Jan. 2007
Books: "Calling It Quits"
Newsmaking Books And Authors Featured On The Early Show In January
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Play CBS Video Video Tools Today, Treasure Tomorrow Believe it or not, some common items in your house could be treasures someday. Lisa Roberts, author of "Antiques of the Future," shows Hannah Storm some items to keep.
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Video 'Girlfriend's Guide' Improved "The Girlfriend's Guide To Pregnancy" first hit bookstores 12 years ago. After giving birth to four children, author Vicki Iovine has improved the book for expecting mothers.
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Video Retirement Planning Tips Ed Slott, author of "Your Complete Retirement Planning Road Map," shares tips with Hannah Storm for protecting and maximizing your retirement savings.
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Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007
"Calling It Quits: Late-Life Divorce and Starting Over," by Deirdre Bair
If you've been married 20, 30, even 50 years, most people would expect you to stay married.
But these days, a growing number of older couples are splitting up.
Author Deirdre Bair talked to some of them for her latest book, "Calling It Quits: Late-Life Divorce and Starting Over."
She stopped by The Early Show Wednesday to talk about it. To watch the segment, click here.
To read an excerpt of "Calling it Quits," click here.
The excerpt is © 2007 by Deirdre Bair. Reprinted by arrangement with The Random House Publishing Group.
Monday, Jan. 29, 2007
"Antiques of the Future," by Lisa Roberts
A lot of today's antiques started out as yesterday's trash That's one reason they can be so hard to find.
And, believe it or not, some common items in your house today could be treasures someday.
On The Early Show Monday, Lisa Roberts, author of the book "Antiques of the Future," gave ideas of what you should hold onto. To see the segment, click here.
To read an excerpt, click here.
Thursday, Jan. 24, 2007
"Four Days to Glory: Wrestling with the Soul of the American Heartland," by Mark Kreidler
What high school football is to Texans and high school basketball is to Hoosiers, high school wrestling is to Iowans.
Nationally acclaimed sportswriter Mark Kreidler chronicles the story of two high school wrestling champions trying to join the best of the best in his new book, "Four Days to Glory: Wrestling with the Soul of the American Heartland."
It tells of a culture in which teens' wrestling prowess can transform them into hometown idols.
Kreidler follows the tumultuous senior-year seasons of two such hopefuls, Jay Borschel and Dan LeClere, who were trying to become four-time state champions in their respective weight classes.
It's a sport fueled by passion and commitment, not corporate dollars or steroid-enhanced egos.
Kreidler discussed the book with co-anchor Harry Smith on The Early Show Thursday.
To read an excerpt, click here.
Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007
"The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy," by Vicki Iovine
Twelve years ago, "The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy" first hit bookstores.
Now, more than one-and-a-half million copies are in print, and author and mother of four Vicki Iovine has finished an expanded second edition of her very candid, very funny book.
Iovine stopped by The Early Show to talk about it. To see the segment, click here.
She says the update addresses changes that have taken place over the last dozen years in areas such as fashion, culture, and the age of new mothers.
Iovine also tells how she got the idea to do the book in the first place, and of her reaction to its success.
To read an excerpt, click here.
"The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy" is published by Atria Books, which is part of Simon & Schuster, which itself is part of the CBS Corporation, as is CBSNews.com.
Monday, Jan. 22, 2007
"Your Complete Retirement Planning Road Map: The Leave-Nothing-to-Chance, Worry-Free, All-Systems-Go Guide," by Ed Slott
Baby boomers will soon be retiring in record numbers, starting to cash in those IRAs and 401(k)s.
But financial adviser Ed Slott says it's crucial to protect those savings with a good exit strategy, in order to realize the rewards of all that planning without losing money to Uncle Sam.
He has advice in his new book, "Your Complete Retirement Planning Road Map."
To read an excerpt, click here.
On The Early Show Monday, Slott offered several tips to help boomers avoid the 300 mistakes he enumerates in his book. To watch the segment, click here.
Friday, Jan. 19, 2007
"The Joy of Text: Mating, Dating, and Techno-Relating," by Kristina Grish
Once upon a time, people wrote love notes on actual paper, sealed with a kiss.
But now, we have text messaing, instant messaging, and e-mails.
So how do you bring technology into your love life?
Kristina Grish has written a book about it, on actual paper! It's called "The Joy of Text: Mating, Dating, and Techno-Relating."
Grish stopped by The Early Show Friday to talk about it. To watch the video, click here.
To read an excerpt of "The Joy of Text," click here.
"The Joy of Text" is published by Simon Spotlight Entertainment, which is part of Simon & Schuster, which is itself a part of the CBS Corporation, as is CBSNews.com.
Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007
"And Baby Makes Three," by John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman
A new baby can shake up even the best of marriages. Many married couples say life was never the same after the kids came along.
But psychologists John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman say all couples have to be ready for it.
Their new book tells how to keep the romance in your marriage, even after the kids arrive. It's called, "And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives."
They discussed it on The Early Show, with co-anchor Hannah Storm.
To read an excerpt, click here.
Monday, Jan. 15, 2007
"Start Late, Finish Rich: A No-Fail Plan for Achieving Financial Freedom at Any Age," by David Bach
It's a fact that a lot of us should be saving more money for retirement. But many people don't start actively thinking about their golden years until later in life.
David Bach stopped by The Early Show to offer some tips how you can still retire comfortably. Bach says you should save one hours' salary every day, and if you have a very late start on saving, don't hesitate to put away two hours' salary a day.
He also talked about his book, "Start Late, Finish Rich: A No-Fail Plan for Achieving Financial Freedom at Any Age," which is now out in paperback.
To read an excerpt, click here.
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007
It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff," by Peter Walsh
Most of us would never admit being messy, even if we have a messy house.
Professional organizer Peter Walsh says part of our problem is we just accumulate too much stuff, a bit at a time.
He tells how to restore order in his new book, "It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff."
In it, he offers advice on organizing your home, and getting rid of stuff you don't really need, to clean up the clutter.
Walsh visited The Early Show to talk about the book on Thursday. To watch the segment, click here.
To read an excerpt, click here.
"It's All Too Much" is published by Free Press, an imprint of Simon and Schuster, which is part of the CBS Corporation, as is CBSNews.com.
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007
"NO: Why Kids — of All Ages — Need to Hear It — and Ways Parents Can Say It," by David Walsh, Ph.D.
Parents can find it very, very hard to say "no" to their children.
But it's one of the most important words for a child to learn, according to David Walsh, Ph.D., a psychologist.
He offers advice in his new book, "NO: Why Kids — of All Ages — Need to Hear It — and Ways Parents Can Say It"
Walsh talked about it on The Early Show Tuesday. To watch the segment, click here.
To read an excerpt, click here.
This book is published by Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, which is part of the CBS Corporation, as is CBSNews.com.
Monday, Jan. 8, 2007
"Weight Loss Confidential: How Teens Lose Weight and Keep It Off -- and What They Wish Parents Knew," by Anne Fletcher
Most adults know how hard it is to lose weight and keep it off. And when you're a teenager, it's not any easier. But author and registered dietitian Anne Fletcher has found some useful diet strategies for teens and their parents. She got many of them from teens.
Fletcher interviewed over 100 teens who shed pounds, and maintained their new weight, to find out how they did it. With obesity a big issue in the United States, Fletcher hopes to help overweight teens and their parents learn proven strategies for losing weight together.
They're in her new book, "Weight Loss Confidential," which she discussed on The Early Show. To watch the segment, click here.
To read an excerpt, click here.
For the top ten tips, and details on them, click here.
Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007
"Buddy Booby's Birthmark," by Evan and Donna Ducker
One-in-ten children has a birthmark. They can be disfiguring and cause a great deal of emotional distress, because of the comments of others.
But one 12-year old child and his mother have set out to change all that.
Evan Ducker was born with a birthmark called a port wine stain, a type of vascular birthmark that requires the attention of a pediatric dermatologist.
When he was four, he and his mother, Donna Ducker, searched everywhere, but couldn't find characters in books that looked like him.
So they wrote their very own children's book, published this May, "Buddy Booby's Birthmark."
It's an inspiring story, designed to show others that a birthmark is no mark of shame.
The foreward was written by Early Show co-anchor Hannah Storm, who had a report featuring Evan and Donna on the show Wednesday. To see Storm's report, click here.
To read an excerpt, click here.
For more on birthmarks, visit the Web site of the Vascular Birthmarks Foundation by clicking here.
Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007
"How to Cheat at Cleaning," by Jeff Bredenberg
Most of us don't think cleaning is all that much fun, but author Jeff Bredenberg says, if you look at it differently, and do a little planning, it shouldn't take much time or effort.
His latest book, "How to Cheat at Cleaning," is full of time-slashing tools and techniques to make cleaning easier.
Bredenberg talked about the book on The Early Show. To watch the segment, click here.
To read excerpts, click here.
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- Why would you clump women of ANY age with men? I have four children and am post menopausal. I resent that you feel I would not understand childbirth as a man would not. Who do you think you are?
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- You are way off base when it comes to channel surfing. If it doesn't matter what you watch, why bother with quality programming? The response "Does it really matter?" is truly a slap in the face to all of us who actually try to deliver entertaining yet educational and wholesome programming.
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- I am commenting on your interview with Ms.Judd. Ms. Judd is the typical phony southern belle. I lived in Nashville for seven years and I saw her quite often at Nashville Airport. She is not growing old gratefully or gracefully. SHe is very condescending to the people who work there and she walks around as if she is someone so important. She is very rude and her daughters are also. So get off your high horse and really take a walk with GOD Naomi! You are a fake.
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- I am a 28 year old female and I was born with a birthmark that nearly covers half of my face. My family cannot tell me much about what it is because my mother died when I was three. I was teased through out my life for this and was very ashamed of it and walked with my head down to keep people from staring. Just like you I wuld go and try and wash it off but it stayed and I have began to live with it. I would like to commend Donna and Evan for writing this book. Maybe if there were books like this one it would not have been so hard. Just remember no matter what people say yo you keep your head you are a handsome young man and never walk with your head down.
A Birthmark Fan,
Kimberly Taylor
West Point, MS - Reply to this comment
- Donna and Evan,
I was at work today and could not wait to get home to watch you both. Elizabeth was especially excited to see you both in person and she especially loved to hear that Evan's birthmark was really a kiss from Angels because her's has always been referred to as her kiss from Jesus. Of course she has been enjoying reading about Buddy and her sister, Julianna loves to read it to her. Thanks for making it all happen. Donna - I know the efforts you have put forth and the frustrations you have encountered. Thank God for CBS and people like Ms. Storm who have brought your story to everyone. May 15th, the National Day of Awareness, can not get here soon enough for the read along. Buddy will become well known. Thank you for bringing Buddy into our lives just in time for Christmas.
Sandra Peters
Wisconsin Parent Rep.
The Vascular Birthmarks Foundation
Elizabeth is five now; hemangioma on left side of neck, laser and reconstructive surgery performed by Dr. Milton Waner on Feb. 14, 2006 - Reply to this comment
- Thank you Donna and Evan and CBS for getting this information made public. I have read this book to my kids many times and they love it. I am so appreciative of what you are doing.
Leigha Rios
Mom to Carter (eyelid hemangioma)2 1/2 years old - Reply to this comment
- I am a 51 year old grandma who was born with a port-wine stain on my right cheek. I am glad that you guys are making people aware that this is a very common thing, and that no one should be ashamed or discriminated against for having a birth mark. It was very hard for me growing up sometimes. So I'm really happy that you wrote this book for children and adults to understand and know that having a port-wine stain birth mark doesn't mean that there is anything wrong with you. I plan to purchase your book so that I can read it to my grandchildren. Thank-you and Congradulations.
Janine - Reply to this comment
- Dear Donna and Evan,
I cannot begin to express how wonderful I think your story is. Buddy Booby's message of acceptance and tolerance was so well received and understood by all of the classes at St. Thomas School. I am so honored to have been part of this experience with you. On a personal note, I think a beautiful message, not found in the pages of your book, is the importance of nurturing your child's dreams. Donna, there are no words to describe how awesome I think you are for keeping your promise to Evan and making his dream of a character with a birthmark come true.
Love,
Your Biggest Fan Chrissy - Reply to this comment
- Dear CBS, Evan and Donna, THANKS FOR THE 15 seconds!
Timothy (9) and Sydnee (5) will be so excited to see you all on the computer today after school. I am so glad to see your segment regarding port wine stains.
Tim and Syd are siblings who both have port wine stains. Last year they did a fund-raiser to be able to donate Buddy Booby's Birthmarks for all the schools in our area (We were able to deliver so many it was awesome, thanks to Evan and Donna!)
We are encouraging all the schools to invite us in to read the books or discuss how all of us are wonderful with all of our differences accepted on the National Day of Awareness May 15th.
Visit: www.birthmark.org for so much GREAT information on birthmarks and people associated.
Much love,
Rejena, Tim, and Sydnee
Your Birthmark Buddies!
They've enjoyed Buddy's book and his story and their school has used it as part of their diversity and tolerance curriculm this year for all age groups (Preschool- 8th grade). It's been a huge success!
The kids both liked being able to use this book as a launch pad to discuss their differences as well as everyone elses with a group of their friends under the care of their ever-caring and loving teachers.
It is great to see you doing as you had hoped and so well at that....spread the word!
Thank you for taking this where it needs to go...all across the country! - Reply to this comment
- Thank you CBS for bringing this story to the public. This is a wonderful book and my sons have enjoyed reading it many times. We plan on sharing a copy with our school library. Birthmark or not, this book provides a great lesson for young children (and adults).
Thank you!
Corinne Barinaga
Nicholas born with Hemangioma April 2003
find our support group on msn under vascular birthmarks - Reply to this comment
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