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Photographic retailer CameraPro has been listed 13th in the 2013 BRW Fast Starters list, released on Friday.

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced that six of its books will receive awards from the Text and Academic Authors Association. Four titles will receive the Textbook Excellence Award, better known as a "Texty," and two titles will receive the Most Promising New Textbook Award. The awards will be presented during a luncheon at the Text and Academic Authors Association 26th Annual Conference in Reno, NV, June 22, 2013.

Mighty Mack announces the release of its newest app featuring all the stunning paintings by master artist Paul Gauguin.

The Royal Shakespeare Company's AS YOU LIKE IT opened at Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre on 24 April 2013. Featuring music from the English folk musician Laura Marling, and directed by Maria Aberg, the play follows Rosalind and Orlando, who are banished by the French court and flee to the Forest of Arden; finding romance, mischief and anarchy. As You Like It runs in rep until 28 September 2013.

Reading Eggs, the online reading program for 3 - 13 year olds, has published five essential tips to enhance story reading time and help children gain the confidence to become successful readers.

Visionary Art seeks to capture visions of higher states achieved through meditation, transcendental states, dreams, and plant medicines. In doing so, it blends imaginations of what the human mind can achieve and aspirations of what the human spirit can become. It is art with true meaning of the mind and of the soul.

Do the two most influential books in modern culture, the Bible and Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, share common ground? In his new book, The Soul of Atlas (Reason Publishing), author Mark David Henderson examines the underlying principles of Christianity and Objectivism, challenging readers to approach the seemingly contradictory world views with a fresh perspective and an open mind.

When Molly Melching arrived in Senegal in 1974, she was a 24-year old graduate student looking forward to a six-month study abroad program. Those months, however, quickly turned to years as she launched a humanitarian campaign dedicated to bringing an innovative educational program to communities in West and East Africa-transforming the lives of hundreds of thousands of African women and girls in the process.

St. Louis County Library will celebrate Children's Book Week during May 13-19 with a series of author events for kids and teens. All programs are free and open to the public.

As the fall of France took place at the beginning of the Second World War, virtually the entire Western European coastline fell into hostile German hands - delivering as great a strategic threat to the British Isles as any since the Spanish Armada. In response, providing vital lines of intelligence for wartime Britain, were clandestine sea operations tasked with transporting various agents, evaders and escapees to and from France. The brave actions of these "secret flotillas" were crucial to both the SIS (Secret Intelligence Services) and the SOE (Special Operations Executive).

Every May, the city of Eureka Springs shines a spotlight on the arts with a month-long festival that celebrates the visual and performing arts.

The Gallery Players, Brooklyn's award winning Off-Off Broadway theater, continue their 46th season with Tom Eyen and Henry Krieger's Dreamgirls, beginning April 27th. Mark Harboth directs the limited engagement production that runs through May 19th. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below.

Mother's Day is just around the corner, Sunday, May 12th; what better way to surprise and delight Mom with a unique gift that makes flowers pale in comparison. Book By You, the leader in personalized publishing, boasts an extensive and alluring collection of personalized romance novels, all available for personalization in time for Mother's Day.

The Rich Dad Company's Robert Kiyosaki, financial education advocate and author of the international best-seller, 'Rich Dad Poor Dad,' announced today that he is giving away a free, electronic version of his best-selling book, 'Unfair Advantage,' at www.richdad.com for 48 hours.

LMAO, from Comedy Troupe Eight Is Never Enough, is heading on the road this fall to College and University Campuses across the country. The multitalented cast, led by Walt Frasier (Letterman, Blue Bloods, Dr. Oz's Fat Pants) presents original songs and skits improvised based on audience suggestions and participation. Interactive Comedy Shows are a huge hit at College Cafes, Freshman Orientations and Main Stage presentations.

The 2013 Juno Awards were announced last night in Regina, Saskatchewan. Three of the four classical categories were won by Naxos and its distributed labels including the first ever win for a composer in the new Naxos Canadian Classics series (http://bit.ly/ZH6hx4).

Balboa Press, a division of Hay House, has released its schedule of author signings at Hay House's "I Can Do It! Atlanta 2013 Conference taking place at the Georgia World Congress Center this May 4-5th." Balboa Press will host 12 free book signings throughout the weekend.

In this wild and wired world, it is increasingly difficult to truly relax and find the stillness within. Maggie Oman Shannon's Crafting Calm is a DIY guide to peace of mind, offering an abundance of ways to achieve serenity and satisfaction by living the handmade life.

In a groundbreaking marketing campaign sure to captivate readers around the world, fictional character, Winky Studmire, is live-blogging highlights of a to-be-released book series. The events of the books are unfolding in real time with real pictures at http://www.facebook.com/WinkyStudmire.

Soul and Vibe Interactive Inc. (OTCQB: SOUL), 'The Company,' a video and computer games company, announced today it plans to issue limited edition stock certificates featuring original Soul and Vibe game art. The Company plans to initially launch with five original art pieces, issuing 100 numbered stock certificates for each art piece.