For any author who has hoped to see his or her book featured on national television, Terri DeShazo-Arnett is a testament of perseverance and results!

Every few months she sent information on her book, You May Have a PhD, But I Know G-O-D—a review copy, other reviews of the book, a letter from her, promotional materials—to TBN. After a year, she stopped sending, instead focusing her energy on praying that God would open the right doors, even if that meant making a personnel change within the network’s staff.

Two days later, she received a call from the network: a new staff member had inherited bins upon bins of letters and review copies of books from her predecessor. She read each book; Terri’s especially caught her interest. A producer soon sat down with Terri and her son, Jeremy, to discuss their moving story and experience in front of a camera.

Terri’s story, upon which she based her book, will air soon in a segment titled “Miracle of Faith” on a television program hosted by Joni and Marcus Lamb. Terri is joining other authors—such as Max Lucado, Joel Olsteen, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Tommy Tenney, Francine Rivers, and Joyce Meyer—by being a feature on one of the numerous programs put on by the Lambs.

But Terri is no stranger to the world of Christian television. After almost two years of contacting the 700 Club, Terri was featured in “Against All Odds.” The 700 Club plays it over and over; it’s “one of their most popular pieces they run,” the author was told by an executive producer.

Readers can read the script written by Executive Producer Debbie White. 

The book is available at any bookstore nationwide or can be ordered through Tate Publishing. The book is also available at barnesandnoble.com, amazon.com or target.com. An audio version of the book also is available from the publisher.

Maryland Christian author Neill G. Russell has received nationwide attention for his apocalyptic fiction novel, Newton’s Riddle: The Psalm 83 Conspiracy Revealed. Since its March 11, 2008, release by Tate Publishing, Russell has had favorable and somewhat controversial responses to his book, which he says is the “Christian alternative to The DaVinci Code.”

After Russell’s nationwide appearance on Sid Roth’s TV show, “Its Supernatural” In April, the demand for the book has exploded. Selling over 5,000 copies in the first month of its release, this first time author has paved the way to make the best seller list.

Published by Tate Publishing and Enterprises, Russell’s book predicts the year of the Messiah’s return. Featuring a woman president, Israel’s demise and plagues, and cataclysmic end-time events, this thought-provoking book will leave readers on the edge of their seats. Russell says, “Though the main storyline is purely fictional, I truly believe the prophetic events depicted in this novel are about to literally explode on the world scene.”

More information on Tate Publishing is available at http://www.tatepublishing.com

Russell earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in education, and has taught science and coached at Annapolis High School for 35 years. He and his wife, Cindy, currently reside in Queenstown, Maryland.

Using the premise of an ancient code discovered by Sir Isaac Newton, Neill Russell pulls us through time and thrusts us into the near future events foretold by the ancient Biblical prophets Isaiah, Daniel, Ezekiel, and Zechariah.  The reader gets a look into the dark spiritual realm to see how the army of Satan’s demons is structured and how they attempt to bring total destruction to Israel and Christian nations supporting her.”

 “Newton’s Riddle, although fiction, could be taking place before our very eyes.  A ‘now’ book for the most critical juncture in human history.”  Sid Roth, President, Messianic Vision

 Newton’s Riddle is available at any bookstore nationwide or can be ordered through the publisher at orders@tatepublishing.com, or by visiting barnesandnoble.com, amazon.com or target.com.  Audio versions of the book are also available.

New book packed with tales of teenage Wilt

By Dick Weiss

Cecil Mosenson, the legendary 78-year-old prep coach who gained national notoriety when he coached the late Wilt Chamberlain at Philly’s Overbrook High in the ’50s, showed up in the lobby of Philadelphia University at RBK U. yesterday to hawk his book, “It All Began with Wilt,” which chronicles his 50-year coaching career.

 
“That’s a huge culture collision,” St. Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli – a Philly sports historian – was right on point when he said. “One one hand, you have the guy who coached Wilt. On the other, you have kids here at this camp, who never even heard of Wilt.”

 
Chamberlain was the first bigger-than-life figure in modern high school basketball and Mosenson was just 22 years old when he coached him as a sophomore.

 
A couple things right off the bat I didn’t know about Chamberlain’s glorious high school career:

 
• He was 6-11 with a wing span of 7-2 when he was at the Brook. His hands to finger tip measured 9 1/2 inches. He used to wear high socks to cover the large scars on the front of his legs that came from working in the cotton fields in the South as a youngster.
• He had the ability to leap and grab the ball after a missed shot, trapping it against the backboard, and in the same instant before coming down would fling it out to a breaking guard. He could then sprint down the court, take a high pass and dunk the ball. He could go two and a half feet above the rim.
• Chamberlain scored 90 points in a game against Roxborough. Roxborough tried to stall, hardly attempting any shots in the first half. Chamberlain scored 64 of his points in 13 1/2 minutes in the second half before Mosenson took him out with a half minute to play.
• Chamberlain had 120 offers. According to Mosenson’s book, Philadelphia philanthropist Frederic Mann (of Mann Center fame), took Mosenson and Wilt in his chauffeured car to Harry Winston’s Jewelers on Fifth Ave. in the city and offered Wilt the choice of any jewelry he wanted if he would attend Penn.
• Originally, Kansas was not even in the mix. But the late Hall of Famer Phog Allen sold him, among other things, on the fact a new 17,000-seat arena was being built to accommodate the large crowds that would be coming to see him play.

 
Mosenson addressed, but would not get specific about any alleged financial deal Chamberlain received to attend Kansas, except to suggest Chamberlain was a financial reservoir for the school when he played there, constantly filling the field house. He questioned, in general, whether student athletes who bring in that kind of monetary windfall should receive some of the profits. Mosenson also admits he was offered an assistant’s job at Kansas and accepted it, but Allen was forced to retire at age 70 before Wilt arrived and the deal was voided.

 
One thing we do know from the book “Goliath” written by Bill Libby in 1977: Indiana’s Hall of Fame coach Branch McCracken, who recruited Wilt and thought he had him, publicly charged later he had offered $5,000 up front and said Wilt was too rich for his blood.

 
Chamberlain stayed at Kansas for three years before signing with the Globetrotters for $50,000.
Two things we wish had been addressed:

1) The West Catholic city championship game Chamberlain lost as a sophomore when the Catholic champs practiced by having a manager stand on a table with a broom to try to simulate Wilt’s ability to swat away shots in the no goaltending era, then surrounded him with four players at game time and

2) The story in Libby’s “Goliath” about Chamberlain becoming upset – and complaining to his sponsors – when one restaurant in Lawrence would not serve him before he enrolled and how he singlehandedly broke racial barriers in that college town and around the state of Kansas by fighting back.
Chamberlain was, and still is, the most intriguing figure ever on the Philly sports scene and it must have been a trip for Mosenson to coach him in his grass roots days.

Learn more about “It All Began With Wilt“

Oklahoma-based Christian publishing company Tate Publishing & Enterprises LLC announced it has reached an agreement with Critical Mass Productions to produce a feature film and several short films based upon some of its titles.  Critical Mass Productions is also based in Oklahoma. 

According to Ryan Tate, president of Tate Publishing, the company has been searching for manuscripts and screenplays to bring to the silver screen for more than a year.  “We couldn’t be more excited,” said Tate.  “In addition to a feature film we will also probably turn 15 to 20 of our released books into short films.”  Tate said turning the books into films “will once again help Tate Publishing authors succeed and have opportunities like they can’t anywhere else.” 

Prior to announcing the movie deal, Tate Publishing also jumped on the movie trailer bandwagon.  The Christian publisher now makes a 30 second video trailer available for each of its titles. 

About Tate Publishing:
Tate Publishing & Enterprises, LLC, is a Christian based, family owned, main-line publishing organization with a mission to discover and market unknown authors.  Tate Publishing offers the very best opportunity for first-time authors in the industry today.  Their selectivity makes it possible for Tate Publishing to provide authors with a level of market penetration that is second to none because of the quality of the Tate Publishing product.

For more information, please visit http://www.tatepublishing.com