Outskirts Press Announces The Philosopher and the Frog, the Latest Highly-Anticipated Fiction/ Historical Book from Paso Robles, CA Author Phil Gates
Los Angeles, CA, October 24, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published The Philosopher and the Frog by Phil Gates, which is the author’s most recent book to date. The 5.5 x 8.5 paperback in the Fiction/ Historical category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $20.95. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/philosopherandthefrog was launched simultaneously with the book’s publication.
About the Book (Excerpts & Info)
You may believe that much is known about America’s finest philosopher. But the sage of Concord has an imaginative side unrevealed until now. You are invited into his mysterious world, and into his contemplative walks to Walden Pond where he encountered Henry Thorough, the frog he mentored toward self-realization and, ultimately, ascension. Author Phil Gates sets his novel in the middle of the Civil War while the explosive energy of westward expansion moves at a frenzied pace. The story of their perilous cross-country journey to California’s gold fields in 1863 is a rambunctious and delightful saga. Its tapestry includes the movers and shakers of the 19th century—the politicians, preachers, soldiers, trappers, charlatans and poets. It leads us to inquire and perhaps to answer life’s fundamental question: Who am I? It would be a shame to miss this adventure.
“Be not the slave of your own past. Plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep and swim far, so you shall come back with self-respect, with new power, with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old.” R.W. Emerson
Deftly constructed at 429 pages, The Philosopher and the Frog is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Fiction/ Historical category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, The Philosopher and the Frog meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $20.95.
Additionally, The Philosopher and the Frog can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks
ISBN: 9781432717544
Format: 5.5 x 8.5 paperback
SRP: $20.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/philosopherandthefrog
About the Author
Author Phil Gates lives on the Central Coast of California amid rolling hills, vaulting oaks and serious grape growers. Now 88, having tested the wine of the grape and found it both alluring and treacherous, he prefers the bouquet of the world’s great writers and thinkers. He’s been a skier, a swimmer, a paratrooper, a flier, a builder and a writer. He finds life increasingly challenging and translates 88 as double infinity, a symbolic challenge to get serious about reversing the aging process.
Website: www.philosopherandthefrog.com.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press offers turn-key, custom book publishing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press, Inc. represents the future of book publishing, today.
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Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
About the Book (Excerpts & Info)
You may believe that much is known about America’s finest philosopher. But the sage of Concord has an imaginative side unrevealed until now. You are invited into his mysterious world, and into his contemplative walks to Walden Pond where he encountered Henry Thorough, the frog he mentored toward self-realization and, ultimately, ascension. Author Phil Gates sets his novel in the middle of the Civil War while the explosive energy of westward expansion moves at a frenzied pace. The story of their perilous cross-country journey to California’s gold fields in 1863 is a rambunctious and delightful saga. Its tapestry includes the movers and shakers of the 19th century—the politicians, preachers, soldiers, trappers, charlatans and poets. It leads us to inquire and perhaps to answer life’s fundamental question: Who am I? It would be a shame to miss this adventure.
“Be not the slave of your own past. Plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep and swim far, so you shall come back with self-respect, with new power, with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old.” R.W. Emerson
Deftly constructed at 429 pages, The Philosopher and the Frog is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Fiction/ Historical category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, The Philosopher and the Frog meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $20.95.
Additionally, The Philosopher and the Frog can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks
ISBN: 9781432717544
Format: 5.5 x 8.5 paperback
SRP: $20.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/philosopherandthefrog
About the Author
Author Phil Gates lives on the Central Coast of California amid rolling hills, vaulting oaks and serious grape growers. Now 88, having tested the wine of the grape and found it both alluring and treacherous, he prefers the bouquet of the world’s great writers and thinkers. He’s been a skier, a swimmer, a paratrooper, a flier, a builder and a writer. He finds life increasingly challenging and translates 88 as double infinity, a symbolic challenge to get serious about reversing the aging process.
Website: www.philosopherandthefrog.com.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press offers turn-key, custom book publishing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press, Inc. represents the future of book publishing, today.
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Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
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