Book Girl: A Journey through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life
By: Sarah Clarkson
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
When you hear a riveting story, does it thrill your heart and stir your soul? Do you hunger for tru…
Want to Read $ 10.38"To know yourself as an agent in the story of the world, one able to bring light and goodness in the midst of suffering, is a profoundly empowering knowledge, one that I believe comes to every woman who reads."-Sarah Clarkson, Book Girl: A Journey through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life
"A woman who reads is a woman who knows she must act: in courage, in creativity, in kindness, and often in defiance of the darkness around her. She understands that life itself is a story and that she has the power to shape her corner of the drama."-Sarah Clarkson, Book Girl: A Journey through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life
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1. Green Dolphin Street
By: Elizabeth Goudge
4.22
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
A haunting love story set in the Channel Islands and New Zealand in the 19th century. William Oz… read more
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"Someone once said to me,"-Elizabeth Goudge, Green Dolphin Street
"Our home, our special country, is for all of us the place where we find liberation; a very difficult word. . . .that tries to describe something that can’t be described but is the only thing worth ha…"-Elizabeth Goudge, Green Dolphin Street
"Nothing living should ever be treated with contempt. Whatever it is that lives, a man, a tree, or a bird, should be touched gently, because the time is short. Civilization is another word for respect…"-Elizabeth Goudge, Green Dolphin Street
"You're mad, you missionaries,' ejaculated Tai Haruru angrily. 'What good do you think you do, crawling out to the extremities of all the different world's ends and dying there like lizards spiked on …"-Elizabeth Goudge, Green Dolphin Street
2. Honey for a Child's Heart
By: Gladys M. Hunt
4.47
Format: 251 pages, Paperback
Family favorite now revised and updated, including an annotated list of books for ages 0-12 Ever… read more
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- christian
- nonfiction
- education
- books about books
- self help
"No book is really worth reading at the age of 10 which is not equally worth reading at the age of 50."-Gladys M. Hunt, Honey for a Child's Heart
"This savoring of life is no small thing. The element of wonder is almost lost today with the onslaught of the media and gadgets of our noisy world. To let a child lose it is to make him blind and dea…"-Gladys M. Hunt, Honey for a Child's Heart
"What is home? My favorite definition is "a safe place," a place where one is free from attack, a place where one experiences secure relationships and affirmation. It's a place where people share and …"-Gladys M. Hunt, Honey for a Child's Heart
3. The Scent of Water
By: Elizabeth Goudge
4.16
Format: 285 pages, Hardcover
Mary Lindsay met her little niece and namesake only once, but she saw in the quiet, imaginative chi… read more
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- christian
"Understanding is a creative act in a dimension we do not see."-Elizabeth Goudge, The Scent of Water
"She knew there could be no certainty, only faith. Could she find faith?"-Elizabeth Goudge, The Scent of Water
"What is the scent of water?" "Renewal. The goodness of God coming down like dew."-Elizabeth Goudge, The Scent of Water
"Being ill makes you feel what well people call sentimental, but what you feel is nonetheless genuine whatever they call it."-Elizabeth Goudge, The Scent of Water
4. Hannah Coulter
By: Wendell Berry
4.38
Format: 190 pages, Paperback
Hannah Coulter is Wendell Berry's seventh novel and his first to employ the voice of a woman charac… read more
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- audiobook
"Time doesn't stop. Your life doesn't stop and wait until you get ready to start living it."-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter
"And so I learned about grief, and about the absence and emptiness that for a long time make grief unforgettable."-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter
"Living right on called for nothing out of the ordinary. We made no changes. We only accepted the changes as they came."-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter
"Grandmam came back from that distance in time that separates grandmothers from their grandchildren and made herself a mother to me."-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter
5. The Lifegiving Table: Nurturing Faith through Feasting, One Meal at a Time
By: Sally Clarkson
4.48
Format: 448 pages,
Make your table a place where your family and friends long to be--where they will find rest, renewa… read more
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- faith
- christian living
- christian
- nonfiction
6. The Mission of Motherhood: Touching Your Child's Heart for Eternity
By: Sally Clarkson
3.44
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
A Fresh Vision for Motherhood -Do you long for your home to be life-giving and peaceful? -Is it you… read more
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- faith
- christian living
- christian
- nonfiction
7. Own Your Life: How to Grow a Legacy of Faith, Love, and Spiritual Influence
By: Sally Clarkson , Sarah Mae , Ruth Schwenk , None
3.33
Format: 161 pages, Paperback
Do you ever long for days full of joy and energy--days that bring out the best version of you rathe… read more
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8. Pilgrim's Inn (Eliots of Damerosehay, #2)
By: Elizabeth Goudge
3.67
Format: 117 pages, Hardcover
After WW II, Lucilla's soldier son George and his beautiful wife Nadine lived with their five child… read more
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9. Keep a Quiet Heart
By: Elisabeth Elliot
4.21
Format: 160 pages,
Peace and quiet--to many of us they're just words. Somehow we have allowed the frenetic pace of lif… read more
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10. Different: The Story of an Outside-The-Box Kid and the Mom Who Loved Him
By: Sally Clarkson , Nathan Clarkson
3.19
Format: None pages, Paperback
Nathan was different and Sally knew it. From his early childhood, Nathan was bursting with creativi… read more
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11. For the Children's Sake
By: Susan Schaeffer Macaulay
4.44
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
Every parent and teacher wants to give their children the best education possible. Everyone would l… read more
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- christian
- faith
- nonfiction
- education
- audiobook
"Pupils whose foundations have been deeply laid on books and things, using narration to lock their knowledge in place, and who learn not for marks and prizes but because learning is its own reward... …"-Susan Schaeffer Macaulay, For the Children's Sake
"No parent/home/child/teacher/school has an all-round 100 percent wholeness. We all have limitations and problems. But I must never think it is all or nothing. Perhaps I'd like to live in the country,…"-Susan Schaeffer Macaulay, For the Children's Sake
12. Honey for a Woman's Heart: Growing Your World through Reading Great Books
By: Gladys M. Hunt
3.75
Format: None pages,
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13. The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming
By: Sally Clarkson , Sarah Clarkson
4.00
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
How to make home your family's favorite place to be . . . all year long. Does your home sometimes f… read more
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14. Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too
By: Cindy Rollins
4.75
Format: 266 pages, Paperback
Being a mom can sometimes feel like an overwhelming job with endless tasks and lofty, unattainable … read more
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- christian
- nonfiction
- education
- self help
"The truth is that all humans are always seeing something, paying attention to something, learning something. Perhaps, we are learning every sort of sexual innuendo known to man by watching endless re…"-Cindy Rollins, Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too
15. Hard Is Not the Same Thing as Bad: The Perspective Shift That Could Completely Change the Way You Mother
By: Abbie Halberstadt
4.34
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER Bestselling author Abbie Halberstadt helps women see how God can us… read more
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- self help
- christian
- faith
- christian living
- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids
By: Sarah Mackenzie
4.47
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Connecting deeply with our kids can be difficult in our busy, technology-driven lives. Reading alou… read more
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- self help
- christian
- nonfiction
- education
- books about books
- audiobook
"What better education can we offer our children than the shaping of their hearts to love others as we have been loved by God ourselves?"-Sarah Mackenzie, The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids
"It is tempting to idolize certain aspects of education. We value good grades, high test scores, elite college degrees, and lucrative careers. But out obsession keeps us from remembering what educatio…"-Sarah Mackenzie, The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids
"Truth rises above literal facts... stories, especially fictional ones have the power to speak to the hearts of readers in a profound and lasting way. "Story has been the vehicle for truth for as long…"-Sarah Mackenzie, The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids
17. Modern Miss Mason
By: Leah Boden
4.30
Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition
For every mother who desires to cultivate a lasting foundation of curiosity and wonder for her chil… read more
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- faith
- nonfiction
- education
- audiobook
18. Mothering by the Book: The Power of Reading Aloud to Overcome Fear and Recapture Joy
By: Jennifer Pepito
4.09
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Becoming a better, happier mom starts with the stories you tell your kids As a mom, you want to … read more
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- christian
- memoir
- faith
- christian living
- nonfiction
- education
- books about books
- audiobook
19. I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
By: Anne Bogel
4.02
Format: 156 pages, Hardcover
For so many people, reading isn't just a hobby or a way to pass the time--it's a lifestyle. Our boo… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- books about books
- audiobook
"Just as I’m all the ages I have been, I’m all the readers I have been."-Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
"For everyone who’s ever finished a book under the covers with a flashlight when they were supposed to be sleeping."-Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
"A good book, when we return to it, will always have something new to say. It's not the same book, and we're not the same reader"-Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
"With apologies to Kathleen Kelly, what I've come to learn is this: if my real life reminds me of something I read in a book , I'm reading well -- and I'm probably living well, too."-Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
20. Aggressively Happy: A Realist's Guide to Believing in the Goodness of Life
By: Joy Marie Clarkson
4.43
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
This old world can be exhausting, despairing, and cynical. But you don't have to be. Instead, yo… read more
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- self help
- christian
- faith
- christian living
- nonfiction
- audiobook
21. You Are a Tree: And Other Metaphors to Nourish Life, Thought, and Prayer
By: Joy Marie Clarkson
4.10
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
In a world dominated by technology and efficiency, we speak of ourselves as we process things, we … read more
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- faith
- christian living
- christian
- nonfiction
22. Awaking Wonder: Opening Your Child's Heart to the Beauty of Learning
By: Sally Clarkson
4.40
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
As a parent, you want to send your children into the world with healthy minds and vibrant faith. Yo… read more
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- self help
- christian
- faith
- christian living
- nonfiction
- education
- audiobook
"God entrusted our children into our hands as one of the best works for which we answer to Him. He gave us the stewardship of shaping, investing in, and inspiring for His glory these little human bein…"-Sally Clarkson, Awaking Wonder: Opening Your Child's Heart to the Beauty of Learning
23. Giving Your Words: The Lifegiving Power of a Verbal Home for Family Faith Formation
By: Sally Clarkson
4.44
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Shaping the hearts, minds, and souls of your children starts with your words. As a parent, your he… read more
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- self help
- christian
- faith
- christian living
- nonfiction
- audiobook
24. Teatime Discipleship: Sharing Faith One Cup at a Time
By: Sally Clarkson
4.50
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Cultivate Friendship, Feasting, and Fellowship As a mother, friend, and traveler, Sally Clarkson h… read more
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- christian
- faith
- christian living
- nonfiction
- audiobook
25. Habits for a Sacred Home: 9 Practices from History to Anchor and Restore Modern Families (Helping Moms Experience Peace & Return to Simple Daily Rhythms from Historic Christians like St. Benedict)
By: Jennifer Pepito
4.14
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Frightened by the chaos in society, many parents fear for their children's futures--and end up rais… read more
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- christian
- faith
- christian living
- nonfiction
- audiobook
26. This Beautiful Truth: How God's Goodness Breaks into Our Darkness
By: Sarah Clarkson
4.53
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
We live in a broken world. Amid the daily realities of sickness and isolation, disappointment and p… read more
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- christian
- memoir
- faith
- christian living
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"The real risk to faith is not to wrestle..."-Sarah Clarkson, This Beautiful Truth: How God's Goodness Breaks into Our Darkness
27. Help, I'm Drowning: Weathering the Storms of Life with Grace and Hope
By: Sally Clarkson
4.50
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Life is filled with unexpected storms that take you by surprise. In these storms of life, it's eas… read more
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- self help
- christian
- faith
- christian living
- nonfiction
- audiobook
28. Book Girl: A Journey through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life
By: Sarah Clarkson
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
When you hear a riveting story, does it thrill your heart and stir your soul? Do you hunger for tru… read more
Want to Read $ 10.38Similar categories in Sarah Clarkson's Book Girl: A Journey through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life book and Sarah Clarkson's Book Girl: A Journey through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life
- self help
- christian
- biography
- memoir
- faith
- christian living
- nonfiction
- education
- books about books
- audiobook
"To know yourself as an agent in the story of the world, one able to bring light and goodness in the midst of suffering, is a profoundly empowering knowledge, one that I believe comes to every woman w…"-Sarah Clarkson, Book Girl: A Journey through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life
"A woman who reads is a woman who knows she must act: in courage, in creativity, in kindness, and often in defiance of the darkness around her. She understands that life itself is a story and that she…"-Sarah Clarkson, Book Girl: A Journey through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life
29. Girls' Club: Cultivating Lasting Friendship in a Lonely World
By: Sally Clarkson
4.27
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
In an era when many women struggle with feelings of isolation and deep loneliness, Girls' Club call… read more
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- self help
- christian
- faith
- christian living
- nonfiction
- audiobook
