JOSE M. FRAGUAS Born in Madrid, Spain, Jose M. Fraguas founded his own book, video, and magazine company in Europe in 1986, authoring dozens of books and distributing his publications to 35 countries in three different languages. His reputation and credibility as a publisher became well-known to the top masters around the world. In 1997, he became the General Manager of CFW Enterprises, with headquarters in Los Angeles, California, and in 2006, he cofounded Empire Books LLC, of which he is President. Steeped in tradition, yet looking to the future, he desires to promote both ancient philosophy and modern thinking, which provides the motivation for his publishing approach. "If the motivation is just money, a book cannot be of good quality,” Fraguas says. ‘If the book is written to just make people happy, it cannot be deep. At Empire Books, we want to publish books so we can learn as well as teach."