The United States has seen a terrible slump in almost all sectors of the economy in the 1980s. During this decade, the national debt ballooned, many industries folded and unemployment rate was at an all time high. Many families, especially from the poor and middle class, had difficulties making ends meet. This could be seen as the worst time in the US economy since the Great Depression.Now, Americans are once again facing the brunt of yet another economic turmoil, what with the looming global financial crisis.Set in the 1980’s, the Xlibris self-published book, ‘Another Sort of Life’ is where John Calvert shares the pains of being “down on one’s luck” as he ...

With an outstanding record of accomplishment in the publishing industry, Xlibris, the leading self-publishing company offers a wide variety of publishing packages to writers and photographers who desire to become published authors.For the remaining few days of October, the book publishing company confidently urges writers and photographers to present a publishing package or offer from a competitor – one which is advertised on their website – that tops any Xlibris offer or publishing package.The self-publishing company guarantees to not only match the competitor’s offer, but to beat it as well by giving the writer or photographer more features, more marketing services, and doubling the number of free book copies included in the ...

If there was a handbook that anyone would love to possess, it would definitely be a manual on staying healthy. Self-published author Richard French made certain that his Xlibris release, Dr. Richard’s Prescription for Better Health, will definitely be on everyone’s book shelves especially when times like these requires one.As a physician of internal medicine, Dr. French used his training in several universities and his 25 years of practice and experience as a resident specialist to bring together a medical book that people should be carrying around in their handbags and make it part of their daily lives.For someone who is also a conscientious conservative Christian keen on living a healthy life, ...

A communications professor with an expertise on public relations and the media, Bruce Joffe authored and downplayed his recent explorations between the sexual agenda and the media in his Xlibris published book, A Hint of Homosexuality?: ‘Gay’ and Homoerotic Imagery In American Print Advertising.He pointed out more than 200 print ads of major retailers and managed to convince his readers that each of these ads happens to have at least the slightest insinuation of homosexuality present.Saying “Sex Sells” could be an aberration when Joffe hits back with a “which sex?” Although he is a renowned expert in the field seeing that he makes up the entire creative team behind multinational corporations’ promotional ...

Whoever said “you have the face only a mother can love” must have a gay son. Walking Higher: Gay Men Write about the Deaths of Their Mothers is a collection of stories compiled by gay men and the only relationship they had with women: their mothers.Edited by one of the writers, Alexander Renault, this Xlibris release honors the women who are responsible for the author’s births and how they turn out today.This self-published book may be melancholic and sad at the same time but its poignancy reaches out to those all kinds of communities especially the homosexual lot. The stories chronicle each author’s life with his mother until her passing. Walking Higher ...