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Frankfurt 2013 WATERBROOK MULTNOMAH CONVERGENT IMAGE Foreign Rights Contacts Linda Kaplan Vice President Director, Subsidiary Rights Tel: 212-572-2060 Fax: 212-572-6003 E-mail: [email protected] Rachel Berkowitz Senior Manager, Foreign Rights Tel: 212-782-9771 Fax: 212-572-6003 E-mail: [email protected]

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Frankfurt 2013

WATERBROOK MULTNOMAH

CONVERGENT IMAGE

Foreign Rights Contacts

Linda Kaplan

Vice President Director, Subsidiary Rights

Tel: 212-572-2060 Fax: 212-572-6003

E-mail: [email protected]

Rachel Berkowitz Senior Manager, Foreign Rights

Tel: 212-782-9771 Fax: 212-572-6003

E-mail: [email protected]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FICTION .................................................................................................................................................................... - 3 - THIEF OF GLORY ......................................................................................................................................................................................- 3 - A BROKEN KIND OF BEAUTIFUL ..............................................................................................................................................................- 3 - WHERE TREETOPS GLISTEN .....................................................................................................................................................................- 5 - FOREVER FRIDAY .....................................................................................................................................................................................- 5 - CHOCOLATE AND LEMONS .................................................................................................................................................................... - 5 - A STILLNESS OF CHIMES ..........................................................................................................................................................................- 6 - THE DAUGHTER OF HIGHLAND HALL ......................................................................................................................................................- 6 -

NONFICTION ............................................................................................................................................................. - 7 -

SEVEN REVOLUTIONS ..............................................................................................................................................................................- 7 - WOULD YOU BAPTIZE AN EXTRATERRESTRIAL .......................................................................................................................................- 7 - SPIRITUAL MISFIT ....................................................................................................................................................................................- 8 - FAITH SHIFT .............................................................................................................................................................................................- 8 - GIRL AT THE END OF THE WORLD ...........................................................................................................................................................- 9 - CRASH THE CHATTERBOX ........................................................................................................................................................................- 9 - ANGELS AND SAINTS .............................................................................................................................................................................- 10 - JOY TO THE WORLD ..............................................................................................................................................................................- 10 - WHY BE CATHOLIC? ..............................................................................................................................................................................- 11 - JESUS AND THE BRIDEGROOM MESSIAH ..............................................................................................................................................- 11 - A BULLY’S DREAM .................................................................................................................................................................................- 12 -

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FICTION

THIEF OF GLORY BROUWER, SIGMUND August 2014 Awaiting Manuscript Fiction/Historical Trade Paperback Waterbrook Press Rights: World In the tradition of history-meets-contemporary mysteries, this WWII drama is both exciting in its revelations and heart-rending in its truth about human nature and forgiveness. In the early 1940s, Jeremiah Prins was a 12-year-old living a content life as the son of a school headmaster in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). When Holland declared war on the Japanese in 1941, the situation changed swiftly. The Japanese army invaded, and Jeremiah and his family were placed in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp--a camp Jeremiah finally escapes and returns to Holland. Yet wartime complications force him to abandon a marriage engagement with Laura Jensen. The young man flees to California, where he struggles with the lingering anger and war stress he faced as a child. Determined to find some kind of redemption, a now-elderly Jeremiah tries to make sense of his life by journaling of all that he does not want to reveal to his children about his past, intending to leave his writings as an apology after he is gone. An online encounter

puts Jeremiah in touch with his true love from the war years, Laura, and when they meet again, it triggers the time bomb of long-buried secrets. Even seventy years later, if uncovered, these secrets can harm everyone who matters to Jeremiah Sigmund Brouwer is the best-selling author of Broken Angel and other novels, with close to 3 million books in print. His novel The Last Disciple appeared in Time Magazine. He is married with two daughters. A BROKEN KIND OF BEAUTIFUL GANSHERT, KATIE April 2014 Awaiting Manuscript Fiction/Romance Trade Paperback Waterbrook Press Rights: World In this contemporary romance, a city girl returns to her Southern roots, where she must confront what beauty truly means. In an attempt to save her career, Ivy Clark heads to the quaint, island town of Greenbrier, South Carolina, to model wedding dresses at the request of her stepmother. She has no idea why Marilyn Olsen would want her to be the face of the new bridal wear line, since Ivy's very existence is a reminder of her father's infidelity. But Marilyn insists, so Ivy remains in her small hometown. If only her future didn't rest in the hands of Davis Knight, a mysterious photographer--a man who left a promising photography career in New York City to work maintenance at a local church, a man who treats her differently than any man Ivy's ever known. Davis, along with a cast of other endearing characters, calls into question everything Ivy has come to believe about beauty and worth. Is it possible that God sees her--a woman stained and broken by the world--and wants her still? Katie Ganshert is a romance writer whose work has been compared to the writing of Francine Rivers and Karen Kingsbury. She is the author of Wildflowers from Winter and Wishing on Willows. She lives in Iowa with her husband and son.

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WHERE TREETOPS GLISTEN A World War II Christmas Novella Collection GOYER, TRICIA, CARA C. PUTMAN, and SARAH SUNDIN Fall 2014 Awaiting Manuscript Fiction/Romance Trade Paperback Waterbrook Press Rights: World For readers who enjoy historical romance, a collection of novellas set against the backdrop of World War II, featuring three siblings and their varied experiences. In a time when the future is uncertain and romance a risky venture, the love and wisdom of their grandmother centers them as they search for love and deeper faith.

• White Christmas by Cara C. Putman: Featuring a candy maker and a puzzle manufacturer--love is the last thing they’re looking for and the very thing they both need.

• I’ll Be Home For Christmas by Sarah Sundin: A fighter pilot running on empty, a lonely widow, and a little girl searching for what she’s lost—will an unusual Christmas gift fill their hearts again?

• Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas By Tricia Goyer: As Christmas nears a combat nurse offers care and cheer to injured soldiers on the front line, but when her patients and the Dutch villagers discover it's her birthday they work together to give her a great gift—a reason to believe in love again.

The book will also include a brief introductory prologue set in 1941 and a concluding chapter to tie the stories together set in 1945. Cara Putman is the author of twelve novels and two novellas including Canteen Dreams, winner of the 2008 Carol Award for historical fiction. Sarah Sundin is the author of the Wings of the Nightingale series and the Wings of Glory series. Tricia Goyer is the author of 35 books and has published over 500 articles for national publications. FOREVER FRIDAY LEWIS, TIMOTHY September 2013 Manuscript Available Fiction/Romance Trade Paperback Waterbrook Press Rights: World “It demands readers’ attention and doesn’t let go until the last page.” –Romantic Times Ideal for readers of Nicholas Sparks, FOREVER FRIDAY is the heartwarming and captivating tale of an unlikely couple, a weekly gift of devotion, and a heartbroken man longing to discover the secret to lasting marriage. After a devastating divorce leaves Adam Colby heartbroken, he is not sure how he can put the pieces of his life back together. He wonders if even God can make sense of the mess that remains--until a package of mysterious postcards that direct Adam to the story of Gabe and Huck Alexander. Drawn by her desire to find a true soulmate, Pearl "Huck" Huckabee breaks a turbulent engagement with her fiancé to marry Gabe Alexander, a man she's known just a few short weeks. Wanting to celebrate and protect their love, Gabe mails her a meaningful postcard every week--beginning in 1926--for the next sixty years. Designed to arrive on Fridays, each postcard not only contains an original poem, but holds precious truths, the sum of which answer the universal question: what makes a marriage last? As Adam begins to uncover the Alexanders' secret, he records Gabe and Huck's extraordinary romance. It's a process that will change his life forever. FOREVER FRIDAY is based, in part, on author Tim Lewis's own great-aunt and uncle's tender, unique love story. The weekly-mailed poetic postcards actually happened during their 60-year marriage. It proved to be an inspiration for a story he had to tell...a story of hope and faith. Timothy Lewis has authored more than twenty plays/musicals, all having been produced. In addition, he teaches a beginning novel writing class at West Texas A&M University. Rights sold to: Bastei (Germany), Giunti (Italy), Novo Conceito (Brazil)

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CHOCOLATE AND LEMONS A Novel of Hidden Hopes and Fervent Wishes LODGE, HILLARY MANTON March 2014 Awaiting Manuscript Fiction/Romance Trade Paperback Waterbrook Press Rights: World In the vein of strong, romantic women's fiction with comedic elements like novelists Kristin Billerback, Becky Wade, and Adriana Trigiani, CHOCOLATE AND LEMONS promises family secrets, good food, and a chance at love. Juliette D'Alisa decides to look for love online after the death of her grandmother. Tucked inside one of her grandmother's cookbooks, she discovers an antique photograph of a man who looks strikingly like her brother. The discovery of the man in the photo leads her to a string of mysteries, with a great-aunt's memories and letters left by her grandmother serving as the only clues. Juliette uncovers the evidence of a sweet romance as well as dark family secrets left dormant for over half a century. Juliette tries to keep her findings to herself, even as her brother pushes her to make a dramatic career change in order to open a restaurant with him. As Juliette's personal life unravels, she clings to Neil McLaren, a Memphis-based immunologist. Together, Juliette and Neil piece together her grandmother Mireille's story as they try to carve out a future for themselves. This is the first in a trilogy. Hillary Manton Lodge is the author of Plain Jayne, a Carol Award Finalist, and Simply Sara, an ECPA Bestselling book. She lives in Oregon.

A STILLNESS OF CHIMES MOSELEY, MEG February 2014 Manuscript available Fiction/Romance Trade Paperback Waterbrook Press Rights: World When Laura Gantt returns to the North Georgia town where she recently buried her mother, she hears a startling rumor from her high school sweetheart, Sean Halloran. Many believe that when her beloved but unstable father disappeared in a mountain lake years ago, he staged his "drowning" and fled to the wild. Recent sightings of an unkempt mountain man seem to indicate that the crazy rumor is true. While Laura deals with serious doubts about the dad she adored, Sean protects her from still darker secrets that can remain hidden as long as her father never returns. As old affections are rekindled, Sean and Laura also uncover memories of a long-ago event that could break them even as it reveals the love beneath the secrets. Meg Moseley is the author of When Sparrows Fall.

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THE DAUGHTER OF HIGHLAND HALL TURANSKY, CARRIE October 2014 Awaiting Manuscript Historical fiction Hardcover Waterbrook Press Rights: World The second novel in the Edwardian Brides trilogy, this time readers follow eighteen-year-old Katherine Ramsey as she travels to London with her family to make her debut into society and hopefully find her future husband. Katherine’s overbearing aunt insists she must secure a proposal from a wealthy young man who is in line to inherit his father's title and estate. But Katherine questions her aunt's plans when she gets to know Jonathan Foster, a handsome medical student and strong Christian who is determined to protect the poor and vulnerable in London's East End. When a family scandal puts a damper on Katherine's hopes for the season, she has time to volunteer with Jonathan, caring for children in one of London's poorest areas, and romance blossoms. Katherine's faith grows and she begins to envision a different future with Jonathan. But when Katherine's work in the East End puts her in danger, Jonathan distances himself from Katherine to protect her. A wealthy suitor reappears, and Katherine must choose which path to follow. Like The Governess of Highland Hall, this is another pure and inspiring romance set in Edwardian England and will appeal to fans of Jane Eyre and Pride & Prejudice. Carrie Turansky is the author of several novels including The Governess of Highland Hall, the first in the Edwardian Bride trilogy, which is publishing next month.

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NONFICTION

SEVEN REVOLUTIONS How Christianity Changed The World And Can Change It Again AQUILINA, MIKE and JIM PAPENDREA June 2014 Awaiting Manuscript Religion/Faith Hardcover Image Rights: World Prolonged, multiple wars in the Middle East. Waves of immigrants crossing the borders. Ongoing economic recession. Increasing political polarization, often with religious overtones. Conflicts over ideologies that pit the progressive against the traditional. Sound familiar? These conditions not only describe the United States, but the situation of the Roman Empire in the third century. That situation led to religious persecution and the eventual collapse of the empire. In the middle of the third century, the Roman Empire was roughly the same age as the United States is now. In this book, authors Mike Aquilina and Jim Papendrea examine the practices of the Early Church--a body of Christians living in Rome--and show how the lessons learned from these ancient Christians can apply to Christians living in the United States today. The book moves from the

Christian individual, to the family, the church and the world, explaining how the situation of the Early Church is not only familiar to modern Catholic readers, but that its values are still relevant. Mike Aquilina is the author of more than 20 books, including Angels of God. Jim Papandrea is a teacher, author, speaker, and musician and is now Associate Professor of Church History at Garrett-Evangelical Seminary in Illinois. WOULD YOU BAPTIZE AN EXTRATERRESTRIAL? CONSOLMAGNO, BROTHER GUY October 2014 Awaiting Manuscript Religion & Science Trade Paperback Image Rights: World In WOULD YOU BAPTIZE AN EXTRATERRESTRIAL? Br. Consolmagno joins forces with a fellow staff member of the Vatican Observatory, Fr. Paul Mueller, to shed light on some of the places where astronomy and religion might be thought to be in conflict. The approach, as in Br. Guy’s previous two books, is at a popular level. WOULD YOU BAPTIZE AN EXTRATERRESTRIAL? starts with seven deceptively simple questions in astronomy, questions asked of Vatican astronomers all the time, that illustrate areas where religious and scientific sensibilities overlap:

• How do you reconcile the scientific version of The Big Bang with the Genesis account of creation? • How can you belief in resurrection and eternal life, given the inevitable heat death of the universe? • Do you guys know something we don’t about the imminent end of the world? • Why isn’t Pluto a planet, and why was the Vatican involved in that decision? • What was the Star of Bethlehem – just a pious religious story, or an actual description of astronomical events? • What really happened with the Church and Galileo? Could it have been avoided? Or was it inevitable? • Would you baptize an extra-terrestrial?

For some questions, a straightforward theological or scientific answer is possible – and given. But in other cases, you really have to reframe the question; you’ve got to name and challenge all hidden presuppositions behind the question. Brother Guy Consolmagno worked as a post-doctoral fellow and lecturer at Harvard University's Department of Astronomy, and MIT's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences; served in the US Peace Corps, teaching physics at the University of Nairobi; and was a physics professor at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, before entering the Jesuits as a brother in 1989. At the Vatican Observatory since 1993, his research explores connections between meteorites, asteroids, and the evolution of small solar system bodies.

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SPIRITUAL MISFIT A Memoir of Uneasy Faith DERUSHA, MICHELLE April 2014 Awaiting Manuscript Religion/Faith Trade Paperback Convergent Rights: World In this poignant and startlingly honest story, DeRusha details the loss of her Catholic faith, her eventual return to God, and her discovery that being a person of faith means living with unanswered questions. A compelling narrative on the universal conflict between doubt and faith. More and more Christians today struggle with how they define faith. They find themselves asking questions, searching for answers, and looking for a deeper, more genuine connection with God. DeRusha shares her own journey away from, then back to faith in a way that resonates for the long-time Christian, entrenched in the faith but now digging deeper and wrestling with questions, as well as for the person on the fringe who is flirting with belief and asking hard questions. Michelle DeRusha has published a number of articles and personal essays in both print and online media. She also writes a daily blog, Graceful: Faith in the Everyday--nebraskagraceful.blogspot.com. She lives in Nebraska.

FAITH SHIFT ESCOBAR, KATHY October 2014 Awaiting Manuscript Religion/Faith Trade Paperback Convergent Rights: World FAITH SHIFT is an honest, practical tool offering help to readers working through a shifting and transforming faith by helping them feel less alone and hopeful as they shift their faith without walking away from God completely. Interactive, honest, and hope-filled, FAITH SHIFT will help readers connect with their real feelings, fears, doubts, hopes, and dreams in the midst of their changing faith. With an interactive model that describes the natural and healthy stages of a maturing faith, readers will find a framework for what they are experiencing that will provide hope and direction. Their feelings of grief will be validated. They will nod their heads as they are reading and say "That's me, and for all this time I thought I was the only one." They will begin to feel less crazy, less alone, and more clear that these shifts are part of healthy spiritual maturity and not rebellion. They will be affirmed and challenged to keep walking toward ongoing transformation, a renewed connection with God, and a freer, more active faith. Kathy Escobar is a pastor and an active blogger. She lives in Colorado with her five children and husband.

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GIRL AT THE END OF THE WORLD My Escape from Fundamentalism in Search of Faith with a Future ESTHER, ELIZABETH March 2014 Religion-Faith/Memoir Trade Paperback Convergent Rights: World For readers of Jon Krakauer’s Under the Banner of Heaven, a dazzling memoir of a girl growing up in a Christian fundamentalist sect, what it cost her to escape, and why Evangelical megachurches feel to her so disconcertingly familiar. Elizabeth Esther grew up as the eldest and clearly favored granddaughter of the founder of a wacky, family-run sect of Jesus People. Enfolded in its xenophobic subculture, constantly prepped for the apocalypse, she was cut off from most contact with the larger world. At the hands of the faithful, she suffered physical abuse and nearly the loss of her faith. But perhaps the greatest loss was of her own sense of self: she was trained as a toddler to 'disappear' for hours; as a teen, to confess sins real and imagined to her prying, autocratic grandmother; as a teen wife, to serve and blindly obey her husband. She arrived in adulthood convinced that no one—God included--could know or love a woman who

"wasn't even there." Realizing she had nothing to lose, Elizabeth did the unthinkable: she left church...and began the arduous journey toward authentic faith. Her story is by turns frightening, hilarious, heart-breaking, and inspiring. Ultimately, her message will be received as a cautionary tale for believers in Evangelical churches--especially ones that depend on a cult of personality to pull in throngs and dollars. The author's voice on the page is likable, provocative and surprising. She has a strong online presence and her blog receives 80,000 pages views a month (www.ElizabethEsther.com). She and her husband live with their five children in California. CRASH THE CHATTERBOX Hearing God’s Voice Above All Others FURTICK, STEVE March 2014 Manuscript available Religion - Christian Life - Spiritual Growth Hardcover Multnomah Books Rights: World Steven Furtick offers biblical solutions for replacing negative internal chatter with empowering truths. Building on his earlier transformational messages of living with audacious faith, best-selling author Steven Furtick tackles the incessant barrage of doubt, accusation, condemnation, and rebellion afflicting us all. More down-to-earth but just as motivating as Greater and Sun Stand Still, Furtick's new book broadens his market reach to millions of readers who look to faith for help with everyday obstacles to success. Through his innovative, Bible-based insights, readers will learn to identify disempowering internal messages and replace them with powerful affirmations from God. In 2011, Steven was a main speaker at Saddleback's Radicalis conference, Willow Creek's Global Leadership Summit, and Hillsong's Europe Conference. In 2012 he toured Australia with Hillsong as a main stage speaker. He has previously spoken at Catalyst, National Outreach, Big Stuf, and Innovate. His blog is ranked among the world's top Christian blogs (ChurchRelevance.com), and his sermon podcasts regularly appear in the top 40 "religion and spirituality" podcasts. Steven Furtick is the founder and lead pastor of Elevation Church, which in only five years has grown to more than 12,000 attendees (mostly new believers) at seven locations. He holds a degree in communication from North Greenville University, and the Master of Divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Holly, have three young children. Greater was sold to Duranno Press (Korea), Unilit (US, Latin America & Spain), Livets Ords Forlag (Sweden), PT JS Benaiah (Indonesia)

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ANGELS AND SAINTS The Power and Glory of Our Heavenly Hosts HAHN, SCOTT May 2014 Awaiting Manuscript Religion – Catholicism Hardcover Image Rights: World From the bestselling author of The Lamb's Supper and Signs of Life comes an illuminating work on angels and saints and how their examples can lead us to a new, heartfelt understanding of holiness. Scott Hahn's mission in life is to bring Catholics closer to their faith by bringing them closer to Sacred Scripture. This book shows how the idea of holiness grew through biblical history, shows how the saints relate to this pursuit and then takes us on a tour of the heavenly hierarchy, illuminating the orders of angels created to live in close and deep fellowship with all of us. Scott Hahn is the bestselling Catholic author living today. His books including The Lamb's Supper, Reasons to Believe, and Signs of Life. have sold in excess of 500,000 copies.

Please ask us for a complete list of previous publishers. JOY TO THE WORLD How Christ’s Birth Changed Everything (And Still Does) HAHN, SCOTT and MIKE AQUILINA October 2014 Awaiting Manuscript Religion – Catholicism Hardcover Image Rights: World What could be more familiar than the Christmas story — and yet what could be more extraordinary? The cast of characters is strange and exotic: shepherds and magicians, an emperor and a despot, angels and a baby who is Almighty God. The strangeness calls for an explanation, and this book provides it, examining the characters and the story in light of their biblical and historical context. The circumstances of Jesus' birth are unusual, wondrous, and mysterious; yet they also follow a certain divine logic, a drama that had been unfolding since the beginning of time, a moment that God had prepared with care and precision. The evidence is in the prophecies and the foreshadowings, but also in the pages of history. Authors Scott Hahn and Mike Aquilina, who have written extensively on Scripture and the early Church, bring that evidence to light, dispelling some of the strangeness of the story. Yet they also make Christmas familiar all over again — but in a new way, by showing it to be a family story. Christmas, as it appears in the New Testament, is the story of a father, a mother, and a child — their relationships, their interactions, their principles, their individual lives, and their common life. To see the life of this "earthly trinity" is to gaze into heaven. Along the way, the authors show the relationship between the great feast day (the Christ's Mass) and the Church's liturgy, the place of the angels in the story and in our lives, and the ongoing relevance of that humble cave in Bethlehem, that humble home in Nazareth. Scott Hahn is the bestselling Catholic author living today. His books including The Lamb's Supper, Reasons to Believe, and Signs of Life and the forthcoming Angels and Saints. Mike Aquilina is the author of more than 20 books, including Angels of God and the forthcoming Seven Revolutions.

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WHY BE CATHOLIC? Ten Reasons Why It's Not Only Cool but Important to Be Catholic MADRID, PATRICK June 2014 Awaiting Manuscript Religion – Catholicism Hardcover Image Rights: World The popular blogger and publisher of Envoy magazine offers 10 key reasons why he loves being Catholic (and you should too). Drawing heavily on poignant anecdotes from his own experience as a life-long Catholic born in 1960s, Madrid offers readers a way of looking at the Church--its members, teachings, customs, and history--from perspectives many may have never considered. Growing up Catholic during a time of great social and theological upheaval and transition, a time in which countless Catholics abandoned their religion in search of something else, Patrick Madrid learned a great deal about why people leave Catholicism and why others stay. This experience helped him gain many insights into what it is about the Catholic Church that some people reject, as well as those things that others treasure. Drawing upon Madrid's personal experiences, WHY BE CATHOLIC? offers a deeply personal, fact-based, rationale for why everyone should be Catholic or at least consider the Catholic Church in a new light.

Patrick Madrid is publisher of Envoy Magazine, an award-winning journal of contemporary Catholic thought, and is well-connected in the social media world. Madrid is a national and international speaker. JESUS THE BRIDEGROOM Seeing Christ and the Cross Through Ancient Jewish Eyes PITRE, BRANT JAMES March 2014 Awaiting Manuscript Religion – Catholicism Hardcover Image Rights: World From the bestselling author of Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist, a thought-provoking examination of Jesus's messianic role in first-century Palestine. In Jesus and the Bridegroom Messiah, Brant once again taps into the wells of Jewish Scripture and tradition and unlocks the secrets of what is arguably the most well-known symbol of the Christian faith: the cross of Christ. In this thrilling exploration, Brant will show that Jesus saw his own suffering and death as far more than a tragic Roman execution. Rather, he saw his passion as the fulfillment of ancient Jewish prophecies of the messianic wedding, when the God of the universe would wed himself to humankind in an everlasting nuptial covenant. Brant James Pitre is a sought-after speaker and will have support from both Scott Hahn and Robert Barron. He lives in Louisiana with his wife. Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist sold to De Boog Uitgeverij (Holland)

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A BULLY’S DREAM How I Overcame and How You Can Too! VUJICIC, NICK April 2014 Religion/Inspirational Waterbrook Press Manuscript available Trade Paperback Rights: World A best-selling author, Nick is known for living and advocating "a ridiculously good life." Born without limbs, this globally-renowned source of inspiration, serves as a life and leadership coach to countless people, and in this book, aims his message specifically at his millions of teen fans around the world. He offers encouragement, motivation, and practical directions on how young people can overcome personal challenges--like poor self esteem, bullying, and failure--and then, both individually and collectively, work to make their world a better place. Nick includes examples from his own incredible life and from dedicated teen activists and youth organizations he's encountered in his world travels, including many who have used the power of social networks and the Internet to achieve great things and make a huge impact. Nick believes that this next generation can be the one that is most-informed, most-equipped, most-inspired, and most-caring to lead our world to become all we hope it could be. Nick Vujicic is a motivational speaker and the director of Life Without Limbs, an organization for the physically disabled. Born with severe physical disability (he has no arms or legs), Nick has nonetheless become a great inspiration to people around the world, regularly speaking to large crowds on overcoming obstacles and achieving your dreams. A longtime resident of Australia, he now lives in southern California with his wife, Kanae, and son, Kiyoshi. Previous books include Life Without Limits, Unstoppable and Limitless. Nick's books have been translated in over thirty languages. Please ask for a complete list of international publishers.

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