﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:18:50 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>FORMER INTEL CEO ANDREW S. GROVE’S SEMINAL BUSINESS BOOK HIGH OUTPUT MANAGEMENT TO BE PUBLISHED AS AN E-BOOK FOR THE FIRST TIME</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/former-intel-ceo-andrew-s--grove-s-seminal-business-book-high-output-management-to-be-published-as-a,c9862782</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision2033638</guid><description><![CDATA[Original Introduction by Andreessen Horowitz partner and

bestselling author Ben Horowitz will be in the new edition
NEW YORK CITY (November 9, 2015)—A book written by former Intel CEO Andrew S. Grove in 1983—considered a must-read for entrepreneurs and managers in Silicon Valley—will be reissued and released by Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House, in November. For the first time, the book will be available as an e-book as well as in print. The new edition of HIGH OUTPUT MANAGEMENT includes an Introduction by venture capitalist and bestselling author Ben Horowitz.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2015 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ALEXANDER WATSON WINS $50,000 GUGGENHEIM-LEHRMAN PRIZE IN MILITARY HISTORY</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/alexander-watson-wins--50-000-guggenheim-lehrman-prize-in-military-history,c9744348</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1846915</guid><description><![CDATA[Book RING OF STEEL chosen tonight in New York City ceremony
The book RING OF STEEL: Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I  by Alexander Watson was chosen tonight in a ceremony at the New-York Historical Society as the winner of the Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History. The prize carries a purse of $50,000 for the winning author.

RING OF STEEL was published by Basic Books in October 2014. It was chosen by a panel of judges earlier this year as one of the three finalists from almost 100 submissions. The Prize is awarded annually in recognition of the best book in the field of]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED FOR 2014 GUGGENHEIM-LEHRMAN PRIZE IN MILITARY HISTORY</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/shortlist-announced-for-2014-guggenheim-lehrman-prize-in-military-history,c9722896</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1815013</guid><description><![CDATA[Winner of the second annual prize will be named March 23 in New York City ceremony
NEW YORK CITY—February 12, 2015—The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation announced today the shortlist of three books in contention for the second annual Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History. The winner of the $50,000 prize will be announced at a ceremony March 23 at the New-York Historical Society in New York City.

"The success of the Prize last year has tautened the judges’ antennae for extraordinary history-writing.  Merely very, very good is not good enough,” said the chairman of the judging]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2015 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SECULAR TEN COMMANDMENTS CHOSEN FROM THOUSANDS SUBMITTED IN CROWDSOURCED RETHINK PRIZE COMPETITION</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/secular-ten-commandments-chosen-from-thousands-submitted-in-crowdsourced-rethink-prize-competition,c9699427</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1780574</guid><description><![CDATA[$10,000 PRIZE DIVIDED BETWEEN TEN WINNERS, CHOSEN BY A PANEL OF JUDGES
NEW YORK, NY (December 19, 2014)—The winners of a competition to crowdsource an alternative secular version to the Ten Commandments for the modern age were announced today at www.atheistmindhumanistheart.com/winners. Running throughout the month of November, the Prize sought to open up for discussion what gives life meaning when secular culture is on the rise.

Over 2,800 submissions were received, originating from 18 different countries, including 27 U.S. states, and over 6,000 votes were cast by the public for their]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>$10,000 RETHINK PRIZE ANNOUNCED TO CROWDSOURCE SECULAR ALTERNATIVES TO THE TEN COMMANDMENTS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/10-000-rethink-prize-announced-to-crowdsource-secular-alternatives-to-the-ten-commandments,c9670468</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1737433</guid><description><![CDATA[SUBMISSIONS WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

AND JUDGED BY A PANEL OF NOTABLES
The authors of a new book announce the launch of The ReThink Prize: a competition to publicly crowdsource a modern alternative to the Ten Commandments, with prizes totaling $10,000.  Prominent thought leaders on the diverse judging panel will include a popular TV personality, a National Medal of Science Winner, a Harvard University Chaplain, and the Executive Director of The Richard Dawkins Foundation.

In conjunction with the release today of their new book ATHEIST MIND, HUMANIST HEART (Rowman & Littlefield),]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NEW FICTION PUBLISHER FIG TREE BOOKS ANNOUNCES DEBUT OF IMPRINT AND SPRING 2015 LIST</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/new-fiction-publisher-fig-tree-books-announces-debut-of-imprint-and-spring-2015-list,c9647556</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1702510</guid><description><![CDATA[Press will launch with books by National Public Radio’s Alan Cheuse

and famed author Meyer Levin,

as well as novels by Jonathan Papernick and Jessamyn Hope
NEW YORK, NY (September 22, 2014)— Fig Tree Books, a new publishing house focusing on literary fiction exploring the diverse American Jewish experience, announced its inaugural list for the spring 2015 season.

The four books on Fig Tree’s first list are PRAYERS FOR THE LIVING by National Public Radio (NPR) commentator Alan Cheuse (March), COMPULSION by the noted author and playwright Meyer Levin (April), THE BOOK OF STONE by]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2014 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ALLEN C. GUELZO WINS $50,000 INAUGURAL MILITARY HISTORY BOOK PRIZE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/allen-c--guelzo-wins--50-000-inaugural-military-history-book-prize,c9552853</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1559718</guid><description><![CDATA[GETTYSBURG: THE LAST INVASION chosen over 100 other books to become the winner
NEW YORK CITY—March 18, 2014—Historian and professor Allen C. Guelzo is the winner of the inaugural Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History, which carries a purse of $50,000. Guelzo won the prize for his book GETTYSBURG: The Last Invasion which was released in hardcover by A.A. Knopf in 2013. His selection was announced last night in a ceremony at the New-York Historical Society.

“Guelzo’s book exemplifies the qualities the judging panel was seeking in a winning title for the prize,” said the chairman of]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>GOOGLE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN ERIC SCHMIDT NAMES 10 RECIPIENTS FOR THE “NEW DIGITAL AGE” GRANTS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/google-executive-chairman-eric-schmidt-names-10-recipients-for-the--new-digital-age--grants,c9548344</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1553221</guid><description><![CDATA[Grantee organizations use technology to fight crime, overcome

government-sponsored censorship, and aid in disaster relief
NEW YORK, NY (March 10, 2014)—Ten non-profits in the U.S. and abroad have been named recipients of New Digital Age Grants, funded through a $1 million donation by Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt.

The program was established to highlight organizations that use technology to counter the global challenges Schmidt and Google Ideas Director Jared Cohen write about in their book THE NEW DIGITAL AGE, including government-sponsored censorship, disaster relief and]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>$1 MILLION IN “NEW DIGITAL AGE GRANTS” AWARDED BY GOOGLE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN ERIC SCHMIDTTO ORGANIZATIONS FIGHTING GLOBAL CHALLENGES</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/1-million-in--new-digital-age-grants--awarded-by-google-executive-chairman-eric-schmidtto-organizati,c9541355</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1542327</guid><description><![CDATA[Announcement of the grants coincides with the paperback release of his

New York Times bestselling book The New Digital Age, co-authored by Jared Cohen
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt has donated $1 million to establish the New Digital Age Grants, which will be awarded next month to organizations around the globe that are using technology to solve pressing human problems.

The focus of the grants grew out of the book Schmidt and Google Ideas director Jared Cohen co-authored, THE NEW DIGITAL AGE, which will be released in paperback on March 4 by Vintage Books. In writing the book,]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>From the Top of Mt. Everest to the Top of Bestseller Lists</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/from-the-top-of-mt--everest-to-the-top-of-bestseller-lists,c9530446</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1525786</guid><description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                    

NEW YORK CITY – February 3, 2014 – Alison Levine—history-making polar explorer and mountaineer, acclaimed speaker, and adjunct instructor of leadership at the United States Military Academy at West Point—can now add the title New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author to her list of many accomplishments.

In her debut book On the Edge: The Art of High-Impact Leadership (January 7, 2014), Levine makes the case that the leadership principles that apply in extreme adventure sport also apply in today’s extreme business environments;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2014 17:03:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED FOR INAUGURAL MILITARY HISTORY BOOK PRIZE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/shortlist-announced-for-inaugural-military-history-book-prize,c9520270</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1511843</guid><description><![CDATA[Winner of the Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History to be Named March 17
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation announced today the shortlist of six books in contention for the inaugural Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History. The winner of the $50,000 prize will be announced at a ceremony March 17 at the New-York Historical Society in New York City.

            “We were inundated with some great works of military history, scholarly, well-written and on important historical subjects,” said the chairman of the judging committee, Prof. Andrew Roberts. “There were many books that]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Graffiti artist Erik Wahl’s Unthink selected as 2013 Business Book of the Year</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/graffiti-artist-erik-wahl-s-unthink-selected-as-2013-business-book-of-the-year,c9514636</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1503568</guid><description><![CDATA[Business book connoisseurs 800-CEO-READ have announced that renowned graffiti artist Erik Wahl’s book UNthink: Rediscover Your Creative Genius from Crown Business has been selected as the business book of the year in the “Innovation & Creativity” category. It is also a finalist for best overall business book of the year, an award which will be announced in early January, according to the company’s website 800ceoread.com.

Written in the tradition of A Whole New Mind and First, Break All the Rules, UNThink challenges readers’ assumptions about their workplace and their lives-in-general and]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>BESTSELLING AUTHOR NICHOLAS SPARKS WINS 2013 FAMILY CHOICE AWARD FOR NOVEL LEARNING SERIES™ BOOKS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/bestselling-author-nicholas-sparks-wins-2013-family-choice-award-for-novel-learning-series--books,c9495191</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1474393</guid><description><![CDATA[Winning Titles Were NLS Editions of FRANKENSTEIN, DEAR JOHN, and A BEND IN THE ROAD
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks’s Novel Learning Series (NLS) has won a Family Choice Award for Frankenstein, Dear John, and A Bend in the Road, Grand Central Publishing announced today. The Family Choice Awards recognize the best in children’s and parenting products. Now in its 18th year, The Family Choice Awards is one of the most coveted, family-friendly consumer award programs in the nation.

The Novel Learning Series was launched in 2012 with four of Sparks’s books—The Notebook, A]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>BESTSELLING AUTHOR NICHOLAS SPARKS EXPANDS “NOVEL LEARNING SERIES”</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/bestselling-author-nicholas-sparks-expands--novel-learning-series-,c9444651</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1388772</guid><description><![CDATA[Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Sparks’s A Bend in the Road and Dear John added for 2013

Series helps teens prepare for college entrance exams and aligns with ELA Common Core standards
New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks’s Novel Learning Series (NLS) will be expanded this summer with three more titles for teenage readers, Grand Central Publishing announced today. The three new books, which will be published in new formats including study guides and “question and explanation” sections, are Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and Sparks’s own Dear John and A Bend in the Road.

“I]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NEW ANNUAL BOOK PRIZE AWARDS $50,000 TO TOP WORK IN MILITARY HISTORY</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/new-annual-book-prize-awards--50-000-to-top-work-in-military-history,c9427629</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1356895</guid><description><![CDATA[Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize to Reward Outstanding Writing in a Neglected Discipline
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation announced today the establishment of the Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize in Military History, which carries an award of $50,000. The prize will be awarded annually in recognition of the best book in the field of military history published in English during the previous calendar year. The inaugural award will be made in February 2014 for a book published in 2013.

“It is our hope that the establishment of this prize will draw public attention to the field's continuing utility as]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:29:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New York Times Bestselling Author Cornelia Funke Teams with Mirada Studios</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/new-york-times-bestselling-author-cornelia-funke-teams-with-mirada-studios,c9401916</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1305655</guid><description><![CDATA[Creates Groundbreaking Literary iPad App for MirrorWorld Book Series  

MirrorWorld IPAD APP LAUNCHES ON ITUNES STORE APRIL 17, 2013
LOS ANGELES: April 17, 2013 – Renowned fantasy author Cornelia Funke and Mirada Studios are unveiling a new form of storytelling with MirrorWorld, a first-of-its-kind interactive “living storybook,” which releases April 17, 2013 as a standalone iPad app exclusively at the iTunes App Store ($5.99).  Download the MirrorWorld App at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mirrorworld-by-cornelia-funke/id599748726 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mirrorworld-by-cornelia-]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>INAUGURAL DESIGNERS &amp; BOOKS FAIR SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 26-28 IN NYC</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/inaugural-designers---books-fair-scheduled-for-october-26-28-in-nyc,c9304431</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1114857</guid><description><![CDATA[Noted design personalities will take part in presentations, panels, and book signings

Over 30 publishers and booksellers will sell new, backlist, and rare titles
NEW YORK CITY (September 13, 2012)—Designers and media celebrities such as Todd Oldham, Hal Rubenstein, Steven Heller, Michael Bierut, Paul Goldberger, and Tod Williams and Billy Tsien, will participate in the programming of the inaugural Designers & Books Fair, which takes place on the campus of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City on October 26-28.

The Fair is being orchestrated by Steve Kroeter, founder of]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH NEW BOOK EXPOSES CHILD TRAFFICKING, HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN ADOPTION</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/national-adoption-month-new-book-exposes-child-trafficking--human-rights-abuses-in-adoption,c9189004</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision419287</guid><description><![CDATA[Investigative journalist and adoption expert Erin Siegal uncovers multiple human rights violations and organized crime
NEW YORK, NY (November 15, 2011)—For the first time, the extent of fraud, corruption, and child trafficking in international adoption between Guatemala and the United States has been credibly determined. Thousands of previously-unreleased government documents obtained by investigative journalist Erin Siegal from the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala paint a vivid picture of what, exactly, the U.S. government knew about criminal wrongdoing in adoption, including kidnapping, orphan "]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:35:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Susan Herman, President of the ACLU, Calls for Examination of the Patriot Act's Costs and Benefits as its 10th Anniversary Approaches</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/susan-herman--president-of-the-aclu--calls-for-examination-of-the-patriot-act-s-costs-and-benefits-a,c9177715</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision408873</guid><description><![CDATA[Wednesday, October 26, Marks One Decade of the Act in America
NEW YORK, NY (October 24, 2011)—In the days following the terror of 9/11, domestic security issues rose to the top of our national agenda. The mental state of emergency surrounding our antiterrorism policies has continued into the Obama administration, and so many hastily adopted measures have survived and escaped serious examination. But the Act demands too many tradeoffs of our own citizens, says American Civil Liberties Union President Susan Herman in her new book TAKING LIBERTIES: The War on Terror and the Erosion of American]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:08:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COMMUNICATION STYLE PREDICTS GOP WINNER</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/communication-style-predicts-gop-winner,c9172785</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision403818</guid><description><![CDATA[What to Watch for during the October 11th GOP Debate
New York, NY; October 11, 2011:

- What’s so appealing about Michelle Bachmann?

- Why does Mitt Romney make us feel slightly uneasy?

- How has Rick Perry become so popular so fast?

The answers are not in what the candidates say, but in the way they communicate. Communications expert Peter Meyers, who has advised CEOs, politicians and diplomats all over the world for more than two decades, says that the style of the candidates’ communication is just as important as the substance in the upcoming debates. He’s even making the bold]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:25:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PERSONALITY EXPERT ANALYZES ROMNEY VS. PERRY</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/personality-expert-analyzes-romney-vs--perry,c9170497</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision402659</guid><description><![CDATA[Psychiatrist and Author Samuel Barondes Uses His “Big Five” System to Analyze Republican Frontrunners
NEW YORK, NY (October 7, 2011)—Ever wish you could learn the real character of a candidate before casting your vote? With the emergence of Mitt Romney and Rick Perry as likely Republican presidential nominees, pollsters have been asked to find out how voters are deciding between them. The candidates’ stands on key issues are obviously important. But a CNN-sponsored survey that completed on Sept. 25 found that personal qualities count even more than issues by a margin of 49 to 43 percent. In]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:01:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DOMAIN NAME THIEF GETS 5 YEARS IN PRISON</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/domain-name-thief-gets-5-years-in-prison,c9146880</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision374897</guid><description><![CDATA[History Is Made – Case Highlights Cybercrime Threat to Businesses and Individuals
UNION, New Jersey (July 22, 2011): Today computer hacker Daniel Goncalves was sentenced to five years in prison for stealing the domain name P2P.com from Internet entrepreneur Marc Ostrofsky and selling it on eBay.com for $121,000 to former NBA basketball player Mark Madsen.  Goncalves is the first domain thief in history to be criminally prosecuted in the United States. Ostrofsky and his partners Albert and Lesli Angel worked to track down Goncalves with the New Jersey Cyber Crimes unit. Goncalves was]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:44:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>BESTSELLING BOOK USES NEW TECHNOLOGY TO ENGAGE READERS</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/bestselling-book-uses-new-technology-to-engage-readers,c9146374</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision374553</guid><description><![CDATA[Internet Entrepreneur Uses Quick Response Codes Embedded in Pages
NEW YORK, NY (July 21, 2011)— Ever read a book and wish you could actually see and hear the people the author writes about?  A new technology – QR (quick response) codes – is being introduced by the book publishing industry to offer the reader a richer, more interactive experience, and author and Internet entrepreneur Marc Ostrofsky is leading the trend. In his New York Times bestselling book, GET RICH CLICK! The Ultimate Guide to Making Money on the Internet, Ostrofsky features eighteen unique QR codes that function as an]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MILLIONS OF COLLEGE GRADS JOBLESS,
CREATIVE SELF-EMPLOYMENT CRUCIAL FOR FAMILIES</title><link>http://news.cision.com/goldberg-mcduffie-authors-and-experts/r/millions-of-college-grads-jobless-creative-self-employment-crucial-for-families,g566374</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision312429</guid><description><![CDATA[Internet Entrepreneur’s New Book Details Ways to Make Money with Little or No Start-Up Costs
NEW YORK, NY (April 27)—Next month over 3 million young people will graduate from college, and it is projected that 80% of them—2.4 million—will move back home with their parents, many without jobs. Internet entrepreneur Marc Ostrofsky says that starting a business at home costs just pennies, and can help families make ends meet in this tough economy.

            “As the characters in the film The Social Network said, you either get a job or create a job,” said Ostrofsky, who has been an online]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>