Crossing Twice Wins "Top Book" at Pacific Book Reviews

Crossing Twice continues to be a critic's darling now garnering it's highest award to date, Featured Book on Pacific Book Review, an independent Book Review service for authors with newly released books.

"I had to blink twice. Here was my book [Crossing Twice] ranked ahead of hundreds for the month. I went past those published by Simon and Schuster, past those published by Hay House, past those published by Faithwords. Past everything!," says Reece Manley. "My book about the power of God's love to overcome difficulty and my trip through life and death had landed the top spot. It was the first for a progressive Christian living title."

Crossing Twice recounts the inspirational story of Dr. Manley’s near death experience, journey through the veil and ultimate joining of the love and light that awaits us all on the other side. The book is written from a progressive Christian prospective, but is respectful of all spirituality and faiths. The book also takes the reader through Dr. Manley’s life challenges – incest, beatings, and neurological disease. But, rather than sit in misery, this book sings with hope, love, inclusion and power!

The review, in part, states the book "gives an incredible gift to any reader. A gift of love, comfort and joy!"

Crossing Twice is available for publishers and agents who wish to bring the work to the traditional publishing market. Currently represented through Advocate USA Publishing, the author has retained all rights and looks forward to speaking with agents and publishers. In addition to Crossing Twice, the author has the equally acclaimed Spirit Thinking: Your 30 Day Guide to Enlightenment and the forthcoming Spiritual Recovery: Seven Steps to Freedom.

The progressive Christian living author, Reece W. Manley, DD, M.Ed., MPM, should be contacted at reece@manley.net or phoned directly at 214-206-1607.

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Christian Living Books Social Media Efforts Launched

Advocate USA Publishing has assumed the moniker Christian Living Books in its social media efforts.

Whether you want to be LinkedIn, Facebooked or Twitted, Advocate USA Publishing can help you out! Seriously, though, we would love to have you as a fan on any social networking book! Please find us under Christian Living Books.

"When doing social media, we researched whether fans looked for name or function when making a decision to follow. Despite all of the efforts of branding, TRI results showed consumers prefer Content to Celebrity in making the choice to follow or join a group," says Rick Setter, Advocate USA Publishing. Of course, we do have pages for Advocate, however, already we have seen double the users choose the descriptive content of Christian Living Books over our name brand."

Advocate USA is not alone in making this discovery. For example, a runners group on Facebook has twice the followers of famous maker running shoe. This trend is the topic of a white paper being developed by Advocate USA Publishing's author Reece W. Manley, DD, M.Ed, MPM. The white paper "The Psychology of Booking My Link" will be available in January.

Until then, users are invited to visit LinkedIn for Christian Living Books, Facebook for Christian Living Books and Twitter for ChristLivBook.

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Crossing Twice: Answers from the Source Continues 5 Stars

Crossing Twice: Answers from the Source Continues to Gather Five Star Reviews

Near death experience tale and life recount of Reece W. Manley received another five stars today from Pacific Book Reviews. This brings its top ranking reviews garnered to an amazing number from Amazon to Kirkus, reviewers are in love with the book.

“It’s a natural story to feel passionate about,” says Rick Setter, Advocate USA Publishing. “The story contains a vivid description of the death experience. It takes the reader from the beginnings of passing all the way through the amazing joining of the heavenly hosts. Of course, Reece came back when he was revived by hospital staff. Perhaps that is where the story becomes most incredible, because it becomes most human.”

Crossing Twice, in addition to describing the near death experience in terms of vivid, compassionate and comforting details, it also recounts the author’s life in the harshness of reality. The author honestly accounts his fighting through recovery of child abuse, depression and a neurological disease which leaves him in chronic severe pain. But rather than giving into the challenges, the author’s near death experience causes him to soar above them.

“A nice surprise for the reader comes in the straightforward, easy to read and humorous writing style of the author,” says one recent review given by Pacific Book Reviews. “I try to write in a style close to how I speak. Humor is such a necessary component to anything human. I had to incorporate some of it in this serious work just so it would be my story,” says Dr. Reece W. Manley, DD, M.Ed., MPM.

Crossing Twice: Answers from the Source continues to make rounds to major publishers while gathering incredible reviews. Readers interested in the work may find it on Amazon or may decide to take advantage of Advocate USA Publishing direct prices at www.reecemanley.com/ctorder.aspx.
Reviewers are encouraged to write info@advocateusa.net for their review copies. Currently, Crossing Twice stands with nine Amazon reviews of five stars.

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Advocate USA Publishing new name of Advocate USA, LLC

Advocate USA, LLC, has officially become Advocate USA Publishing, LLC. After registering with Bowker and arranging for block ISBN's, the small Christian living publisher is now officially open.

Advocate USA Publishing will focus on bringing positive, progressive Christian living works to the marketplace. Although flagshipped by the works of Dr. Reece W. Manley, DD, M.Ed., MPM, Dr. Manley himself will not be operating the day to day functions of the publishing firm.

"This is something Rick and Craig felt led to pursue," says the rising Christian living author Reece Manley. "The men have learned the trade well and are making an intelligent entry into the marketplace."

Future printings of Crossing Twice: Answers from the Source and Spirit Thinking: Your 30 Day Guide to Enlightenment along with the forthcoming Spiritual Recovery: Seven Steps to Freedom will bear the Advocate USA Publishing imprint.

More information may be found at the publishers website. Advocate USA Publishing,LLC.

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Spirit Thinking Inspires New Site ChristianSelfHelp.Net

Spirit Thinking: Your 30 Day Guide to Enlightenment has rocketed Dr. Reece W. Manley, DD, M.Ed., MPM, to a major player in the Christian self help genre. Since the release of Spirit Thinking, over 1000 articles and stories about the work have inspired the creation of www.ChristianSelfHelp.net.

Christian Self Help Net has been established to provide the much needed Christian self help genre a stable and professional voice. "As far as we know, and we've searched hard, Spirit Thinking is the only work to combine cognitive psychology with spiritual principles," says Reece Manley.

The ability to offer Christian self help comes from the protection of the rights of the Clergy of which Dr. Manley is a consecrated and active member. "I could not work under state licenses and provide the kind of life changing help," says Manley.

The new site will feature an article of the week written by Dr. Reece W. Manley, DD, M.Ed., MPM based on his work Spirit Thinking: Your 30 Day Guide to Enlightenment.

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"...the Spirit Thinking has changed my life..." - Michelle Plyler

"Insightful and incredibly compassionate. Reece is a spirituality expert." - Patrick Randolph, PhD

"An assertive, impressive work with some incredible personal victories. [Crossing Twice] shows compassion and professionalism." - Colin Ross, PhD.

Working Life:
Fifteen years of work in the helping professions of psychology, counseling and, now, a professional pastoral counselor using the personally developed, patent pending, Spirit Thinking®.
Owner: Horizons Counseling, www.myhorizons.org, 1-800-936-0812

Educational Hightlights:
Post-Doctorate. Human Development and Family Studies. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
Doctorate Divinity. Pastoral Counseling. AIHT Seminary. Youngstown, OH.
Master of Education in Professional Counseling. Texas State University. Top Graduate. San Marcos, Tx.
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Texas Tech University. Honors. Lubbock, Tx.

Ordination:
Ordained Minister. Many Paths Ministry™. Springfield, MO.
Associations:
American Psychological Association
Author's Guild