Bestselling Book by Colorado Authors Is Named as Finalist
In Prestigious Book Award from ForeWord Magazine

Denver, Colorado--March 10, 2008 (Williams Clark Publishing)--Longevity
Made Simple: How to Add 20 Good Years to Your Life, by Richard J. Flanigan,
MD, and Kate Flanigan Sawyer, MD, MPH, has been named a finalist in the
health category in ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Awards.

ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Awards are among the most prestigious
and sought after honors in independent publishing. A jury of librarians,
booksellers, and reviewers select finalists and winners based on editorial
excellence, professional production, originality of narrative, author
credentials relative to the book, and the value the book adds to its genre.
First, second, and third place winners will be announced at BookExpo America
at the Los Angeles Convention Center on May 29, 2008.

Longevity Made Simple has received high praise from leaders in the medical
industry as well as the review media. Dr. William Roberts, Executive
Director, Baylor Heart & Health Institute and Editor-in-Chief of The
American Journal of Cardiology called the book "splendid" and went on to say
that it "...distinguishes itself with its brevity and unique approach..."
Dr. Agatston, author of the #1 bestseller The South Beach Diet, called
Longevity Made Simple "an invaluable guide." Library Journal compared
Longevity Made Simple to the book You: Staying Young by Mehmet Oz, MD, and
Michael F. Roizen, MD, and said Longevity was "...more straightforward and
economical in style...and more accessible of the two..."

"My daughter Kate and I tried to bring simplicity and clarity to the
overwhelming abundance of health and medical information on how to add
quality years to your life and to avoid disease. We are gratified to be able
to share this important information in Longevity Made Simple and to be
chosen as finalists for this tremendous award" said Dr. Flanigan.

Longevity Made Simple is the first book to be chosen as a 9Health Fair
Featured Title. 9Health Fair, which takes place this year April 12th through
April 20th, offers free and low-cost health awareness and educational
screenings in hundreds of communities around Colorado. Since 1980, 9Health
Fair has impacted 1.7 million lives.

About the Longevity Made Simple Authors

Richard J. Flanigan, MD, is director of the Heart and Health Prevention
Center in Denver, Colorado, and an assistant clinical professor of
cardiology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Dr.
Flanigan received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he started his academic career with a
Bachelors of Science from St. Joseph's College and a Masters of Chemistry
from Villanova University. Dr. Flanigan is an accomplished artist and world
champion, hall-of-fame oarsman. He lives in Denver, Colorado, with his wife
Barbara.

Kate Flanigan Sawyer, MD, MPH, is a reviewing medical officer for the
Department of Health and Human Services, and CEO of Colorado Prevention
Consultants, LLC. Dr. Sawyer received her MD from Tulane Medical School and
MPH from Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, both in 2000.
She lives in Denver, Colorado, with her husband Mike Sawyer, MD, and her two
young children, Kathleen and Ryan. Dr. Sawyer is an avid skier and dedicated
runner.

Longevity Made Simple (ISBN: 978-0-9792055-0-7) is published by Williams
Clark Publishing, which is based in Denver, Colorado. For more information
about Longevity Made Simple and its authors, visit
www.LongevityMadeSimple.com. Longevity
Made Simple is distributed to the trade by Midpoint Trade Books and
available at major wholesalers and bookstores nationwide.

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