Over the years, Cosimo has been active in supporting book charities and organizations that aim to provide the less fortunate with reading material, learning opportunities, clean food and water, and shelter. We, along with our authors, work with organizations such as The Hunger Project, Aid for Traumatized Children, and International House by donating a portion or all of the proceeds from some of our books, namely: The Power of Purpose Awards, A Dream Come True by David Kahn, and We’re Global Citizens, by Steffi Schutze.

Cosimo has also been active in donating extra books and support to various libraries and organizations in need. These include Housing Works in New York, an organization that runs a bookstore and thrift shop whose proceeds go toward helping people with HIV/AIDS. Cosimo has also donated books from our Serbian Heritage Collection to the Library at the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Belgrade. In addition, we’ve supported ProLiteracy Worldwide, and organization that works in the United States and 62 developing countries to sponsor educational programs and services designed to improve literacy.

All this means is that we are dedicated to supporting organizations which help the less fortunate and get books to those in need. We would encourage you to do the same by helping in any way you can, whether that means volunteering your time, making a monetary donation, dropping some extra books off at goodwill, supporting your local library, participating in a book drive, or letting us know of other organizations that could be in need of books or support. In addition we want to thank you for your support of our books, which enables us to do what we can to help the less fortunate.

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Hazel Henderson, co-author of Cosimo’s Book of the Month The Power of Yin invites you to submit nominations for the EthicMark® Award for advertising that uplifts the human spirit and society, which she founded in 2005 and Ethical Markets co-sponsors with the World Business Academy and University of Notre Dame. 2010’s winners, Annie Leonard and Free Range Studio for “The Story of Bottled Water,” have released a new video - The Story of Citizens United v. FEC. The EthicMark® 2011 Award will be presented again at the annual SRI in the Rockies Conference, October 24-25 in New Orleans.

View the Free Range Studio video below:

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A sample of Earth Fever is now available on Scribd! Go check it out to read the introduction and preface to the book, as well as the first chapter. Help spread the word about the dangers of climate change, and what you can do about it!

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The Netherland-America Foundation is holding its 29th Peter Stuyvesant Ball on November 19, 2010 in the heart of Chelsea Piers on the Hudson in New York City. If you want to join, visit their website.

Cosimo is proud to support the work of the Netherland-America Foundation by contributing a number of fascinating classics about Dutch-American history to the raffle held during this event. If you are interested in reading more about Dutch-American history, check out the books that were donated:

• Henry Hudson in Holland, by Henry C. Murphy
• History of the City of New York in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I: New Amsterdam, by Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer
• History of the City of New York in the Seventeenth Century, Volume II: New York Under the Stuarts, by Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer

The NAF is the leading bilateral foundation building on the enduring heritage and values shared between the peoples of the Netherlands and the United States, and offering NAF/Fulbright Fellowships and programs in the arts, business, public policy and historic preservation.

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John Spence says, “Since 1989 I have read a minimum of 120 business books a year, and I can say without question that Noble Enterprise is one of the best I have ever read. Why? Because it does such an incredible job of getting to the heart and soul of what it takes to run a truly successful business in modern times.”

You can learn more about Gillett and NOBLE ENTERPRISE on his website at noblebusinesssolutions.com. You read more about John Spence on his website at johnspence.com

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Last week Cosimo unveiled a brand-new book, Cloud-Clad Angel, Selected Poems, A Bilingual English and Serbian Edition. It is rare when we publish poetry in our Cosimo Books collection, an imprint dedicated to publishing new works, often of social, economical, or environmental significance. In the case of this extraordinary author, however, we felt that readers around the world deserved to read her beautiful, award-winning poetry. Vera Srbinovic has authored more than 21 books of poetry and won two awards for her poetry. This collection of selected poems includes poetry from many of her other books as well as an introduction by Dr. Drashko Redjep, a leading Serbian writer and literary critic. Below is an excerpt from the book:

WHEN YOU FALL SILENT

by Vera Srbinović

When you sing a song, the stars begin to twinkle
Groves that knew you start to tremble
When you say the words, the zephyrs shudder,
They quiet down and hide from shame
And when you fall silent, so do the does
Flowers close so that they don’t rouse you from
your sleep
When you sing a song, the trees sing along
The blue mermaids start humming with the sea,
Forest spirits dance around
The body quivers, joyous from the sound,
But when you fall silent, all dies away
Fires burning in the distance start to fade.

You can pick up your own copy today with this and many more poems at The Cosimo Bookstore and other online retailers!

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The Broadway show “Mrs. Warren’s Profession,” a play modeled after the book of the same name by George Bernard Shaw, opened in New York on Sunday October 3 at the American Airlines Theater. It was on Broadway more than 100 years ago, for one night, before the “filthy product” was banned by Anothony Comstock of the Society for the Suppression of Vice. The New York Times reported this in 1905. This year the Times had more pleasant news to report, in a “glowing” review of the play.

As anyone knows, if the play or movie is good, the book must be even better. Shaw wrote a social commentary that was largely considered taboo for his time, yet his message pervaded–women are strong, deserve to be treated with respect, can have their own opinions and ideas. And while we in the U.S. don’t really condone prostitution as viable career even today (and actually, neither did Shaw-go read it!), we can still take away the idea that women are capable and intelligent and all around impressive. Good for Shaw, sticking up for the ladies!

UPDATE: Interestingly, it has come to my attention that Anthony Comstock, the writer of the original tirade against George Bernard Shaw and his work, also wrote some books to further his cause of the suppression of vice. The books, Frauds Exposed, or How the People are Deceived and Robbed and Youth are Corrupted and Traps for the Young contain “warnings, restraints, guidance and sympathy” that “alone” might “save the youth” from vileness and corruption, and compulsively itemizes the “traps” that were seducing American youngsters into lives of debauchery and vice, including “pernicious literature,” gambling, “free love,” “lewd art,” and more (from the back cover). Delightfully, Cosimo offers both of these hard-to-find editions, available in our bookstore.

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Cosimo’s Darwin Gillett, author of NOBLE ENTERPRISE: The Commonsense Guide to Uplifting People and Profits is offering the first chapter of the book for free on his website.

You can learn more about Gillett and NOBLE ENTERPRISE on his website at www.noblebusinesssolutions.com.

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Cosimo is looking to acquire the rights to collections of out-of-print books in subject areas such as political science, economics, history, metaphysics, religion, and personal development.

Using print-on-demand technology, Cosimo Books are produced as they are ordered. So there are no upfront printing costs and no storage costs. We have the ability to help authors, estates, and organizations that are rights-owners bring books back into print efficiently and cost-effectively.

If you are the rights-owner of a collection of out-of-print books ranging from 50 to 1,000 titles, please contact Cosimo at info@cosimobooks.com. Let us know the subject area(s) of your collection and we’ll get back to you about how to bring your books to a generation of new readers.

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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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