From: believer@telepath.com Subject: IP: Chinese Govt Bans Controversial Clinton Book Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 09:16:35 -0500 To: believer@telepath.com Source: US Newswire http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/Current_Releases/0929-126.txt PRIMA: Chinese Government Bans Controversial Clinton Book U.S. Newswire 29 Sep 15:06 PRIMA Publishing: Chinese Government Bans Controversial Clinton Book To: National Desk Contact: Diana Banister of Craig Shirley & Associates, 800-536-5920, pager: 703-816-9368 WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by Prima Publishing: Chinese authorities have refused to allow three publishing houses to translate a new book -- "The Clinton Syndrome, The President and the Self-Destructive Nature of Sexual Addiction" by California-based Prima Publishing. The book takes a clinical look at the life and behavior of Bill Clinton and explains why the president would risk his presidency for a sexual relationship with an intern. "We have been told that the Chinese government does not want to make a book of this kind available in China because they consider it unfavorable to President Clinton," says Robin Taylor, rights associate at Prima Publishing. "The Chinese authorities apparently don't understand why Americans treat their president just like any other person and allow citizens to write about their government leaders." In "The Clinton Syndrome," Jerome D. Levin, Ph.D., a psychotherapist, addictions specialist and professor, assesses the character of a man so driven by a sexual addiction that he would risk his presidency to fulfill a desperate need for reassurance and validation of his worth. Prima does not consider the Clinton Syndrome an "anti-Clinton" book. In fact, Dr. Levin voted for President Clinton twice and agrees with his policies. But he still believes the president is in serious need of help for a classic case of sexual addiction. "We work with foreign publishers around the world on numerous books," says Taylor. "Never have we had the subject matter of a book impede its publication in a foreign country. But I guess it's understandable when you consider the relationship between the Clinton administration and the current Chinese government." "The Clinton Syndrome," published by Prima Publishing of Rocklin, Calif., is available in bookstores nationwide. For more information or to schedule an interview with Dr. Jerome D. Levin or a Prima spokesman, please call Ciana Banister at 800-536-5920. -0- /U.S. Newswire 202-347-2770/ 09/29 15:06 Copyright 1998, U.S. Newswire ----------------------- NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ----------------------- ********************************************** To subscribe or unsubscribe, email: majordomo@majordomo.pobox.com with the message: (un)subscribe ignition-point email@address ********************************************** www.telepath.com/believer **********************************************