6 must-read audiobook books like Getting To Know Jesus by George MacDonald

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Getting To Know Jesus

By: George MacDonald

4.09

Format: 149 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Twelve sermons by a 19th century Scottish minister discuss the life of Jesus Christ and how to put …

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1. The Napoleon of Notting Hill

By: G.K. Chesterton

3.84

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

In a London of the future, the drudgery of capitalism and bureaucracy have worn the human spirit do… read more

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  • classics
"Giacché, che cosa è mai uno stato dove non si sogni?"

-G.K. Chesterton, The Napoleon of Notting Hill

"Nijedan čovjek koji je zaljubljen, ne misli da je itko prije njega bio zaljubljen."

-G.K. Chesterton, The Napoleon of Notting Hill

"Be careful how you suggest things to me. For there is in me a madness which goes beyond martyrdom, the madness of an utterly idle man."

-G.K. Chesterton, The Napoleon of Notting Hill

"Pojedinačno, ljudi mogu ostavljati više ili manje racionalan dojam, jedući, spavajući, i planirajući. Ali ljudski je rod kao cjelina varljiv, mističan, nestalan, zanosan. Ljudi su ljudi, ali čovječan…"

-G.K. Chesterton, The Napoleon of Notting Hill

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2. St. Francis of Assisi

By: G.K. Chesterton , Joseph F. Girzone

3.94

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Francis of Assisi is, after Mary of Nazareth, perhaps the greatest saint in the Christian calendar,… read more

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"The moment sex ceases to be a servant it becomes a tyrant."

-G.K. Chesterton, St. Francis of Assisi

"The objection to an aristocracy is that it is a priesthood without a god."

-G.K. Chesterton, St. Francis of Assisi

"The modern mind is hard to please; and it generally calls the way of Godfrey ferocious and the way of Francis fanatical. That is, it calls any moral method unpractical, when it has just called any pr…"

-G.K. Chesterton, St. Francis of Assisi

"I beseech you, little brothers, that you be as wise as brother Daisy and brother dandelion; for never do they lie awake thinking of tomorrow, yet they have gold crowns like kings and emperors or like…"

-G.K. Chesterton, St. Francis of Assisi

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3. The Cost of Discipleship

By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

One of the most important theologians of the twentieth century illuminates the relationship between… read more

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  • christian
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  • christianity
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  • christian living
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  • nonfiction
"When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

"Discipleship is not an offer that man makes to Christ."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

"Only he who believes is obedient, and only he who is obedient believes."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

"Strict exercise of self-control is an essential feature of the Christian's life."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship

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4. The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare

By: Jonathan Lethem , G.K. Chesterton

2.67

Format: 166 pages,

G.K. Chesterton's 1908 masterpiece, The Man Who Was Thursday, is a metaphysical thriller, and a det… read more

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  • philosophy
  • classics
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5. The Everlasting Man

By: G.K. Chesterton

4.16

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

What, if anything, is it that makes the human uniquely human? This, in part, is the question that G… read more

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"Men are moved most by their religion; especially when it is irreligion."

-G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man

"Classic literature is still something that hangs in the air like a song."

-G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man

"A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it."

-G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man

"The boldest plans for the future invoke the authority of the past; and that even a revolutionary seeks to satisfy himself that he is also a reactionary."

-G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man

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6. Defiant Joy: The Remarkable Life and Impact of G.K. Chesterton

By: Kevin Belmonte

3.50

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

You may be aware that G. K. Chesterton authored influential Christian biographies and apologetics. … read more

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  • christian
  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • audiobook
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7. Orthodoxy

By: G.K. Chesterton

4.11

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

Chesterton (The Man Who Knew Too Much) capped his brilliant literary career with this exploration o… read more

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8. The Abolition of Man & The Great Divorce

By: C.S. Lewis , Robert Whitfield

4.82

Format: 174 pages, Audio CD

Here are two classics of moral philosophy from one of the most revered Christian voices of our time… read more

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9. God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics

By: C.S. Lewis , Walter Hooper

3.69

Format: 88 pages, Paperback

"Lewis struck me as the most thoroughly converted man I ever met," observes Walter Hooper in the pr… read more

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  • nonfiction
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10. The Weight of Glory

By: C.S. Lewis

4.38

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The classic Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century,… read more

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"He who has God and everything else has no more than he who has God only."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Never, in peace or war, commit your virtue or your happiness to the future."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Have courage, dear heart, for there is nothing to be afraid of and never has been."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

"Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses."

-C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory

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11. Reflections on the Psalms

By: C.S. Lewis

3.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

Lewis writes here about the difficulties he has met or the joys he has gained in reading the Psalms… read more

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  • theology
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  • faith
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12. On the Incarnation

By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None

3.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more

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13. How Should We Then Live? The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture

By: Francis A. Schaeffer

3.56

Format: None pages, Paperback

In dit boek, dat ontstaan is naar aanleiding van de gelijknamige televisie serie, neemt de auteur o… read more

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14. The Doctrine of Repentance

By: Thomas Watson

3.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

Knowing what repentance is, and actually repenting, are essential to true Christianity. Few better … read more

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15. Interior Castle

By: Teresa de Ávila

4.16

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A cornerstone book on mystical theology, Interior Castledescribes the seven stages of union with Go… read more

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16. Erasing Hell: What God Said about Eternity, and the Things We've Made Up

By: Francis Chan , Preston Sprinkle

4.11

Format: 70 pages, Paperback

How could a loving God send people to hell? Will people have a chance after they die to believe in … read more

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17. Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life

By: C.S. Lewis

4.19

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Lifeis a partial autobiography describing Lewis' conversion… read more

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18. The Abolition of Man

By: C.S. Lewis

3.97

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0060652944 The Abolition of Man, Lewis uses his graceful prose, del… read more

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19. Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible

By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

3.27

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this beautiful little book, Bonhoeffer guides the Christian to the Scriptures for lessons in how… read more

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20. Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer

By: C.S. Lewis

4.31

Format: 66 pages, Paperback

"We want to know not how we should pray if we were perfect but how we should pray being as we now a… read more

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21. Saint Thomas Aquinas

By: G.K. Chesterton , Anton C. Pegis

4.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

G.K. Chesterton's brilliant sketch of the life and thought of Thomas Aquinas is as relevant today a… read more

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22. The Lord and His Prayer

By: N.T. Wright

0.00

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Taking the Lord's Prayer clause by clause, Wright locates this prayer within the historical life an… read more

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23. Letter to the American Church

By: Eric Metaxas

4.28

Format: 159 pages, Kindle Edition

In an earnest and searing wake-up call, the author of the bestseller  Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy … read more

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  • christianity
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  • audiobook
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24. Miracles

By: C.S. Lewis

4.05

Format: 294 pages, Paperback

‘The central miracle asserted by Christians is the Incarnation. They say that God became Man. Every… read more

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"Miracles do not, in fact, break the laws of nature."

-C.S. Lewis, Miracles

"Sexual intercourse is rapidly becoming the one thing venerated in a world without veneration."

-C.S. Lewis, Miracles

"In Science we have been reading only the notes to a poem; in Christianity we find the poem itself."

-C.S. Lewis, Miracles

"Death is a safety-device because, once Man has fallen, natural immortality would be the one utterly hopeless destiny for him."

-C.S. Lewis, Miracles

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25. Alien III

By: William Gibson

3.45

Format: 136 pages, Audible Audio

Audible is bringing William Gibson’s uncovered Alien III script to life in audio for the first time… read more

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  • audiobook
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26. The Problem of Pain

By: C.S. Lewis

4.13

Format: 162 pages, Paperback

For centuries people have been tormented by one question above all: If God is good and all-powerful… read more

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  • christianity
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  • nonfiction
"Man is to be understood only in his relation to God."

-C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain

"Nonsense remains nonsense even when we talk it about God."

-C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain

"Even if there were pains in Heaven, all who understand would desire them."

-C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain

"Now God, who has made us, knows what we are and that our happiness lies in Him."

-C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain

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27. Wild and Precious: A Celebration of Mary Oliver

By: Mary Oliver

4.52

Format: 6 pages, Audible Audio

A celebration of the beloved, award-winning poet Mary Oliver, narrated by actress and activist Soph… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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28. Letters of C. S. Lewis

By: C.S. Lewis

4.18

Format: 688 pages, Paperback

A repackaged edition of the revered author’s collection of personal letters—a curated selection of … read more

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  • christian
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"Isn’t it funny the way some combinations of words can give you – apart from their meaning – a thrill like music?"

-C.S. Lewis, Letters of C. S. Lewis

"Don’t you simply love going to bed. To curl up warmly in a nice warm bed, in the lovely darkness. That is so restful and then gradually drift away into sleep…"

-C.S. Lewis, Letters of C. S. Lewis

"Of Course God does not consider you hopeless. If He did, He would not be moving you to seek Him (and He obviously is)... Continue seeking Him with seriousness. Unless He wanted you, you would not be …"

-C.S. Lewis, Letters of C. S. Lewis

"A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to…"

-C.S. Lewis, Letters of C. S. Lewis

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29. Getting To Know Jesus

By: George MacDonald

4.09

Format: 149 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Twelve sermons by a 19th century Scottish minister discuss the life of Jesus Christ and how to put … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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30. Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda

By: Megan Basham

4.37

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

“This may just be the single most important book on modern Evangelicalism in recent years. It is bo… read more

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  • audiobook
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31. War in Heaven

By: Charles Williams

3.83

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found: here A battle over the most sacred object in Chri… read more

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"The telephone bell was ringing wildly, but without result, since there was no-one in the room but the corpse."

-Charles Williams, War in Heaven

"[...] the war between good and evil existed no longer, for the thing beneath the Graal was not fighting but vomiting."

-Charles Williams, War in Heaven

"An hour's conversation on literature between two ardent minds with a common devotion to a neglected poet is a miraculous road to intimacy."

-Charles Williams, War in Heaven

"There is no possible idea," Kenneth thought as he came onto the terrace, "to which the mind of man can't supply some damned alternative or other. Yet one must act."

-Charles Williams, War in Heaven

13 Top classics books like Getting To Know Jesus by George MacDonald

Transform Your Habits

The Napoleon of Notting Hill

G.K. Chesterton

3.84

Transform Your Habits

St. Francis of Assisi

G.K. Chesterton , Joseph F. Girzone

3.94

Transform Your Habits

The Cost of Discipleship

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare

Jonathan Lethem , G.K. Chesterton

2.67

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13 must-read classics books like Miracles by C.S. Lewis

Transform Your Habits

Unspoken Sermons: Series I, II, III

George MacDonald

4.49

Transform Your Habits

The Cost of Discipleship

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The Everlasting Man

G.K. Chesterton

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Confessions

Augustine of Hippo , Henry Chadwick , Albert Cook Outler

3.41

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