http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/rights/ Rights news, rights offerings, and book proposals posted by members of Publishers Marketplace en-us 2010-03-11T23:02:34+00:00 Publishers Marketplace Publishers Marketplace hourly 1 2004-11-01T12:00:00+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/images/PM_rssimg.gif http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/ http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/rights/display.cgi?rights_no=6873 Michael Jackson's bodyguards, Bill Whitfield, Mike Garcia and Javon Beard have been featured on a two part interview on Good Morning America (link below) this week. Reporter Ashley Banfield was blown away by the warm,funny and never before heard vignettes about the King of Pop. She found the trio to be believable and great storytellers.They truly came to love MJ and his children. Nightline and other shows are also scheduling interviews. Their book is the one fans will want to buy and ... Marilyn Allen, Allen O'Shea Literary Agency LLC 2010-03-11T19:53:22+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/rights/display.cgi?rights_no=6872 One disabled man's lone struggle for justice against outrageous Corporate and Government fraud and malfeasance. The Author started out Litigating against one of the world's biggest companies; and ended up uncovering a massive web of malfeasance by the corporation's friends in two major western governments. NOTE TO PUBLISHING PROFESSIONALS Unfortunately, Publishing Professionals reading this post will have no way of knowing how strong this book really is. Because of the ... Stan Merin 2010-03-11T18:37:50+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/rights/display.cgi?rights_no=6871 Daughter of Vietnam War photojournalist experiences visions of war atrocities and uncovers a forty-year-old conspiracy for which some are still willing to kill. If Ken Follet, Stephen King and Amy Tan conspired to write a novel about the far-reaching impact of American war crimes, it would be DARKROOM. After scattering her mother's ashes in Vietnam, photojournalist Xandra Carrick comes home to New York to rebuild her life and career. When she experiences supernatural visions that ... Paul Tseng, Dawn Treader Press 2010-03-10T06:47:05+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/rights/display.cgi?rights_no=6870 Mansfield Park and Mummies: Monster Mayhem, Matrimony, Ancient Curses, True Love, and Other Dire Delights by Jane Austen and Vera Nazarian It's Spinsterhood or Mummification! Ancient Egypt infiltrates Regency England in this elegant, hilarious, witty, insane, and unexpectedly romantic monster parody of Jane Austen's classic novel. Our gentle yet indomitable heroine Fanny Price must hold steadfast not only against the seductive charms of Henry Crawford but also an Ancient Egyptian ... Vera Nazarian, Norilana Books 2010-03-10T00:45:42+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/rights/display.cgi?rights_no=6869 My name is Brian O'Connell, author of the best-selling books The 401(k) Millionaire and CNBC's Creating Wealth. I'm also a ghostwriter and founder of The Writers Corner USA. I write to you today as a representative of Mr. Michael Raymond, who is offering a new business book entitled Jump Start: Ten Simple Steps To Radically Change Your Sales Career: The Cleaning Guy's Secret Formula to Rejuvenating Selling Success - and Awaken the Sales Monster Inside You. The book has ... Brian O'Connell, Writers Corner USA 2010-03-09T16:23:56+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/rights/display.cgi?rights_no=6868 When Bobby Handle receives a white puppy for an early Christmas gift, he realizes the true magic of the holiday season! Susan Wingate 2010-03-09T05:12:17+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/rights/display.cgi?rights_no=6867 At last, a doctor who actually practices what he preaches. What's Cookin' with Doc: A Physician's Prescription and Chef's Recipe for Optimal Health, Happiness, and the Occasional Pommes Frites written by Interventional Cardiologist and Professional Chef Michael S. Fenster, MD, is a groundbreaking Health/Diet Cookbook based on Dr. Fenster's local cable show that goes by the same name in Dublin, Georgia. What's Cookin' with Doc is a delightfully written ... Leticia Gomez, Savvy Literary Services 2010-03-08T15:45:52+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/rights/display.cgi?rights_no=6866 Most teens turn sixteen and get the license to drive, Lil Falcon gets the license to kill demons, but no one told her she is not supposed to fall in love with one. At approximately 87,000 words, THE AWAKENING written by my client Ednah Walters is a compelling young adult paranormal romance novel. Orphaned as a child and raised by an eccentric grandfather, Lil is concerned with surviving high school and is unaware she's a Guardian -- a being with super powers charged with killing ... Leticia Gomez, Savvy Literary Services 2010-03-08T15:39:04+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/rights/display.cgi?rights_no=6865 "A truly delightful, interesting and informative volume - with a nice (and very mixed) choice of subjects." - Anthony Slide Silent Lives contains 100 biographical sketches of the great -- and near great -- of the silent film era. Each vividly written profile is illustrated by exquisite photographs, many of which have not been seen in decades. Kevin Brownlow (who provides the foreword) says: "If you ever wondered who created the movies, this fascinating book will provide the ... Ben Ohmart, BearManor Media 2010-03-08T06:14:37+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/rights/display.cgi?rights_no=6864 "For many years, friends and family have asked me, 'Bill, why don't you write a book about your life? You must have had quite a childhood growing up with your dad, Harpo, and those zany uncles of yours, the Marx Brothers. And what about those weird, maybe fatalistic happenings you've experienced that can only be described as 'too-Hollywood-to-believe?'" - Bill Marx This is Bill Marx's story. Not merely a Marx Brothers book, but an intriguing journey ... Ben Ohmart, BearManor Media 2010-03-08T06:13:02+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/rights/display.cgi?rights_no=6863 Sondra Lee - an actress, dancer, director, teacher . . . and the original Tiger Lily to millions - takes us through nearly 50 years of a glorious career on stage (High Button Shoes, Peter Pan, Hello, Dolly!, among others) and films (Fellini's La Dolce Vita) -- in front and behind the camera. Describing her extraordinary adventures, always with a touch of humor and loving memories, recollections of trials and tribulations, countless series of short-lived and lifelong friendships and ... Ben Ohmart, BearManor Media 2010-03-08T06:12:03+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/rights/display.cgi?rights_no=6862 Spike Jones Off the Record is a revealing portrait of the pistol-packing bandleader whose wreck-reations of popular music brightened the darkest hours of World War II. Explore the public and private worlds of a complex individual: a serious man in a funny suit; a no-nonsense boss with a razor-sharp tongue; and a public relations wizard who worked his best magic behind the scenes. Interviews with over 100 of Jones' friends and associates provide a wealth of anecdotes and ... Ben Ohmart, BearManor Media 2010-03-08T06:11:03+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/rights/display.cgi?rights_no=6861 Echo Miller sees dead people. Well, they're not dead yet. She sees how people are going to die, by means of what she calls 'deatholograms', draped like a ghostly second skin over their bodies. Gun shots, stab wounds, burst aorta. Which might seem weird if Echo weren't the daughter of a Fate, one of the Moerae, and Daddy Darkest weren't Hades himself. Echo's just trying to make it as a normal teen flying under the radar, but that's getting harder and ... Gina Panettieri, Talcott Notch Literary Services 2010-03-05T02:50:40+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/rights/display.cgi?rights_no=6860 Over-weight, bespectacled twelve-year-old Melissa is captivated by wild-mountain-girl Sweetie. As the two friends explore the Western North Carolina mountains where Sweetie lives, they learn about friendship and family, loss and love, loyalty and betrayal. Before the tragedy that changes their lives, and causes Melissa to lose her friend to the mountain sprits, the two become friends, blood sisters, confidants, and caretakers of secrets. At the end of that summer, Sweetie makes a sacrifice ... Deborah Smith, BelleBooks 2010-03-04T17:05:37+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/rights/display.cgi?rights_no=6859 Epiphanies are funny things - they can come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Sometimes, epiphanies look like diamonds. For twenty years, Isabella Albrici has struggled with the traditional conflict of the mob wife: God or husband? Sin or duty? Salvation or devotion? Her diamond shaped epiphany begins when her womanising husband, Domenic, frames her and her best friend Teresa for his diamond smuggling operation to save himself from jail, and then transgresses the mafia's sacred vow of ... Susan Bennett 2010-03-04T06:35:54+00:00