(Nashville, Tenn.) Thomas Nelson, Inc. announced today the One Million People Prayer Challenge in hopes of encouraging over one million believers to commit to pray during the 40 days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election. This unprecedented initiative orchestrates bookstores, ministries, churches, and individual believers together to create the greatest concert of prayer that America has ever seen — all for the purpose of petitioning God on behalf of the nation.

The company is offering a prayer booklet entitled If My People, A 40-Day Prayer Guide for the Nation to help lead believers in prayer for the country. In addition to 40 prayers, one for each day leading up to the election, the booklet includes prayers from past presidents that guided America through some of its most challenging days. Regardless of political leaning, believers will find If My People inspiring and effective as they pray for the country. READ MORE »

The Couple Checkup

Nashville, TN – Just as your mother persisted that you to go to the doctor for your annual checkup, the authors of The Couple Checkup (ISBN: 978-0-7852-2827-1, July, $22.99) are insisting that you take the same initiative in your relationships. That’s right. It’s time for your checkup. I hope you’ve been taking care of yourself and your partner. If not, your relationship vital signs are sure to give it away. However, there’s no need to worry. David Olson, Amy Olson-Sigg, and Peter J. Larson have developed a cure that will save your life (or at least your love life) in their revolutionary customized book. READ MORE »

Buckingham Challenges the Next Generation to Defy Conventional Corporate Wisdom & Put their Strengths First When Choosing a Career Rather than Chasing a Paycheck and the Approval of Teachers & Parents

(Nashville, TN) Marcus Buckingham today announced the release of his fifth book and break-through toolkit The Truth About You: Your Secret to Success which challenges young professionals to defy the conventional wisdom of choosing a career path primarily for financial security and stability, and to take a stand by following their strengths and interests, giving them the ultimate edge in work and in life. Buckingham’s The Truth About You: Your Secret to Success shows the next generation how to achieve true satisfaction and lasting success by putting themselves first.

“Fewer than two out of ten people ever get to experience a high level of satisfaction in their career,” says Marcus Buckingham, best-selling author and the world’s leading expert in career success. “What today’s generation achieves and how they develop will be a direct reflection of the choices they make to play to their strengths at work.” READ MORE »

(Nashville, Tenn.) – As recording is wrapping up for The Word of Promise: Youth Edition, audio New Testament, new and exciting additions have been made. Max Lucado and daughter Jenna have signed on to doing chapter openings, adding context information on the time, author and who the book was written for.

Other additions include:
• Jordin Sparks (Platinum recording artist and winner of American Idol, ) – Elizabeth
• Alyson Stoner (“Camp Rock,” “The Alyson Stoner Project,” “Cheaper by the Dozen”) – Martha

The original score is being produced by award winning composer Rob Pottorf. Rob’s scores have been heard as the background to many animated series as well as on television and feature films.

For more information on The Word of Promise: Youth Edition visit the earlier post announcing the project.

Contact: Jacklyn Johnston
Publicist
Tel: (615) 902-1722
Email: jjohnston@thomasnelson.com

Proud Parents’ Guide to Raising Athletic, Balanced, and Coordinated Kids: A Lifetime of Benefit in Just 10 Minutes a Day

Nashville, TN – Whether you are raising the next Tiger Woods or the next Steve Jobs, Proud Parents’ Guide to Raising Athletic, Balanced, and Coordinated Kids (ISBN: 9978-0-7852-2822-6, September, $16.99) will give you the tools to guide your children through the early stages of development. In this book you will find a step-by-step handbook to nurturing your child’s growing body and mind.

From her many years of experience as a parent, an NCAA tennis player, and a coaching instructor for the Special Olympics and the United States Tennis Association, Karen Ronney has learned that a child’s future success begins with the little things that we learn in those early stages.
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