Christian Retailing

Book Beat CR October 2010 Print Email
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Thursday, 09 September 2010 12:19 PM America/New_York

CrazyLoveSince its release in May 2008, Crazy Love has reached 1 million copies sold, publisher David C. Cook announced. The debut book by Francis ChanCrazy Love has appeared on multiple best-seller lists, including USA Today and Publishers Weekly. Chan has donated all royalties for the book to charity.

 

Drawing on recent research and in-depth interviews with young people leaving the church, Generation Ex-Christian by Drew Dyck offers profiles of real-world, young ex-Christians. The book also identifies seven kinds of leavers and offers practical advice for how to connect with each type. The Moody Publishers book releases this month and retails for $13.99.

 

WhatWomenTellMeHost and executive producer of Moody Radio’s “Midday Connection” Anita Lustrea has heard many a heartbreaking story from women across the country, but she has also seen God’s healing power at work. Sharing her own story and those of other women, What Women Tell Me: Finding Freedom From the Secrets We Keep, out this month from Zondervan, retails for $14.99.

 

In When the Hurt Runs Deep: Healing and Hope for Life’s Desperate Moments, best-selling author and Bible teacher Kay Arthur encourages readers from the study of Scripture as well as her own experiences and insights gleaned in counseling others. The WaterBrook Press book releases this month and retails for $22.99.

 

Best-selling author and activist Tony Campolo offers a collection of stories from his life-long friendships and world travels in Stories That Feed Your Soul, published this month by Regal Books. Set around Rom. 8, the stories center on themes such as freedom from condemnation and living with hope. The hardcover book retails for $19.99.