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Welcome


Verna Dreisbach of Dreisbach Literary Management offers professional representation for distinctive voices with a diverse range of both fiction and non-fiction interests. She is currently looking for emerging and experienced writers to build her list and desires books that present the possibility to affect change. The agency has a particular interest in books with a political, economic or social context. Verna's first career as a law enforcement officer gives her a genuine interest and expertise in the genres of mystery, thriller and true crime. She believes in building an agency based on dedication, loyalty and trust, representing the voice behind the work, not just the writing. If you are accepted by Dreisbach Literary Management it is because Verna has faith in your abilities as a writer and feels a connection with your goals and aspirations.

Recent books represented by Verna:

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Why We Ride
women writers on the horses in their lives
By:  Verna Dreisbach
Foreword: Jane Smiley
Seal Press/Perseus


Discover the pure beauty and essence between horse and woman in this collection of personal stories.

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The Short Sale Savior
By:  Elizabeth Weintraub
Archer Ellison Publishing


Discover how home buyers can profit from a short sale and how sellers can get out from under the expense and hardship of a possible foreclosure.

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It Gets Easier!…And Other Lies We Tell New Mothers

By: Claudine Wolk
Helion SA Publishing Group

& Amacom

A fun, practical guide to becoming a new mom.  This innovative, new book will actually make motherhood easier! It Gets Easier! is conversational in tone and easy to read. Most importantly, it has what new mothers are craving in ONE book – humor, honesty, reflection, and prescription.
 
           

         

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The Power of Memoir:
Writing Your Healing Story

By:  Linda Joy Myers
Jossey-Bass/Wiley

 

Therapist Linda Joy Myers provides insight and techniques into how the process of writing personal stories can heal one's emotional life. 

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Walnut Wine & Truffle Groves

By:  Kimberley Lovato
Running Press/Perseus

Take an edible journey into the heart and hearth of France's best-kept culinary secret in this picture rich travel book of the Dordogne.   

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The Everything Guide to Forming and Operating a Non-Profit Organization

By:  Jim Goettler
Adams Media

Publication Date:  2009

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Recruiting and Managing Volunteers
By:  John Lipp
Alpha/Penguin
Publication Date:  2009

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to
Starting and Running a Thrift Store

By:  Ravel Buckley and Carol Costa
Alpha/Penguin
Publication Date:  2010

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to
Risk Management
By:  Annetta Cortez
Alpha/Penguin
Publication Date:  2010

 
           

         

 
 


Acts of God and Man
Michael R. Powers

Columbia
Business School

An eclectic and unconventional “journey into the world of risk,” noted insurance scholar, Professor Michael R. Powers, offers a bemusing treatment of the fields of risk and insurance through a series of entertaining and compelling observations, vignettes, and speculations. 

 

 

 

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Preserving America: Ten Things we Must Change to Survive
Dr. Steven Porter

Morgan James Publishing

Noted educator and former Democratic candidate for Congress, Dr. Porter offers a compelling and thoroughly researched analysis of the ten issues currently eroding the national landscape and timely, practicable ways of dealing with each critical issue

 

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to
Game Theory
By:  Ed Rosenthal
Alpha/Penguin
Publication Date:  2011

         

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to
Strategic Planning
By:  Miriam Michael
Alpha/Penguin
Publication Date:  2011


 

 

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