Author Showcase

Dr. PETER J. D'ADAMO
Bestselling author and naturopath Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo with Catherine Whitney introduces a revolutionary system of diet and health based on blood type science in the EAT RIGHT FOR YOUR TYPE series (over 5 million copies sold worldwide and more than 50 foreign language editions; Putnam, 1997). He is also the author of THE GENOTYPE DIET, the first personalized plan to change your genetic destiny (Broadway Books, 2008; www.dadamo.com)

MICHELLE DeANGELIS
Highly sought-after management consultant and creator of the popular website PlanetJoyride.com, Michelle DeAngelis offers wisdom served up as street-smart joy in GET A LIFE THAT DOESN'T SUCK: 10 Surefire Ways to Live Life and Love the Ride. The author’s sassy, often irreverent narrative reminds readers how ill-equipped they are to deal with the ups and downs of everyday life, and offers effective tools and techniques designed to take readers from “crappy to happy” by learning how to calculate their JQ (Joy Quotient), close the gap between their thoughts and actions, and discover the 12 "Ahas" necessary to keep joyriding throughout the rest of their lives (Rodale, 2008; www.michelleinc.com)

MIMI GUARNERI, M.D.
Dr. Mimi Guarneri, author of THE HEART SPEAKS (Touchstone, 2006), is founder and Medical Director of Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine and has been an attending physician in cardiovascular disease at Scripps Clinic since 1995. Dr. Guarneri is the author of numerous articles that have appeared in such journals as the Annals of Internal Medicine and the Journal of Echocardiology . She has been nominated for the Bravewell Award in IM Leadership and honored by the American Heart Association. She is board certified in cardiology and internal medicine.

STACEY HALPRIN
Frequent Oprah guest, Stacey Halprin is an actress, motivational speaker and the author of WINNING AFTER LOSING: Keep Off the Weight You’ve Lost --Forever, a seven step program to quit yo-yo dieting, maintain weight loss and build self esteem drawing from expert opinion and the author’s own personal triumph over morbid obesity with an Introduction by Dr. Jane Greer. (Grand Central Publishing, 2007; BOMC/Guild/One Spirit; www.staceyhalprin.com).

DAVID PERLMUTTER, M.D.
Board Certified neurologist and renowned expert in brain function, David Perlmutter, M.D. and bestselling writer Carol Colman offer a comprehensive therapy program and diagnosis kit in THE BETTER BRAIN BOOK: The Best Tools for Improving Memory and Sharpness and Preventing Aging of the Brain (Riverhead Books, 2004). They are also the authors of RAISE A SMARTER CHILD BY KINDERGARTEN (Morgan Road Books, 2006)

SUZY COHEN, R.PH.
Syndicated columnist Suzy Cohen, RPh., dubbed “America’s Most Trusted Pharmacist” by her 25 million readers, is the author of THE 24 HOUR PHARMACIST, a lively compendium of natural cures, little-known facts, and provocative misconceptions about our most popular pharmaceutical remedies (Collins, 2007; Direct Mail – Rodale, 2008) and DIABETES WITHOUT DRUGS (RODALE, 2010; www.dearpharmacist.com)

GARY HEAVIN
Founder and CEO of Curves International, the world's largest fitness franchise with over 1.2 million members in the US alone, Gary Heavin, with bestselling health writer Carol Colman, is the author of the New York Times Bestselling CURVES: Permanent Results Without Permanent Dieting, a revolutionary at-home fitness and weight loss program. (Putnam, 2003; Literary Guild & Doubleday Book Club); and CURVES ON THE GO (Putnam/Perigee, 2004; www.curvesinternational.com)

HENRY EMMONS, M.D.
Henry Emmons, M.D., practices general and holistic psychiatry and consults to several colleges and organizations nationally. He currently serves as Consulting Psychiatrist at the Allina Medical Clinic in Northfield, Minnesota and is the author with Rachel Kranz of THE CHEMISTRY OF JOY: A Three Step Program for Overcoming Depression Through Western Science and Eastern Wisdom (Fireside, 2005) and as sole author of THE CHEMISTRY OF CALM (Fireside, 2010)

MICHAEL SILVERMAN, Ph.D.
Co-Director of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, Dr. Silverman is a brain researcher and behavioral psychologist with a private practice that includes professional athletes and performers. He is the author of UNLEASH YOUR DREAMS, an examination of how our deepest fears can cloud our judgment and prevent us from getting what we want. Citing new research he shows that success itself is often the thing we fear most, and introduces a practical, three-step program to help us confront our fears head-on by asking the tough questions about who we really are, what we really want, and what really makes us afraid. (John Wiley, 2008)

JOHN PHILLIP SANTOS
Author of the critically acclaimed memoir PLACES LEFT UNFINISHED AT THE TIME OF CREATION (Viking Penguin, 1999) nominated for a National Book Award, John Phillip Santos is also the author of FARTHEST HOME IS IN AN EMPIRE OF FIRE, a richly textured narrative of Spain and the Old World as seen through the historical, mythical and fictional lens of his maternal ancestors (Viking Penguin 2010).

LYNN LAUBER
Fiction author, essayist and ghostwriter, Lynn Lauber is the author of two critically acclaimed autobiographical novels (WHITE GIRLS --Norton, 1990 and 21 SUGAR STREET --Norton, 1993) as well as LISTEN TO ME: Writing Life into Meaning, a narrative exploration of how writing can be a personal act of transformation, published by Norton in 2004. (www.lynnlauber.com)

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STEPHEN P. HINSHAW, Ph.D
One of the nation’s foremost experts on teenagers, Dr. Steven Hinshaw, with Rachel Kranz, reveals the silent crisis that faces girls today in THE TRIPLE BIND. Dr. Hinshaw says girls today are facing three impossible challenges: they’re supposed to be perfect traditional “girls” – nice, kind and pretty; they’re supposed to succeed at traditional “boy” skills – getting top grades, being star athletes, and getting into the most prestigious colleges; and finally, they have no place to hide--they live in a culture that has lost all of its alternative role models – even punk rockers and computer geek sare expected to be models of female perfection. Dr. Hinshaw introduces a fascinating group of girls who face the Triple Bind every day, and offers surprising, inspiring and practical solutions. (Ballantine Books, January 2009)

DANIEL MONTI, M.D. and ANTHONY BAZZAN, M.D.
Medical Director of the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center for Integrative Medicine, Dr. Daniel Monti, with Dr. Anthony Bazzan, heads up the only comprehensive, university-based treatment program for male and female menopause. They are the authors with Carol Colman of THE GREAT LIFE MAKEOVER, the only book of its kind that teams up a psychiatrist, a gerontologist and a bestselling health writer, and offers couples practical advice and solutions to their most pressing age-related problems: how to have more fun in the bedroom, improve the way they look, to themselves and to their partners, and feel great both in and out of the relationship. (Collins, January 2009).

PAUL RADEMACHER
Executive Director of The Monroe Institute and ordained minister, Paul Rademacher is the author of A SPIRITUAL HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE: Travel Tips For The Spiritually Perplexed. Drawing from personal anecdotes, bible stories and Eastern mysticism, the book takes readers on a narrative “road trip” that reframes the Jesus parables as a state of consciousness (Hampton Roads, March 2008; www.youtube.com).

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