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Authors Milton Seligman and Fernando Mello, Organizers’ New Book, “Lobbying Uncovered: Corruption, Democracy, and Public Policy in Brazil,” Explores Quality Control
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The book “Lobbying Uncovered – corruption, democracy and public policy in Brazil” looks into the effects of lobbying and corruption on the public policy processes in Brazil. It investigates how public policy is shaped when powerful actors with their own interests are involved. It looks at the motivations and strategies of those that go lobbying and beyond to show the public policy making process in Brazil. It examines the role of politicians, civil servants, businessmen and lobbyists in the policy making process, and how it can be affected by corruption. The book aims to equip readers with the essential facts to understand the dynamics of politics, public policy and lobbying in Brazil.
An electrical engineer, author Milton Seligman is a graduate of the Federal University of Santa Maria, in Rio Grande, do Sul State, in 1974. In the public sector, he held positions in the administrations of Presidents José Sarney and Fernando Henrique Cardoso. During the Sarney administration, he was legislative affairs advisor at the Ministry of Agriculture and chief of staff for the minister of science and technology. In the Fernando Henrique Cardoso administration, he served, in succession, as executive secretary and minister of Justice; president of INCRA (National Institute for Settlement and Agrarian Reform); executive secretary of the Community Solidarity Program; and executive secretary of the Ministry of Development, Industry, and Foreign Trade. He was the project director for the NGO Inter Press Service, an international news agency based in Rome, Italy. His private sector positions included vice president for corporate relations at the multinational beverage firm Ambev and director of beverage industry trade associations. Seligman is now a professor at the Insper business school, where he coordinates the Management and Public Policy Curriculum Program. He is a Global Fellow of the Brazil Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, in Washington, D.C.
A partner of the JOTA legal news portal, author Fernando Mello has previously written for Brazilian weekly news magazine “Veja,” and newspapers “Folha de S. Paulo” and “El País América,” among other publications. As a journalist, he has received the Excellence in Journalism Award given by the InterAmerican Press Society, the Latin American Investigative Journalism Award, and the Esso Journalism Award. Holder of a master’s degree from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and a doctoral candidate in political science at the University of California, he is interested in causal inference and methodology. Substantively, he is focused on studies of corruption, accountability, and public policy.
Published by Newman Springs Publishing, Milton Seligman and Fernando Mello, organizers’ thought-provoking work offers a meaningful perspective on the current state of Brazil.
Readers who wish to experience this eye-opening work can purchase “Lobbying Uncovered: Corruption, Democracy, and Public Policy in Brazil” at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iBooks Store, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble.
For additional information or media inquiries, contact Newman Springs Publishing at 732-243-8512.
About Newman Springs Publishing:
Newman Springs Publishing is a full-service publishing house for serious authors. Each title produced by Newman Springs Publishing undergoes every step of the professional publishing process, including editing, layout, cover design, circulation, distribution, and publicity. All titles are made available in both eBook and print formats. Newman Springs Publishing distributes to tens of thousands of retail outlets throughout North America and internationally. All manuscripts in any genre are welcome to be submitted for review; If the manuscript meets the necessary criteria and is accepted for publication, Newman Springs Publishing will work closely with the author to bring the book to the retail market for a relatively inexpensive initial investment.
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Katt Taylor’s New Novel Follows a Woman’s Fractured Spirit from Darkness to Awakening
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Katt Taylor has released "The Mental Woman Within," a novel tracing the spiritual unraveling and eventual awakening of a woman named Sarah Jane, published through Newman Springs Publishing.
The book’s synopsis describes the account of Sarah Jane, whose consciousness became trapped at age five and existed in profound darkness for decades, unaware of her own aliveness while what the synopsis calls forces of fear, shame, and temptation work against her. The narrative follows her toward what the publisher frames as a spiritual reckoning with good and evil, built around a recurring image of a "garden of truth" where hope, possibility, and fear coexist. According to the book’s own description, Sarah Jane eventually confronts a force called Destruction, framed as working against what the text calls God’s plan for her, and the synopsis notes a follow-up title, "Luke’s Destruction," as forthcoming.
Taylor was born to a teenage mother in Tallulah, Louisiana, and has said her mother’s own unpublished writing first pushed her toward authorship. She raised five children, now has fifteen grandchildren, and counts V.C. Andrews among her primary literary influences on her approach to emotionally charged, spiritually driven storytelling.
"This story represents my attempt to give voice to those who feel trapped within themselves," Taylor said in a statement announcing the book. "Sarah Jane’s journey is about recognizing that even in our darkest moments, transformation and spiritual awakening remain possible if we choose to listen to the voice within."
"The Mental Woman Within" is available at bookstores and through major online retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, and the Apple iTunes Store.
Studio CarryOnHarry will be watching to see whether Taylor’s promised sequel, "Luke’s Destruction," builds directly on Sarah Jane’s story or strikes out into new territory.
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New Children’s Book ‘Mocha, the Ground Fairy’ Follows a Guinea Pig Determined to Fly
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Dr. Leslie Merida-Gonzalez has published a new children’s book, "Mocha, the Ground Fairy," through Fulton Books. The story follows Mocha, a brown, fluffy guinea pig who attempts to fly using wings built from leaves and twigs, only to land, each time, skidding on her bottom, which earns her the teasing nickname from her fellow guinea pigs.
Merida-Gonzalez is a music teacher in Port St. Lucie, Florida, where she works with children with varying needs. She holds a doctorate in education with a focus on exceptional student education, a background she says shapes how she thinks about reaching different kinds of young readers. According to the announcement, the guinea pig characters in the book are drawn from pets her own children had growing up.
The book centers on Mocha’s refusal to quit despite ridicule from her peers, drawing courage, in the story, from her grandmother’s fairy tales. "Through Mocha’s journey, I wanted to remind children that falling doesn’t mean failing," Merida-Gonzalez said in the announcement. "Every stumble is simply another step toward finding the magic that’s been inside them all along." The publisher describes the book as aimed at encouraging children to keep trying after setbacks and to embrace what makes them different.
"Mocha, the Ground Fairy" is available in bookstores and through major online retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, and the Apple iTunes Store, as well as directly through Fulton Books’ website.
Studio CarryOnHarry sees stories like Mocha’s as part of a steady stream of small-press children’s books built around a simple, repeatable idea: a animal protagonist, a visible flaw, and a lesson about persistence. The appeal isn’t novelty, it’s execution, and that’s worth watching for in any read-aloud picture book pitched this way.
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