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You Don’t Have to Learn the Hard Way is the winner in the Interior Design—1-2 Color category for the 2010 Benjamin Franklin Awards, sponsored by IBPA.

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In conjunction with the announcement of the book’s scholarship winner, You Don’t Have to Learn the Hard Way (BenBella, 9781933771748) was featured on Examiner.com (16.9 million unique monthly visitors).

*The scholarship announcement: http://www.examiner.com/x-9776-College-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Mentor-Appreciate-Scholarship-awarded-to-outstanding-faculty

*Q&A with J.R. Parrish: http://www.examiner.com/x-9776-College-Examiner~y2009m10d12-JR-Parrish-Teaching-us-why-we-dont-have-to-learn-the-hard-way

*Q&A with scholarship recipient: http://www.examiner.com/x-9776-College-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Meril-Smith-An-educator-with-passion

Meril Smith, recipient of the You Don’t Have to Learn the Hard Way Mentor Scholarship, will be on 94.5 KBAY in San Jose on Oct. 18, 2009.

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A review of You Don’t Have to Learn the Hard Way (BenBella, 9781933771748) was posted on Beliefnet.com, the largest spiritual Web site. The review also went out in the site’s newsletter, for a total of 5.8 million unique readers. http://blog.beliefnet.com/beyondblue/2009/09/7-rules-for-getting-a-head-sta.html

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