The controversial work, part science fiction , part cultural satire, tells
the story of a man brought back from the dead, regenerated from the amputated
penis of a murdered cult leader.
Speaking at a writer's conference in Australia Saknussemm said, "While
America is one of the most permissive and morally corrupt cultures to have
ever existed, it is also a bedrock of Puritanism and sexual prudishness.majornewswire.
There currently are 18 chapters devoted to investor relations practices,
covering valuation, disclosure , governance, intangible assets, research,
communications convergence, the quarterly press release /conference call
process, various information dissemination vehicles, media relations, global
IR , crisis communications, shareholder services, fixed income, the stock/bond
offering process, and measurement.

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Political conservatives who have seen leaked galleys of the book, have
condemned it as "unpatriotic" and "subversive," finding the novel's criticism
of American foreign and environmental policies too bitter to pass for comedy.

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Bill Mahoney is a veteran investor relations practitioner and journalist.

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Greenburger Associates, the
same agency that handles Dan Brown, has refused to comment on the industry
gossip regarding a major movie deal but has acknowledged the interest in
Zanesville is hot. These include help in establishing and managing an IR program,
referencing developments and new regulations, better understanding valuation
approaches and methods and investment modeling, detailing investor targeting
programs, enabling senior executives to gain a fuller understanding of
investment process and the role of IR, and training new investor relations
department members.
Over the last 25 years, Mahoney has served as editor of Investor Relations
Update, published by the National Investor Relations Institute, as editor of
Shareholder Value magazine and author`of the Investor Relations Guide,
published by Kennedy Information; and author of books on IR, governance and
the capital markets published by Simon + Schuster, John Wiley + Sons, and The
NASDAQ Stock Market.

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The book's 26 chapters serve
as a framework for the content. VI LLC also publishes the Management Value Indicator,
which ranks managements on the basis of their contribution to investment
valuu, and other data-based products.

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John Lewis is co-founder and president of Valuation Technologies, which
provides return forecasts, valuation and institutional targeting and portfolio
analysis for companies, institutions and executive compensation consultants.

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SAN FRANCISCO, VI LLC has introduced the IR Book,
Capital Markets and Valuation , a comprehensive website covering the full scope
of the investor relations practice, keyed to the investment market and
valuation processes.

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His
mission is to find the secret of his past and to unmask the shadowy force that
is controlling American destiny.

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He held corporate communications and IR positions at Scott Paper, Esmark and
Motorola and was a consultant at Young + Rubicam.

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rabid doublethink is one of the key themes of the book and I'm not at all
surprised that both fringe feminist groups and conservative organizations like
the Right to Life movement, the Catholic Church and the Republican Party are
offended.

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Endowed with strange powers and haunted by a
past he can't quite remember or forget, the hero sets out a journey across a
post-jihad America, where media information is pumped directly into people's
brains and everyone who can afford it is on psychoactive medication. Clearly , Saknussemm has struck a
nerve -- and perhaps a major artery too.
VI LLC also publishes Valuation Issues, an online magazine containing
articles, white papers and other material geared to the two dimensions of
valuation -- how investors value companies and how managements generate value
for their investors.

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According to "Ninth Letter ," an electronic literary magazine based at the
University of Illinois, radical feminist groups are upset by the story's
idolization of male sexuality while evangelicals are outraged by the creation
of a "pornographic Christ figure" and the barbed portrayal of the political
power wielded by the Religious Right in America."
Saknussemm's agent, Matt Bialer of Sanford J.
"Investor relations operates most effectively in the context of valuation
and with a solid understanding of the investment process," commented William
F. Also included are expert articles and other
materials from specialists in valuation, accounting, investment management and
other related fields.

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A special section
describes services of IR providers.

Detailing the Content
Hands on and practical, the IR Book blents theory and practice to deliver
valuable content to new and experienced investor relations practitioners.

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Accessing the IR Book Website
The IR Book can be accessed online at http://www.

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The author feels the cause of all the fuss is simpler than the issues the
book raises.com

This release was issued through Major Newswire
(http://www. Mahoney, author of the IR Book.org.

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CASTLEMAINE, Victoria, Australia, Still months
before its release by Villard Books and Zanesville, the rumor-shrouded comic
novel by Kris Saknussemm, is already creating a buzz on the internet and
stirring up a diverse segment of American interest groups who ordinarily don 't
agree on much."

Visit the author's website at:
http://www.
The website is constructed as a book, consisting of chapters divided into
three sections: the scope and essential principles of investor relqtions,
detailed descriptions of the capital markets and valuation process , and how to
plan and implement the range of IR practices.

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It's proof that although the story is a fantasy, there are many
elements in it that are all too true to life. "It's very unusual for a first novel to create this kind
of interest so long before publication.
Lewis is former investor relations officer at Primark and is a pioneer in
market intelligence gathering for companies.
Subscriptions also are available at a special discount to members of the
National Investor Relations Institute through its bookstore. Members can
access the bookstore at http://www.

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Free 30-day trial
subscriptions are available.

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"Because it is a website and not a hardbound book, we will continue to
expand the content as well as update it regularly," Mahoney commented.
Opening chapters describe the role and value of investor relations within
the context of valuation, give a blueprint for setting up and managing the IR
program, and offer ideas on making investor relations a significant executive
advisory function within the corporation.
Proceeding from the premise that the success of investor relations relies
on developing a deep understanding of the investment process, seven chapters
focus on the capital markets.

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"Some people just can't get past a big penis," he said.niri .

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Flexible design and construction facilitate reading the entire content as
a book or using the website as a reference tool.
The website is designed to fill multiple uses for companies and
consultants.

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In addition, the website contains examples of press releases, statistical
supplements, earnings guidance, conference call scripts and transcripts and
other materials representing the state of the IR practice.