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Something About Me and My Book:: Colonel Gene McVay's book, Top Gun Management; Principles for Success and Supremacy published by Lulu.com, was just released for global distribution. Few people have the diverse background and experience that Gene McVay brings to the table. From a factory worker at General Motors and Western Electric to an Intelligence Analyst at The National Security Agency to a global qualified aircraft commander on the 325,000 pound C-141 Starlifter to a career as a fighter pilot and commander of a three billion dollar multinational provisional wing followed by a test of the political waters as a candidate for governor running against presidential hopeful, Mike Huckabee.

Top Gun Management employs an arsenal of weapons to achieve excellence with integrity. McVay believes that No head of state or chief executive officer is so high that they can afford to stop learning. No arsenal is so complete that a secret weapon can be discarded. No repertoire is so perfect that it cannot use some spit and polish. Within the pages of this book one will find not perfection but persistence and compassion. While many examples exist for customer oriented service, McVay believes that citizens have come to accept poor service from the postal service and service stations. While great men like Sam Walton and Frederick Smith had the courage to build Wal-Mart and Federal Express into industry giants, the new breed of MBA managers may not be able to sustain what others have created. Too often integrity takes a back seat to deceit and profit wins out over excellence. McVay includes twenty principles including surrounding yourself with people smarter than you, and developing courage. McVay quotes great leaders such as Churchill and George Washington Carver to make his points. He believes that leaders should give back to the community and mentor coworkers. You may never soar to the very top, but you can enjoy the journey and unashamedly be able to look yourself in the mirror with contentment when the battle is over.

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One of the stories I share in the book is about my first Christmas outside the United States on the northern tip of Japan at Wakkanai. I was a young Air Force Airman and walked into the dinning hall on Christmas…

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At 3:48pm on February 28, 2008, Vivian Zabel said…: As an Air Force brat, I followed my father all over the world. One of my sons is preparing to retire from the Air Force after 20 years. I guess I just have a soft spot for that branch of the military.

Vivian

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At 9:53am on September 19, 2007, shirley dicks said…: To do the booksignings the way I do it, is I'm a member of Authors4Charity www.authors4charity.com and we call on small book stores, or Walmart, the shopping malls or small gift stores, or even the grocery stores which is very good for a lot of authors.

I tell them I'm a member of AFC and ask if I could set up a signing for such a night or day. If they are not familiar with AFC I tell them about us and that two or three of us would like a signing on such a day and ask if they furnish a table and chairs or should we bring our own.

Once they give us the okay on the date we ask for, we get things ready. I hate do any signings alone so I do them wiht one other person and we bring our own table cloth and things to put on the table.

It's not hard to do a signing, I just don't like to be alone and do them so feel more comfortable with someone else there.

One year they set us up beside of Santa. That's not the place to be as with all the noise of the kids yelling you can't talk to anyone wihtout yelling...so never sit right next to him....hope this helps you out....

At 5:33pm on September 16, 2007, Lynn C. Johnston said…: Yes, I did a book festival that benefited a library. I think they made most of their money by charging the authors an entrance fee. The library had their own table selling old and donated books. There are also a lot of hundry people at these things -- especially author who are there for 5 or 6 hours, so you may want to consider adding food vendors or a bake sale element to it. Just a few ideas. Let me know how it turns out.

Lynn

At 2:14pm on September 16, 2007, Lynn C. Johnston said…: Gene, I personally recommend looking for book festivals in your area. I've done a few. You may not sell a lot of books, but you do have the opportunity to meet other authors in person and book lovers. Entrance fees on festivals can get expensive, so I participate with a group when I can to cut my costs. I created the Burbank Self-Published Meetup Group in Southern California earlier this year as a means to network and support other self-published authors (including one with Lulu). We had 4 authors sharing a table at a book festival in Ventura last month. It was great camaraderie and we each paid 1/4 of the cost of doing it alone. Something to think about.

Lynn

At 12:30pm on September 13, 2007, Author & Book Promotions said…: Thanks. I will have to check it out more thoroughly.

At 7:29pm on September 12, 2007, Author & Book Promotions said…: Gene, is it that expensive? I'm not certain, but if I had the money I may do one later this year.

-nadia

At 1:24pm on September 12, 2007, Author & Book Promotions said…: Hi Gene,

Have you ever consider doing a virtual book tour. I've never done one myself. But, I just may consider doing one. If you are interested, you can visit this link sent to me by Dorothy.

http://www.pumpupyourbookpromotion.com/virtualbooktours.html

-Nadia

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