Phillip Gowins (THE SOVEREIGN SOUL: SUFISM: A PATH FOR TODAY) was born in Minneapolis, MN, in 1945.  He has been a cabinetmaker since 1980.  In 1979 he met Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan and shortly thereafter was inducted into the Sufi Order in the West.  A teacher in that order, he runs a Sufi Center at his home in Yonkers, NY, with his wife, Majida, who is also a teacher.  Her daughter, and their grandchildren, live with them.

 

Mr. Gowins spoke on “Sufism: A Path for Today” on Thurs., Feb. 23, 2006, 11:30-1:00 p.m.,  at the Women's Center,  MONTCLAIR  STATE  UNIVERSITY,  Montclair, New Jersey.  The talk was part of the Women's Center’s ongoing program, " Building Bridges: An Interfaith Dialogue."  Founded in 1972, the Women’s Center <http://www.montclair.edu/womenscenter> is a branch of Montclair State University's Division of Student Development and Campus Life.  Montclair State is New Jersey's second largest and fastest growing university.  It  is currently in the midst of an expansion program that will enable it to accommodate at least 18,000 students by 2008, the year of its centennial.

Workshops were scheduled around these signings.  For information,  contact Phillip Gowins at <Phillip_Gowins@hotmail.com>.
 

John Novello (THE SONG THAT NEVER ENDED: A JAZZ MUSICIAN'S JOURNEY TO A LOVE BEYOND LIFE)  was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, and has lived in Los Angeles since 1978. An author, arranger and composer as well as a keyboardist, he has performed with numerous groups throughout the U.S. and abroad. In 1985, he published The Contemporary Keyboardist. In 1995-96, he co-founded with Billy Sheehan the progressive jazz rock fusion group Niacin, with himself at Hammond B3 organ, Billy on bass, and Dennis Chambers on drums. Their latest CD release is Time Crunch, from Magna Carta.


 

Joseph Noah (FUTURE PROSPECTS OF THE WORLD ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE CODE) was born in Pennsylvania and raised on a small country farm near the coal regions.  Trained in engineering, he has practiced that profession for extended periods of time in the United States, the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle and Far East.  He is currently retired, and divides his time between Texas and Montana.

Joseph Noah was interviewed by George Noory on the COAST TO COAST AM radio show (formerly THE  ART BELL SHOW) on  Nov. 10, 2003.  For details and archived interview, go to <http://www.coasttocoastam.com> 

Joseph Noah was interviewed by Shirley MacLaine on May 19 & June 2, 2002  on the actress/author/New Age guru's website.  For details and archived interviews, go to <http://www.shirleymaclaine.com>.

Seymour B. Ginsburg (IN SEARCH OF THE UNITIVE VISION: LETTERS OF SRI MADHAVA ASHISH TO AN AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN, 1978-1997) was born in Chicago, IL, in 1934, and graduated from Northwestern University with degrees in accountancy and law.  A founder of the predecessor business and the first president of Toys R Us, he was for many years involved in commodities trading.  He met Sri Madhava Ashish while on a private visit to India in 1978.  He was a co-founder of the Gurdjieff Institute of Florida, and currently divides his time between South Florida and the Chicago area.

APPEARANCES

On Tuesday, April 18, 2006, at 6:30 p.m., spoke on and signed his second book, GURDJIEFF UNVEILED (see New Paradigm Books News for details)  at the Libra Aries Book Shop, <http://www.pixie-inc.demon.co.uk/libra>,  9 The Broadway, Mill Road, Cambridge CB1 3AH, England, Tel. +44 1223 412 411 or <libra@pixie-inc.demon.co.uk>
 
On Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003, at 7:30 p.m., spoke and signed books at The National Center of the Theosophical Society in America, 1926 North Main Street, Wheaton, IL,  630-668-1571; fax: 630-668-4976;  olcott@theosmail.net

On Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, at 7:00 P.M., spoke and signed books at the Theosophical Society in Boston, Inc., 21 Maple Street, Arlington, MA 02476, (781) 648-0101, visitor@tsboston.org, www.tsboston.org

On Saturday, June 22, 2002, at 2:00 P.M., spoke and signed books at THE BOOK STALL at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm Street, Winnetka, IL 60093, Tel.: (847) 446-8880, FAX: (847) 446-2894, Email: <books@thebookstall.com>. For details, go to <http://www.thebookstall.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp>.

On Wednesday, June 19, 2002, at 7:00 P.M., spoke and signed books at Transitions Bookplace, 1000 West North Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622, Tel.: (312) 951-READ, or 800-979-READ, Email: <mailbag@transitionsbookplace.com>. For details, go to <http://www.transitionsbookplace.com>

On Monday, March 11, 2002, at 6:30 p.m., spoke and signed books at Watkins Books, 19 Cecil Court, London, WC2N 4EZ, England, United Kingdom, Tel.:  44 (020) 7836 2182, FAX: 44 (020) 7836 6700, Email: <service@watkinsbooks.com>. Established in 1894, Watkins Books is probably the oldest and largest esoteric bookstore in Europe.  Specialists in mysticism, occultism, oriental religion, astrology, the perennial wisdom, and contemporary spirituality, Watkins stocks books on the whole spectrum of human inquiry into life's meaning.  

On Sunday, Jan. 13, 2002, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., spoke and signed books at The Deerfield Beach Theosophical Society,  831 SE 9th Street, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441 (954) 420-0908.

Born and educated in Christchurch, New Zealand, Diana Neutze (AS FOR TOMORROW, I CANNOT SAY: 33 YEARS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) has a Ph.D in English and was a tutor at Christchurch's Canterbury University for some years.  She is the co-author of Design for a Century:  A History of the School of Engineering, University of Canterbury 1887-1987.  Her poetry has appeared in Australian, American and New Zealand journals, and her collection of poems, Unwinding the Labyrinth, was published by Hazard Press, Christchurch, in 1997.

Virginia Adair (NEW DAUGHTERS OF THE ORACLE) was born and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and attended college in Virginia. For many years, she pursued a career as a portrait painter. Her works are in institutions and private collections both in America and in Europe. Ms. Adair is also the author of Eighteenth Century Pastel Portraits (John Gifford Ltd., 1971).  Virginia Adair passed away at her home in Atlanta on September 29, 2002.  She was 82.

  Thurs., Sept. 20, 2001, 7:00-9:00 p.m.  Signing for New Daughters of the Oracle: The Return of Female Prophetic Power in Our Time, at the Phoenix & Dragon Bookstore, 5531 Roswell Rd., N.E., Atlanta, GA.

On Sat., Sept. 1, 2001, from 9:00-11:00 p.m. (EST), guest of Whitley Strieber on Whitley Strieber's Dreamland.  For audio recording, go to Dreamland Website at <http://www.unknowncountry.com/dreamland>.

Hartwig Hausdorf (THE CHINESE ROSWELL) was born in Fuerstenfeldbruck, Germany, in 1955. A graduate of Munich Technical School, he began a career in tourist management by escorting tourists to China and the Far East. These trips whetted his appetite for the study of ancient oriental artifacts. Combining this interest with a long-time passion for the paranormal, he undertook a second career in journalism, using as subject matter knowledge from these two fields. In the early 1990s, Hausdorf became the first Westerner to obtain permission to enter the 'forbidden zone' just south of Xian, the ancient capital of China, long rumored to contain dozens of giant pyramids. He was able to confirm the existence of these structures, perhaps 20 in all close to Xian, with indications of 80 others scattered throughout China. Making use of this and material obtained from his other trips, Hausdorf, who also manages a travel agency in Burghausen, has written numerous articles for periodicals in Germany, Holland, the U.K. and Australia, and four books, The White Pyramid, The Pre-Astronauts, When Gods Play God (with Peter Krassa) and Back from the Beyond: The Mysterious Phenomenon of Reincarnation. These books have enjoyed great popularity in the German-speaking countries. A number of translations have appeared, or are soon to appear, in Dutch, Japanese, Polish, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Czech and Slovak. THE CHINESE ROSWELL (The White Pyramid) is the first of Hausdorf's books to appear in English. It should enjoy as much popularity in the U.S. as it does in Europe.    
  

John Chambers (CONVERSATIONS WITH ETERNITY, translation and commentary) has an M.A. in English (Toronto) and studied at the University of Paris. His previous translations include "Phase One: C.E.Q. Manifesto," in Quebec: Only the Beginning. He has been a full-time instructor in English at Dawson College, Montreal, and assistant editor at McGraw-Hill Publishing and managing editor at International Thomson Publishing, both in New York. He has written numerous articles on the Paranormal. 

Appearances:  Sat., Nov. 4, 2000.   Spoke on Conversations with Eternity at the 31st Conference on Anomalous Phenomena, FortFest 2000,  of the International Fortean Organization (INFO), Nov. 4-5, at the Grand Ballroom of the College Park, Maryland Holiday Inn, in the Washington, D.C.  area; Wed., Nov. 29, 2000.   Spoke on Conversations with Eternity at the Alliance Française, Fort Lauderdale, Florida;  Sun., Jan. 14, 2001.   Session Chairman,  Sacred Touch and Channeling Conference of the Centenary Group for the Study of William James's Varieties of Religious Experience, Jan. 13-14,  St. Anselm's Abbey, Washington, D.C., spoke on Conversations with Eternity;  Fri., March 16, 2001.  8:00 p.m. Spoke on Conversations with Eternity at the Alliance Française, Nassau, Bahamas. 

Martin Ebon (1917-2006) (CONVERSATIONS WITH ETERNITY, Introduction), served for twelve years as Administrative Secretary of the Parapsychology Foundation, New York. He was the author/editor of more than eighty books, including They Knew the Unknown and Prophecy in Our Time.  His last full-length work was KGB: Death and Rebirth. 

For a comprehensive biography of Martin Ebon, Click Here.

 Born in Vienna, Austria, on October 29, 1938, Peter Krassa (FATHER ERNETTI'S CHRONOVISOR) is a journalist who has traveled the world widely in the course of hundreds of assignments.  He has authored 16 books on the "Ancient Astronaut" theme and mythical traditions, three biographies of Erich von Daniken, three novels, and one book for children.  His works have been translated into 15 languages.   Mr. Krassa has written innumerable articles for magazines in Austria, Germany, The Netherlands and Spain.  He has also written several contributions for anthologies.  He is a well-known and popular journalist for a Vienna daily newspaper, who is also a collector of film music and a great cat-lover. His Dein Schicksal ist Vorherbestimmt, originally published in August, 1997 by Langen Müller, of Munich, Germany, is being translated by New Paradigm Books into English as Father Ernetti's Chronovisor: The Creation and Disappearance of the World's First Time Machine.  It is the author's second book to be translated into English; the first was his Däniken Intime [Intimate Däniken] (Herman Bauer, 1978), which appeared in the U.K. both as a hardcover (W.H.Allen) and as a paperback (Star Book), under the title Erich Von Daniken: Disciple of the Gods, a Biography by Peter Krassa.  His most recent work is Der Wiederganger: Das Zeitlose Leben des Grafen Saint-Germain, a life of Count Saint-Germain, published by Langen Müller in August, 1998.

On July 5, 2002, New Paradigm Books Director John Chambers  was interviewed on the subject of Father Ernetti's Chronovisor on the ART BELL SHOW.
The interview is stored in the archives of the Art Bell Website at <http://www.artbell.com>.