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Author John Salat joins BookGoodies host Deborah Carney to discuss writing, publishing and all things book related. Additional note from Deborah: I have a copy of this book that I am excited to read and review, so keep watching for that review!

What inspired you to write your memoir?
We are really explores of consciousness as finding the right way to dive into this pool stream is the mastery. Everyone must find there own path that authentically resonates with them. For me, my book had generate with what I am passionate, what I teach and what I do as a dream mantra. I picked Tao as theme of my life because Tao translates the organic ways of “Life Path”

Creation is our souls path as writing draws forth our experiences and expressions to say what we get to say unstoppably and contently.

Yet, it is still deeper than that of Tao. My secret to having creative depth and imagination is “Meditation”. From meditation as the primary medium, I write to refine my visions with thoughts.

About your Book:
Tao Art of Flow book dives into a soul felt journey. It mixes fiction and non-fiction into different chapters using meditation memoirs, spiritual and cultural travels and people into my quest that packages into one solid descriptive package. The book breaks down into unique consecutive parts:

Part 1: The Author’s Journey in Flow, Part 2: Story Preamble, and Part 3: The Immerse Journey (A Short Story Of my Dreaming Life) The information below is just 1/10 the info that is packed in my 95,000 word book into 42 contemplative chapters.
If you want to: • Experience deeper dimensions of a powerful being • Allow your spirit to Flow effortlessly and timelessly • Pleasantly watch miracles pour daily through your life, then Tao art of Flow is for you.

When pioneering human consciousness, we form as social innovators, visionaries and spiritual evolutionist. Whether you’re a coach, C.E.O, teacher or leader, this book profoundly opens fresh insights of laying these new foundations for your life. With this groundwork, the soul can expand having rich deep experiences, instead of letting these idle expressions rest quietly beneath our complex lives. Opportunities will further draw the soul inspirationally to touch life from a whole new world experience.
You will be touching everyday life situations responsibly through exploring a series of distinctions, open inquiries with warm reflective moments. This wisdom profoundly ignites while discovering your ways to hold this conscious path wide open. Through the natural course-ways, the soul begins powerfully to liberate and honor what it really needs. Accepting these magical synchronicities creates more than just meaningful coincidence; it taps intimately with having extraordinary experiences

Author Bio:
We all have a story, yet we are more than any story that defines us.

For example, I am a certified Transformational Leader (CTL), certified Reiki Master (CRM), seasoned Tai Chi and Qi-gong instructor and registered Sidha®. As a teacher of energy medicine and a mastery of Energy Mind/Body flow, I utilize these 30 years of personal experience in bio-energetic healing stemming from living Tao principles.

I could tell you that my classes and workshops on the Living Tao, Tai Chi, Qigong, meditation, communication, and Reiki healing, have been attended by many famous people – including actors, producers, writers, doctors, politicians and some of the leading health practitioners in the country.

Or I could tell you that I am known by many as a Zen architect, and by others due to the national exposure I received through radio, television, and print publications as a creator of meditative music, and other healing creative arts. As a visionary to creativity, so is my mission to influencing the world with fresh insights.

But, if you were to ask me how I might define myself right now in this moment, I would tell you that I am an “Explorer” who has set sail on a lifelong journey to access ancient wisdom. And I would tell you that my passion is to act as a “Guide to the Inner Worlds” for others who wish to explore their own inner territory.

There is an entire world within, right at the tip of your consciousness that is just waiting to gift you its treasures. Life can be much more fulfilling and exciting than most people are led to believe. Just as my gifts have been revealed to me, your gifts will be revealed to you, and to the world, when you awaken to who you truly are.

To deepen your personal exploration, I offer you in igniting your Soul by accessing this vast energy pool and resurrect the magic of your being.

How did you decide how to publish your book and where is it published through:
I choose Outskirts Press. I looked at complete self publishing package to streamline my time and allow delegation to take place for those who do what they do best.

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Authors Kristen Micek, Jess Loren and Ed Swiderski joins BookGoodies podcast hosts Deborah Carney and Karen Garcia to talk about books, writing and using Pinterest as an author.

Jess Loren is a consultant, strategist, speaker, and eternal “lemonade stand” purveyor (aka, entrepreneur) in the world of social media and digital marketing. She is the cofounder and managing partner of Kambio Group, a digital marketing agency that concentrates on social media management and event-based campaigns. Loren has contributed across the industry and across the spectrum, working with everyone from Fortune 500 companies to a company that hosts the “largest bar crawl in America.”

Edward Swiderski is a marketing and technology leader with more than 12 years of experience increasing revenue and lowering costs for clients. He is a cofounder and managing partner of Kambio Group. Swiderski focuses on strategy and implementation to help customers embrace digital and social marketing and eliminate traditionally fixed technology costs. Outside of his professional career, he has also costarred on ABC’s Bachelor Pad, and ABC’s The Bachelorette, where he was selected as the final contestant.
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Author Sonia Pressman Fuentes/a> joins BookGoodies hosts Deborah Carney and Karen Garcia to discuss writing, publishing and a lot of history.

What inspired you to write your memoir?
Several things inspired me to write my memoir. First, I was born in Berlin, Germany, of Polish Jewish parents, fled the Nazi regime with my parents, and came to the US, where I became a founder of the second wave of the women’s movement.  Second, I played a historic role at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in interpreting the provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which, among other things, prohibited employment discrimination based on sex. Third, I was a founder of NOW (National Organization for Women). And, finally, my parents were born in Piltz, a village in Poland, and lived a lifestyle that was gone and I wanted to preserve the record of their lives and mine.

Eat First—You Don’t Know What They’ll Give You, The Adventures of an Immigrant Family and Their Feminist Daughter
Tell us about your book:
It is the story, told with humor, of my parents’ lives and my own.  The book begins with my parents’ marriage in Piltz, the village in Poland where they were both born, and goes on to their lives and my own in Germany, Belgium, and the US.  The book discusses my becoming a lawyer in 1957, when 3% of the law school graduates in this country were women, my career and marriage, and my becoming a founder of NOW.  It ends with my returning to Germany in 1978 as an “American specialist” on the women’s rights movement in the US for the then-US Information Agency.
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Author Geoffrey Notkin joins BookGoodies hosts Deborah Carney and Karen Garcia to talk about his memoir, his life, meteorites and astronomy. An extra long, but extra fascinating podcast! Sit down with a cup of your favorite beverage, lean back and listen.

What inspired you to write your memoir?
Please see below (synopsis)

About your Book:
Fourteen years in the making, “Rock Star: Adventures of a Meteorite Man,” chronicles Geoff’s incredible adventures across four continents in search of elusive space rocks, his career as a rock ‘n’ roll musician, and his childhood in an oppressive British public school. It is populated by a cast of fascinating, larger-than-life characters, and relates hilarious behind-the-scenes stories about the making of Geoff’s numerous TV shows. A unique, unforgettable, and beautifully-told story of adventure, passion, determination, danger, frustration, and ultimate triumph.

Author Bio:
GEOFFREY NOTKIN

Science writer and host of television’s Meteorite Men

ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF ROCK STAR AND METEORITE HUNTING

Geoffrey Notkin was born in the East Village of New York City, grew up in London, England, and was savagely bitten by the meteorite bug at the age of seven.

He is the host of the award-winning adventure series Meteorite Men, shown on Science, Discovery Science, and other networks worldwide. He is the owner of Aerolite Meteorites LLC, a company that provides meteorite specimens to collectors, universities and institutions worldwide. Geoffrey has traveled to more than 45 countries and is a widely published science writer and photographer. His work has appeared in Astronomy, Sky & Telescope, Astronomy Now, Wired, Meteorite magazine, Meteoryt (Poland), Mushroom (Germany), TIMA (Japan), Geotimes, MAKE magazine, Reader’s Digest, The Village Voice, New York Press, Tucson Weekly, The Tucson E-Z Guide, Mechanical Engineering, American Theater Arts, Rock & Gem, Seed, Lapidary Journal, Meteorite Hunting and Collecting Magazine, The Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites, and many other national and international publications.

In addition to Meteorite Men he has appeared on American Chopper for TLC, in Cosmic Collisions for Discovery, How The Earth Was Made for History Channel, and other documentaries for PBS, National Geographic, the BBC, A&E, and The Travel Channel. He is the author of Meteorwritings for Geology.com and The Logical Lizard, a science and arts blog for TucsonCitizen.com. He is an accomplished artist and musician, a fellow of the Explorers Club, and a member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Association of Applied Paleontological Sciences, the International Dark-Sky Association, and the International Meteorite Collectors’ Association.

Geoff has been a featured guest speaker at the U. S. Science and Engineering Festival (Washington, D.C.), SpaceFest (Arizona), National Metal Detector Day (California), the Northeast Astronomy Forum (New York), the Oscar E. Monnig Meteorite Gallery (Texas), The Sterling Hill Mining Museum (New Jersey), and numerous other prestigious events and venues.

He has received two Telly Awards for his work on Meteorite Men and an IPPY Award for his first book, Meteorite Hunting: How To Find Treasure From Space. The minor planet 132904, discovered at Mount Palomar, was named after Geoff by the Minor Planet Society in recognition of his contributions to science and education.

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Stellafane, the annual telescope event:
http://stellafane.org

And here is the website for organizing a visit to Kitt Peak Observatory. I highly recommend doing the night viewing program:
http://www.noao.edu/kpno

The official website for my TV series is:
http://meteoritemen.com

And my science and arts column for “Tucson Citizen”:
http://tucsoncitizen.com/lizard

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Author Ben Coleman joins BookGoodies podcast host Deborah Carney to talk about books, writing and current projects.

I’m a former high school math teacher and computer entrepreneur – turned artist, author and inventor! My education was highly technical; engineering, mathematics, and economics. When people began referring to me as an “artist” I felt confused and a little embarrassed. I had never considered the matter.

Over time I have come to understand that I am an artist; in fact everyone is an artist. Each person combines their unique perspective, a lifetime of seeing, touching, feeling and experiencing, into their work. My goal is to unleash the artist in you. I consider myself no more than a facilitator. My techniques are designed to be simple, yet they have infinite possibilities.

Perhaps you will express your artistic side, just like I do, with a discrete emphasis on the technical, or maybe you will discover an aspect of this art form I have not yet explored. Whichever path you choose, I hope you will enjoy following it, and my books are here to help you along the way.

Origami Bonsai is my first book and one of three books in a series for creating botanical sculptures made from paper.

Origami 101 is a book that takes several new approaches to teaching origami. My hope is that this book will make origami accessible to the scores of people that previously considered it too complex.

You can see many more pictures of Origami Bonsai sculptures made by people from all over the world, as well as a free magazine devoted to Origami Bonsai, and folding videos and lots more at http://www.OrigamiBonsai.org

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