New Releases October 2014 www.authenticmedia.co.uk Authentic Books – October 2014 William Wilberforce Achieving the Impossible Mark Williamson A biography of William SUMMAry Wilberforce featuring read the full story of Wilberforce and his Wilberforce’s writing friends in the Clapham Sect: how they not only abolished the transatlantic slave trade and key learning points that was destroying Africa, but also began around the subject of a missionary movement in india, sent Bibles across the world, were at the forefront of leadership. Part of the improving education for the poor of Britain, Remarkable Lives series. and finally succeeded in bringing emancipation for all slaves throughout the British empire. ‘Inspiring, challenging, encour- aging and hard to put down. William Wilberforce encapsu- MArk WiLLiAMSon serves lates the breadth of Wilberforce’s as a director of one rock, leads a Café church in life, his political wranglings south-west London, and is a and personal musings, and has part of the Prayer for London fuelled my personal journey in team. His biography of the modern-day battle against John Wesley A Blueprint for Revival, which is also part of the remarkable Lives human trafficking.’ series, was published in 2011. Antoinette Daniel, Director of October 2014 // £7.99 Merton Against Trafficking KEY POINTS MORE INFO... • Tells the life story of a remarkable Christian politician William Wilberforce is best remembered as the parliamentary leader for • Acts as a reference work featuring Wilberforce’s important the British campaign to abolish the slave trade. He took on the financial quotes and anecdotes system of his day and fought an incredible twenty-year battle in order to • Serves as a training tool through the life lessons at the end of bring about justice and freedom for the marginalized and the vulnerable. each chapter But this rarest of politicians was motivated by a radical faith in Jesus MArkeTing that also led him to spearhead a number of other causes. • Sample to key media • interviews and excerpts offered to Christian press TArgeT AUDienCe • Leaders and those looking to develop their leadership skills • Those interested in the relationship between faith and politics • readers of missionary biographies ALSO AVAILABLE: ISBN // 9781780780634 PRICE // £7.99 PAGES // 160 pp Ebook also FORMAT // 198 mm x 130 mm Paperback available Category // Biography BISAC // BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY/Historical (BIO006000) RIGHTS // World RELEASE // October 2014 A Blueprint for Revival Going Forward on Your Knees 9781850789628 9781850789611 £7.99 £7.99 UK Trade Order Line: +44 (0) 1908 268500 Web Orders: www.authenticmedia.co.uk Authentic Books – October 2014 The Real Deal A Life Freed from the Grip of Addiction rod Williams The powerful autobiography SUMMAry of a gambler, drug addict rod’s drug addiction began at college and and dealer who turns to quickly moved from cannabis to ecstasy and eventually heroin and crack cocaine. He soon God and finds freedom. became heavily involved in dealing drugs and Offers hope for those gambling in order to finance his drugs habit. Following an attempt to import class A drugs struggling with addiction onto the island of guernsey, rod ended up in and their families. prison. At rock bottom and in desperation, he turned to god and began his journey to free- dom from his addictions. ‘This book is refreshingly honest; it speaks of a broken roD WiLLiAMS had a well-paid job in the finance young man who found healing industry in guernsey but in Christ and a future. You will ended up in prison after be inspired.’ becoming seriously addicted to gambling and drugs by his Rt Revd Dr David E. Carr, early twenties, Having turned Senior Pastor, Renewal to god his life has been transformed and he now Christian Centre works for Christians Against Poverty as a Centre October 2014 // £8.99 and Area Manager. MORE INFO... KEY POINTS ‘This book is a compelling read…it details the ever greater power of • includes testimonies from rod’s policeman father and prison-officer sister, as well as two of rod’s fellow addicts Jesus, who saves lives and brings about a complete transformation to • includes a colour photo section those lives which are on the path to utter destruction, in a way that nothing and no one else can. The book reveals how god’s love, grace MArkeTing and true forgiveness turn not only rod’s life around, but also the lives of • interviews and excerpts offered to Christian press his long-time accomplices and shows how that has impacted hundreds • Author clip published to social media channels of others’ lives for the better. His accomplices also give us an insight into • Speaking at Fixed conference, 11 october 2014, in Bolton their own journey with rod. Altogether, a mighty powerful read.’ TArgeT AUDienCe John Kirby, International Director, Christians Against Poverty • individuals struggling with addiction • individuals supporting those struggling with addiction • new Christians ALSo AvAiLABLe: ISBN // 9781780781211 PRICE // £8.99 PAGES // 192 pp Ebook also FORMAT // 198 mm x 130 mm Paperback available Category // Biography BISAC // BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY/Personal Memoirs (BIO026000) RIGHTS // World RELEASE // October 2014 Once an Addict Internal Revolution The Power and the Glory 9781860246029 9781860248542 9781860245602 £7.99 £7.99 £7.99 UK Trade Order Line: +44 (0) 1908 268500 Web Orders: www.authenticmedia.co.uk Authentic Books – October 2014 Life Lines Two Friends Sharing Laughter, Challenges and Cupcakes Deborah Duncan and Cathy Le Feuvre The insightful, honest SUMMAry and often hilarious This is the story of esther and Louise, two women who support each other in their every- conversations between day walking around lives, sharing the good two friends, as they times and the bad, the experiences that make their hearts soar, and the moments when they reflect on and support feel they are living on different planets to those one another in the highs around them. and lows of their contrasting lives. ‘Embedded in this wry, witty and revealingly frank DeBorAH DUnCAn is a minister’s wife and nurse correspondence is many a who currently teaches at the Florence nightingale buried gem of wisdom on the School of nursing, king’s College London. She is married to Malcolm and has four teenage children. basic, gritty issues of life that She lives in Buckinghamshire, Uk. make us laugh and make us cry, CATHy Le FeUvre is a writer/author, broadcaster and that we survive by sharing.’ and media consultant. Her first solo book William Michele Guinness, author and and Catherine (about the founders of the Salvation speaker. Army) was published in 2013. She lives in October 2014 // £7.99 Buckinghamshire, Uk. MORE INFO... KEY POINTS This story vibrates in the real world we live in, looking at the ridiculous • Humorous look at Christian life and relationships • Focus on singleness and how it is seen in the church things that happen in life and church and the prejudices which naturally • Written as an email conversation between two friends occur in Christian community, as in other areas of life. it’s a powerful portrayal of friendship forged in the tough times as well as the good, MArkeTing that prods and pokes but most importantly pushes the characters closer • Sample to key media for interviews and excerpt publication to the god they love. • Profile through social media platforms TArgeT AUDienCe • Primarily women • Those who enjoy books like Helen Sloane’s Diary and 20 First Dates ALSo AvAiLABLe: ISBN // 9781860249303 PRICE // £7.99 PAGES // 240 pp Ebook also FORMAT // 198 mm x 130 mm Paperback available Category // Christian Living BISAC // RELIGION/Christian Life/Relationships (REL012100) RIGHTS // World RELEASE // October 2014 20 First Dates 9781850788003 Up Close and Personal 9781850789918 Helen Sloane’s Diary 9781850788881 £8.99 £4.99 £7.99 UK Trade Order Line: +44 (0) 1908 268500 Web Orders: www.authenticmedia.co.uk Authentic Books – Reprint The Blood and the Blues Daring Escapes, Dangerous Songs: The Legacy of Slavery’s Underground Railroad Danny Smith with Bill Hampson Reprint for A gripping and compelling SUMMAry Anti-Slavery Day 18 October record of the exploits of This compelling account reveals the perilous 2014 America’s runaway slaves exploits of America’s runaway slaves, and investigates their astounding music: the Blues and their music – the and Spirituals. Their music, born in slavery and Blues and Spirituals. oppression, gave the world a beat that would change the global musical landscape forever. ‘This is a hugely important contribution to our under- DAnny SMiTH made his career in journalism, media standing of two issues – the and communications. Danny transatlantic slave trade and has led numerous successful the genesis of much popular human rights campaigns to tackle injustice and founded music.’ the Jubilee Campaign and the epiphany Trust. David Alton (Lord Alton of Reprinted October 2014 // £7.99 Liverpool) MORE INFO... KEY POINTS • Delivers a deeper understanding of the origins of many famous Secret codes. Daring escapes. rescue missions. Bounty Hunters. Lynch- spirituals including ‘Wade in the Water’ and ‘Swing Low Sweet ings. Betrayal. Sexual obsession. Conspiracy theories. Cloak-and-dagger intrigue. Mysterious strangers who appear in the midnight hour . Chariot’ Courage beyond anything we could imagine, demonstrated by the slaves MArkeTing of Africa who faced the darkness and unknown terror with resilience and • Sample to key media faith, and those brave individuals and churches who defied the hunters to • Feature on various websites protect the hunted. Some risked everything – their fortune, even their lives • Profile through social media platforms – drawing out an intensity of Christian conviction rarely seen. TArgeT AUDienCe And the dangerous songs . songs that passed on secret messages that • Those interested in Spirituals and the Blues meant life and death for slaves about to escape, to outrun the patrols, • Those who are interested in the stories behind the songs posses and gunmen who would be like hellhounds on their trail.