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Amidst the wreckage of today’s finical ruin people are left asking…
How did the economy derail? Where did it all begin?
In his accessible and often amusing book, Jack Cashill traces the origins of the recent financial meltdown to its surprising roots, all the way back to Deuteronomy !

(Nashville) - Happy birthday stimulus! While President Obama hails the one-year anniversary of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, skeptical Americans try desperately to understand exactly what has recovered. As our leaders talk about how much worse it could have been, citizens are left to wonder; how did this happen? Where did all of the problems begin? When will it be over?

From Plato to payday loans, from Aristotle to AIG, from Shakespeare to the Salomon Brothers, and from the Medici to Bernie Madoff Jack Cashill, a journalist and scholar as shrewd as he is seasoned, looks past the headlines delves into the pages of history, and comes back with the goods.

Popes and Bankers: A Cultural History of Credit & Debt, From Aristotle to AIG (Thomas Nelson, 978-1-5955-5273-0, $14.99) is the first and even amusing history of the endlessly fascinating topic of credit and debt, which has shaped civilization in ways even bankers cannot begin to imagine. With a dizzying cast of characters, including church officials, loan sharks, the founding fathers, Martin Luther, Karl Marx, FDR, J.P Morgan, Michael Milken, Barney Frank, and even the Knights Templar, Cashill traces the creative tension between “pious restraint” and “economic ambition” through the annals of human history and illuminates both the dark corners of our past and the dusty corners of our billfolds. READ MORE »

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano Takes On the Government’s Unabashed Assault On Freedom

(Nashville, TN) – Judge Andrew P. Napolitano admits he has a chip on his shoulder. “I am angry,” he says. “Angry that we allow the government to lie to us, that we expect it to do so, and even take comfort in the illusions created thereby.” In Lies The Government Told You (Thomas Nelson, March 2010), Napolitano exposes politicians in both parties who routinely use myth to seize power and deception to delude the public. “Without accurate information, Napolitano argues, we the people are seduced into surrendering freedom and accepting unlawful behavior as somehow warranted.”

Lies The Government Told You reveals one lie after another, from the bold proclamation that “all men are created equal,” to the mistaken notion that at election time “every vote counts.” And from blatant attempts to undermine the First Amendment, to the increasing creation of laws designed to regulate and limit access to firearms.  READ MORE »

Mind Your Own Mortgage Warns of the Crisis to Come

Nashville, TN – Think the housing meltdown is over? Think again. The foremost expert on the subject, Robert Bernabé, author of Mind Your Own Mortgage (Thomas Nelson, May 2010), warns that storm clouds are on the horizon for housing meltdown #2.

“It’s coming,” Bernabé promises. “Rates are artificially low, inflation is coming soon, and toxic mortgages are still being written every single day.” On top of all of that, consumers are still lost when it comes to shopping for and managing their mortgage debt. “There isn’t transparency in the market place and guess what? That’s how they want it,” Bernabé says. READ MORE »

In step with a real-life trend but ahead of the publishing curve, bestselling novelist Beth Wiseman heads West with her characters in a brand new series launching this Fall.

Nashville, TN— It’s no secret that Amish culture—its fascinating simplicity—has captured the interest of America.  ABC has devoted primetime television specials to Amish teens, and feature stories in publications like the Wall Street Journal have covered the wave of successful Amish novels published over the past several years, set in picturesque Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and other Eastern states.  An Associated Press article   published June 2009 marked a new development: a handful of Amish families migrating to Colorado to escape high land prices and overcrowding back East in more established communities. In step with the real-life trend but ahead of the publishing curve, bestselling novelist Beth Wiseman heads West with her characters in a brand new series launching this Fall. READ MORE »

Leading Publisher Holds Four Out of Top 10 Bible Title Positions

(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson, Inc.’s Bible Group once again claimed the majority of the ECPA Bible Bestsellers List’s Top 20 slots. Data released this week shows the leading Christian publisher is holding seven of the top positions with titles that include: the hardcover edition of the Chronological Study Bible, the NKJV Text Bible (otherwise known as Nelson’s Million Bible Challenge Bible), the black and red Leatherflex editions of the NKJV Gift and Award Bible, and the KJV Gift and Award Bible’s red, navy, and black Leatherflex offerings. In fact the 200+ year publisher claimed more of the Top 10 than any other publisher on the Bible list overall.
“Thomas Nelson Bibles is focused on meeting the needs of our consumers and retail partners,” notes Senior Vice President and Group Publisher of Thomas Nelson’s Bible Group Gary Davidson. “Having a continued strong presence on the bestseller lists is a great indicator in knowing that we’re being successful in addressing those needs.” READ MORE »