Mike Yorkey

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Mike Yorkey is an author, editor and speaker who has written or co-written over 75 books. He loves what he does. He gets to play with words all day. Research interesting topics. Tell fascinating stories. Bring characters to life. Create. He’s been writing for a living for more than 25 years after getting his start […]

Mike Yorkey is an author, editor and speaker who has written or co-written over 75 books. He loves what he does. He gets to play with words all day. Research interesting topics. Tell fascinating stories. Bring characters to life. Create.

He’s been writing for a living for more than 25 years after getting his start at a small weekly newspaper at the California ski resort of Mammoth Lakes. Then in 1986, he received a huge break: Focus on the Family, a Christian ministry founded by Dr. James Dobson, hired him to be the editor of Focus on the Family magazine. He enjoyed 11 fantastic and satisfying years at Focus on the Family before moving into a freelance career as an author, editor, and speaker.

Although he’s written a dozen books under his name, he’s collaborated with some amazing people by writing their books for them: folks like Tim and Beverly LaHaye; evangelist Luis Palau; pop singers Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.; tennis stars Michael Chang, Roscoe Tanner, and Betsy McCormack; baseball pitcher Dave Dravecky; San Diego physician Nick Yphantides (My Big Fat Greek Diet); and Jordan Rubin of The Maker’s Diet fame.

But he considers that his professional and personal highlight has been coming alongside Fred Stoeker ever since Every Man’s Battle was released in 2000. The Every Man’s series – nearly a dozen books in all – is nearing 2 million in sales, but more importantly, the impack in men’s lives has been mind-boggling and humbling for him. To be part of influencing millions of guys staggers his imagination and is something he will treasure to the end of his days.

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Mike Yorkey has been collaborating with a variety of personalities for more than 15 years.

Health-Related Titles

• The Great Physician’s Prescription for Women’s Health (Thomas Nelson, 2007) by Jordan and Nicki Rubin

• The Great Physician’s Prescription for Health and Wellness(Thomas Nelson 2006) by Jordan Rubin

• Alive & Kicking: The Rolf Benirschke Story (Firefly Press, 1996) Rolf was a placekicker with the San Diego Chargers from 1977-86, and this book tells the remarkable story of how he nearly died from ulcerative colitis and the removal of his colon. This self-published book has more than 60,000 copies in print.

• The Essentials of Highly Healthy Teens (Zondervan, 2005)
by Walt Larimore, M.D.
This 110,000 word book informs parents of how puberty changes young children into young adults, among other things.

• My Big Fat Greek Miracle (Thomas Nelson, 2004)
by Nick Yphantides, M.D.
Dr. Nick weighed 467 pounds before embarking on a lifestyle change that prompted the loss of 270 pounds – all done without gastric bypass surgery.

• Fit Over 40 for Dummies (IDG Books, 2000). Mike wrote this “Dummies” fitness book for Betsy McCormack, a former professional tennis player in her forties.

Relationship-Related Books

• The Act of Marriage After 40 (Zondervan, 2000)
by Tim and Beverly LaHaye

• How to Be Happy Though Married (revised version, Tyndale, 2002) by Tim and Beverly LaHaye

• Every Man’s Battle: Winning the War Against Male Sexual Temptation One Victory at a Time (WaterBrook Press, 2000)
by Steve Arterburn and Fred Stoeker.
This book has sold more than 1 million copies.

• Every Man’s Marriage (WaterBrook Press, 2001)
by Steve Arterburn and Fred Stoeker

• Every Young Man’s Battle (WaterBrook Press, 2002)
by Steve Arterburn and Fred Stoeker.
More than 100,000 copies sold.

• Every Man, God’s Man (WaterBrook Press, 2003)
by Steve Arterburn and Kenny Luck

• Every Man’s Battle Guide (WaterBrook, 2003)

• Every Young Man’s Battle Guide (WaterBrook, 2003)

• Preparing Your Son for Every Man’s Battle (WaterBrook, 2003) by Steve Arterburn and Fred Stoeker

• Every Man’s Challenge (WaterBrook, 2004)
by Steve Arterburn and Fred Stoeker

• Every Heart Restored (WaterBrook, 2004)
by Fred and Brenda Stoeker

• Tactics: The Spiritual Side to Every Young Man’s Battle (WaterBrook, 2006) by Fred Stoeker. This is Fred’s follow-up book to Every Young Man’s Battle.

• Unglued & Tattooed: How to Save Your Teen from Raves, Ritalin, Goth, Body Carving, GHB, Sex, and 12 Other Emerging Threats (Regnery LifeLine, 2001) with Sara Trollinger

• Unglued, Tatooed & Renewed: Compelling Stories from Teens Whose Lives Have Been Changed (House of Hope Press, 2003) with Sara Trollinger

• Don’t Date Naked (Tyndale, 2003)
by Michael and Amy Smalley

• Simplify Your Life (W Publishing Group, 2003)
by Marcia Ramsland

Christian Living Books

• The Zig Ziglar Difference (Penguin Putnam, 1999)

• It’s a God Thing (Doubleday, 2001) by Luis Palau

Autobiographical

• Up, Up and Away: The Story of Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. of the Sixties Music Group, The Fifth Dimension (Moody, 2004)

Sports-Related Work

• Double Fault: The Roscoe Tanner Story by Roscoe Tanner (Triumph Books, 2005). This book is about a prodigal son in tennis shorts who landed in jail for non-payment of debts and child support.

• Called Up (Zondervan, 2004) by Dave Dravecky. This book is filled with interesting stories and observations about baseball.

• Holding Serve: The Michael Chang Story (Thomas Nelson, 2002). The official autobiography for Michael Chang, the youngest male to win a Grand Slam tennis tournament.

• Play Ball (Countryman, 2001). Mike wrote this baseball devotional book for Dave Dravecky, who lost his pitching arm to cancer more than 10 years ago.

• In His Court (Countryman, 2001). This book is a tennis devotional written for Betsy McCormack, a former professional tennis player.

• The First Tee Shot: How to Infect Your Kids with Golf (Broadman & Holman, 2004) by Wally Armstrong

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