Savoring All of Life: From Soldier to Scholar Published by Outskirts Press

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Denver, Colorado, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) January 15, 2012 -- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published From Soldier to Scholar: An Autobiography and Personal Philosophy on Life's Challenges and Adversities by Ken Thompson. The author's most recent book to date is a 5.5 x 8.5 paperback in the adventurers and explorers autobiography category and is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/fromsoldiertoscholar was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.

This book entails an autobiography that traces Ken Thompson’s life through sixty-eight years of diverse experiences in Korea, Vietnam, Europe, Panama, and the United States. It attempts to show how he overcame adversities -- sometimes life challenging or threatening -- and how he embraced the challenges of life to live it to its fullest.

“Life is too short,” writes the author, “to not savor as many aspects and experiences it has to offer.”

181 pages in length, From Soldier to Scholar: An Autobiography and Personal Philosophy on Life's Challenges and Adversities is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the adventurers and explorers autobiography category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, From Soldier to Scholar meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $20.95.

Additionally, From Soldier to Scholar can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press Direct bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore.
ISBN: 9781432779696 Format: 5.5 x 8.5 paperback white SRP: $20.95


For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/fromsoldiertoscholar.

About the author:

Kenneth P. Thompson, Ph.D., is a retired U.S. Army colonel and a Korean expert. Dr. Thompson lives with his wife in Bristow, Virginia, and is currently working on two other books - one on the politics of commercial remote sensing and one on the prognosis of America in the 21st century. He currently works for a Massachusetts-based government contractor as an analytic director.

About Outskirts Press, Inc.

Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.

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