VITA’S WILL becomes #1 best seller for publisher.

December 2000, Redwood City, CA: In just a few short weeks after publication, Vita’s Will, by Debbie Gisonni, takes the top spot on publisher iUniverse.com’s best seller list among over 6000 titles.

In VITA’S WILL: Real Life Lessons about Life, Death & Moving On (ISBN 0-595-14204-4, $13.99, Paperback, 176 Pages, Dec 2000, iUniverse.com), Gisonni weaves spirituality, coping strategies and humor with an unbelievable course of events – a time in her life when she lost four family members in four years while holding executive positions in the high-tech industry. At the peak of her career, she left her six-figure income and stock options behind to do something more meaningful. What emerged was VITA’S WILL.

“Besides a skillfully written, compelling narrative, what elevates VITA’S WILL above the ego-tripping triteness often found in self-published memoirs is Gisonni’s remarkable candor about her own emotional torment…”
Bill Workman, San Francisco Chronicle

“How big is the market for Real Life Lessons? Unfortunately, it is limitless. Who among us has not experienced a loss or setback for which we were unprepared?”
Jennifer Bayse Sander, Fortune Magazine’s Fortune Small Business

Asked what she attributes this early success to, Gisonni says, “Every person I meet says they need this book. And, after they read it, they buy copies for all their friends and family.”

With fifteen years experience in sales, marketing and business management, Gisonni knows how to create awareness and demand. On her web site, she gives readers a chance to share their stories or reviews. Their comments below reveal Gisonni has come up with a winning formula that deeply touches readers.

“Debbie holds a mirror up to our humanity in all its pain, humor and wonder. Oh yeah, and glory."

“With courage and honesty, Debbie gives a voice to feelings we all have at times but are afraid to show.”

“If you’ve ever…felt overwhelmed by circumstances beyond your control, this is an important book for you.”

“I’m going to …review all the real life lessons and incorporate them into my daily life.”

Ten percent of Gisonni’s proceeds from VITA’S WILL will be donated to the following institutions: Y-me National Breast Cancer Organization, National Brain Tumor Foundation, International Myeloma Foundation and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Gisonni is President of Real Life Lessons®, LLC, a company she founded to create books, magazine articles and film that will help people manage or implement major change in their lives. She is President of the San Francisco chapter of the Women’s National Book Association and volunteers for organizations that teach teenage girls business and life skills.

VITA’S WILL is published by iUniverse.com and distributed through Ingram Book Company. iUniverse.com is the industry leader in a new publishing paradigm using print-on-demand technologies. VITA’S WILL can be ordered and purchased wherever books are sold, in stores or on the Internet.

For more information about VITA'S WILL and Gisonni’s company, Real Life Lessons®, please visit www.reallifelessons.com.

VITA'S WILL: Real Life Lessons about Life, Death & Moving On
ISBN 0-595-14204-4
204 Pages
$13.99 Paperback
Dec 2000
iUniverse.com

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