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 »

A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness

In The Total Money Makeover - revised 3rd edition (Thomas Nelson, January 2010), Dave Ramsey condenses his 17 years of financial teaching and counseling into 7 organized, easy-to-follow steps that will lead people out of debt and into a Total Money Makeover.

The 3rd edition of this wildly popular book includes brand-new true stories from everyday people who have followed Dave’s advice and are now winning with their money. The Total Money Makeover is a plan designed for everyone regardless of income or age. READ MORE »

George Nichopoulos, personal physician to Elvis Presley, one of the world’s most famous entertainers, has been vilified as the man responsible for his sudden death. It is pain that “Dr. Nick” has carried with him for more than three decades. He has rarely spoken about it, until now.

The King and Dr. Nick: What Really Happened To Elvis and Me (Thomas Nelson, January 10) begins on August 16, 1977 inside an ambulance. Elvis is being rushed to Baptist Memorial Hospital.  There is no heartbeat. He is not breathing. Dr. Nick, having been paged to hurry to Graceland, is at his friend’s side. Not long after, with tearful eyes, he announces “It’s all over. He’s gone.”  READ MORE »