Sam Moore, born Salim Ziady, (October 25, 1929 – June 1, 2018) was a Lebanese-born American publisher.
[1][2][3] Moore converted to Christianity after his friend Charlie was killed by his girlfriend for dating other girls.
[5] After college, Moore worked as a door-to-door salesman where he developed his personal credo for dealing with rejection "When you hear no you reverse the letters and you go on."
Moore began his career in 1958 in Nashville as the founder of the National Book Publishers.
[5] Moore served as the chief executive officer of Thomas Nelson from 1969 to 2005.