ABOUT UP AUTHORS
UNLIMITED PUBLISHING LLC (UP) is proud to publish scores of
books by seasoned authors, garnering favorable critical review,
awards, coverage by major media, foreign translations and
subsidiary rights revenues.
Don't take our word for it. Please see
UP NEWS for
reports that clearly document the professionalism and public appeal
of UP books and authors.
Below are just a few examples of widely published UP writers,
shown in alphabetical order. Each link below will open a
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Jerry Chiappetta, author of Origins of Idioms: Fun and Facts about Famous Phrases
from Days of Yore was outdoor editor for The Detroit Free-Press and The Lansing
State Journal. Prior to that he spent seven years with United Press International and
International News Service in Pennsylvania and Michigan as a reporter and/or bureau manager.
He also served two terms as a director of the Outdoor Writers Association of America.
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The Tallest Tower: Eiffel and the Belle Epoque by veteran international journalist Joseph Harriss
was originally published by Houghton Mifflin. It is widely considered the definitive
history of the world's most famous landmark. "...Written with wit and charm..." said
The Los Angeles Times; "An interesting story interestingly told, and as such it is welcome..."
wrote The New York Times. The new UP edition renews a classic book for a new generation of readers.
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The CHARACTER COUNTS! Coalition and Unlimited Publishing LLC are proud
to co-publish a new edition of The Power of Character, edited by
Michael S. Josephson and Wes Hanson. It is an exceptional
collection of essays about character from 41 of the country's most distinguished
leaders, formerly from Jossey-Bass, an imprint of John Wiley and Sons.
Contributors include Harvard's Alan M. Dershowitz; best selling author
Daniel Goleman; CBS's Dan Rather; no-nonsense radio host
Dr. Laura Schlessinger; spiritual leader Marianne Williamson and many more.
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Older Couples: New Couplings by Edith Ankersmit Kemp and Jerrold E. Kemp,
was originally published by UP in 2001. Rights were subsequently acquired by
Ten Speed Press, the respected publisher of worldwide bestseller What Color
is your Parachute? It was then distributed in the U.S. by Celestial Arts;
in Canada by Ten Speed Canada, in the U.K. by Airlift Books, in South Africa by
Real Books, in New Zealand by Southern Publishers Group, in Southeast Asia by
Berkeley Books, and in Australia by Simon & Schuster Australia.
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Make Your Vocation Your Vacation is a new book by John J. Liptak, Ed.D.,
an internationally-recognized educator and author of eight career-related books.
His work has been featured in the Associated Press, in numerous newspapers including the Washington Post,
Tampa Bay Times, and The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and on MSNBC television and CNN Radio.
He also appeared in the PAX/ION television series "Success without a College Degree."
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Child Safety 101 by international celebrity bodyguard Benny Mares
was published by UP in 2004. In 2006, Business Sha, a major publisher in
Japan, acquired translation rights with a substantial advance. An initial
printing of 7,000 copies was released, with an option for additional
printings up to 20,000 units. The author and UP will share up to 8% of revenues.
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Sarah H. Matthews, Ph.D., chairs the Sociology Department at Cleveland State University.
She is also the author of The Social World of Old Women and Friendships through the Life Course,
as well as scores of articles in leading sociology and gerontology journals.
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Sara Miller is the author of 18 children's books from major publishers including Random House,
Golden Books and Reader's Digest. In 2005, she published her first novel for adults with UP.
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In 2008, Life Success Media of Innsbruck, Austria, licensed the rights
to produce 3,000 copies of The Twelve Power Secrets of Network
Marketing by Rod Nichols in German. In 2009, Libre Enterprises
(which sold more than 20,000 copies of Nichols' previous MLM guide) licensed
rights for a French translation.
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Winner of the 1986 Western States Book Award, The Seventh Dragon by
Anita T. Sullivan garnered widespread praise from major media including
National Public Radio, The New York Times and others. "This work of
high originality rekindles our sense of life�s rich mystery," wrote
Library Journal. The new UP edition has been updated and includes
illustrations, bibliography and index.
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The Heroin Solution by Arnold S. Trebach was originally
published by Yale University Press. The 2006 second edition from UP strives to reopen
a dialogue between policy makers and health professionals about the worldwide
drug crisis. Trebach is also author of The Great Drug War, formerly
from Macmillan and recently updated by UP. "Eloquent and persuasive" said The New York Times;
"A Blockbuster," wrote Publishers Weekly.
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