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Marie Chapian
Other namesMarie Chapian
Marie Jordan
Marie Giordano

Marie Chapian (also known as Marie Giordano and Marie Jordan[1]) is an American writer and radio ministry host. She is known for her writings on Christian diet programs, Christian devotional literature, and co-authoring biographies.

Career

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Chapian is known for her Christian writings, health and fitness writings, and co-authoring autobiographies. She has also written one novel, I love you like a tomato which she published as Marie Giordano.[2] She has written a series of books about Christian diet programs, including Free to Be Thin that she co-authored with Neva Coyle in 1979.[3] A second edition, All new free to be thin was published in 1994,[4] along with There's more to being thin than being thin.[5] She created the Blessercize aerobics video, Fun To Be Fit, which is set to Christian music.[6][7] Chapian has written Christian devotional books, including Mothers & daughters[8] and His thoughts towards me that was published in English and Russian.[9] In 1988 she won a Gold Medallion book award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association for her book Am I the only one here with faded genes?.[10] She has won the Cornerstone Book of the Year Award and a Silver Angel Award.[11][better source needed]

Chapian has co-authored biographies. Cathleen Mae Webb agreed to write a book with Chapian about why she withdrew her charges of rape and kidnapping against Gary Dotson.[12] The resulting book, Forgive Me, was published in 1985.[13] She also co-authored books with Gavin MacLeod[14] and Robert Sadler.[15]

Selected publications

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  • Chapian, Marie (1979). Free to be thin. Neva Coyle. Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House Publishers. ISBN 0-87123-560-9. OCLC 9784519.
  • Webb, Cathleen Crowell (1985). Forgive me. Marie Chapian. Old Tappan, N.J.: F.H. Revell Co. ISBN 0-8007-1462-8. OCLC 12724445.
  • Giordano, Marie (2004). I love you like a tomato (1st ed.). New York: Tom Doherty Associates. ISBN 0-7653-4588-9. OCLC 54931313.

References

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  1. ^ "Marie Giordano | Authors". Macmillan. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  2. ^ Giordano, Marie (2004). I love you like a tomato (1st ed.). New York: Tom Doherty Associates. ISBN 0-7653-4588-9. OCLC 54931313. Reviews for this book:
    • Zaleski, Zeff (June 9, 2003). "I Love You Like a Tomato". Publishers Weekly; New York. Vol. 250, no. 23. p. 35 – via ProQuest.
    • Gibbon, Maureen (2003-07-13). "Home grown". Star Tribune. pp. F12. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  3. ^ Chapian, Marie (1979). Free to be thin. Neva Coyle. Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House Publishers. ISBN 0-87123-560-9. OCLC 9784519. Reviews for Free to be Thin:
    • Cane, Monica (2005). "A Book, a Treadmill, and a Prayer". Vibrant Life; Nampa. Vol. 21, no. 1. pp. 14–15 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ Coyle, Neva (1993). The all-new free to be thin. Marie Chapian, Marie Chapian (Totally rev. and updated ed.). Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House Publishers. ISBN 1-55661-312-1. OCLC 31958821.
  5. ^ Coyle, Neva (1984). There's more to being thin than being thin. Marie Chapian. Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House. ISBN 0-87123-443-2. OCLC 11113551. Reviewed in
  6. ^ Cohen, Anne. ""The Miseducation Of Cameron Post" Exposes The Underbelly Of Gay Conversion Therapy". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  7. ^ Warren, Jennifer (1984-10-31). "Fitness with a religious twist". The Los Angeles Times. p. 46. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  8. ^ Chapian, Marie (1988). Mothers & daughters. Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House Publishers. ISBN 1-55661-007-6. OCLC 17650440. Reviewed
    • Garding, Valerie (1988-07-20). "Good books". The Abbotsford News. p. 30. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  9. ^ Chapian, Marie (2006). His thoughts toward me (in Russian). Moscow: HRI Press. OCLC 982187123.
  10. ^ "Christian Book Expo: 1988 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners". christianbookexpo.com. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  11. ^ Marie Chapian Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, thomasnelson.com
  12. ^ McDowell, Edwin (1985-07-29). "PUBLISHING: RECANTED RAPE CHARGE". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  13. ^ Webb, Cathleen Crowell (1985). Forgive me. Marie Chapian. Old Tappan, N.J.: F.H. Revell Co. ISBN 0-8007-1462-8. OCLC 12724445. Reviews for book:
    • Grimes, Ann (1985-12-15). "A 'PANIC TO PLEASE'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
    • Gillespie, Mary (11 November 1985). "Webb's broken childhood makes for chilling reading". Chicago Sun - Times; Chicago, Ill. [Chicago, Ill]. p. 26 – via ProQuest.
    • Liss, Barbara (10 November 1985). "The girl who cried 'rape': Cathy Webb tells her story". Houston Chronicle; Houston, Tex. [Houston, Tex]. p. 17 – via ProQuest.
  14. ^ MacLeod, Gavin (1987). Back on course. Patti MacLeod, Marie Chapian. Old Tappan, N.J.: F.H. Revell Co. ISBN 0-8007-1533-0. OCLC 15284955. Reviews
  15. ^ Sadler, Robert; Chapian, Marie (1975). The emancipation of Robert Sadler. Minneapolis: Bethany Fellowship. ISBN 9780871231321. OCLC 680003461. Reviewed
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