FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2017, Fountain City, WI - Twenty-three textbooks have been awarded 2017 Textbook Awards by the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA). Six textbooks received William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Awards, 10 textbooks received Textbook Excellence Awards, and seven textbooks received Most Promising New Textbook Awards. Dr. Hardy is a 2017 Most Promising New Textbook Award Winner in the College category for her book " Enterprise Risk Management: A Guide for Government Professionals” which is in its first edition and published by by John Wiley & Sons. The book is cited for College/University Accounting, Business and Economics courses, but Public Administration is also a good curriculum fit. The Most Promising New Textbook Award recognizes excellence in 1st edition textbooks and learning materials. Works are judged by textbook authors and subject matter experts for their merits in four areas: · ...
FOR RELEASE -- When Karen Hardy secured a publishing opportunity with John Wiley & Sons to update her research report into a book, she thought she had reached utopia. But that was before she learned of the news that her book Enterprise Risk Management: A Guide for Government Professionals had nabbed the #6 spot on Amazon's Best Sellers List for Risk Management. "I kept checking my daily status report, because its good to measure your progress," says Hardy. "The book was first ranked in the 1,000s in the beginning. To see it reach #6 on Amazon's Best Seller's List is a dream come true!" she expressed. "There are some really good writers and authors in this field. Very seasoned professionals" she said. "So to make this milestone is not only a validation, but a personal achievement I have dreamt about." Indeed it is. Karen's mother only made it to the 8th grade and her father was a truck driver. But they instilled a w...