Released on = February 21, 2006, 3:32 pm

Press Release Author = New NY Crossroads

Industry = Internet & Online

Press Release Summary = New NY Crossroads is an entertaining, spiritually uplifting,
and genuinely refreshing self-help book that paints a unique tableau of people who
have immigrated to America and what they have learned from their experiences. It
draws upon their remarkable stories of courage and love for family and country, as
well as first-hand research and notable words of insight from the people who made
the journey.

Press Release Body = FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

New NY Crossroads: A Journey to Oneness by Vedat Akman, a recent BookSurge
publication, offers help and hope to immigrants.

New York, New York, February 15, 2006 - \"In one way or another we are all, or will
be immigrants\" -Guillermo Gomez-Pena, artist.

Thus begins Vedat Akman\'s latest book, New NY Crossroads: A Journey to Oneness,
which provides the reader with an unforgettable series of portraits of ordinary
people who have made extraordinary journeys from other countries, just to enjoy
their new lives in the United States.

New NY Crossroads is an entertaining, spiritually uplifting, and genuinely
refreshing self-help book that paints a unique tableau of people who have immigrated
to America and what they have learned from their experiences. It draws upon their
remarkable stories of courage and love for family and country, as well as first-hand
research and notable words of insight from the people who made the journey. In turn,
it can serve as a beacon of hope for other people all over the world who have the
dream of making a better home in America.

This publication (When purchased through BookSurge.com) is also unique in that it
has an accompanying CD, containing a single \"Can I Count On You?\" (The Immigrant
Song) composed by Richard Holley. The spiritually inspiring song speaks not only to
immigrants and their life experiences, but to all of humanity.

New NY Crossroads International Short Film Competition. In celebration of this first
book, New NY Crossroads will sponsor a short film competition with cash prizes and
chances to be included in an upcoming DVD production for the second New NY
Crossroads book. For more details, visit the website at www.newnycrossroads.com.

About the Author
Vedat Akman is a nonfiction author of self-help books, all of which are quite
popular, partly because of his writing style that is mentoring and yet warm and
witty. Consequently, many of his self-help books have positively influenced public
figures in their communities, including young people who have gone on to lead more
successful lives as a result. Originally from Turkey, Vedat Akman now resides in New
York.

For more information, or for a free review copy, please contact Vedat Akman at
vedat.akman@newnycrossroads.com. Please also visit the New NY Crossroads website at
www.newnycrossroads.com. New NY Crossroads is available to order at BookSurge.com,
Amazon.com, through Borders Books teamed with Amazon at Borders.com, and through
additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.



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

Contact Details = Vedat Akman
85 Glover St.
SI, NY 10308
1917 294 9882
akmanvedat@yahoo.com