Noted Journalist Releases New Beverly O’Neill Biography, Published by Outskirts Press

Long Beach, CA, July 12, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published Passionately Positive: The Beverly O'Neill Story: Leadership Through Inspiration by Harry Saltzgaver. The author's most recent book to date is a 6 x 9 paperback in the political biography category and is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Passionately Positive: The Beverly O'Neill Story is also available in a 6 x 9 hardback edition with jacket. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/passionatelypositive was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.

“Beverly O’Neill is the People’s Mayor. She not only ably served Long Beach for three terms, but also worked for all of us as the president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Mayor O’Neill is an amazing public servant and a good friend.”

— Former Vice President Al Gore

“She is truly one of the best that California has produced and the residents of Long Beach continue to reap the benefit of her dedication and leadership. Simply put – Beverly will always be one of Long Beach’s greatest jewels.”

—U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein

“Sometimes, a story jumps out at you, one person is easily picked from a crowded photo. Beverly O’Neill is such a person. This portrait of survival and profound compassion turning into command is a light bearer for us all, man, woman, child of alcoholic parents or not. Her’s is the stuff that reminds us that nothing is impossible and that God’s grace is ever-present in Long Beach.”

—Actress and activist Jamie Lee Curtis

139 pages in length, Passionately Positive: The Beverly O'Neill Story: Leadership Through Inspiration is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the political biography category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, Passionately Positive: The Beverly O'Neill Story meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $14.95 and $25.95 for the paperback and hardback, respectively.

Additionally, Passionately Positive: The Beverly O'Neill Story can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks.

ISBN: 9781432759391

Format: 6 x 9 paperback cream

SRP: $14.95

ISBN: 9781432759469

Format: 6 x 9 hardback w/ jacket

SRP: $25.95

For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/passionatelypositive.

About the author:

A journalist for more than 30 years, Harry Saltzgaver has been executive editor of Gazette Newspapers in Long Beach, Calif., for the last 18 years. He lives in Long Beach with his wife, Maria, two dogs and a really old cat.

About Outskirts Press, Inc.

Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.

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