Monday, November 9, 2009

The Wedding Reception by DN Chasey

I'm not sure about this season but lately there are so many couples are getting married! Hence, this self-published book surely helps any would-be married couple to overcome that obstacle they call planning the wedding.



Organizing a wedding reception can be an intimidating job. But thanks to this all-purpose, all-inclusive guide, brides will approach the task with assurance and confidence. Clear straight language describes every aspect of wedding reception organization and etiquette. Everything from proper seating plans to tips on dealing with caterers is included. Topics as diverse as floral design and preparation of the wedding cake are discussed in depth. In addition, the author has provided organizational hints, menu plans, and recipes for all types of receptions: buffets, dinners, breakfast, luncheon, and teas. Emphasis has been placed on easy-to-read instructions and detailed illustrations. This guidebook was born of the self-published author DN Chasey's experience in years of catering and floral designing.
Happy reading!

Thursday, September 24, 2009

TUAREG JEWELRY By Helene E. Hagan & Lucile Myers

Seen a published book about bijoux lately?

Xlibris author Helene Hagan was born and raised in Morocco. She came to the United States as a student at age 20. Her French Import Boutique, “La Ruche” was a well-known business there. Her book, Tuareg Jewelry, happens to exhalt fashion in Africa.

The book introduces the reader to the culture of the Tuaregs, a remarkable group of African nomads of the Sahara Desert, which has fascinated the Europeans who came into contact with them in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In the last decade or so, as the Tuareg societies of Niger and Mali underwent major change, a number of American researchers began to document some of their ways. Research and publications in the English language are, however, lagging far behind those in the French language. Fortunately, the primary author of this book, Helene Hagan, was originally educated in the French language, and as an Amazigh (Berber) herself, is very familiar with North African scholarship in the Amazigh culture. Thus, as a bilingual anthropologist of Berber ancestry, born and raised in Morocco, and an activist for Amazigh cultural, linguistic and human rights, she benefits from a fourfold source of valuable information: French scholarship, American contemporary accounts, the latest Amazigh research emanating out of North Africa, and Northern Niger Tuareg informants she knows. This unique set of circumstances gives the book an extra dimension of depth and insight.


After doing research among the Oglala Lakota of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota and directing a Photo Identification Project with elders of that reservation under the umbrella of the Oglala Lakota College, with a grant from the South Dakota Committee for the Humanities, Helene Hagan worked as University Associate Professor at John F. Kennedy University, while also managing an American Indian Gallery in Marin County, “ Lakota Contemporary American Indian Designs” for several years.


Helene Hagan is the author of numerous articles published in various newspapers, journals and magazines. In 2000, she began her career as an author with the publication of her first book “The Shining Ones: an Etymological Essay on the Amazigh Roots of Ancient Egyptian Civilization.” Her second book, “Twareg Jewelry: Traditional Patterns and Symbols” will be available in Spring 2006, and she is looking forward to publishing another two of her completed manuscripts in the future, one entitled “Souls Piled Like Timber” which is an extraordinary collection of oral histories, dreams and visions of African American ex-slaves collected by Paul Radin in the 1920’s, and the other ‘Fable and Truth: The Legacy of Chief Seattle.’

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Bijoux in Literature

Bijoux in French means "jewelry". The 50s was a generation that played a role in the budding lives of the fashion accessory or jewelry manufacturing industry. Take for example Dorothy Fenwick's self-published book, The Fabulous 50s: Florenza Art Hollycraft. Her book is all about the politics of jewelry and the craft of manufacturing it. This Xlibris release very much downplays the recession-infested fashion industry. 
Colored pages will take you to the best costume jewelry wholesale manufacturing companies in the country – Florenza, Art and Hollycraft – and be enamored at their unique products and designs. Costume jewelry is highlighted as vanity in an inexpensive form and lets everyone enjoy the glitz and glamour the jewelry industry brings to all classes in society. This Xlibris release very much downplays the recession-infested fashion industry. The Fabulous 50s: Florenza Art Hollycraft will take you to the most unforgettable era there was, the 50s.
About the author:

Dorothy Fenwick has worked in the operating room for 47 years and 37 of those years as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist In the 1950es, she worked in a movie theater and would spend her paycheck on rhinestone jewelry or Elvis 45rpm records, Dorothy’s collecting got serious in the early 1970’s when she and her husband, Ron, spent their free time “antiquing”. Today, Dorothy enjoys golf and travels between her homes in Arkansas, Alabama and Missouri. She is a member of both “The Society of Jewelry Historians” and “The Vintage Fashion and Costume Jewelry Club”, Dorothy truly loves wearing her costume jewelry and hopes you will enjoy this book and find it useful. Be sure to visit her website MsFentiques.com.

About Xlibris
Xlibris was founded in 1997 and, as the leading publishing services provider for authors, has helped to publish more than 20,000 titles. Xlibris is based in Bloomington, IN and provides authors with direct and personal access to quality publication in hardcover, trade paperback, custom leather-bound, and full-color formats.

For more information, please visit www.xlibris.com, e-mail pressrelease@xlibris.com or call at 1-888-795-4247, to receive a free publishing guide.

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Thursday, September 3, 2009

Savings with Xlibris Publishing

Current Xlibris prices are good until Sept. 30, 2009. Effective October 1, 2009, Xlibris will implement a price increase on all publishing and marketing services.

Isn’t this the best way to better get started with our book? :)

Start your publishing career here.

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