The response to the new Cosimo title The Power of Yin — by modern philosophers Hazel Henderson, Jean Houston, and Barbara Marx Hubbard, and edited by Barbara DeLaney — has been so overwhelming that Cosimo has launched a Web site devoted exclusively to the book.

Check out The Power of Yin for excerpts from and detailed information about the book, the complete table of contents, extensive bios of the authors, and more.

The Power of Yin is available at Amazon.com and from other online booksellers.

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We’ve learned that there were some printing problems with the first print runs of two Cosimo Classics titles:

• The Law, by Frederic Bastiat (ISBN: 1596059648)
• My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla, by Nikola Tesla (ISBN: 9781602060579)

We have resolved these problems immediately. However, if you purchased either of the these titles before June 15, 2007, your book could contain errors. If so, please send an email to info@cosimobooks.com with “1st Print Run” in the subject line, and we will let you know how to get a replacement copy.

Thank you for your understanding.

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Cosimo is delighted to announce the publication of The Power of Yin by renowned modern philosophers Hazel Henderson, Jean Houston, and Barbara Marx Hubbard, and edited by Barbara DeLaney.

This is the first project I’ve shepherded from manuscript to finished book since I started working with Cosimo, and I’m very excited about it. There seems to be something in the zeitgeist lately about the interconnectedness between spirituality, feminism, and eco-awareness — it’s not merely a resurgence of the early essence of Earth Day in the 1970s but a new awareness that feminine attitudes, expression, and approaches to interacting with the world are going to need to be brought to bear if humanity is to make it through the next century.

And Hazel Henderson, Jean Houston, and Barbara Marx Hubbard were talking about this thirty years ago. Here’s the description from the back of the book. Yeah, it’s a little “marketing-y,” but I wrote this, and I honestly believe it:

What are the best tactics to take to head off global environmental disaster? Is industrial society in decline, and if so, how should we manage its dismantling? How can humanity better integrate itself into the continuum of evolving technologies that surround us? Three of the most influential feminist philosophers of the 1970s met over two weekends in 1977 and 1978 to discuss the challenges facing society in the late 20th century… and their revelatory, inspiring conversation, reproduced here for the first time, is startlingly fresh and relevant for us today, as we rise to meet the challenges of the new millennium.

With an uplifting spiritual perspective on the human experience and a uniquely feminine approach to interacting with the universe, Hazel Henderson, Jean Houston, and Barbara Marx Hubbard — with an able assist from editor Barbara DeLaney — here offer a magnificently feminist, grandly humanist, rousingly hopeful approach to the myriad challenges facing planet Earth and her people today.

The Power of Yin is more than a brilliant conversation. It is an invitation to women and men everywhere to express their own genius and empower their highest values and goals, to seek out others who attract them in this quest for personal development, to form ever deeper friendships, and to join together in spirit and in action to help evolve the human community on planet Earth.

Who are the authors? Hazel Henderson is a world-renowned futurist, evolutionary economist, and consultant on sustainable development. Jean Houston is advisor to UNICEF in human and cultural development, and a principal founder of the Human Potential Movement. Barbara Marx Hubbard is president of the Foundation for Conscious Evolution and a cofounder of Washington D.C.’s Committee for the Future.

I know I kinda have to say things like this, but The Power of Yin is a really fascinating book, and an important one, too. So check it out.

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In 2000, Cosimo’s sister imprint, Paraview, published Spiritual Places In and Around New York City by Emily Squires and Len Belzer. For 2007, Cosimo is updating the book with new places and more info on each place, and we’d like you to share your favorite soothing spots in the Big Apple with us, for possible inclusion in the updated edition.

Spiritual Places In and Around New York City brings together places that Emily Squires — an Emmy-winning television writer and director — and Len Belzer — writer, producer and host of his own nationally syndicated radio show, “The Comedy Hour” — have found valuable in maintaining their own personal sanity amid the frenetic pace of the city. Each sketch lends spiritual insights and a sensual feel of the place that invites readers to plumb for themselves the mystery and depths of its sacredness. Entries on Communities, Day Trips, Gardens, Museums, Learning and Healing Centers, Libraries and Bookstores, Nature Walks, Restaurants, Overnights, as well as Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu, and Sufi places of worship.

What locations in and around New York City put you at ease and restore your soul? Share them in the comments section here. We’ll consider all suggestions of the upcoming revised edition of Spiritual Places In and Around New York City.

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While Cosimo didn’t have a booth at BookExpo in DC this year, we were there, walking the beat, meeting people, and spotting trends. If you weren’t able to attend the festivities this year, or you just want a pleasant trip back down memory lane, you’ll be pleased to know that BookExpo America is offering free podcasts from 24 of the favorite events and sessions at bookexpocast.com. They’re not all being released at once — there are five up on the site right now.

There are also some special “What’s the Buzz” interviews available, including an interview with AAP President Pat Schroeder, buzz on opportunities in China, new titles, and more. You can also subscribe to the podcast by e-mail, iTunes, or other podcasting software. Don’t have an iPod? You don’t need one — you can listen along on your computer.

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Cosimo, Inc. announced that it has agreed to acquire the Paraview Press and Paraview Special Editions imprints from Paraview.com, Inc. This is the result of a reorganization at Paraview.com, whereby the latter will focus on its co-imprint with Simon & Schuster, Paraview Pocket Books.

This is an important step in fulfilling Cosimo’s objective to create a balanced portfolio of books online that appeal to cultural creative audiences. “Cultural Creatives” refers to a global audience of approximately 250 million people who are interested in health and science, media and culture, personal development, politics and society.

As part of the reorganization at Paraview.com, Alexander M. Dake is stepping down as its CEO and will continue as CEO of Cosimo. Mr. Dake said of this transaction:

“This transaction is the right thing to do for Paraview.com, Cosimo and the authors involved. It gives the best opportunity for each company to grow and develop: Paraview will dedicate its resources to its joint imprint with Pocket Books, while Cosimo will focus on the Paraview Press and Paraview Special Editions imprints as well as continue to expand its existing library of Classics and new titles. I believe that this focused approach will benefit our authors who look to get published fast and have their voices heard effectively.”

Cosimo will continue to use the Paraview name on the acquired books. The Paraview titles involved in this transaction will continue to be listed on paraview.com and now on cosimobooks.com.

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