New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/06/2013 -- Dieting is WAR! And as the battle over obesity in the US continues to expand alongside our own stress levels in facing yet another bathing suit season, no more apparent or explosive does that war become than now!

Enter new author, Laura J. Wellington, who cleverly adapts an insightful PowerPoint created by General Colin Powell to teach leadership and success on battlefields and in boardrooms to that of our kitchens, diets, and lives. The Four-Star Diet: Based Upon The Wisdom of General Colin Powell & Other Ridiculously Brilliant Leaders (Publisher: American Book Publishing) arms, empowers, and inspires dieters to shed pounds and gain life-long happiness by deploying a mixture of common sense, wisdom, and a “never surrender” commitment to themselves as well as their health. And unlike the traditional diet book, The Four-Star Diet stonewalls telling its readers what to eat or even how much anywhere in the book.

With added insight from thought provoking leaders, including Abraham Lincoln, Malcolm X, Marilyn Monroe, Mahatma Gandhi, Jacqueline Kennedy, Henry Ford, Mary Pickford, and even Dr. Seuss, it’s no wonder The Four-Star Diet is causing such a stir and commanding the support of some of today’s most famous faces in business, entertainment, and politics. The recruitment of fans already enlisted, include the Founder of E! Entertainment Television, the Founder of Radio One, and the Head of Channels for Fox International, all of whom have stamped The Four-Star Diet a “must read” through professional endorsements and written contributions to the book.

Available through Amazon.com, bn.com, and www.pdbookstore.com beginning February 5, 2013, see the following link for further information, www.thefourstardiet.com.

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