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90 Minutes in Heaven; The God I Don't Understand Print Email
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Friday, 16 January 2009 02:10 PM America/New_York

90 Minutes in Heaven‘Minutes’ tick by: Don Piper’s 90 Minutes in Heaven (Revell/Baker Publishing Group) recently celebrated more than 104 weeks on the New York Times Paperback Nonfiction list, appearing among the top 10 best-sellers 96 of those weeks. With more than 3.5 million copies in print, the book was originally published in 2004.

Beyond comprehension: Christopher J.H. Wright’s The God I Don’t Understand ($19.99) releases this month from Zondervan. Wright, who is the successor to John Stott at Langham Partnership International, discusses the mysteries of the Christian faith and encourages readers to face their own limitations in understanding.

Fireproof by Eric Wilson arrives for book listeners this month from Oasis Audio. The six-CD audiobook, read by Greg Whalen, retails for $25.99. The novelization of the popular film, published by Thomas Nelson, has sold more than 80,000 copies and has appeared on the New York Times extended Paperback Trade Fiction list.

Man power: Revell released Rick Johnson’s The Power of a Man ($13.99, Baker Publishing Group) on Jan. 1. Johnson, who deals with molding men into better husbands, fathers and world-changers, is founder of the Better Dads training program and author of That’s My Son (Revell).

What's Age GotAge-old question: Best-selling author Robin McGraw returns to the spotlight with What’s Age Got to Do With It? ($24.99), releasing this month from Thomas Nelson. McGraw, wife of TV personality Dr. Phil and author of Inside My Heart (Thomas Nelson), speaks to women on a variety of issues, including age, health, beauty, style and skincare.

Newly retro: Crossway Books & Bibles releases the latest under its Re: Lit brand from Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears, Vintage Church, on Jan. 31. The pair previously collaborated on Vintage Jesus and Death By Love (both Crossway).