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 A collection of Si Robertson’s tall tales and quirky one-liners releases from Howard Books this month in Si-cology 1: Tales & Wisdom From Duck Dynasty’s Favorite Uncle. The brother of Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson, Uncle Si tells stories from his childhood, his Vietnam days and his duck-hunting exploits. He also talks about his wife and two children, who are rarely mentioned on the show, and the more than 25 marriage proposals he has received since the show began airing. Written with Mark Schlabach, the hardcover book retails for $22.99.
 Charisma House introduces the next book by New York Times best-selling author Jentezen Franklin this month. The Spirit of Python: Exposing Satan’s Plan to Squeeze the Life Out of You (softcover, $16.99) helps readers understand the devil’s strategies to stifle them when they should speak up and to steal the peace of knowing they belong to God. Franklin lists 10 warning signs that a person is under attack and explains specific ways to fight back and overcome.
 Mark Batterson, New York Times best-selling author and lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, D.C., challenges readers to fully surrender to the lordship of Christ in All In: You Are One Decision Away From a Totally Different Life (hardcover, $22.99). Releasing from Zondervan this month, All In addresses Batterson’s concern that believers often settle for complacency rather than follow Christ with passion.
 Guideposts Books releases The Song of Annie Moses: A Musical Quest, A Mother’s Gift by singer/songwriter Robin Donica Wolaver this month. Retailing for $15.98 in softcover, the book tells Wolaver’s family saga from the cotton fields in Depression-era Texas to the halls of Julliard and beyond. Wolaver and her husband raised six musicians, eventually forming the Annie Moses Band, a family band named after Wolaver’s grandmother. The book emphasizes family roots, hard work and living by biblical truth.
 Written by Caleb Bislow with Ted Kluck, Dangerous: Engaging the People and Places No One Else Will recounts Bislow’s journey from a youth pastor in the Midwest to a missionary in some of the most dangerous, forgotten places on Earth. Bislow is founder of Unusual Soldiers, which trains Christians to minister at home or abroad under adverse circumstances. His book, releasing from Bethany House this month for $14.99 (softcover), includes appendixes of organizations and prayer needs from around the world.
 In The Vanishing Evangelical: Saving the Church From Its Own Success by Restoring What Really Matters (hardcover, $19.99), the late Calvin Miller warns that evangelicalism faces a dubious future since it has largely adapted to the culture. Miller asserts that restoration begins with individuals developing a personal, vital spirituality. The author of more than 70 books, Miller served as a pastor for more than 30 years and was distinguished writer in residence at Beeson Divinity School. Baker Books (Baker Publishing Group) releases Miller’s book this month.
 Epic Grace: Chronicles of a Recovering Idiot is a collection of true stories from Kurt W. Bubna’s trials and triumphs on his Christian journey, demonstrating God’s unconditional love and how His grace can transform imperfect lives into priceless treasures. Bubna is the founding and lead pastor of Eastpoint Church in Spokane Valley, Wash. Tyndale Momentum releases Epic Grace this month for $14.99 in softcover.  Also this month, Multnomah Books releases Clear Winter Nights: A Journey Into Truth, Doubt, and What Comes After (hardcover, $13.99), an apologetic using fiction techniques and Socratic dialogue to explore tenets of Christianity. Written by Trevin Wax, managing editor of The Gospel Project, a small-group curriculum developed by LifeWay Christian Resources, Clear Winter Nights offers the story of a young man grappling with his faith when a family revelation causes him to question everything. 
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