Biography & Autobiography - Religious

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Same Kind of Different As Me: A Moder...

Ron Hall

A dangerous, homeless drifter who grew up picking cotton in virtual slavery. An upscale art dealer accustomed to the world of Armani and Chanel. A gutsy woman with a stubborn dream. A story so incredible no novelist would dare dre...

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Published: Mar 2008

Seven Men: And the Secret of Their Gr...

Eric Metaxas

In Seven Men, New York Times best-selling author Eric Metaxas presents seven exquisitely crafted short portraits of widely known—but not well understood—Christian men, each of whom uniquely showcases a commitment to live by certai...

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Published: Mar 2015

Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on F...

Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott claims the two best prayers she knows are: 'Help me, help me, help me' and 'Thank you, thank you, thank you.' She has a friend whose morning prayer each day is 'Whatever,' and whose evening prayer is 'Oh, well.' Anne think...

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Published: Feb 2000

Buddha

Karen Armstrong

The author of The Battle for God and other works on religion focuses her attention on the Buddha, retracing his life from prince to savior of humankind, in a philosophical portrait that offers an illuminating look at how his life and ...

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Published: Oct 2004

Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentl...

Katie J. Davis

What would cause an eighteen-year-old old senior class president and homecoming queen from Nashville, Tennessee, to disappoint her parents by forgoing college, break her little brother's heart, lose all but a handful of her friends (b...

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Published: May 2012

Bruchko: The Astonishing True Story o...

Bruce Olson

What happens when a nineteen-year-old boy and heads into the jungles to evangelize a murderous tribe of South American Indians? For Bruce Olson it meant capture and torture, but what he discovered revolutionized the world of missions.

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Published: Jul 2006

The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Sem...

Kevin Rose

No drinking.No smoking.No cursing.No dancing.No R-rated movies.Kevin Roose wasn't used to rules like these. As a sophomore at Brown University, he spent his days drinking fair-trade coffee, singing in an a cappella group, and fitting...

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Published: Jun 2010

The Story of a Soul (Tan Classics)

St Theresa of Lisieux

The Story of a Soul conveys St Therese of Lisieux's Little Wa of spiritual childhood-- her elevator to Heaven, as she called it. This method was approved by Pope Pius XI as a way of holiness for all, so we can grow in holiness through...

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Published: Apr 2010

Mistress of the Vatican: The True Sto...

Eleanor Herman

'We have just elected a female pope.' —Cardinal Alessandro Bichi, 1644 Today's Roman Catholic Church firmly states that women must be excluded from church leadership positions, but they neglect to mention that for over a decad...

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Published: Sep 2009

Daughter of the Saints: Growing Up In...

Dorothy Allred Solomon

'Probably the best book ever written about polygamy. Neither an apologia nor an expose.'—Salt Lake City Tribune 'I am the daughter of my father's fourth plural wife, twenty-eighth of forty-eight children—a middle kid, you might s...

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Published: Oct 2004

Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual C...

Anne Rice

In 2005, Anne Rice startled her readers with her novel Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, and by revealing that, after years as an atheist, she had returned to her Catholic faith.Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana followed.And now, in her ...

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Published: Mar 2010

I Dared to Call Him Father: The Mirac...

Bilquis Sheikh

How do I give myself to God completely? What happens when I do? I Dared to Call Him Father is a book for everyone who has ever asked these questions. It is the fascinating true story of Bilquis Sheikh, a prominent Muslim woman in Sout...

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Published: Apr 2003

Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith

Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott is not only a notable fiction writer, she is also a deeply spiritual Christian and, politically, a staunch liberal. PLAN B is a sequel to TRAVELING MERCIES (1999). Like its predecessor, it's about a variety of issues (agin...

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Published: Apr 2006

Freedom in Exile

Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama's autobiography should leave no one in doubt of his humility and genuine compassion. Written without the slightest hint of pretense, the exiled leader of Tibet recounts his life, from the time he was whisked away from h...

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Published: May 2008

Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One ...

Don &. Susie Van Ryn

Meet Laura Van Ryn and Whitney Cerak: one buried under the wrong name, one in a coma and being cared for by the wrong family.This shocking case of mistaken identity stunned the country and made national news. Would it destroy a family...

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Published: Mar 2009

Parish Priest: Father Michael McGivne...

Douglas Brinkley

''Father McGivney's vision remains as relevant as ever in the changed circumstances of today's church and society.'' -- Pope John Paul II Is now the time for an American parish priest to be declared a Catholic saint? In Father Mi...

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Published: Mar 2007

St. Patrick of Ireland: A Biography

Philip Freeman

Ireland's patron saint has long been shrouded in legend, but the true story of St. Patrick is far more inspiring than the myths. In 'St. Patrick of Ireland,' Philip Freeman brings the historic Patrick and his world vividly to life. Pa...

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Published: Mar 2005

The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and ...

Jeff Guinn

2018 Edgar Award Finalist—Best Fact Crime“A thoroughly readable, thoroughly chilling account of a brilliant con man and his all-too vulnerable prey” (The Boston Globe)—the definitive story of preacher Jim Jones, who was respon...

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Published: Apr 2018

Angry Conversations with God: A Snark...

Susan E. Isaacs

Disillusioned, disenfranchised, and disinterested in anything churchy, Susan E. Isaacs knew of only one thing to do when she hit spiritual rock bottom at age 40. . . . She took God to couples counseling. In this cuttingly poignant me...

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Published: Mar 2011

Homestead: A Memoir

Jane Kirkpatrick

Joining her husband in the fight to create a home out of a rugged stretch of sagebrush, rattlesnakes, and sand in Eastern Oregon, Jane Kirkpatrick uneasily relinquishes the security of a professional career; the convenience of electri...

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Published: Mar 2014

Kosher Chinese: Living, Teaching, and...

Michael Levy

An irreverent tale of an American Jew serving in the Peace Corps in rural China, which reveals the absurdities, joys, and pathos of a traditional society in fluxIn September of 2005, the Peace Corps sent Michael Levy to teach English ...

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Published: Jul 2011

Peaceful Neighbor: Discovering the Co...

Michael Long

Fred Rogers was one of the most radical pacifists of contemporary history. We do not usually think of him as radical, partly because he wore colorful, soft sweaters made by his mother. Nor do we usually imagine him as a pacifist; that...

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Published: Mar 2015

Forgiving the Dead Man Walking: Only ...

Debbie Morris

It was just another time of enjoying milkshakes and small talk. Neither Debbie Cuevas nor her boyfriend, Mark Brewster, gave much thought to the white pickup truck that had pulled up beside them on the riverfront. Until . . . a revolv...

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Published: Aug 2000

Growing Up Amish: A Memoir

Ira Wagler

One fateful starless night, 17-year-old Ira Wagler got up at 2 AM, left a scribbled note under his pillow, packed all of his earthly belongings into in a little black duffel bag, and walked away from his home in the Amish settlement o...

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Published: Jul 2011

The City of Joy

Dominique Lapierre

Made into a movie starring Patrick Swayze, this is the inspiring story of an American doctor who experienced a spiritual rebirth in an impoverished section of Calcutta.

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Published: Jul 1988

Shattered Dreams: My Life as a Polyga...

Irene Spencer

Irene Spencer did as she felt God commanded in becoming the second wife to her brother-in-law Verlan LeBaron. When the government raided their community-the Mormon village of Short Creek, Arizona-seeking to enforce the penalties for p...

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Published: Sep 2008

A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy ...

Elisabeth Elliot

A Chance to Die is a vibrant portrayal of Amy Carmichael, an Irish missionary and writer who spent fifty-three years in south India without furlough. There she became known as ''Amma,'' or ''mother,'' as she founded the Dohnavur Fello...

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Published: May 2005

West of Jesus: Surfing, Science, and ...

Steven Kotler

A spiritual and scientific surf quest, West of Jesus tracks a contemporary surfing myth and looks at the neuroscience that connects spirituality and high risk sport.  After spending two years in bed with Lyme disease, Steven Kotler h...

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Published: May 2007

Acedia & me: A Marriage, Monks, and...

Kathleen Norris

The extraordinary New York Times bestselling masterpiece from "one of the most eloquent yet earthbound spiritual writers of our time (San Francisco Chronicle). Kathleen Norris had written several much loved books, yet she couldn...

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Published: Mar 2010

If Nuns Ruled the World: Ten Sisters ...

Jo Piazza

Veteran reporter Jo Piazza profiles ten extraordinary nuns and the causes to which they have dedicated their lives-from an eighty-three-year-old Ironman champion to a brave sister who rescues victims of human trafficking Meet Sister S...

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Published: Sep 2014
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