Together,
these two titles have over half a million copies in print in North
America and another half million copies worldwide in 21 languages -
all sold in less than ten months' time.
CDS Books began publishing in 2003; its list to date includes such
titles as Last Letters Home with HBO and Life Magazine, The Highwayman
by R.

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Now 68, the pianist --
who in 2005 celebrates an amazing 50 -year career as a professional musician
-- simply revolutionized the sound of Latin music, an accomplishment that
alone would ensure his place in the music pantheon.

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To mark his half-century as a working musician and his 45th year as one of
Latin music's foremost bandleaders, Eddie Palmieri releases "Listen Here!"
on June 14, 2005. The piano maestro and his
co-producer Richard Seidel also assembled an all-star cohort of guest
soloists -- Michael Brecker, Regina Carter, Christian McBride, Nicholas
Payton, David Sanchez and John Scofield -- to join Brian Lynch, Conrad
Herwig and Donald Harrison , bassist John Benitez, Cuban traps master
Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, and master conguero Giovanni Hidalgo, all
veterans of various Palmieri ensembles. And even though
Brown may be wrong on some of his facts, where else in contemporary
culture today would you find millions of people interested in
discussing Bernini, Galileo, and the Illuminati? The experts of the
'Secrets' books help extend and deepen the ideas that Dan Brown only
touches on.SecretsofAngelsandDemons.

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Palmieri has continued to roll on with stylistic innovations over the
years, creating classic Tico albums and later mixing salsa with R&B, pop,
rock, Spanish vocals and more jazz improvisation.
Although the novel's plot reaches back to the 16th century, many of
the topics could come straight from today 's headlines: the papal
succession process and the history of the Vatican; Galileo and the
debate between science and religion; the Illuminati, Freemasons, and
other secret societies and conspiracies; famous artworks used to
conceal some of history's most controversial ideas and longest
standing secrets. CDS is
based in New York City. He has also been a longtime senior advisor at the
Blackstone Group, one of Wall Street's leading investment banks, as
well as a corporate strategy consultant who has served as advisor to
CEO's and top management teams of global corporations such as Sony,
Toyota, Microsoft, and Boardroom, Inc.

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The world has long admired the
Harlem-born, six-time GRAMMY Award-winning Eddie Palmieri as one of the
foremost Latin musicians of the last half-century .com

Concord Picante, home to such Latin jazz greats as Charlie Byrd, Tania
Maria, Tito Puente , Cal Tjader, Mongo Santamaria, and Poncho Sanchez,
celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2005.

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Eddie Palmieri will be touring in 2005 to promote "Listen Here!" A complete
list of tour dates is available at www.com Learn more about SECRETS OF THE
CODE at www.A.

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His ability to fuse the
rhythms of his Hispanic, Puerto Rican heritage with the jazz influences of
Thelonious Monk and McCoy Tyner made him an immediate hit when he played
New York's Palladium Ballroom in the 1950s and '60s and a maverick threat
to that period's "Big Three" -- Tito Puente, Machito and Tito Rodriguez. Palmieri's "Listen Here!" is just
one of the Latin jazz projects planned as part of the label's year-long
celebration .

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concordrecords. "Our books in the
'Secrets' series bring genuine world-class authorities into the
discussion to help readers sort out fact from fiction.

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In addition to three other books on China, he was
coauthor, with Dan Burstein, of BIG DRAGON, an innovative look at
China's economic and political future.

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For the complete table of contents, background of the experts, and
other information about the content of SECRETS OF ANGELS + DEMONS,
visit www.
Arne de Keijzer is an author and journalist, and former China
business consultant.

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Philosophers who did their work primarily during the period known as the Renaissance or who are otherwise widely known as renaissance philosophers.

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Publishing Writers/Business Editors

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DEMONS: The Unauthorized Guide to the Bestselling Novel, published by
CDS Books in association with Squibnocket Press ($23. Salvatore, and The 2005 Ernst and Young Tax Guide.

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As
an award-winning journalist and author, he has written six books on
global economics and technology, including a forthcoming book on the
blogging phenomenon.

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PRESS RELEASE Eddie Palmieri Celebrates 50 Years in Music With Jazz All -Stars on New CD 'Listen Here!'

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About CDS

Established in 1999 by the executive team of one of Random House's
leading divisions, CDS is now the largest independent provider of
distribution and fulfillment services to the book publishing industry.

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Other releases include: "Explorations: Classic Picante
Regrooved," a 13-track collection of hip new mixes and live takes of
seminal Picante tracks; "Concord Picante 25th Anniversary Collection," a
4-CD box set of Picante artists; Diane Schuur's collaboration with Dave
Samuels featuring the Caribbean Jazz Project, "Schuur Fire"; and, a new
release from conguero Poncho Sanchez, featuring The Tower of Power.

About Dan Burstein and Arne de Keijzer

Dan Burstein is a journalist, author , and venture capitalist. Burstein's day job is as an investor in
innovative new technology companies through his firm Millennium
Technology Ventures.

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In
SECRETS OF ANGELS + DEMONS, Burstein and de Keijzer follow the same
approach they took in Secrets of the Code--presenting original essays,
interviews and book excerpts from some of the world's leading thinkers
and experts, including theologians, scientists , technologists,
Vatican-watchers, Rome-based travel and culture writers, art
historians, symbologists , philosophers, forensic medicine specialists,
linguistics experts, conspiracy theorists and conspiracy theory
debunkers.SecretsoftheCode.

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95), made its
debut last week on The New York Times Extended Bestseller list at #25. He has written and edited books and articles
spanning many disciplines, from business to travel and from religion
to boating.

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"
"A key reason why the 'Secrets' books are selling so well is that
they cover the whole range of important ideas in Dan Brown's books in
a balanced way, allowing the reader to make up his or her own mind on
the key issues taken up by novelist," added Arne de Keijzer.

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Like The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown's Angels + Demons has had
millions of readers wondering what is fact and what is fiction in some
of the most important--and controversial themes of Western history.

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The authors' previous book, Secrets of the Code (CDS Books/Squibnocket
2004), was some 20 weeks on the Times' bestseller list.
"Dan Brown's books weave easy-to-digest bits of Big Think and
arguments from the history of Western Civilization around fast-paced
murder mystery plots," observes Dan Burstein.

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And they provide the reader much food for thought and an
even richer reading experience.

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``Secrets of Angels + Demons'' by Dan Burstein + Arne de Keijzer Debuts on the New York Times Bestseller List

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Together, they inspire Palmieri to
uncork some of his greatest solos on record.

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Palmieri, for the first time in his career, arranged four jazz classics,
"Nica's Dream," "In Walked Bud," "Tin Tin Deo" and the title track, as well
as composed six original tracks for the date.
The 'Secrets' books capture the intellectual spirit behind Dan
Brown's novels and serve as the quintessential readers' guides.