Book Publicity for Heaven on Earth

Author: Richard Landes
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Heaven on Earth - Richard Landes

Some say “the end is near” others believe that we have been here before. Remember Y2K!  Richard Landes and Newman Communications feel it’s just the beginning!

Landes and Newman Communications have committed to a book publicity tour for Heaven on Earth introducing some of the most influential apocalyptic movements in history, from tribal and agrarian societies to the post-modern world.

Ranging from ancient Egypt to modern-day UFO cults and global Jihad, Heaven on Earth both delivers an eye-opening revisionist argument for the significance of millennialism throughout history and alerts the reader to the alarming spread of these ideologies in our world today.

Notably Landes shows that millennialism is universal and not exclusive to Christianity or Judaism through a range of examples, including:

• Akhenaten’s “monotheistic heresy” in 14^th century BCE Egypt
• The 19^th century “Cattle-Slaying” Xhosa of South Africa
• Hong Xiu Chuang’s Taiping in 19^th centuryChina
• The French Revolution
• Nazism

Starting at the beginning of our book publicity outreach, we have helped Richard Landes get his message to many on  radio stations  via:

• Frankie Boyer on the Lifetime Radio Network
• Texas NPR
• AM & FM Philadelphia WIP with Peter Solomon

Still other major online media have expressed interest in the book to learn more about these significant actions.

Through these case studies in Heaven on Earth,  Landes not only redefines the history of this largely misunderstood phenomenon, but examines its persistence today. He looks at everything from the buzz surrounding the Mayan Calendar (ending this December 2012) and warnings of Global Warming to Global Jihad—the first major apocalyptic movement of the 21^st century. Through these present-day applications Landes reveals the widespread existence of (largely unconscious) millennial thinking in secular circles and in turn, its vast influence on current thought.

About the Author

Richard Landes is Associate Professor of History and directed the Center for Millennial Studies at Boston University. He is the author of several books, and editor of The Apocalyptic Year 1000 and the Encyclopedia of Millennialism and Millennial Movements.

So What about Karl Marx, UFO’s and Jihad?  According to Richard Landes they are all millennialist movements. Let’s re -group on 12/21/12 and see if we are still here to discuss this fascinating subject.

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INSIDE SCIENTOLOGY: The Story of America’s Most Secretive Religion

Author: Janet Reitman
Publisher: Houghton-Mifflin

Inside Scientology - Janet Reitman

If all you know about Scientology is that Tom Cruise and John Travolta are practitioners of the religion, then Janet Reitman has written the book for you.

Newman Communications helped educate and inform radio listeners nationwide with a radio focused book publicity tour for Janet Reitman’s controversial book INSIDE SCIENTOLOGY: The Story of America’s Most Secretive Religion.  Janet completed a 30-city radio book tour, which included KFI-AM/Los Angeles, Talk Radio Network,  Sirius/XM Radio America’s Radio News Network and more. Janet also recently hosted a live online Q&A about Inside Scientology with the Washington Post, discussing the  extensive research she did preparing for the book.

About the book

Inside Scientology is the defining work on the faith by the Rolling Stone journalist.  It confirms the astonishing truth about life within the controversial religion.

The book is based on confidential documents, over one hundred interviews with current and former Scientologists, and five years of research. Reitman reveals all, starting with how the singular L. Ron Hubbard transformed a self-help group into a worldwide spiritual corporation. After Hubbard’s death in 1986, a young acolyte named David Miscavige assumed control; since then, he has overseen some of the church’s greatest triumphs — among them a controversial billion-dollar IRS tax exemption and Tom Cruise’s emergence as a vocal advocate — while also creating a climate of fear and intimidation, according to ex-members whose stories of abuse Reitman shares. Reitman is the first to examine Miscavige’s twenty-five-year reign and what it might mean for the future of the church.

About Janet Reitman

Janet Reitman was a finalist for a National Magazine Award in 2007 for the Rolling Stone story “Inside Scientology,” from which this book grew. She is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone. Her work has appeared in GQ, Men’s Journal, the Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, and the Washington Post, among other publications. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

Additional Information

You can hear Janet’s radio interview on America’s Radio News Network here:
www.americasradionewsnetwork.com/inside-scientology-janet-reitman

Learn 7 scientology secrets in this photo essay from Janet and the Huffington Post:  www.huffingtonpost.com/janet-reitman/scientology-secrets_b_891483.html#s304129&title=6_

Washington Post talks with Janet Reitman about the research and preparation she did for Inside Scientology.

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