'Crazy Love' by Francis Chan Wins 2009 Retailers Choice Award

DENVER, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- "Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God"
by Francis Chan (http://www.cornerstonesimi.com) has won the 2009 Retailers
Choice Award in the 'Christian Living' category. Sponsored by Christian
Retailing magazine (http://www.christianretailing.com) and given during the
International Christian Retail Show in Denver, the 9th Annual Retailers Choice
Awards are the only book awards voted on by religious booksellers.

"Crazy Love," the first book by Chan, is published by David C. Cook
(http://www.davidccook.com) and calls Christians to radically respond to God's
love. Since its release in May 2008, "Crazy Love" has sold more than 350,000
copies. Chan is giving away all of his earned royalties to an international
ministry working to stop human trafficking.

"Francis Chan is getting the message of 'Crazy Love' out to a dry and thirsty
world. David C. Cook is privileged to partner with him in that great work,"
says Dan Rich, Senior Vice President and Publisher, David C. Cook.

David C. Cook will be releasing Chan's second book, "Forgotten God: Reversing
Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit," in September 2009. Francis Chan is the
founding and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, CA, where he
has served for 14 years. He is also Founder and President of Eternity Bible
College and serves on the boards of Children's Hunger Fund and World Impact.
He and his wife Lisa live in Southern California with their four children.

Founded in 1875, David C. Cook is a leading nonprofit discipleship resource
provider based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. For more than 130 years, David
C. Cook has served the Global Church with life-transforming materials from
best-selling books and curriculum, to toys and games and small-group
resources. With additional offices in Elgin, Illinois, as well as Paris,
Ontario, Canada and Eastbourne, UK, David C. Cook is a global organization
whose resources are published in more than 150 languages, distributed in more
than 80 countries, and sold worldwide through retail stores, catalogs, and
online. Through David C. Cook's music division, Kingsway, over 30% of the top
500 praise and worship songs written by Kingsway artists are sung in churches
around the world. For more information, visit David C. Cook on the Internet at
http://www.davidccook.com.
Contact:

Jana Muntsinger
MMPR
281-251-0480
jana@mmpublicrelations.com

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SOURCE David C. Cook

Jana Muntsinger of MMPR for David C. Cook, +1-281-251-0480,
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