What if there were a way to bridge the chasm between east and west, Muslim and Judaeo-Christian worlds? A proven approach, based on ancient truths, that powerfully affected people, conflicts and countries, and could potentially change entire cultures?

There is such a way, and you can read about it in my latest book—which launches tomorrow.

In the spring and summer of 2006, I spent several days visiting with former U.S. Congressman and U.N. Ambassador Mark Siljander, listening to him recount his amazing spiritual odyssey, as he metamorphosed from anti-Muslim Christian arch-conservative to cultural-political pioneer and diplomatic trailblazer.

During our meetings, Mark described his often hair-raising experiences over the past few decades in such dangerous places as Beirut, Libya, Iraq, Sudan, Pakistan, and perhaps that scariest place of all, Washington D.C. Even more remarkable was his chronicling of his own internal journey and the extraordinary discoveries and realizations behind it.

The result is this book, A Deadly Misunderstanding: A Congressman’s Quest to Bridge the Muslim-Christian Divide.

When you click on that link, scroll through the list of people who have endorsed the book: from the Secretary-General of the U.N. and James Baker III to Cal Thomas and T. Davis Bunn; three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee Tony Hall and former attorney general Ed Meese; Ergun Caner, the dean of the Divinity School at Liberty University and Sayyid Syeed, director of the Islamic Society of North America. Talk about a who’s who of religious and ideological diversity!

I have personally watched Mark in action. This is no abstract theory or fluffy idealism: Mark is an extraordinary man, and the path he describes in these pages is powerful and substantial. As our publisher, HarperCollins, puts it, “Siljander’s seemingly implausible path to peace dismantles the engine of terror without firing a single shot.”

This memoir-cum-political-thriller is perhaps the most fascinating writing project I’ve ever undertaken. I genuinely believe it could change the world.

I want to personally invite you to read the book and help support Mark’s tremendously important work, in three ways:

1) Buy your own copy on the book’s release date, tomorrow, Tuesday, October 7, by going to Amazon.com or clicking here.

2) Consider buying additional copies for friends, family and influential people and opinion-leaders at your place of worship and other organizations. You can purchase multiple copies from 800-CEORead by calling 800-236-7323 or clicking here.

3) Pass the word to anyone you know with an interest in promoting the cause of peace and stability in our troubled world. Share a link to the book’s web site, www.adeadlymisunderstanding.com on your own web site, MySpace, Facebook, blog, and however else you communicate with your world.

It could make a powerful difference.

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