<DIV><DIV><DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A modern look at the life of a legendary fashion icon&#8212;with practical life lessons for women of all ages</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B></B>&nbsp;</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Delving into the long, extraordinary life of renowned French fashion designer Coco Chanel, Karen Karbo has written a new kind of self-help book, exploring Chanel&#8217;s philosophy on a range of universal themes&#8212;from style to passion, from money and success to femininity and living life on your own terms. </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Born in 1883 in a poorhouse in southern France, Chanel grew up to be the woman who not only gave us the little black dress and boxy jackets, but also bestowed upon women a chic freedom that helped usher them into the modern era.&nbsp;Elegant, opinionated, and passionate, she was the only fashion icon among <I>TIME</I> magazine&#8217;s 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century. </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I>The Gospel According to Coco Chanel</I> is a captivating, offbeat look at style, celebrity, and self-invention&#8212;all held together with droll Chanel-style commentary and culled from an examination of Chanel&#8217;s difficult childhood and triumphant adulthood, passionate love affairs, and eccentricities.</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Warner Brothers set to release a major motion picture on this subject, <I>Coco</I><I> Before Chanel</I>, in Fall 2009<B>.</B></P></DIV>