Women who Win at Work Press Release

In the quest to discover the best ideas and cut through fluff, readers deserve more respect than they currently receive from most books published. It is too hard to find those golden nuggets that make a book worth reading.

Liane has taken the opposite publishing position: by capturing the most useable ideas, Liane’s writing offers a portal into a greater body of knowledge. Editing is a skill that Liane believes will grow in importance. She redefines how ideas can be presented through adapting to new media applications. She encourages readers to enhance learning through tools to collect wisdom.

Women who Win at Work offers what women have learned in business through a unique structure and design; it represents a new way to read.

Liane Sebastian has a passion for publishing.		Wearing a designer’s hat, editor’s coat, and marketer’s shoes, Liane is a content synthesizer who makes ideas more accessible.
In the quest to discover the best ideas and cut through fluff, readers deserve more respect than they currently receive from most books published. It is too hard to find those golden nuggets that make a book worth reading. Liane has taken the opposite publishing position: by capturing the most useable ideas, Liane’s writing offers a portal into a greater body of knowledge. Editing is a skill that Liane believes will grow in importance. She redefines how ideas can be presented through adapting to new media applications. She encourages readers to enhance learning through tools to collect wisdom. Women who Win at Work offers what women have learned in business through a unique structure and design; it represents a new way to read.
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[shorter] Women who Win at Work is a compilation of strategies, tools, and techniques from visionary businesswomen—like listening to a circle of trusted friends. They define what it means to win at the workstyle and lifestyle blend. Each page has at least one idea that can be used immediately! [longer] Women who Win at Work presents advice from visionary businesswomen. They demonstrate choices and turn aspirations into results. As if sitting down to a conversation with each, short chapters give a glimpse into different, but relevant viewpoints with ideas for practical use. Every page offers solutions to women’s biggest challenges that work. Colorful and compact, it makes a perfect gift for a friend or co-worker.		April 2010: Era of the Entrepreneur Explore how entrepreneurial thinking leads business progress. March 2010: Synthesis of Communication Strategy Innovative guide for leveraging and crafting media choices. February 2010: Workingwomen: Moxy through Motivation Gaining leadership insights through speaking to three women's business groups. January 2010: Pioneering in the Blog Renaissance Searching to define design approaches and parameters to increase effectiveness of a new medium. December 2009: Creativity, always an essential challenge, now gets easier New assistance for those who need help applying creative ideas to business. November 2009: 4 Business Books Perfect for Colleague Gifts Fits the holiday season with well-researched suggestions. These are great business gifts any time. View full contributor list with links. Portrait photos of each contributor are available.
	Frederick Fell Publishers 6 inches square, ISBN #978-088391-184-6 228 pages, colorful, concise, compact. Contains ideas from 35 contributors, 127 authors, 64 legends. $15 Order Women who Win at Work from www.barnesandnoble.com Download Press Kit Download images: cover thumbnail cover small cover large
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“A cross between a gift book and a business book, Women who Win at Work is a perfect gift for my friends who are in a variety of professions.” —Shelley Riskin, media librarian, Glenview, IL “This book is perfect for my busy schedule. I can pick it up and put it down anywhere and always find something to think about.” —Pamela Fox-Klauser, psycho-therapist, Sedona, AZ “It is great to find a business book that is gorgeous to read. When I relax quickly for a cup of tea, I like to have this book near by.” —Susan Blake, graphic designer, Denver, CO	Women lead commerce Women redefine the business landscape Smart women read strategically Practice new way to read Women learn best from other women What it means to win Representing women’s body of knowledge Give-to-get strategy unites contributors We use all the help we can get! Help with our friends What have we learned in four generations of workingwomen?	• offers a new way to access and collect wisdom • fits readstyle of the busy workingwoman • contains a banquet of over 200 viewpoints • offers ideas that are useful immediately • equally visual and verbal— integration of design and content • defines what it means to win in business—how to do it, how to prepare to do it, how to maintain it, how to know it whatn you get it • reviews where workingwomen are with four generations of experience • blends media and cross-sells content in a variety of accessible forms
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“This book synthesizes helpful concepts, makes them eminently user-friendly, and profound.” —Gail McMeekin, author of The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women “Liane Sebastian gloriously models how to trust your intuition, take risks around your values, and find your path of joy—and her book lets the rest of us model this too!” —Susan Davis, founder of the Committee of 200 and President of Capital Missions Company “This book’s concise practical advice, format of key points, and selected quotes leads to success today for a thriving business.” —Alexandra Stoddard, author of Time Alive “What a wonderful collection of advice from women who have lived it. A fabulous resource for women, but also something men could learn a thing or two from as well!” —Marti Barletta, author of Marketing to Women	This gathering of wise women includes: Martha Barletta, author Susan Davis, entrepreneur and founder of C200 Leslie Grossman and Andrea March, co-founders of Women’s Leadership Exchange Jackie Huba, author Rieva Lesonsky, entrepreneur Nell Merlino and Lexi Reese, co-founders of the Make Mine a Million program Marilyn Miglin, entrepreneur Hedy Ratner, co-founder of the Women’s Business Development Center Alexandra Stoddard, interior designer and author Click for full contributor list with links. Portrait photos of each contributor are available.	Liane Sebastian solves all challenges creatively. Hired by both nonprofit associations and international companies, she has created content and design solutions for over 200 clients in 30 years. With an emphasis on visual/verbal integration, Liane’s design philosophy gives foundation to publication. Clients gain distinction, increase responses, and expands reach through her assistance. Author of three editions of Digital Design Business Practices, Liane speaks on creativity, business, and women’s challenges. She expands to examine the status of workingwomen and to illuminate the wisdom of those who’ve mastered the workstyle lifestyle blend in Women who Win at Work. Liane pioneers new formats for reading, synthesizes content, and creates publications to save the reader time while increasing her skill. Download images: Liane's portrait thumbnail Liane's portrait small Liane's portrait large
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