14 best-selling nonfiction books like A History of Israel: From the Bronze Age Through the Jewish Wars by Walter C. Kaiser Jr.

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A History of Israel: From the Bronze Age Through the Jewish Wars

By: Walter C. Kaiser Jr.

4.19

Format: 540 pages, Hardcover

A History of Israel refutes many of today's common misconceptions about Israel and sets down an acc…

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1. Jerusalem: The Biography

By: Simon Sebag Montefiore

4.07

Format: 752 pages, Hardcover

The epic history of three thousand years of faith, fanaticism, bloodshed, and coexistence, from Kin… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • history
  • jewish
"Necessity is very often the mother of romance."

-Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography

"Names were changed, traditions muddled, but all that matters in Jerusalem is what is believed to be true."

-Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography

"In 312, Manichaeanism and Mithraism were no less popular than Christianity. Constantine could just as easily have chosen one of these - and Europe might today be Mithraistic or Manichaean."

-Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography

"What the fanatical Jewish conservatives regarded as heathen pollution, cosmopolitans saw as civilization. This was the start of a new pattern in Jerusalem: the more sacred she became, the more divide…"

-Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography

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2. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unleash a Revolution in Your Life In Christ

By: Peter Scazzero

3.65

Format: 135 pages, Hardcover

What Are You Missing? Peter Scazzero learned the hard way: you can't be spiritually mature while re… read more

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  • christianity
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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3. The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.51

Format: 46 pages, Paperback

‘What are the marks of a supernaturally changed heart?’ This is one of the questions the Apostle… read more

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  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • theology
"...the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less."

-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

"In other words, we are only proud of being more successful, more intelligent or more good-looking than the next person, and we are in the presence of someone who is more successful, intelligent and g…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

"Up until the 20th century, traditional cultures (and this is still true of most cultures in the world) always believed that too high a view of yourself was the root cause of all the evil in the world…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

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4. King Lear

By: William Shakespeare , William James Rolfe

3.91

Format: 338 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Shakespeare’s King Lear challenges us with the magnitude, intensity, and sheer duration of the pain… read more

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"Fortune love you."

-William Shakespeare, King Lear

"She is herself a dowry."

-William Shakespeare, King Lear

"All dark and comfortless."

-William Shakespeare, King Lear

"Nothing can come of nothing."

-William Shakespeare, King Lear

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5. Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life

By: Tish Harrison Warren

4.08

Format: 31 pages, Paperback

Many of us go through the day feeling like we don't have time for God. But God can become present t… read more

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  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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6. Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

4.27

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

After his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continued his witness … read more

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  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • theology
"God is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"It is only when he is a burden that another person is really a brother and not merely an object to be manipulated"

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

"The Church does not need brilliant personalities but faithful servants of Jesus and the brethren. Not in the former but in the latter is the lack."

-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

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7. Exploring Christian Theology, Volume I: Revelation, Scripture, and the Triune God

By: Douglas K. Blount , Nathan D. Holsteen , Michael J. Svigel , None , None , None

3.36

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

Part one: Douglas K. Blount, Nathan D. Holsteen, Glenn R. Kreider, and Michael J. Svigel, Part two:… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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8. Message of the Prophets

By: J. Daniel Hays , Tremper Longman III

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Christians sometimes approach the Old Testament with a mixture of awe and bewilderment, knowing tha… read more

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  • christianity
  • old testament
  • nonfiction
  • theology

9. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus

By: Mark Dever

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more

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10. 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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11. The Pastor: A Memoir

By: Eugene H. Peterson

4.23

Format: 121 pages, Hardcover

In The Pastor, author Eugene Peterson, translator of the multimillion-selling The Message, tells th… read more

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12. Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation

By: James K.A. Smith

2.00

Format: 161 pages, Paperback

Malls, stadiums, and universities are actually liturgical structures that influence and shape our t… read more

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13. A Farewell to Arms

By: Ernest Hemingway , نجف دریابندری

4.12

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

In 1918 Ernest Hemingway went to war, to the war to end all wars. He volunteered for ambulance serv… read more

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14. The Screwtape Letters

By: C.S. Lewis

4.27

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

A Masterpiece of Satire on Hell’s Latest Novelties and Heaven’s Unanswerable Answer C.S. Lewis’s T… read more

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  • christianity
  • religion
  • theology
"It is always the novice who exaggerates."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"I do not expect old heads on young shoulders."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"For the Present is the point at which time touches eternity."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"Music. A meaningless acceleration in the rhythm of celestial experience."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

15. Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith

By: Michael Reeves

3.71

Format: 224 pages,

In this brief and winsome book, Michael Reeves presents an introduction to the Christian faith that… read more

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16. Metamorphoses

By: Ovid , David Raeburn , Denis Feeney

3.99

Format: 240 pages,

Metamorphoses (from Greek meta meta and morphe morphe, meaning "changes of shape"), is a Latin narr… read more

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17. Everything Sad Is Untrue

By: Daniel Nayeri

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Da… read more

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"Every story is the sound of a storyteller begging to stay alive."

-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

"I won't tell you about her yet, because sometimes love has to be kept secret. If other people find out, they will attack it."

-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

"Sometimes you just want somebody to look at a thing with you and say, "Yes. That is a thing you're looking at. You haven't lied to yourself."

-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

"Maybe there isn’t just one person designated for everybody. Maybe there’s a lot more to it---maybe you choose and you practice, and that’s what makes the love true."

-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

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18. The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret Projets #2)

By: Brandon Sanderson

3.77

Format: 399 pages, Hardcover

A man awakes in a clearing in what appears to be medieval England with no memory of who he is, wher… read more

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"Horses were less the thundering creatures Of pounding hoof beats and unparalleled speed found in movies and more like golf carts that ran on a tank of grass and occasionally bit you."

-Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret Projets #2)

"A little pebble starts as an avalanche," I said. "Life isn't like the craps table, where the next roll has the same chance of winning as the last one. In real life, you lose a little - and that makes…"

-Brandon Sanderson, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (Secret Projets #2)

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19. Persians: The Age of the Great Kings

By: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

4.06

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia  The Achaemen… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • history
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20. The Story of Russia

By: Orlando Figes

4.27

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

“This is the essential backstory, the history book that you need if you want to understand modern R… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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21. A Basic Guide to Eschatology: Making Sense of the Millennium

By: Millard J. Erickson

3.83

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

A leading evangelical theologian provides a comprehensive examination of the various evangelical vi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • theology
"When the plain sense makes good sense, seek no other sense."

-Millard J. Erickson, A Basic Guide to Eschatology: Making Sense of the Millennium

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22. The Invention of Yesterday: A 50,000-Year History of Human Culture, Conflict, and Connection

By: Tamim Ansary

4.27

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

From language to culture to cultural collision: the story of how humans invented history, from the … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • history
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23. Kingdom of Priests: A History of Old Testament Israel

By: Eugene H. Merrill

4.10

Format: 546 pages, Paperback

Integrates the political, social, economic, and religious factors related to the history of ancient… read more

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  • history
  • theology
  • christianity
  • judaism
  • old testament
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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24. A History of Israel: From the Bronze Age Through the Jewish Wars

By: Walter C. Kaiser Jr.

4.19

Format: 540 pages, Hardcover

A History of Israel refutes many of today's common misconceptions about Israel and sets down an acc… read more

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  • history
  • israel
  • jewish
  • christianity
  • theology
  • judaism
  • old testament
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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25. From Gospels to Glory: Exploring the New Testament

By: Kenneth G. Hanna

4.31

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

Maps are essential to an explorer. Whether it is a short jaunt to a vacation spot or an in-depth se… read more

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  • theology
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26. Daniel: Evangelical Exegetical Commentary (EEC)

By: J. Paul Tanner

4.50

Format: 832 pages, Hardcover

In this volume from the Evangelical Exegetical Commentary, Paul Tanner argues that the book of Dani… read more

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