Released on = May 24, 2007, 8:40 pm

Press Release Author = PR by the Book, LLC

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Press Release Summary = Saban Smith would rather just curl up with a good book and
be left alone. Margo Weissmann would rather people just get out of her way and let
her take care of things. But neither will get exactly what they want, when a world
of covet operations, super-soldiers, mystic artifacts and spy-fi comes crashing down
around them in Dante Amodeo\'s new book Saban and the Ancient.

Press Release Body = (Jacksonville, FL) Saban Smith would rather just curl up with a
good book and be left alone. Margo Weissmann would rather people just get out of
her way and let her take care of things. But neither will get exactly what they
want, when a world of covet operations, super-soldiers, mystic artifacts and spy-fi
comes crashing down around them.

They will have to trust each other with their weakness-and their secrets-if they
hope to survive even their first night on the run. And before the series is
through, you will see guys transform into men; girls transform into women; and some
of each who may transform into.something else entirely. Saban and the Ancient is a
novel-length fiction and the first in a planned series of five. It won an award for
best in class in the 2006/2007 Promoting Outstanding Writers competition and has
been gaining great word of mouth since then.

Dante Amodeo has lived a life that some would call unstable, but which he merely
calls "well-rounded." Drawing from his own experiences in multiple vocations, as
well as a lifelong love of fantasy and science fiction, he has crafted an intricate
tale that moves forward at breath-taking pace. Like real life, there is humor to be
mined in even the most dire circumstances. And horrible surprises can lurk just
around any corner.

In a self described 'amusing fashion', Dante Amodeo can:
. From his psych background discuss how people (like his characters) can resolve
conflict by learning to value each others strengths.
. From his intelligence background, discuss the real life, non-glamorous side of
HUMINT (human intelligence gathering) as opposed to the spy-fi treatment it gets in
movies.
. From his background working with at-risk teenagers, discuss how guys today have no
idea how to transform themselves into men, or what that entails, or even why they
would want to.
. From personal experience, why it is never too late to decide that you want to
change the world more than the world changes you.

Dante Amodeo had more vocations before he was thirty than some have in a life time:
ballroom dance instructor, bartender, burger flipper, busboy, paralegal assistant,
computer tutor, FM disc jockey, licensed insurance agent, modeling agency talent
scout, mental health worker (troubled/at-risk teens), computer repair
business-owner, network engineer, nationally recognized seminar instructor, and an
Army officer. (His most treasured titles, however, are "husband" and "daddy," and
he settled down considerably after gaining that last title!)

You can visit www.DanteAmodeo.com to see what he is up to, or if you MySpace, he
would love for you to "friend" him at www.myspace.com/SabanAndTheAncient. To
schedule an interview or request more information, please contact Erika Sumner, PR
by the Book, 281-895-7190 or erika@prbythebook.com.


Web Site = http://www.DanteAmodeo.com

Contact Details = Kayal Rajendran
PR by the Book, LLC
512-944-0922
kayal@prbythebook.com
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