The Real Story Of The Little Engine That Could
 Geela
Author of "The American Dream"


Gone are the days when self-publishing was synonymous with self-
defeat.  Authors such as Deepak Chopra, Mark Victor Hansen and
Neale Donald Walsch, originally self-published successfully
before selling their books to major publishers (in order to gain
even wider distribution) so we now know that self-published books
can match and even surpass the quality and the success of books
released by the major publishers.  As such they deserve serious
consideration.  And while the small press may not enjoy the same
level of resources as the large press, still in terms of quality
and the ability to reach the ultimate decision makers - the
buyers, the small press has proven that they can compete with the
"big guys," with enviable success.

Even before Geela's self-published book, THE AMERICAN DREAM - An
Immigrant's True Life Story of Winning Against All Odds was
released, it had already generated rave reviews and feature
stories in addition to offers for representation by top literary
agents, offers from various major publishing houses and even an
offer for a movie deal based on Geela's life's journey.  However,
Geela passed on these lucrative offers mainly because it would
have taken at least two years for the book to be published, if
not first abandoned because of internal politics of the
publisher.  In addition, it was clear that Geela would lose the
creative control, the direction of the book and the original
vision of the book in the process of publishing it.  Since
timing, and maintaining the integrity and the original vision of
the book, were critical to the success of the project, she made a
conscious decision to take the road less traveled - by self-
publishing.

Establishing a new company is never easy, however, Geela is no
stranger to this process.  Years ago she successfully established
her own record company called GLOBAL VISION RECORDS and released
many albums including Geela's acclaimed album THE VEIL OF LIFE,
which has touched many lives both domestically and
internationally.  Here is a sample of what other well-respected
people are saying about it:

"Geela's 'The Veil of Life' is like a magic carpet ride around
the world, celebrating the human spirit in the realm of infinite
possibilities."
- Deepak Chopra, best-selling author

"Geela is a rare combination of brilliant, polished professional
excellence coupled with heartfelt, spiritually inspired music and
lyrics.  She creates and writes from the heart and sings from the
soul!  She's just what we need to take us higher at the dawning
of the new Millennium!"
- Jill Lawrence, Wisdom Radio Network (a nationally syndicated show)

Geela's growing success in the entertainment industry along with
her passion to help children's causes, resulted in the
establishment of an innovative nonprofit organization dedicated
to promoting children's causes and world peace, called ONE
SPIRIT, ONE WORLD (www.onespiritoneworld.org ). In fact, the book
was written primarily for the purpose of drawing attention to the
timely mission of her nonprofit organization with the belief that
through personal empowerment and innovative solutions others too
can have the courage to believe that the possible can exceed the
impossible (including global unity) no matter what the odds.

GLOBAL VISION MEDIA (a consolidation of Global Vision Records and
Global Vision Books) is in many ways like The Little Engine That
Could, experiencing a momentum that keeps on growing every day by
drawing on successful past experiences, extensive resources
combined with a lot of creativity.  However, success is not a
one-man show.  It takes a dedicated staff, working in a joint
effort with key people in the industry, a comprehensive marketing
and promotional plan including on-line marketing and promotion, a
national media campaign (print/radio/TV), and personal
appearances by the author to make the book a best-seller and
that's the track that Geela is on.  The title recently hit the
best-seller list on Amazon.com.  When you put THE AMERICAN DREAM
next to a book released by a major publishing company - one can't
tell which book is self-published.  That's because Geela's book
is a high quality book with outstanding packaging backed by a
solid infrastructure and a comprehensive marketing and
promotional plan using similar marketing and promotional
strategies as the "big guys," in terms of securing national
distribution (wholesalers and distributors) and national media
coverage (in a joint effort with top PR and marketing firms) to
support the success of the book on all levels.

Mastering the art of the possible is at the heart of Geela's book
THE AMERICAN DREAM, which is about overcoming obstacles and
winning against all odds. It is intended to help others to go
from poverty to prosperity and achieving excellence.  This
universal theme, along with a timely message of hope, which is in
great demand particularly during uncertain times, gives Geela's
book a mass appeal both domestically and internationally.  Geela
is a living proof that the possible always exceeds the
impossible.  Her story not only captures the true spirit of The
American Dream but it also makes you a believer in dreams,
particularly when it's written by a female immigrant who came
from humble beginnings with no money or support system
whatsoever.  After years of great sacrifice, she finally achieved
tremendous success as defined by The American Dream, with many
awards and a blossoming career only to discover that there is
more to life than achieving material success.  She finds that The
American Dream is based on a materialistic values system that is
a dead-end to anyone who is after riches of the heart.  Geela's
ultimate goal is to help others to achieve their own seeming
"Impossible Dream," while achieving global peace and prosperity
for all. Her unusual and extensive experiences (including a near-
death experience, serving in the Israeli Air Force, gaining
unusual abilities from healing to composing without the benefit
of being able to play any musical instruments) and the profound
insights she gained in the process of "making it" can enormously
help others on their own journey.



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Copyright © 2004-2005, Geela
Author of "The American Dream"
http://www.Geela.com

Geela is an award winning singer/songwriter/composer, columnist,
and author of the best-selling book "THE AMERICAN DREAM," her
true- life story of how she came to America as a young immigrant
with nothing and overcame incredible obstacles to achieve
mega-success. She founded ONE SPIRIT, ONE WORLD to help children
and promote a culture of peace and harmony. Get a free sample
of her music and her book at http://www.Geela.com