With The Economic Revolution, Art Kristeven presents an eye-opening book on the effects of today's crisis on every individual and its working environment. In his clear and cohesive style, he succeeds in analysing the current day-to-day economic reality. But The Economic Revolution goes a step further by expanding on the generally accepted perspective of the wielding of human potential in work environments.

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Introducing the Creative Energy Organisation, Kristeven explores the effectiveness of relationships to positively promote a company's productivity. It describes a practical and down-to-earth concept that enables companies to establish an integrated structure and a vivid company culture. The ongoing development of the organisation's core strength results in an authentic and reciprocal nurturing relationship with its employees, clients, suppliers and the public arena in which it operates. Creative Energy Organisations are, in other words, able to develop fruitful and productive work environments in an intelligent and flexible way, equipping them for a swiftly evolving economic environment.

"All the insights that are presented in this book have been tested in real life situations. The credit goes to the company leaders who allowed us to try out our ideas; they are the true pioneers. The creative energy organisation-model proves to be a tangible method which companies can use to achieve success in a valuable way; and also in a way that matches the evolving mindset and the social and economic challenges facing us," Kristeven says.

The Economic Revolution is a must-read for tomorrow's captains of industry, for economists and people with corporate responsibility in companies and public authorities. It's also for anyone who simply wishes to hook into the inspired thinking on what concrete forces will drive a renewed economy. Kristeven: "Every responsible company holds a piece of the puzzle that eventually will bring about a tide of essential change in the fundaments of our economy. They will be the leaders of the economic revolution."

Art Kristeven is an acronym for a book writing group composed of three Belgian based experts in communication and coaching: Krist Pauwels, Kris Dieltiens and Steven Pauwels.

    The Economic Revolution
    ISBN 978-1-4490-5941-5
    Published by Author House

    More info: http://www.theeconomicrevolution.eu

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In his thrilling new, tell-all biography, Jeanne Carmen: MY WILD, WILD LIFE as a New York Pin Up Queen, Trick Shot Golfer & Hollywood Actress (published by iUniverse), debut author Brandon James chronicles the amazing life and wild times of Pin Up Icon Jeanne Carmen, a true American Icon who escaped poverty and eventually rose to fame and fortune.

The biography follows the legendary Carmen as she traveled the long, winding and sometimes dangerous road from a poverty-stricken childhood in Arkansas, to a bona fide New York Pin Up Queen, to a noted trick shot golfer who fell into the clutches of the mafia in Las Vegas -- and finally to a celebrated Hollywood actress who dazzled her celebrity friends, including Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Clark Gable, President John F. Kennedy, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Elvis Presley, Howard Hughes, Lex Barker, Lenny Bruce, Jack Benny, Peter Lawford, Bob Hope and Errol Flynn, among countless others public figures that could capture the hearts and minds of Americans.

According to the book, Carmen's Hollywood life came to an abrupt end after her dear friend Marilyn Monroe died mysteriously on August 5, 1962. The next morning, Carmen's apartment was broken into and ransacked. She stumbled upon the intruder and was thrown to the ground. The man was famed Hollywood private detective Fred Otash, who in turn pulled a gun out, pointed it at her face and pulled the trigger. Lucky for her the chamber was empty and only a loud click emanated from the gun barrel. Carmen collapsed and broke down in tears shortly after hearing that Sam Giancana had Marilyn Monroe murdered in an attempt to frame the Kennedys and ruin their political careers. Find out the many trials and tribulations of Carmen's early and late career changes as she navigates her way through the rough road ahead called life in James's Jeanne Carmen.

Carmen has been profiled in magazines, including Star, Globe, National Enquirer, Palm Springs Life, Golf, Femme Fatales, Golf World, Fairways, Popular 1, Playboy and American Heritage. She has also been seen on CBS News 48 Hours Mystery, Entertainment Tonight, BBC, History Channel, Golf Channel, Inside Edition, Hard Copy, E! True Hollywood Story, Asahi TV, Sunset Press, Hollywood Confidential, Discovery Networks, Geraldo, Montel Williams and Larry King Live.

About the Author

The son of Jeanne Carmen, James is a graduate of the world famous USC School of Cinematic Arts. He has written for many popular magazines, including Femme Fatales, Collecting Hollywood, Classic Images and The Dark Side. He also worked as a consultant on E! Entertainment Television's TV biography Jeanne Carmen: Queen of the B-Movies for their award winning series The E! True Hollywood Story. Additionally, James has written a screenplay based on Jeanne Carmen's amazing life story, which is currently available to option. Jeanne Carmen is James's first official publication. Born and raised in Newport Beach, James continues to work in California.

Jeanne Carmen: MY WILD, WILD LIFE as a New York Pin Up Queen, Trick Shot Golfer & Hollywood Actress

iUniverse is the premier book publisher for emerging, self-published authors. For more information, please visit http://www.iuniverse.com.

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With the job market shrinking and employment becoming as competitive as ever, one person is trying to help people lose a job. Veteran comedian and corporate speaker Jeff Havens has recently created "How to Get Fired!," a comedic lecture designed to help college students succeed professionally by encouraging them to engage in the behaviors that most commonly cost workers their jobs. An accompanying book, "How to Get Fired!: The New Employee's Guide to Perpetual Unemployment," hits bookstores April 1.

"What's unique is that I'm approaching these very serious subjects in an entertaining way," says Havens, 31, who graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University. "College students don't want to be lectured to, even if they need it. That's why 'How to Get Fired!' is as much comedy show as lecture. It's comedy with a purpose."

The lecture is organized around the "Four Pillars of Poverty" -- fake your resume, establish your incompetence, destroy your work ethic, and alienate your co-workers. Replete with satire, "Fired!" exhorts students to treat their job like college, gossip about colleagues on Facebook, dress unprofessionally, and blame others for their own failings. Both lecture and book end with serious discussions on how to successfully transition into the working world by teaching how to get a job and also how to keep one.

"The working world does not function like college does," Havens says. "And for some students, the culture shock can be severe. 'How to Get Fired!' is designed to make that transition as easy as possible."

While the lecture is designed with students and young professionals in mind, the book has a broader appeal for working professionals of all ages. Bookreview.com called "How to Get Fired!" "a lot more than simple entertainment. It's a brash and refreshing approach to a market saturated with professed 'experts' in job relations. Jeff Havens might just be the best guru there is."

Havens, who still tours as a comedian and is scheduled to make his first Comedy Central appearance later in 2010, enjoys the dual nature of "How to Get Fired!"

"I went to college to be an English teacher. I love making people laugh, but I've always had a desire to do something meaningful. This gives me the opportunity to do both. It's perfect."

For more information or interview requests, contact:

Adam Havens | Public Relations Manager | 309.287.6380 | adam@jeffhavens.com

Jeff Havens Website:

http://www.JeffHavens.com

"How To Get Fired!" Book at Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/How-Get-Fired-Employees-Unemployment/dp/0984302204/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267558701&sr=1-2

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Vincent Van Gogh. Edvard Munch. Johannes Vermeer. Caravaggio. Francisco Goya. These five artists continue to inspire and capture imaginations. Travel through the cities they called home, with Art + Travel Europe, a new guide book from Museyon Guides.

Art + Travel Europe is the first book to feature detailed walking tours of the five cities where these artists lived, loved and labored, plus a biography of each painter. Readers will discover the stories behind such iconic works as "Starry Night" and "The Scream," retrace the steps of Caravaggio in exile, and much more.

Art + Travel Europe: Step Into the Lives of Five Famous Painters ($17.95, 208 pages) blends the traditional travel guide with a crash-course in art appreciation and a globetrotter's guide to fine food, drink, and lodging along the way. Art + Travel Europe from Museyon Guides includes:

• Walking tours of Van Gogh's Arles, France; Munch's Oslo, Norway; Vermeer's Delft, Netherlands; Caravaggio's Rome, Italy; and Goya's Madrid, Spain
• Meticulously researched articles on the artists' dramatic lives
• Personal stories about the artists, and inside scoops from local towns and venues
• Chapters loaded with useful sidebars, travel tips, and suggested itineraries with easy-to-read maps
• Detailed "Anatomy of a Masterpiece" section featuring a gallery of paintings that span each artists' career
• Comprehensive index of artworks and museum locations around the globe
• Listings of books, films and music inspired by or about each artist
• Over 150 paintings and 250-plus color photographs
• Appeal for both the armchair traveler as well as the get-up-and-go traveler
• Original cover illustration by Tiny Inventions

Available at bookstores and online March 16, 2010.

Praise for Museyon Guides

"The books in this series are fun for both actual and armchair travel," Whitney Hallberg, ForeWord Magazine

"Full of color photography, history and trivia," Hilary Howard, The New York Times

"Beautifully illustrated, easily portable," Brad Hooper, Booklist

About Museyon Guides

Museyon Guides is an independent publisher of cultural guide books including Music + Travel Worldwide and the Film + Travel series. Additional content from Museyon Guides can be found at www.museyon.com, or at www.facebook.com/museyon, and www.twitter.com/museyon.

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GIRLS GONE GREEN by Lynn Hirshfield (Puffin; 9780142414064; February 23, 2010; $11.99) is a fun, hip and inspiring book about girls who've taken the initiative to go green. From Penguin/Puffin Books and Participant Media, the entertainment company responsible for An Inconvenient Truth and Food, Inc., it's full of tips, ideas and profiles of  girls -- both every day and famous -- taking action to save the environment. Hayden Panettiere, Ellen Page and Alicia Silverstone are among the many female celebrities, activists, and experts serving as inspiring role models for young readers wanting to help save our planet.  Perfect for the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day in April, GIRLS GONE GREEN personifies the green movement for teens.

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Saving the environment is a large task for anyone, especially a teenager. Yet each girl in this book has taken the initiative to help lessen our toll on the environment. From trying to conquer global warming, to encouraging the use of wind power, to creating a cosmetics line with no toxic chemicals, these girls have stepped up, made their voices heard, and changed things in their schools and communities. These young female activists have earned public recognition for their work to save the environment and prove that anything is possible.

GIRLS GONE GREEN features the following celebrity green girls:

• Ellen Page of Juno gives pointers on hosting a planting party.
• Shailene Woodley of The Secret Life of the American Teenager gives tips to green your prom.
• Mischa Barton of The OC urges teens to bring reusable bags to the grocery store.
• Jessica Lowndes of 90210 talks about the impact of plastic water bottles in landfills.
• Alicia Silverstone, actress, author and food activist, suggests going vegetarian to save the planet.
• Michelle Branch, singer & songwriter, discusses the importance of eating locally.

GIRLS GONE GREEN gives girls everywhere the inspiration to do something to help their world. It doesn't matter how small the change is -- it only matters that you make the effort to bring about that change.

Lynn Hirshfield runs Participant Media's publishing division and is also the author of two children's books, Sassafras: True Confessions of a Poodle Princess and Sassafras Goes to Hollywood.  Please visit www.penguin.com/girlsgonegreen and join the book's fan page at www.facebook.com/girlsgonegreen.

Participant Media is a Los Angeles-based entertainment company that focuses on socially relevant, commercially viable feature films, documentaries and television, as well as publishing and digital media.  www.participantmedia.com

Penguin Group (USA) is the U.S. affiliate of the internationally renowned Penguin Group.  The Penguin Group is part of Pearson (FTSE: PSON; PSO).  Pearson is an international media company with market leading businesses in education, business information and consumer publishing.  www.pearson.com.

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