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Praise for HUNDREDS OF HEADS Survival Guides:
Hundreds of Heads is an innovative publishing houseIts entertaining and informative How To Survive series takes a different approach to offering advice. Thousands of people around the nation were asked for their firsthand experiences and real-life tips in six of lifes arenas. Think Chicken Soup meets Zagats, says a press release, and rightfully so.
ALLEN O. PIERLEONI, BETWEEN THE LINES, THE SACRAMENTO BEE
At some point, the Chicken Soup for the Soul series has to run its course...Heres our contender for its replacement: The How to Survive series, published by Hundreds of Heads Books. Launched in 2004, the series flatly ignores experts and offers funny but blunt advice from thousands across America whove walked some of lifes rougher roads.
LAURI GITHENS HATCH, ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE
The books have struck a nerve: Freshman Year was the No.1-selling college-life guide of 2004...
TODD LEOPOLD, CNN.COM
Hundreds of Heads Books hopes to make life in our complicated new millennium a bit more manageableRather than approach a handful of psychologists or other so-called experts, the editors have polled hundreds of real people who have gone through the challenges and lived to tell about them.
BILL ERVOLINO, BOOKMARKS, THE RECORD, HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY
A concept that will be... a huge seller and a great help to people. I firmly believe that todays readers want sound bytes of information, not tomes. Your series will most definitely be the next Chicken Soup.
CYNTHIA BRIAN
TV/RADIO PERSONALITY, BEST SELLING AUTHOR: CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE GARDENERS SOUL; BE
THE STAR YOU ARE!; THE BUSINESS OF SHOW BUSINESS
Move over, Dummies... Can that Chicken Soup! Hundreds of Heads are on the march to your local bookstore!
ELIZABETH HOPKINS, KFNX (PHOENIX) RADIO HOST, THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
Advance Praise for
HOW TO LOSE 9,000 LBS. (OR LESS)
Informative and entertaining a must-read if you have ever struggled with the delicate D word.
ZORA ANDRICH REALITY SHOW CONTESTANT
For all of those people who say theyve been there, done that when it comes to dietingthis book actually goes there and does that, to show us how to be successful in our own quest for permanent weight loss.
SUSIE GALVEZ BEAUTY INDUSTRY EXPERT AND AUTHOR; LOST 120 LBS.
Praise for other titles in the HUNDREDS OF HEADS Survival Guide series:
HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR TEENAGER
Parents of teens and parents of kids approaching those years will find wisdom on each page...provides insight, humor, and empathy
FOREWORD MAGAZINE, JULY/AUGUST 2005
These anecdotes, written by people who have been there, hit the nail on the head! Some youll recognize as wonderful suggestions or insightful descriptions of true-life experiences. Others will help you recognize traps to avoid. This book tells it like it is.
STEVEN PERLOW, PH.D. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Words of wisdom: Hundreds of parents nationwide weigh in with advice on everything from messy bedrooms to driving to sex...
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
As the owner of the largest prom Web site in the world, I deal with teens every day. But it took this book to really prepare me for the coming-into-teenhood of my own three boys. This book is a marvelous achievement! I whole-heartedly recommend it.
RICHARD G. CALO, PH.D. CREATOR OF THEPROMSITE.COM AND AUTHOR OF THE FIRST BOOK OF PROM
With warmth, humor and Ive been there compassion, editors Gluck and Rosenfeld have turned the ordinary experiences and struggles of parents into bits of compact wisdom that are easy to pick up and use straightaway. I especially liked this books many examples of how to survive (and even thrive) while living under the same roof as your teen.
JACLYNN MORRIS, M.ED.
CO-AUTHOR OF IM RIGHT. YOURE WRONG. NOW WHAT? AND FROM ME TO YOU
The book really gave me some insight on my life and hopefully my parents will read it so we can improve our relationship.
DAVID E. WEINSTEIN
10TH GRADE CLASS PRESIDENT, RIVERWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
SANDY SPRINGS, GEORGIA
HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR FRESHMAN YEAR
This book proves that all of us are smarter than one of us.
JOHN KATZMAN FOUNDER AND CEO, PRINCETON REVIEW
a guide full of fantastic advice from hundreds of young scholars whove been there, as well as dropouts who reflect on their decision Its a quick and fun read with short stories and quotes about the pros and cons of everything from getting a job during the school year to dating within your residence.
BOSTON HERALD
Voted in the Top 40 Young Adults books.
PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL LIBRARIANS ASSOCIATION
Good advice about saying goodbye to your parents, dealing with homesickness, making new friends, and getting around campus. Should you live in a dorm or off campus? Oh, yeah, and what about studying? Alone or with groups? These questions and lots more (money, laundry, food, sex, parties, time-management, etc.) are addressed with honesty and humor. This would be a great book to have for the graduating high school seniors to make them less anxious about college.
NORMA LILLY M.L.S., INGRAM LIBRARY SERVICE, HIDDEN GEM
This cool new bookhelps new college students get a head start on having a great time and making the most of this new and exciting experience.
COLLEGE OUTLOOK
Explains college to the cluelessThis quick read is jam-packed with tidbits.
COLLEGE-BOUND
This book is right on the money. I wish I had this before I started college.
KATIE LEVITT SENIOR, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
HOW TO SURVIVE DATING
Rated one of the Top 10 Dating Books.
ABOUT.COM
Reading this book, I laughed out loud... I also decided to decree snippets a most superior art form for dating manuals.
PAULA BURBA, THE (LOUISVILLE) COURIER-JOURNAL
Whether youre single or not, How to Survive Dating will have you rolling with laughterThis isnt your ordinary dating book.
TRUE ROMANCE
Invaluable advice... If I had read this book before I made my movie, it would have been only 10 Dates.
MYLES BERKOWITZ, FILMMAKER. WROTE, DIRECTED AND WENT OUT ON 20 DATES FOR FOX SEARCHLIGHT
Reading How to Survive Dating is like having a big circle of friends in one room offering their hard-earned advice about the toughest dating dilemmas. From the first kiss to knowing when its time to say I love you, this book can help you avoid the headaches and heartaches of dating. How to Survive Dating is a must-read for singles.
THE WAUKON (IOWA) STANDARD
Great, varied advice, in capsule form, from the people who should knowthose whove dated and lived to tell the tale.
SALON.COM
Be yourself may be good dating advice, but finding Mr. or Ms. Right usually takes more than that. For those seeking more than the typical trite suggestions, How to Survive Dating has dating tips from average folks across the country. Its like having a few hundred friends on speed-dial.
