LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Interest in pre-Communist Cuba and Cuban Diaspora issues have caused unprecedented interest in books about Cuba and Cuban Americans. Indeed, a quick Internet search will find an extraordinary 65,396 books currently available about Cuba. The best among them may be the new historical novel, Broken Paradise (ISBN-13: 978-0-7432-8779-1), by Cecilia Samartin.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Images of Nature(R) gallery in Scottsdale Fashion Square announces the release of Thomas D. Mangelsen's latest book The Natural World (ISBN-13: 978-189031042-4) with an artist reception and book signing Saturday, March 24th from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Tom Mangelsen will be making a personal appearance at the Scottsdale Fashion Square Images of Nature gallery and will be signing books and sharing stories of his travels.

PARK CITY, Utah -- The Images of Nature(R) gallery at 364 Main Street announces the release of Thomas D. Mangelsen's latest book "The Natural World" (ISBN-13: 978-0977467259) with an artist reception and book signing Saturday, March 10th from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Tom Mangelsen will be making a personal appearance at the Park City Images of Nature gallery and will be signing books and sharing stories of his travels.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- A new book from AuthorHouse, Inc., authored by Rico Thompson, is written to help college freshmen get off on the right foot and get a leg up in college; "15 Easy and Fun Ways College Freshmen Can Improve Their Vocabulary" (ISBN-13: 978-1403394477), reveals ways for college freshmen to improve word power.

BOULDER, Colo. -- Nursing home costs are skyrocketing to an average of $75,000 per year and a new book - "How to Protect Your Family's Assets from Devastating Nursing Home Costs: Medicaid Secrets" (Phylius Press, ISBN: 978-0-9790801-1-1) - teaches people how to qualify for Medicaid to get these expenses paid.

RESCUE, Calif. -- Animal expert Susan Fiedler introduces readers to life from a cat's perspective in her newly-released "Birds, Mice, and Apple Pie" (ISBN-10: 0-9778580-1-4), a non-fiction paperback published by Spotted Cat Designs.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Author Dee Dee Phelps signs and talks about her memoir "Vinyl Highway" (ISBN-10: 1412073839) singing as Dick and Dee Dee, at Village Books, 1049 Swarthmore Avenue, Pacific Palisades 90272 on Thursday evening, February 8th, 2007, at 7:30 pm.

WARWICK, R.I. -- "Warwick Neck - A Collection of Memories," edited by Bill Nixon, is a visually stunning, 400-page book with over 800 photographs; it will take the reader back in time through a collection of newspaper articles, photos, and stories about a colorful community that sits on the edge of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Is there someone you want to hug? January 21 is your chance! Marianne Richmond, author and illustrator of the new "Fish Kisses and Gorilla Hugs" (ISBN 1-934082-03-4, $15.95), offers a few options for National Hugging Day.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Broadband Productions Inc. Launches Global Portal premiering the Science Fiction Thriller: "The End of Time" (ISBN 1-4116-3846-8). The book is a creative new look at a persistently old theme: good versus evil. But instead of adding yet another cookie-cutter story to the gristmill, author Randall Towe has created a fantastic world in which two lovers are torn apart by enormous evil.