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I represent Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, a positive psychologist practicing in Long Branch, New Jersey. The Truth (I'm a girl, I'm smart and I know everything) is her fourth book. Her first book, The Enchanted Self, A Positive Therapy, is a pathfinder in positive psychology for women. You can find more of her work here: The Enchanted Self - www.enchantedself.com, The Truth for Girls - www.thetruthforgirls.com, and Positive Psychology For Women - http://ping.fm/GZBn5

You can find The Truth (I’m a girl, I’m smart and I know everything), on www.amazon.com The Truth went to #4 on Amazon in one day. Discovered by a University Press in China, Xi'an Jiaotong Univertsity Press – http://www.xjtu.edu.cn/

The Truth, now titled An American Girl Grows Up has just been released in China in an expanded version. The university press insisted on a longer version with more diary entries about her school work and what it is like to live in the United States. Dr. Holstein has now become an American Ambassador to the world with her book and the girl's story!

The adventures of The Truth worldwide (the book is due to be released in Vietnam) and the adventures of the girl growing up make a wonderful combination for an interview with Dr. Holstein or a book review for the U.S. and around the world.

Dr. Holstein is available for workshops, retreats, virtual classes, speaking engagements, and radio and television appearances.

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