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To: steve harris who wrote (288613)	5/19/2006 12:01:23 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571903

Good news Steve... Bill Clinton pens new book Thu May 18, 2:05 PM ET Former US president Bill Clinton, whose 2004 memoir, "My Life," achieved best-seller status, is writing a new book about citizen activism and service, his publisher announced this week. The book, due out in late 2007 or early 2008, will be "an important and timely examination of how we can move our nation and world away from conflict and towards accomplishment, opportunity and responsibility," publisher Knopf said in a statement on its website Wednesday. It will share the "remarkable stories of some of the many private citizens who are doing public good that President Clinton has met throughout his travels, and will provide information to readers about ways they can get involved in these efforts," Knopf said. "Since leaving public office, I have met so many good people who are doing tremendous work to help improve the lives of people in the US and around the world," Clinton said in the statement. "We all have the capacity to do great things like this, and I am writing this book to encourage others to join their ranks. My hope is that the people and stories in this book will lift spirits, touch hearts and demonstrate that citizen activism and service can be a powerful agent of change in the world." The sum of the advance Clinton was paid to write the book has not been disclosed. For his autobiography "My Life," published in June 2004, Knopf paid Clinton a record advance of 10 million to 12 million dollars, according to estimates. The book, which has sold more than two million copies in the United States and was released in around 30 countries, remains one of the best-selling autobiographies of all time, Knopf said. Clinton, 59, the youngest former president since Theodore Roosevelt, now devotes much of his time to his foundation, which helps to provide AIDS treatments to poor countries and fight obesity in the United States, and holds an annual meeting to raise money to combat poverty, climate change and religious conflicts.