19 must-read nonfiction books like The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life by Lisa Miller

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The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life

By: Lisa Miller

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Whether it’s meditation or a walk in nature, reading a sacred text or saying a prayer, there are ma…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life by Lisa Miller , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today

By: N.T. Wright

4.05

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today, Widely respected Bible and Jesu… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"Traditions tell us where we have come from. Scripture itself is a better guide as to where we should now be going."

-N.T. Wright, Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today

"The "word" did not "offer itself" in a take-it-or-leave-it fashion, any more than Caesar's heralds would have said, "If you'd like a new kind of imperial experience, you might like to try giving alle…"

-N.T. Wright, Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today

"Many in the church have turned their back on serious study, and have embraced an anti-intellectualism which refuses to learn anything from scholarship at all lest it corrupt their pure faith. It is t…"

-N.T. Wright, Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today

"The gospel by which individuals come to personal faith, and so to that radical transformation of life spoken of so often in the new Testament, is the personalizing of the larger challenge just mentio…"

-N.T. Wright, Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today

Cover of One Mind: How Our Individual Mind Is Part of a Greater Consciousness and Why It Matters by Larry Dossey

2. One Mind: How Our Individual Mind Is Part of a Greater Consciousness and Why It Matters

By: Larry Dossey

3.58

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

Imagine a united consciousness, an awareness of which all of our minds are a part . . . and a poten… read more

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  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • science
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3. Bringers of the Dawn: Teachings from the Pleiadians

By: Barbara Marciniak , Tera Thomas

3.45

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Compiled from more than four hundred hours of channeling by Barbara Marciniak, Bringers of the Dawn… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • self help

4. Dark Nights of the Soul: A Guide to Finding Your Way Through Life's Ordeals

By: Thomas Moore

4.00

Format: 112 pages,

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5. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

By: David Brooks

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more

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  • self help
  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."

-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"

-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

Cover of Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier by Arthur C. Brooks

6. Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

By: Arthur C. Brooks

3.79

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

You can get happier. And getting there will be the adventure of your lifetime. In Build the Life… read more

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  • mental health
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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • science
"feel the feel, then take the wheel pg30"

-Arthur C. Brooks, Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

"When you learn, teach. When you get, give."

-Arthur C. Brooks, Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

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7. Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution

By: Rainn Wilson

3.83

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

**New York Times  Bestseller** Comedic actor, producer, and writer Rainn Wilson, cofounder of th… read more

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  • audiobook
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • self help
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8. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness

By: Jonathan Haidt

4.46

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in t… read more

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  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • science
"Socially prescribed perfectionism is closely related to anxiety; people who suffer from anxiety are more prone to it. Being a perfectionist also increases your anxiety because you fear the shame of p…"

-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness

"Girls in virtual networks are subjected to hundreds of times more social comparison than girls had experienced for all of human evolution. They are exposed to more cruelty and bullying because social…"

-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness

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9. The Power of Stillness: Mindful Living for Latter-day Saints

By: Jacob Z. Hess

4.43

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Latter-day Saints are great at getting things done. But for some, an over-emphasis on “doing” can c… read more

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  • self help
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • audiobook
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10. The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life

By: Lisa Miller

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Whether it’s meditation or a walk in nature, reading a sacred text or saying a prayer, there are ma… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Miller's The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life book and Lisa Miller's The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life

  • audiobook
  • self help
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • philosophy
  • neuroscience
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • science
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11. The Energy Codes: The 7-Step System to Awaken Your Spirit, Heal Your Body, and Live Your Best Life

By: Sue Morter

4.03

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER #1 LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER USA TODAY BESTSELLER “For those ready … read more

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  • psychology
  • mental health
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • self help
Cover of When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion by Laura E. Anderson

12. When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion

By: Laura E. Anderson

4.38

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

"Anderson strikes a smart, balanced tone. . . . An exemplary guide to an understudied issue."--Publ… read more

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  • mental health
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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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"Rebuilding a worldview and identity likely needs to include space for uncertainty."

-Laura E. Anderson, When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion

"I have lived far too much of my life with the end goal of eternal life in heaven, and so I missed a lot of life on earth."

-Laura E. Anderson, When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion

"A marker of healing from religious trauma is not simply the process of deconstructing one’s worldview and identity and rebuilding a new one; it is also the willingness to remain open to shifting and …"

-Laura E. Anderson, When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion

"Religious trauma resides in our bodies and nervous systems in the same way that trauma from war, developmental trauma, or sexualized trauma live inside us. Though the triggers and environment of the …"

-Laura E. Anderson, When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion

Cover of Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit by Lyanda Lynn Haupt

13. Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit

By: Lyanda Lynn Haupt

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Deepen your connection to the natural world with this inspiring meditation, "a path to the place wh… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • science
Cover of Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There by Tali Sharot

14. Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There

By: Tali Sharot

3.69

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Thinking Fast and Slow and The Power of Habit , a groundbreaking new study of how disru… read more

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15. The Secret History of Bigfoot

By: John O’Connor

3.10

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest to off-the-wall cryptozoological conventions, on… read more

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  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma by Mariel Buqué

16. Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma

By: Mariel Buqué

4.32

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The definitive, paradigm-shifting guide to healing intergenerational trauma—weaving together scient… read more

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  • psychology
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"Take the Intergenerational ACES Questionnaire."

-Mariel Buqué, Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma

"Take the Intergenerational ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Questionnaire."

-Mariel Buqué, Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma

"Three core areas became the focus: (1) What happened to you? (2) What happened before you? and (3) What happened around you?"

-Mariel Buqué, Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma

Cover of Travel Light: Spiritual Minimalism to Live a More Fulfilled Life by Light Watkins

17. Travel Light: Spiritual Minimalism to Live a More Fulfilled Life

By: Light Watkins

3.84

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Discover Spiritual the “inside-out” path to getting rid of inner clutter and living a more fulfill… read more

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  • audiobook
"You have the opportunity to do something today that can change the direction of the rest of your life. Today, you can establish a boundary around what you are no longer willing to tolerate."

-Light Watkins, Travel Light: Spiritual Minimalism to Live a More Fulfilled Life

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18. 12 Laws of the Universe

By: Manhardeep Singh Ahluwalia

4.38

Format: 94 pages, Kindle Edition

Life throwing a curveball? Embrace these 12 Laws of the Universe to handle life’s toughest situatio… read more

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Cover of Mind Magic: The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything by James R. Doty

19. Mind Magic: The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything

By: James R. Doty

3.86

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A deep exploration of the neuroscience behind manifestation, with a six-part plan for realizing you… read more

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  • mental health
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  • nonfiction
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Cover of Spiritual Anatomy: Meditation, Chakras, and the Journey to the Center by Kamlesh D. Patel

20. Spiritual Anatomy: Meditation, Chakras, and the Journey to the Center

By: Kamlesh D. Patel

4.68

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the internationally bestselling author of The Heartfulness Way comes a journey to the center o… read more

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"Life is movement, change, and evolution’"

-Kamlesh D. Patel, Spiritual Anatomy: Meditation, Chakras, and the Journey to the Center

"Generosity is sharing what you have, while sacrifice is giving even when you don’t have anything at your disposal."

-Kamlesh D. Patel, Spiritual Anatomy: Meditation, Chakras, and the Journey to the Center

"The ascent of consciousness is the transformation of imperfection into perfection, impurity into purity, and complexity into simplicity. Each day you are waging war with your tendencies and shortcomi…"

-Kamlesh D. Patel, Spiritual Anatomy: Meditation, Chakras, and the Journey to the Center

"Acceptance means allowing movement, change, and evolution. Instead of imposing your will on the Universe, acceptance helps you channel the Universe’s will to allow you to grow and evolve. Acceptance …"

-Kamlesh D. Patel, Spiritual Anatomy: Meditation, Chakras, and the Journey to the Center

Cover of The Joy of Well-Being: A Practical Guide to a Happy, Healthy, and Long Life by Jason Wachob

21. The Joy of Well-Being: A Practical Guide to a Happy, Healthy, and Long Life

By: Jason Wachob

4.00

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

On your journey toward a more health-conscious life, you've likely been bombarded by an overwhelmin… read more

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14 Top audiobook books like The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life by Lisa Miller

Transform Your Habits

How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

David Brooks

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

Arthur C. Brooks

3.79

Transform Your Habits

Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution

Rainn Wilson

3.83

Transform Your Habits

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness

Jonathan Haidt

4.46

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Transform Your Habits

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

4.24

Transform Your Habits

The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America

James L. Swanson

3.44

Transform Your Habits

The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder

Douglas Preston

3.81

Transform Your Habits

Lay Them to Rest: On the Road with the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless

Laurah Norton

3.87

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