Books

Inspired Entrepreneurs: A Collection of Female Triumphs in Business and Life

Inspired Entrepreneurs is a collection of stories about regular women who dared to step out of their comfort zones to follow their passion. Featured author Kamana Mathur and other female entrepreneurs share their challenges and their triumphs in 22 heartwarming stories.

In her story, Ms. Mathur, born into a middle class Indian family of modest means, describes how she grew up asserting her independence and creativity by shattering time-bound traditions. Despite incredible odds, she has a remarkable career that spans the globe, and ends up a successful businesswoman in Pittsburgh.

Ms. Mathur was born in India and first immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 4. She grew up multi-cultural and multi-lingual. She has lived, traveled, and worked in over 33 countries as a journalist, attorney, and U.S. Diplomat. She married a Pittsburgh native and moved to the city in 2007, where she started the firm, MathurLaw LLC (www.MathurLaw.us). The firm specializes in Immigration and Family Law.

The book is available at: https://www.createspace.com/3449288 and on Amazon.com at:  http://www.amazon.com/Inspired-Entrepreneurs-Collection-Triumphs-Business/dp/1452828725/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1287678639&sr=8-1

New book by Dalel Khalil Sheds Light on Arab Culture

A hilarious new book,”From Veils to Thongs: An Arab Chick’s Survival Guide to One’s Ethnic Identity,” by Arab-American and native Pittsburgher, Dalel B. Khalil, examines with humor and candor the stark differences between the Arab and American cultures. Using insightful, sharp humor to tackle sensitive cultural issues and foster cross-cultural understanding, Khalil comically instructs how to retain one’s sanity in the battle of the ultimate culture clash. Arabic women deal with very serious issues which they often feel powerless to change. Western women, on the other hand, are raised to be extremely assertive and fight for their rights. So…one who is both Arab and American is very often, very confused. She’s got one foot planted firmly in a traditional world whose cultural rules haven’t changed in over 2,000 years, while her other foot is skidding on a thin piece of ice, the mega liberal free-for-all called America. And she’s trying to balance, walking on both. The book is available at: iUniverse.com, barnesandnoble.com, and Amazon.com.

About the Author: Dalel B. Khalil is a Syrian-American who survived growing up in the crossfire of two of the most diametrically opposed cultures—the East and the West. She has worked as a reporter, anchor, talk show host and morning show co-host for three of Pittsburgh’s top radio stations, (WDVE, WAMO, KDKA). This is her first book.

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