 74th National Book Awards Ceremony on November 15, 2023, in New York City.

James Shapiro's 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare Wins the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Winner of Winners Award

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Thursday, April 27, 2023
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Shapiro's 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare won the prize in 2006 and explores the year that Shakespeare produced some of his greatest works

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  • Shapiro's 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare won the prize in 2006 and explores the year that Shakespeare produced some of his greatest works
    Edinburgh, Apr 28, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by James Shapiro is tonight, Thursday, April 27, named winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 'Winner of Winners' Award.
  • Baillie Gifford Prize Winner of Winners James Shapiro with 1599: A Year in the Life of William
    The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Winner of Winners Award marks the 25th anniversary of the UK's premier non-fiction book prize by crowning the best work of non-fiction from the last 25 years of the prize.
  • Shapiro finds one question the most pressing: how did Shakespeare become Shakespeare - one of the greatest writers who ever lived?
  • Peter Singlehurst, Partner at Baillie Gifford, says: "The strapline for the Baillie Gifford Prize is 'all the best stories are true'.

Refugee Services of Texas Releases One-of-a-Kind Cookbook on World Refugee Day, Featuring Unique Refugee Recipes Spanning Four Continents

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Monday, June 20, 2022
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DALLAS, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --  Refugee Services of Texas, one of the state's leading refugee resettlement programs and service providers for human trafficking survivors, released a new book today, World Refugee Day, called Plated Stories: Legacies from Home to Table.

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  • The cookbookfeatures first-hand accounts of the resettlement experience, personal stories from survivors of trafficking, and delicious recipes from all over the world.
  • Donations made toward ordering the cookbook go directly to the work at Refugee Services of Texas, which serves vulnerable populations through dedicated case managers who help individuals and families find housing, services, schooling, and job opportunities in Texas.
  • Readers can order their copy here for a minimum donation of $50 to Refugee Services of Texas.
  • Refugee Services of Texas is a social service agency dedicated to resettling and providing services to refugees and other displaced persons since 1978.

STEPHEN KING TO PUBLISH NEW SHORT STORY WITH SCRIBD ON MAY 25

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scribd, the reading subscription service that offers access to millions of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, podcasts, and more, today announced that it will release Finn, a new piece of short fiction from #1 New York Times bestselling author and legendary storyteller Stephen King. Set in Ireland, Finn tells the story of what happens when a young man, wildly unlucky since birth, finds himself caught up in a case of mistaken identity.

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  • A new piece of short fiction from #1 New York Times bestselling author and legendary storyteller Stephen King.
  • In Finn, King targets a peculiarly 21st Century monster: men so consumed by spy and war games that they twist reality to suit their purposes.
  • Subjected to torture alternately sinister and absurd, Finn travels through existential and psychological crises that are signatures of King's fiction.
  • This 8,000-word short story will be available exclusively on Scribd on Wednesday, May 25 in both ebook and audiobook formats.

"9/11 Ground Truth" Author Tells a Story of Loss and the Healing Power of Music In New Book

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Tuesday, February 15, 2022
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Farmer met Danny by chance in the spring of 1993, soon after the loss of Farmer's wife.

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  • Farmer met Danny by chance in the spring of 1993, soon after the loss of Farmer's wife.
  • One of his own compositions "Bye Bye Baby" became the searing anthem of his grief.
  • "His music touched my soul, and became a vehicle for healing," Farmer said.
  • The response to that piece was overwhelming; "It turned out that Danny's music touched people all over the country," Farmer said.

Lat Am’s Claxson Expands to English; Options Classic Sci-Fi IP Arthur C. Clarke’s Venus Prime 

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA, Sept. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Claxson Media, a production company with multimedia distribution across the United States, Latin America and Iberia, with offices in Miami, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, have secured the rights to the classic sci-fi book franchise originating from one of the genre’s Big Three: Arthur C. Clarke’s Venus Prime. Venus Prime and iBooks are represented by Agent Alan Morell, Creative Management Partners LLC, Beverly Hills, CA.

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  • Venus Prime and iBooks are represented by Agent Alan Morell, Creative Management Partners LLC, Beverly Hills, CA.
  • The acquisition of Arthur C. Clarkes Venus Prime marks the companys first acquisition of a best-selling science fiction franchise that will lead the companys expansion to include English language production within their enterprise and content offerings.
  • The Arthur C. Clarkes Venus Prime novels are based on six of Sir Arthur C. Clarkes short stories published across various outlets between 1949 and 1972.
  • The Arthur C. Clarkes Venus Prime series of six books were subsequently written and released between 1987 and 1991 by Preuss and have sold more than a million copies worldwide.