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Media kit includes: |
· Praise for The Novice |
· Fifteen truths realized in The Novice (also in menu, above) |
· Life as a Buddhist monk |
· Twenty-five questions & answers (also in menu, above) |
· Overview, Author bio & Selected excerpts |
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Media Kit (USA)
[16-page MS-Word Doc: 279 KB] — download
[16-page Adobe Acrobat (PDF): 233KB] — download
Media Kit (Canada)
[16-page MS-Word Doc: 279 KB] — download
16-page Adobe Acrobat (PDF): 233 KB] — download |
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The Novice Cover
[Print quality: 494 KB] — download
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The Novice Dust Jacket
[Preview quality: 222 KB] — download |
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Image: 1981 Young Monk
[low-resolution: 538 KB] — download
[high-resolution: 2,596 KB] — download
Note: high-resolution = slow to download |
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Image: Author today #1
[low-resolution: 1,166 KB] — download
[high-resolution: 12,067 KB] — download
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Image: Author today #2
[low-resolution: 1,077 KB] — download
[high-resolution: 7,818 KB] — download
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Launch includes:
- National radio & print media campaign
- Author workshops and seminars
- Extensive online media campaign, including outreach to blogs, online reviewers, podcasters, article syndicators and newswires
- Targeted advertising in trade publications
- Online marketing campaign, including author podcast and weekly articles
- National trade marketing and sales campaign
Availability
At major retailers and:
Amazon (US) , Amazon (Canada), Amazon (UK) Indie Bookstores & Barnes & Noble..
Bookstore & Library Orders
USA: Greenleaf Book Group or any major retailer
Canada: Indigo/Chapters or Greenleaf Book Group
UK: Gazelle Book Services
Publicity information
USA: Contact Brian Feinblum: 212.583.2718 · Email here
Canada: Contact Caroline Courey: Email here
Publication Data
The Novice: Why I Became A Buddhist Monk, Why I Quit and What I Learned by Stephen Schettini; Greenleaf Book Group; September 2009; Cloth; 362 pages
- ISBN: 978-1-60832-005-9
- US $24.95 · Canada $29.95
- Hardcover, 6¼" × 9¼"
- September 2009
- Biography & Autobiography/Personal Memoirs
- 362 pages
The Novice is illustrated with these and dozens of other annotated images:

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