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Here's the lastest news from Addicus Books
| New York Times Cites Book on Lung Cancer |
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In her health column on Tuesday, November 14, Jane Brody, health columnist for the New York Times, cited Lung Cancer—A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment by Walter Scott, M.D. Brody covered several issues related to lung cancer, including prevention, early detection, and improved treatment. Brody said, "Dr. Scott’s book contains easy-to-understand descriptions of modern treatments and ways to cope with their effects." November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. For the entire article, visit www.nytimes.com. |
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| Author Appears on Montel Williams Show |
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Joni Craighead, author of First Impressions—-Tips to Enhance Your Image, traveled to New York City in early November for a taping of the Montel Williams Show. Joni Craighead is an image consultant whose book offers more than one thousand tips on make up, hair and skin care, and wardrobe. "The show topic was makeovers for women," Ms. Craighead said. "My role was to outfit the women in new clothes. I chose colors and styles that best suited them. |
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| Consumer Health Titles Roll off the Press |
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Two new health titles are off the press. Cancers of the Mouth and Throat—A Patient’s Guide to Treatment, by surgeons William Lydiatt, M.D., and Perry Johnson, M.D., is the first trade book to cover the subject of mouth and throat cancers. The second consumer health title, Living with PCOS—Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, is by Angela Boss and Evelina Weidman Sterling, both of whom have POCS—a leading hormonal disorder. Their medical editor is Richard S. Legro, M.D., a nationally-recognized authority on PCOS. |
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| Booklist Praises New Book on Psoriasis |
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The library trade publication, Booklist, praises Coping with Psoriasis—A Patient’s Guide to Treatment, by David L. Cram, M.D. According to the September 15 issue of Booklist, "…Cram speaks wisely…he has long dealt with psoriasis and understands current knowledge of it…" The book is off the press, and is available in book stores nationwide. |
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| Books Heading to South Africa |
| Addicus Books has signed a distribution agreement with foreign books distributor Wren Books of South Africa. The wholesaler supplies English-language books to book stores and libraries in South Africa. "We are pleased to be working with this new distributor and seeing our titles shipped to this part of the world," said Rod Colvin, of Addicus Books. "The first orders have already been shipped." |
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| No. Carolina True Crime a Success |
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Author Lynn Chandler Willis had a busy summer and fall with the promotion of Unholy Covenant. She began promoting the book in June and appeared at book signings across the state through November. The book has already gone into a third printing. Unholy Covenant details the story of the murder of a young bride in Pleasant Garden, North Carolina, by her husband and his brother. In the summer of 2001, Unholy Covenant, will be released nationally as a mass market paperback by St. Martin’s Press, New York. |
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