Book Beat CR April 2010 Print
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 03:55 PM America/New_York

Kate Plus 8Kate Plus 8: Kate Gosselin's I Just Want You To Know, releases this month from Zondervan. Gosselin, the TV star of Jon & Kate Plus 8 and mother of twins and sextuplets, includes prayers, journals and excerpts from her life as a mother in the national spotlight. The hardcover title will retail for $22.99.

 

 

Engaged and newly married couples have a new resource in What Did You Expect? by Paul David Tripp, releasing April 30 from Crossway. Tripp, a pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, offers six commitments that give shape to a healthy marital lifestyle, while dissecting unrealistic expectations.

 

Supermom

Supermom: Sheila Schuller Coleman, co-host of Hour of Power and author of Mommy Grace, dishes out more motherly advice in Mommy Power, releasing April 7 from FaithWords. Coleman encourages women in need of confidence and strength that God will provide. The hardcover book will retail for $14.99.

 

 

Sleep deprivation is targeted in the April Focus on the Family/Tyndale House Publishers release Sleep: It Does a Family Good by Archibald Hart. The book includes information on why sleep is essential, practical tips for avoiding insomnia and a sleep diary. The softcover book will retail for $13.99.

Girls Gone Wise by Mary Kassian (Moody Publishers, $14.99) examines the shocking behavior of modern young women, such as sexting and exhibitionism, and uses Prov. 7 as a counterbalance for a new revolution.

Christian unity across social, cultural, racial and denominational lines is a goal worth striving for, says John Armstrong in the leadership book Your Church Is Too Small (Zondervan), releasing this month. The author uses the mandate from John 17:20-21, Jesus' prayer for unity. The hardcover will retail for $22.99.