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MEDIA ADVISORY, Aug. 18 /Christian Newswire/ -- After five printings and two editions, Gut Check: Confronting Love Work, and Manhood has become an unlikely Christian bestseller. Written by former Apprentice finalist Tarek Saab, who wrote "a little book for guys like me," Gut Check enters its sixth printing with glowing reviews and a growing, enthusiastic fan base.

Catholic Men's Quarterly calls the book "masterful." The Catholic League and the National Catholic Register each labeled it "a modern-day classic." Even the secular outlets have confessed that the book is "inspirational," "relatable", and "teeming with emotion and humor."

A distinctly modern-day Confessions, Gut Check is the wry and candid self-examination of a man whose life, despite its extraordinary twists, is full of lessons for ordinary men and women struggling in a post-Christian world. Offering a completely new take on the so-called "quarter-life crisis," Tarek describes his reluctant confrontation with career, relationships, and spiritual disillusionment, and reveals the surprising truths he learned about what it means to be a man.

The premise of the book is captured plainly in a list Saab calls, "The Man I Want to Be":

"The man I want to be:

• Prays, recognizing that his duty is to God first above all things.

• Is articulate, communicating his thoughts and opinions intelligently and respectfully.

• Respects women, directly, through honorable discourse and chaste living, and indirectly, by his thoughts.

• Defends the innocent, especially children and unborn life.

• Is not addicted - whether to alcohol, pornography, or entertainment - and therefore truly free.

• Is healthy, actively maintaining physical fitness and a proper diet.

• Holds convictions supported by reason and truth.

• Is courageous, unafraid to defend truth in all circumstances.

• Educates himself, not for the sake of accumulating factual knowledge, but for advancement in wisdom.

• Works hard, acknowledging that time is a gift to be used wisely.

• Sacrifices his needs for the sake of others.

• Is charitable, recognizing that nothing is truly his own.

• Is humble, possessing an honesty that doesn't tolerate deception, and a gratitude without envy."

Gut Check has become a veritable manifesto for Christian men. Saab's writing style and humor have entertained those "who never read", while his tremendous insights have influenced a generation of men standing much in need of a gut check.

Gut Check is available where books are sold. Tarek Saab's website is: www.SaabStories.com.