Author's Debut Makes Hot New Releases List on Amazon.com

    PRINCETON, NJ, January 11, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Released in October 2008, "A Worthy Legacy" a truly remarkable and moving book, which recently received 5 star reviews ratings from both Reader Views (www.readerviews.com) and Rawsistaz Reviewers (www.rawsistaz.com) reveals one man's practical wisdom for living life to the fullest.

An intensely personal story with a powerful universal resonance, "A Worthy Legacy" chronicles the story of a granddaughter who journeys to the Nigerian village of her childhood to join the rest of her family by her grandfather's deathbed. As the family say their goodbyes, the old man begins to share the secrets of his long life and happiness.

These eloquent last words, far from the ramblings of an old man amount to a code for life that's neither preachy nor commanding. "I have no diamonds to leave as inheritances to you," he tells his family gathered around him. "What I have to give are words, and they are more precious than any other thing I could give to you."

Grandpa's brief speeches holds forth on subjects from character to perseverance, as he faces death with dignity and with the fulfillment of having lived a life that he did not regret.

Readers will discover the secrets to achieving their dreams, happiness and love in "A Worthy Legacy".

About the Author: Tomi Akinyanmi resides in Princeton, New Jersey. She has been writing for over twenty years and her works include "Voices in the Wind," which won first place in the inaugural Voices Anthology Contest. Tomi was inspired by personal experience to create "A Worthy Legacy" as her first work of prose.

"A Worthy Legacy" (ISBN: 978-0-615-21116-9/978-0-615-19619-0) can be purchased through local and online bookstores. For more information, visit www.amazon.com. Publicity contact: www.tommiebooks.com. Review copies available upon request.

About Tommie Books

Tommie Books is an independent publisher located in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 2008, Tommie Books (a division of TomLex Ventures LLC) seeks the promotion and development of emerging authors.

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