How to Inherit the Earth by Scott A. Bessenecker releases this month from Likewise, an imprint of InterVarsity Press. The associate director for missions for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship writes about submission, using experiences from new friar communities, the history of Christianity and the words of Christ. The book will retail for $15.

Results of the polling of more than 50,000 couples are included in The Remarriage Checkup by Ron L. Deal and David H. Olson (Bethany House Publishers/Baker Publishing Group), releasing next month. The authors share marital advice in the book, which ties in with an online component, the Couple Checkup. The hardcover title will retail for $22.99.

Pastors and lay leaders are the intended audience for Michael R. Emlet's CrossTalk: Where Life and Scripture Meet from New Growth Press, released last month. Emlet gives tools on how to deal with life challenges brought by friends, family and church members. The softcover book retails for $15.99.

John Piper, best-selling author and pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, uses the book of Ruth as reference in A Sweet and Bitter Providence($17.99), releasing in January from Crossway. Piper examines themes including God's sovereignty, the sexual nature of humanity and God's mercy for the undeserving.

Shaunti Feldhahn, author of For Women Only, examines men's views in the workplace in The Male Factor ($22.99, Multnomah Books), releasing Dec. 29. Topics include how men perceive workplace emotion, common situations with female colleagues that frustrate men and men's unwritten rules of the workplace. Multnomah is releasing a special Christian-retail version of the business book, which will include additional content.

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