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A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder – How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-Fly Planning Make the World a Better Place, by David Freedman (Little, Brown and Company)
Being a little messy allows you to be more productive. This book uncovers all the ways messiness can trump neatness, and will help the reader assess the right amount of disorder for any system.

Wilderness Survival and a series of other books on survival, by Greg Davenport (Stackpole Books)
A former USAF Survival instructor, Davenport covers the basic steps of staying calm and alive until rescue arrives—personal protection, signaling, finding food and water, travel, and health.
 

www.gregdavenport.com “Jim and Linda O'Connor promoted my books with the insight and tenacity needed to put them in the public eye. Perhaps even more important, however, was how they embraced my friendship. Not just an another bottom line PR firm, Jim and Linda are part of the family.” --Greg Davenport

The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska’s Arctic Wilderness, by James Campbell (Atria)
The author details his trips to Korth’s homestead, 130 miles above the Arctic Circle and 500 miles from the nearest settler. He relates how Korth and his family live. He won a Midwest Bookseller’s Association Award for this book.
 

www.jamesmcampbell.net

The Ghost Mountain Boys – Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea – The Forgotten War of the South Pacific, by James Campbell
(Random House)
The amazing story of U.S. soldiers marching through the New Guinea jungle during World War II. This was a Book of the Month and a History Book of the Month.
 

http://www.ghostmountainboys.com Lynda and Jim O'Connor have coordinated local and regional media efforts for two of my award-winning books. They are creative, hard working and know the kinds of storylines that the media want. O'Connor Communications is, simply put, exceptionally good at what they do. -- James Campbell

The Daughters of Juarez; A True Story of Serial Murders South of the Border, by Teresa Rodriguez (Simon & Schuster)
Rodriguez is an 11-time Emmy Award-winning newscaster whose investigative reporting inspired her true tale of multiple murders and government cover-up in Juarez, Mexico.
 

www.teresarodriguez.tv “I wish I had found Lynda sooner! What a pleasure it is to work with someone who is so creative, diligent, hard working and the epitome of perseverance! Thanks to Lynda's professionalism and dedication, my book received an incredible amount of publicity from different media sources that I had never even thought of. Her knowledge and experience as a publicist continues to generate interest not only in my book, but in my career as a broadcast journalist. For my next book, I can't think of anyone more qualified than Lynda O'Connor....she delivers, and with a smile!” Teresa Rodriguez

Twenty Poems to Nourish Your Soul, by Judy Valente and Charles Reynard
(Loyola Press)
Valente is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and Reynard is a circuit court judge. They explain how, through poetry, people from teenagers to the elderly find the sacred in their lives.

www.judithvalente.com

 

Crashproof Your Kids: Make Your Teen a Safer, Smarter Driver, by Timothy C. Smith
(Simon & Schuster)
The Crashproof Plan is a series of behind -the -wheel exercises designed to improve driving awareness, behavior, and skill in a way that fits parents’ schedule so that they help their teenagers become safe drivers.
 

www.crashproofyourkids.com "O'Connor Communications has been a very effective partner for my book promotion efforts. They understand the game well, and know how to achieve the results an author desires. They are a pleasure to deal with and conscientious of my time, resources and strategic goals." -- Timothy C. Smith

Skeletons on the Zahara, A True Story of Survival, by Dean King
(Little, Brown and Company)
This narrative recounts the experiences of twelve American sailors who were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa in 1815, captured by desert nomads, sold into slavery, and subjected to a brutal two-month journey through the bone-dry heart of the Sahara. The story was made into a documentary for The History Channel.

www.deanhking.com  “Lynda O'Connor is a tireless promoter for her clients. She comes up with practical PR plans, rolls up her sleeves, and gets results. I was highly impressed at the number of press articles she was able to produce for me nationwide.” --Dean King

See You in One Hundred Years, by Logan Ward (BenBella Books)
Ward, his wife and small son traded skyscrapers in NYC for silos in the country in search of simpler times. They spent a year in a Virginia farmhouse where they adopted strict rules that limited them to the tools that were available at the turn of the century.
 

www.loganward.com "Lynda O’Connor is a friendly and charming pit bull of a publicist. She works and works and never gives up until the word is out about your book. It was a delight to have her on my team." -- Logan Ward

Emotionally Healthy Twins: A New Philosophy for Parenting Two Unique Individuals, by Joan Friedman (Da Capo Lifelong)
Friedman is a psychotherapist specializing in twin issues, the mother of both twins and singleton children, and a twin herself. She presents a philosophical approach to raising twins as the two unique individuals that they are.
 

http://emotionallyhealthytwins.com/index.htm “Jim and Lynda are an incredible team. They complement each other so beautifully that it feels as if you have ten people working for you. Lynda is focused, industrious, tenacious, and relentless. Her conscientious and fair-minded professional commitment is unique and noteworthy. My book sales have been tremendously impacted through her diligent efforts. I recommend O'Connor Communications unequivocally and can attest to their superb business ethics.” -- Joan Friedman

Courting Kathleen Hannigan, by Mary Hutchings Reed (Ampersand)
Reed’s novel is a revealing story of a woman lawyer who witnesses life-disrupting demands and discrimination that existed in large law firms for decades and still linger today.
 

www.maryhutchingsreed.com

Defending the Damned, by Kevin Davis (Atria)
Davis spent five years studying the criminal justice system and Chicago’s Murder Task Force, a unit of the country’s 500 public defenders. His book reveals why and how certain lawyers choose to represent clients accused of hideous crimes.
 

www.kevinadavis.com "Lynda O'Connor's enthusiasm, commitment and creativity are unwavering. She's a zealous advocate and smart thinker who gets results. Once she's on your team, Lynda never lets up. She seems to be brainstorming ideas day and night, always thinking of ways to help her clients." - Kevin Davis

Hawaiian Cowboys, A Photographic Journal, by Michal McClure (Island Heritage)
The unique lifestyle of island cowboys, preserved for generations, is chronicled with narrative and McClure’s stunning photographs. The book is a gorgeous tribute to a culture unknown even to most visitors to Hawaii.
 

www.mcclure-studio.com “I am greatly indebted to Jim and Lynda O’Connor for their excellent public relations assistance, counsel on the book’s development, and editorial assistance. Their ability to obtain extensive media coverage by placing my first articles laid the foundation for reaching the goal of having a published book.” --Michal McClure