Faith in the Family: Honoring and Strengthening Home and Spirit

For decades, magicians the world over have known Dale Salwak as a fellow performer, one of the most well known of Neil Foster's students and, ultimately, a primary instructor for the world-famous Chavez School of Magic. In addition to having written a number of books on magic, Dale teaches the Chavez method in California, and supervises the school's home-study course and its worldwide distribution. Outside of the world of performing, Dale's "other job" is as a literary biographer and literature professor. He teaches English at Southern California's Citrus College and has taught courses and conducted seminars on biblical history and literature for more than 25 years. In that role, he has written 17 books on various contemporary literary figures as well as served as editor of "Wonders of Solitude" and "The Words of Christ," both published by New World Library. In "Faith in the Family" (246 pp.), Dale tells amusing, poignant stories from his own family life that illustrate what families offer children and parents alike. Among the many examples of exemplary individuals, Dale has included eight pages devoted to his personal memories of Neil and Jeanne Foster. We were proud and honored to be approached by Dale to look over his original manuscript pages regarding Neil and Jeanne, and to serve in an advisory capacity. We were moved by the material and wholeheartedly endorse it as a splendid testament to the memory of a couple revered in the magical fraternity and beyond. Those in the conjuring profession who had the privilege of knowing Neil Foster in his lifetime know well that he regarded the "magic of life" as far more important and vital than the magic that he created on the stage, or helped other magicians to create. For him, *people* and *responsibility* were far more magical. We hope that you will join us in that memory and support Dale Salwak in this worthwhile project! -- John C. Sherwood, MysteryVisits.com

I was moved by the way the fabric of faith was woven into each book chapter, as it should be entwined into each page of my life. This book gave me a new perspective on my family and their enternal value. Dale Salwak has the heart of a storyteller and the pen of a poet.

Dale Salwak's "Faith in the Family" is a refreshing, reasurring and wonderful book. Not only does Dr. Salwak incorporate Christian values to everyday living, he provides a sense of right and honorable behavior even for non-Christians. I believe that everyone can not only read this book, but apply it to living a fufilling, fruitful and meaningful life. I had the great opportunity to take one of Dr. Salwak's classes at Citrus College, and this book was a great reminder of the substantial influence he had on me as an English student and as a Christian living in a secular world. Not only does the book say so many things people really think, but so many things so few of us say. It is a book that you cannot put down, in fact, I read it in about three hours. Dr. Salwak makes incredibly valid points about reading, education, and the influence of media in children's lives, and how that affects them in the long run, and brings up common sense ideas about family, marriage and faith. I highly reccommend this book to anyone who is looking for a good read, inspirational or otherwise. I am definitely passing it on to all of my freinds and family. Thank you Dr. Salwak for taking the time to write this much needed and appreciated book. I only wish I had the oppurtunity to take another of your classes.

By providing the reader with glimpses of his own extraordinary family life, Dr. Salwak presents perfect examples of the benefits of spirituality in the family as they apply to young and old alike. A must-read for newlyweds and the perfect gift for new parents. Faith In The Family is overflowing with practical advice to strengthen and enhance all familial relationships by demonstrating there is nothing more important in life than God and family.