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NUMENON WINS 2009 NAUTILUS SILVER AWARD!
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Vilasa Press Newsletter
NUMENON WINS THE 2009 SILVER NAUTILUS AWARD!
KINDLE VERSION HITS #1 IN MYSTICISM!

APRIL, 2009
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NUMENON WINS THE NAUTILUS!
NUMENON KINDLE HITS # 1 IN MYSTISICM!
STEPPING OFF THE EDGE IS A KINDLE!
Greetings!

We've had terrific news at Vilasa Press and we've introduced our two titles in budget-pleasing Kindle format at prices that will make you smile, especially in a recession year.

Read on and we'll tell you all about it.
NUMENON: A Tale of Mysticism & Money Has Won the 2009 Nautilus Award!
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NUMENON WINS THE 2009 SILVER NAUTILUS AWARD!
By winning a Nautilus Silver Award with her book, Numenon, author Sandy Nathan joins the ranks of Deepak Chopra, M.D., Barbara Kingsolver, Thich Nnat Hanh, Jean Houston, PhD., Eckhart Tolle, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. All are Nautilus Award winners.

"Joining the company of these amazing people moves me to tears," says Sandy.

The Nautilus Award was established to find and reward distinguished literary contributions to spiritual growth, conscious living, high-level wellness, green values, responsible leadership and positive social change as well as to the worlds of art, creativity and inspirational reading for children, teens and young adults.

The Nautilus Awards are dedicated to "changing the world one book at a time." Books are judged in a three-tier system using a carefully prepared list of notable characteristics. The judging process is laborious and long, carried out by three teams of highly qualified reviewers.

As a Silver Award Winner, Numenon will move to the highest level of judging for the Nautilus Awards, the Gold Award level. If Numenon wins at this level, it will be featured at the Book Expo America and win prestigious honors.

"As wonderful as it would be to win the Gold Award, what thrills me is what the Nautilus Awards are about," says Sandy. "My writing and life are directed toward making this planet a better place. I feel like I've found a spiritual home with the Nautilus contest and the people behind it."

If you're so moved, please join us at Vilasa Press in sending blessings and good thoughts to Numenon as it completes the judging process.

The Kindle Version of Numenon Hit # 1 in Two Categories of Mysticism. It was # 8 in Religious Fiction. Why? It's a great book--and we priced it at 99 cents. 
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is now available in as a Kindle book. That's the new electronic book that Amazon sells. They just introduced the Kindle II, with all sorts of updated features.

"I LOVE MY KINDLE," says Sandy Nathan. "It's easy to read. Feels wonderful to hold--just like a book. Tons of fabulous, almost free books are available, downloadable anywhere. At the beach, while riding your horse. Really."

AND--you can get Numenon for an amazing 99 cents! We put the book up on the Kindle store as test. It immediately jumped to # 1 in Mysticism in the New Age and Alternate Traditions categories. For a while, it was # 8 in Religious Fiction, closing on The Shack. Amazon rankings change every hour-- could be anything now. But your purchase will give Numenon a boost.

Click on the image to go to Amazon's Kindle store!

The price will be increased on APRIL 30, 2009, so if you want Numenon for less than a buck, buy it now. You can buy Kindle books before your Kindle arrives--handy. Order your Kindle from Amazon and when you register your Kindle, the book will be there!

(Don't worry too much, we're just increasing the price to $3.99.)

Please take a moment and look at the video. It's spectacular:

Stepping Off the Edge: Learning & Living Spiritual Practice Is a Kindle!
And it's 99 cents for a limited time!!!
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Sandy Nathan's first book won six national awards in 2007. It was a finalist in the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award Finalist in New Age (Spirituality/Metaphysics), won Bronze Medal in the IPPY Awards in Self Help, and was a finalist in three categories, Memoir, Self Help, & Spirituality, of the National Indie Excellence Awards.

Check out some reviews:
"Sandy's book has got to be one of the most fun to read books about spirituality ever written. She takes the reader along on her adventures with a down to earth approach and style that keeps the reader in touch--with both reality and spirituality. Informative, entertaining, and enlightening."
Natural Horse Magazine

"This is a dynamic book. It's alive with Ms. Nathan's passion, and her presence is in every line, teaching and learning with you, helping you when you stumble, because she's stumbled too. It's rich with energy and meaning."
- Gerald DiPego, Screenwriter, Phenomenon

"When Sandy Nathan set out to write a book about her profound experience at the Gathering, a Native American spiritual retreat, little did she know it would guide her to chronicle a life of stepping off the edge. Again and again , she takes the risks needed for her soul's growth and vividly presents her personal journey--one of growing into the courageous spiritual being she is. Sandy reminds us we all possess spiritual greatness: It is our birthright."
Laren Bright, Emmy nominated Screenwriter

A gorgeous book illustrated with Sandy's pen and ink drawings and Native American themed graphics, Stepping Off the Edge includes an exclusive inteview with Bill Miller, Native American musician, speaker, and artist, winner of two Grammys and tons of awards. Bill is the spiritual leader of the Gathering, the Native retreat Sandy visits in the book.

If you click the image above, you can go directly to the Kindle store where you can buy Stepping Off the Edge.

PLEASE CLICK BELOW TO SEE THE VIDEO. IT INCLUDES BEAUTIFUL IMAGES OF THE GATHERING RETREAT:

 
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DON'T HAVE A KINDLE? How about a great deal on print books? We offer a package deal of Sandy Nathan's two books: Stepping Off the Edge  and Numenon (in the beautiful hardback edition) for $29.95 with NO SHIPPING.

AND--SANDY WILL AUTOGRAPH YOUR BOOKS AND INSCRIBE THEM THE WAY YOU WANT.

That's a $44 dollar value with no shipping. We also offer free shipping for any two books. Email Barry Nathan at barrynathan@gmail.com

SANDY NATHAN'S BOOKS FOR $29.95, NO SHIPPING!
 
OFFER IS GOOD ALL THE TIME! (Though the Kindle books' prices will increase as noted in the text.)