Sonja Lyubomirsky’s new book, THE HOW OF HAPPINESS, is largely an outgrowth of her research into the area of happiness. Despite the author citing a great many studies, the book is extraordinarily friendly for people who need or want practical suggestions on how to be happier in their lives. No cookie cutter recommendations. Rather, you are asked to take an assessment that Lyubomirsky has created in order to determine the kinds of activities that would gratify you on the road to greater happiness.

After completing the person-activity fit diagnostic, which takes only a few minutes and is easily scorable, you identify the four categories of activities that represent your top interests. There are sections in part 2 that are devoted to activities that fall into each of the 12 categories of activity covered by the diagnostic assessment where you can pick the specific activities in which you want to engage.

The assessment with individualized sections in six chapters of part 2 is a wonderful feature of the book. When I did the diagnostic I was happily surprised to see how closely the results represent the kinds of things I already like to do but on which I had not had my energy sufficiently focused. I was easily able to be more involved in what I was doing as well as pick new activities in which to engage.

Another great feature of the book is the author’s emphasis on NOT overwhelming us with too many happiness activities. The recommendation is to pick no more than three of the four areas identified by the diagnostic. And, it can be only one activity. Lyubomirsky makes doing happiness activities very manageable as well as fun.

Despite the fact that Sonja Lyubomirsky believes that THE HOW OF HAPPINESS is a book for everyone, she does address the special needs of people who are depressed. Though she highly recommends doing the activities in the book, she does as well emphasize the need to seek professional help.

THE HOW OF HAPPINESS is not exclusively a how-to book. It will satisfy you if you’re hungry to know how Lyubomirsky’s and others’ research led to the pragmatic suggestions presented. Mostly, this book is not just another book on how to be happy. Despite the amount of research presented and the necessary focus on depression, this book is easily readable and practical for the person who is in search of more happiness in their lives. I highly recommend it.

Betsy Landau is a licensed psychologist, a Mentor Coach certified life and writing coach, adjunct professor of psychology, author, and publisher. Her book Mirabelle’s Memoirs: a feline tale is available on amazon.com. Her passion is helping people change their lives. To find out more about coaching with Betsy Landau, and to sign up for her free newsletter, go to http://www.betsylandau.com

Dr. Ron Paul has published a new book this year, entitled “Pillars of Prosperity: Free Markets, Honest Money, Private Property,” which contains an extensive compilation of his thoughts on economics and presents an excellent opportunity for a special book review. This the ninth and final installment of a longer review of the entire book, the full review of which will examine each individual part of the book and present a summary of the positions and arguments presented, which have been woefully underrepresented to most Americans. “Part 9 - Spending, Taxes, and Regulations” is discussed here.

In the final section of the book, Ron Paul has collected a number of miscellaneous writings on various topics relating to the free market and government intervention. The main themes which have also been examined throughout the book are prominent in these discussions, including government overspending, intervention in the economy in an effort to help the poor, and the discriminatory practices of Congress in handing out benefits.

The government’s willingness to spend every penny and more that it can tax and borrow has been a frequent issue Paul has raised throughout his speeches. When the politicians can not tax or borrow further, they go to the Federal Reserve, which prints up the money to cover the shortfall. But this new money causes inflation, and the banking system contributes to the problem. Paul states that, due to the fractional reserve system, money is multiplied six times. A $1.5 billion creation of new money will eventually result in a $9 billion increase in the total supply of dollars.

Paul argues that the issue of the federal debt limit is essentially a joke. Designed to keep a lid on Congress’ spending, the politicians have frequently voted to increase the limit, rather than reign in the size of government. This is like a compulsive shopper giving himself a higher credit limit care of his lenders, which is exactly like not having a limit at all. Paul also likens the practice to “making minimum payments on a credit card. Notice that the principal never goes down. In fact, it is rising steadily.” Nothing can stop the government from ever increased spending, as it reaches one self-imposed limit after another with only higher limits and more spending.

The growth of government, though, is not just a problem with either side of the aisle. Paul has long argued that the Republican Party has lost its way, giving up positions that got them elected in the first place, such as cutting spending, no deficit spending, and eliminating waste in government. The GOP, though, has instead sold out to the entitlements crowd. But this has not even helped them gain more power or respect from the special interest groups, as the Democrats offer to spend even more than the Republicans on every issue.

A good example of this trend toward growing government is the issue of nondiscretionary funding. If the money must be spent and control is out of the hands of Congress, then these programs are out of the control of the people. Nondiscretionary entitlement spending, according to Paul, is a statist’s dream, encouraging the welfare state at home and the American Empire spread across the world.

This government intervention and willingness to spend more money than it has is the true cause of the growing gap between rich and poor. Congress, though, only proposes more welfare and intervention, rather than examining the source of the problems. But increasing federal welfare funds also increases federal control and fosters dependency. The recipients are dependent on government for their money, and the bureaucrats are dependent on more people being on welfare to provide job security.

Paul’s solution to the welfare problem is for government to end the huge tax burden on individuals so that they have more money to donate to charities to help the poor. Whereas government destroys culture and creates dependency, charity encourages self-reliance. Paul writes that, “The history of the failed experiments with welfarism and socialism shows that government can only destroy a culture; when a government tries to build a culture, it only further erodes the people’s liberty.” People who are able to keep only small amounts of their paychecks can not afford to contribute to solving some of these social problems.

Another problem that could be solved with fewer regulations and lower taxes is that of minimum wage. Imposing wage controls on the economy drives a wedge between the supply of labor and demand for labor. This actually increases unemployment, the one problem that the minimum wage was designed to fix. Paul proposes lower taxes and deregulation which he argues would promote job growth.

But the spending, inflating, and government intervention is not just a problem itself, according to Paul. Another more serious issue is the discriminatory means by which Congress hands out its benefits. While it has passed laws to make it more difficult on the average person to discharge their debts through bankruptcy, Congress has bailed out several high-profile institutions using taxpayer money. Lockheed Corporation, the City of New York, Chrysler Corporation, and the Long Term Capital Management hedge fund are just a few of the companies or governments that Congress has considered taking money away from poor and middle class individuals and giving it to the fiscally-incompetent wealthy.

Even before these private corporations or governments get into enough trouble to consider bankruptcy, they can receive billions of dollars of the people’s money in corporate welfare benefits. For example, the two largest beneficiaries of aid from the Export-Import Bank are Boeing Corporation and the nation of China. It is inconceivable that the poor and middle class of America should be subsidizing corporations and competitors in foreign nations.

Before Enron collapsed in late 2001, it was also the recipient of billions of dollars in welfare. The company was one of the largest beneficiaries of the Eximbank, receiving nearly $600 million courtesy of the average American. The Overseas Private Investment Corporation also provided the company with nearly $1 billion to pursue twelve projects in foreign countries, many of which turned out to be complete wastes (the power plant Enron financed and built in India remains unused to this day). The funding provided to the company in the form of loans will not be repaid, and the bill will end up being paid by the average American.

Companies like Enron also benefit from indirect government intervention in the market. The fact that the company met all of the regulations and rules required by the Securities and Exchange Commission gave investors, trusting in government institutions, a false sense of security because their financial statements were not in question by the SEC. The easy credit provided by the Federal Reserve also allowed Enron to receive uncollateralized loans from large banks. These loans also will most likely never be repaid now.

Of course, no government intervention would be complete without a contradictory intervention to complete the cycle of irony. On one hand, Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley regulations (which Paul would get ride of) in the wake of Enron’s and Worldcom’s collapse, which were designed to provide more openness in financial reporting. On the other hand, they continued waging a war against the financial privacy of individuals with more attacks on personal liberties after 9/11 under the banner of the open-ended War on Terror. Concealing their own intentions to attack financial privacy rights of the people, these previously rejected proposals were resurrected, colored with the broad brush of “fighting terrorism,” and thrust on a fearful public.

Throughout this book, Ron Paul’s consistent message has been that of limiting the power and size of government and increasing the liberties and power of the people. The enormous tax burden on the people, along with thousands of regulations interfering in the free market, and the unaccountability of an overspending, inflation-creating government have significantly eroded the people’s awareness of their own power to control the government that has supposedly been created to protect their life, liberty, and property. Paul has always stated that it was his intention to leave a record of his beliefs on the proper role of government and practice the principles he holds regarding government intervention into welfare spending and the free market. This book, Pillars of Prosperity: Free Markets, Honest Money, Private Property, is a valuable part of that record and shows that the Congressman is one of the few politicians who believes that the principles of liberty are what make this country great, rather than the politics of special interests.

Nick writes for the ForeclosureFish.com website, which provides homeowners with resources they can use to stop foreclosure on their own before losing a home to the county sheriff sale. He has also written numerous book reviews, and the additional parts of this particular review are available on the ForeclosureFish site and on EzineArticles.com. Visit the Foreclosure Fish website to begin learning more about the economy, how foreclosure fits into it, and what can be done to stop the foreclosure process before it is too late: http://www.foreclosurefish.com/

Alan Gordon’s novel Thirteenth Night is a speculative fiction based on the characters of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. In December of 1200, some fifteen years after the events in the Bard’s play, Feste learns that Duke Orsino of Illyria has died, unexpectedly and under mysterious circumstances.

He returns to Illyria in the disguise of a German merchant to find out what happened to the former duke and what will happen to the dukedom since the new duke is too young and a regent will have to be named.

Another member of the Guild, to which Feste belongs, shows up to help him discover the truth. I found Gordon’s depiction of the Guild to be most interesting. According to the author, it was a group of fools trained in the arts of entertaining such as juggling, singing, telling stories, but they also acted behind the scenes spying and manipulating events as they felt necessary much like Frank Herbert’s Bene Gesserit in his Dune series.

Feste realizes that much has changed since he left Illyria a decade and a half ago, especially the people any of which could be his chief suspect and old foe, Malvolio.

I am not familiar with Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night enough to make connections between the play and the book, and that seemed to be a slight detriment to my enjoying this novel more. But even if one is no so well-versed on the Bard, this is still a very entertaining mystery with twists, turns and an ending to satisfy all fans of whodunits.

Gordon does a meticulous and excellent job of describing medieval Italian customers, settings and the political climates of the times. He incorporates the international events and governmental environments during that era that give the reader a brief history lesson in very early fourteenth century Italy.

Thirteenth Night is a great read, and although slow starting, soon becomes an exciting page turner to the last.

Photographer Alyssa Amori, a resident of Scranton, Pennsylvania illustrates her love for her hometown through her camera lens. Over a six-month period in 2007, Amori captured the essence of the city from its historic architecture to its parks and festivals for her book Scranton: The Electric City.

Over 100 images include:

• Roger Clemens’ appearance with the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Yankees


• Nay Aug Park


• Scranton Cultural Center


• Lackawanna County Courthouse


• Everhart Museum


• Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel


• Steamtown National Historic Site


• St. Patrick’s Day Parade


• The Mall at Steamtown


• Lake Scranton

Amori’s ultimate hope is to get the book into the hands of as many Scranton service men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan as possible. The book is designed to provide the troops with a much welcome glimpse of home. Amori is looking for individuals or groups willing to either provide addresses or donations to finance the printing and mailing of the books to the troops. To offer assistance, please email Amori at damori3@comcast.net.

About Alyssa Amori

Alyssa Amori first became interested in photography while living in Redondo Beach, CA during the early 1980s, having been inspired in large part by the region’s abundant natural beauty. Returning to Scranton, she eventually showed off the best of her California work in a show at the Lackawanna County Courthouse. In late 2006, Amori returned to photography taking over 3,000 photos of the Northeast Pennsylvania area with a Cannon XTI digital camera. Currently, Amori is taking courses through the New York Institute of Photography in addition to her career at Moses Taylor Hospital as a certified pharmacy technician.

60 full color pp.

$24.95

ISBN: 9780979504532

Nicole Langan

info@tribute-books.com

http://www.tribute-books.com

Not many people are able to say they will have graduated from high school and published two books by the age of 16. But Diya Das can.

Das of Wilkes-Barre is a senior at Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School in Kingston. And she’s already published “The Evolution of Identity” and “In Mind: A Collection of Poetry.”

Das, the daughter of doctors Ratan and Nandita Das, was born in New Delhi, India, and immigrated to Canada at the age of 1 after her father was accepted into the University of Saskatchewan. Das’ father took a career path to Florida and then Pennsylvania. After she finished seventh grade, Diya Das moved with her parents to the Wyoming Valley. The young woman was able to enroll in Wyoming Seminary in the ninth grade.

Das’ first book, “The Evolution of an Identity,” is based on a project she completed for her Seminar in American Studies class, which she took as a junior. With only a few minor revisions, the book is the exact project she handed in for the class. It took Das from December of 2006 to April of 2007 to write. “It was really hard to start writing,” she said. Das had about six drafts and kept re-organizing. She also included three separate sections so she would not feel overwhelmed while writing.

Das ended up rewriting her sections many times.

“I’m not quite sure how I did it yet at the end,” Das said.

The book is a work of historical fiction that presents the stories of three immigrants from India who make lives for themselves in the United States while trying to maintain their Indian background. Characters in the story look at Indian immigration in the United States from the early 20th century to the present day.

Das focused on three periods of Indian movement to the United States: the Sikhs, the first sizeable group of Indians who immigrated to the United States in San Francisco; the second largest movement of Indian immigration to Chicago during the Cold War; and present day where Das explores how she fits into the Indian community. Das says “Born Confused,” a book about an Indian-American teenage girl who feels not Indian enough for the Indians and not American enough for the Americans, helped her write her own book and figure out how she would present her information.

“I was trying to figure out who I was,” Das said. “I’ve kind of figured out I’m not Indian, not American, but Indian-American.” She later added, “I’d like people to realize there is no one definition of Indian-American. There’s so many ways to be American and Indian.”

“In Mind: A Collection of Poetry” is Das’ second book, which contains poems she wrote over the last six years. Das has been writing poetry since elementary school and her parents encouraged her to publish them. She refers to “In Mind” as her “poem journal” because many of the poems are reactions to her day. Das says she calls the book “In Mind” because the poems seem to be a conversation in her mind. “I’ve thought of poems while brushing my teeth and go write them down,” Das said. Often Das thinks of poems and never writes them down.

It does not bother Das that she is younger than most of the other students who are seniors. Das says she has friends of all ages and mingles with people in every grade.

Das’ favorite subject is math and her current favorite class is British Literature. Das is also taking a biology class at Wilkes University. (She originally wanted to take Advanced Placement Biology at Wyoming Seminary, but her schedule would not allow it. So, Das signed up for a regular college biology class and laboratory at Wilkes.)

Through “In Mind,” Das says she can see how her writing style has changed and progressed over the years. She used to focus primarily on rhyming but now just writes. Das finds some of her older poetry to be humorous. “In Mind” is broken down into sections such as “Daydreams & Nightmares.”

Recently, Das had two book signings in the area. On Oct. 6 she was at Borders Bookstore near the Viewmont Mall, and on Oct. 13 Das was at Barnes and Noble Bookstore on South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre. Published by Tribute Books, both books are available for $9.95 at these bookstores, amazon.com, and tribute-books.com. An Ebook version is also available at tribute-books.com for $4.95.

An active student at Wyoming Seminary, Das is the co-editor in chief of the student newspaper; The Opinator. Das is a member of the Community Service Group and its Executive Committee and organizes the Angel Tree project each year. Additionally, Das performs with the orchestra and chorale, is student leader of the Math Club and participates in local math competitions, and has been nominated for the 2007 Alumni Service Awards. In the summer, Das attended the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences.

In the community, Das has served on the United Way Youth Allocations Committee; the Luzerne County Diversity Task Force, and immigration subcommittee “Community Spirit”; and is a member of the Lehigh Valley Bengali Association and the Indo-American Association of Northeast Pennsylvania.

In her free time, Das likes to figure skate, play the violin and the piano, write poetry and read. Das has also traveled back to India with her parents to visit family. She went once in the second grade and again the summer after her freshman year of high school. Her parents have gone several other times. Das, who is an only child, has seen aunts, uncles, and her numerous cousins while there. In India, Das says great value is placed on extended family.

Das can understand Bengali, one of the 37 dialects in India. Though sometimes accents create a problem for her, it helps both of her parents speak Bengali fluently.

With the end of her high school years quickly approaching, Das is looking into applying to Yale and Stanford universities. Das plans to study math and physics but says she will also take many humanities classes because she likes to read and write. Her favorite categories to read are science fiction and fantasy books.

Das is proud of her books, but she does not want to let them consume her. “After having these published, I’m still a senior in high school,” Das said. Das says she has always been more of a reader than a writer, but she may write another book someday. Either way, she says now writing a three- to five-page paper for English class is not so bad.

“After having these published, I’m still a senior in high school.”

The Evolution of an Identity
ISBN: 9780979504563
92 pp.
$9.95

In Mind
ISBN: 9780979504556
104 pp.
$9.95

rbria@timesleader.com

Have you read Acres of Diamonds by Russell Conwell?

If not, I would highly recommend that you read it.

The reason why I asked that question is because I do a lot of networking. There are two things you can ask others when you network with them, How can you help them and how can they help you? There have been many times where people act like they don’t know anyone that can help you or themselves.

The book Acres of Diamonds helps you realize that there are opportunities all around us, but we have to be willing to open our eyes and look for them. In the book a farmer sold his land and went out to search for diamonds. He ended up taking his own life after his journey ended with no diamonds. The man he sold his land to later found diamonds on the very same land.

Before you decide that what you have in talent is not worthy, take a great look into your life and see how you can make a difference.

In order to make the process of networking easier I made each letter in the word A.C.R.E. stand for something that can help open up doors to your future. The next time someone says they don’t know anyone please show them this format so that they can help you and you can help them.

The A is for Associates. Who have you met recently that you think can help you grow? Before you approach this person think about how you can help them grow? If you do not know exactly what they do before you meet ask with a phone call or an email.

The C is for Community or Church contacts. I recently joined Friendship Baptist Church and I met a member named Deacon Obleton who worked for the school board. Deacon Obleton introduced me to Dr. Betty McBride and after meeting with Dr. McBride who is over Guidance services, I was hired to be the luncheon speaker at the Counselors Connecting to Make A Difference Conference.

The R is for Relatives. Do you know exactly what your family members do? Do they know exactly what you do? A brief get to know session with people that are close to you can open up doors that would of never even been approached. My wife Kim supports my efforts and even goes to networking events with me.

The E is for Educational connections. I graduated from Tennessee State University in 1992 and there are still people that I keep in touch with. When I self published my first book, the TSU bookstore opened their doors for me to do a booksigning during homecoming festivities.

These are not just four people but also areas in your life where you can help others and help yourself to unlimited possibilities. You can help by looking into your A.C.R.E. and find out who your influential contacts are. You’re A.C.R.E. is a diamond that with the right polish can leave a light that can forever shine.

Derrick Hayes is the author of Derricknyms From A to Z and is available to speak at Meetings, Conferences and Events. Derrick Hayes can be reached at oneword@bellsouth.net or http://www.DerrickHayes.com (706) 615-1662.

What is Who Loves Money about and why should I care?

The Who Loves Money ebook is set to launch May 1st and every webmaster and affiliate is awaiting the release. Like wildfire the word on “Who Loves Money” is taking over the web. The ebook is being put on a pedestal already even weeks before its release. Why? There are two reasons.

1.-Because there is money still to be made as an internet marketer
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Has the market slowed for online retail?

Online retail shopping is on a steady incline and will be over the next 3 years. Sales are expected to grow to 144 billion by 2010. What that means to the internet marketer is nothing short of commissions, commissions, and more commissions.

How do I get started in this field?

Marketing ebooks and courses are hitting the net on how to market sellers products effectively. Unfortunately, many of these products give general overviews of internet marketing and leave the newbe affiliate with information but little on how to implement.

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You would be amazed how many people today do not give a great deal off attention to information absorbed by their minds.
Your mind is “you”, being the main single factor that determines your characteristics as an individual.

Having a creative and positive mind helps you to become, and achieve all that you dream of.
Highly successful people that you see and hear of in the media, spend considerable time on mind improving exercises and rate it highly important to their success.

It has been found that negativity and inactivity also affects the mind with detrimental effect, minds with mainly this input are more likely to have a lifestyle that will not amount to a great deal. Minds of some of the most notorious people worldwide have been analysed and revealed that they were mainly fed on negative thoughts.

Therefore people ask - are we actually born with either negative or positive minds?
NO! Neither is the firm answer.

Our minds development is increased by what we enter in to it. So to continually add negative information to our minds, results in negative thoughts with negative actions the obvious course.
So, ultimately we need to feed our minds the correct information to allow creative thoughts.
Reading the correct books is still the most common and popular way to do this and talking audio books helps to achieve this.

With today’s busy lifestyle and demands, few people have the time to read a lot of books once education has finished.

Mainly newspapers and magazines are all we have time to read, and with most newspapers generally offering a high percentage of bad news, the negative state of our mind is likely only to increase.
Talking books - audio downloads are so versatile giving us the freedom to read anything, anywhere.

So now positive and helpful information can be easily attained, by “reading” the correct matter and without actually having to set aside time to do it, by anybody, using audio talking books.
Talking books can help you achieve the knowledge and understanding of subjects that have always been interested in, greatly mind improving and giving back the love of “reading” without having to!

Long gone has the time when picking up a paper book was daunting, reading the words but not understanding, racing just to finish another page not digesting the information given.
If you are not exactly sure which books to choose, 9 of the best talking books - audios, to improve your mind are listed below.

Build Your Self Esteem - Author: Glenn Harrold
Publisher: Diviniti Publishing
The Power is Within You - Author: Louise L Hay
Publisher: Hodder Headline Audio Books
Awaken the Giant Within - Author: Anthony Robbins
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Creating Inner Peace and Calm - Author Glenn Harrold
Publisher: Diviniti Publishing
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Author Stephen R Covey
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Develop a Powerful Memory - Author Glenn Harrold
Publisher: Diviniti Publishing
How to Win Friends & Influence People - Author Dale Carnegie
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Feel the Fear & Do It Anyway - Author Susan Jeffers
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio.
Get Up and Do It - Publisher: BBC Books

Hope you find these interesting and stimulating

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Sit Stay Fetch has helped me solve my dog’s aggressive behavior problems and transformed him into a well-behaved dog!

You must read this review first if you have a problem with your dog’s behavior, have a need to slash your dog training time in half, or are looking for techniques that give you immediate results.

It all started about a month ago when I adopted a homeless adult Retriever. Unfortunately, he was not well-trained and has a tendency to bite on everything around the house. I try to correct this behavior with some free online tips but it did not work too well and needless to say, I was quite frustrated.

As I continued searching online for dog training help and I found some dog sites recommending Sit Stay Fetch. After some thought, I decided to give this book a try after reading the positive reviews from many dog owners.

Within two weeks of applying the techniques mentioned inside the book, I have managed to teach my dog to get rid of his biting and mouthing behavior. I am absolutely delighted and I have since use Sit Stay Fetch to teach my dog basic commands and some tricks.

Frankly, I enjoy reading and learning from Sit Stay Fetch very much. In his book, author Daniel Stevens who is also a professional dog trainer, has actually created this excellent dog training guide to help anyone to understand their dogs better by learning the best tried and tested dog obedience training methods, without wasting time using training techniques that do not work.

He gives insights into what the dog is thinking, why they behave the way they do, what motivates them to do what they do, and tips on what to do to correct the problems. I have learned so much from his instructions, and my dog is now following my commands and I am able to control him.

In my opinion no dog owner should be without a copy of Sit Stay Fetch. This 186 page book is jam-packed with useful and practical information, very easy to understand, follow and the results are remarkable!

Sit Stay Fetch is laid out in nine easy to follow chapters with step-by-step courses that cover everything you will ever need to know about looking after and training your dog. Included within to help you further are also topics on:

• Selecting, buying and raising a puppy or older dog
• The best ways to care for your dog
• The advantages and disadvantages of all the training methods
• How to understand your dog through body language, facial expressions and the impact of wolf instincts
• How to train your dog virtually any command and tricks including Come, Hold, Leave, Seek, Beg, Catch, Crawl, and even climb ladders!
• The best methods to train your dog, including the latest thing in dog training - dog whispering!

Sit Stay Fetch is also applicable for dogs of any age or breed that you want to train successfully. You won’t be disappointed with the instructions given as it is so simple to comprehend and apply, many people have actually reported achieving extremely fast results with this dog training guide.

Lee Tuan James is a dog lover and owner who has benefited from Sit Stay Fetch. To find out more on what the book offers, please read the full review: Sit Stay Fetch Review

I highly recommend Sit Stay Fetch for anyone who is a dog owner who has a dog behavior problem that they need to address and solve quickly. Believe me, you won’t be disappointed!!

“The breathtakingly beautiful Cape Winelands are spread over a relatively small area, but the biodiversity of its winegrowing sites ensures that the area can produce an extensive range of wines to excite wine lovers the world over.” Join award-winning authors Elmari Swart and Izak Smit for an enchanting and insightful journey through vineyards, terroir, winemaking techniques and wine styles of South Africa’s greatest wines.

Wine connoisseurs Elmari Swart and Izak Smit share a passion for fine wines as well as excellence in the art of writing. Together they identified a need for greater depth in South African wine writing and, in true entrepreneurial spirit, formed a unique partnership to write The Essential Guide to South African Wines - Terroir and Travel.

Their vision for the publication was to highlight terroir wines (wines from a specific origin), to give insight into winemaking as an art and to further the knowledge of, and respect for, wine culture. The input of more than 100 of South Africa’s premier wineries, industry specialists and researchers made this a truly remarkable effort.

The Guide addresses terroir and tourism in a revolutionary way with the new Wine Pockets system. Individual Pockets highlight a specific terroir unit along with local wine styles, providing an overview of the unique qualities of each wine-producing area. Detailed regional, as well as single-day Pocket driving-maps make The Essential Guide easy to use for local and international wine enthusiasts and even include Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates.

Released in August 2006, the publication achieved astounding media success and became an instant best seller. But the authors’ most important achievement was yet to come - On 6 December 2006, The Essential Guide won the coveted title “Best Book on New World Wines - English” at the 2006 Gourmand World Awards. The spotlight focussed on this publication again during April 2007, when the global winners competed in Beijing, China, for the title of “World’s Best”. The Essential Guide won its category to become only the third South African book heralded as “The World’s Best Book on New World Wines”. This places the authors in much esteemed international company, immediately raising the standard for South African writing and wine-making alike.

“South African wines are a success internationally and so are wine books from South Africa,” said Edouard Cointreau, CEO and Chairman of Gourmand, “Wine tourism is quite developed in South Africa, while terroir is still controversial for some. This book is clearly excellent.”

The South African media agrees with Cointreau:

“An essential accompaniment to your Winelands exploration” - Planet Golf
“The most complete guide to the Cape Winelands ever” - Iafrica.com
“A first for the Cape Wine Industry” - Michael Fridjhon (SA’s top wine authority; wine writer and critic)
“A valuable contribution to wine tourism. Very good maps. (It will) enhance the Cape winelands experience for every traveller” - Natal Witness

About the authors:

Elmari Swart is an entrepreneur with vision, passion and ability to bring new ideas to life. In her wine career, Elmari combined professional knowledge with extensive local and international travel - to culminate in a Masters degree in Oenology, winemaking ventures in France, Australia and South Africa, as well as publishing in European wine magazines. With a flair for creative expression and an adventurous spirit she started her own publishing business and recently released her maiden vintage Syrah to a 4 star Platter rating.

Izak Smit heads a specialist business consultancy in the South African agricultural sector, focussing on the wine industry. Izak’s experience in financial management and international trade established him as a leader in the analysis and strategic alignment of new agricultural ventures within a globally competitive environment. Izak is a firm advocate of terroir wine.
Motivated by “the custodians of our trade, fine wine and the beauty of life”, Elmari and Izak say they are already working on their next innovative concept. Together with specialist photographer, Jaap Scholten, their upcoming projects promise to be more remarkable success stories!

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