11 best-selling biography books like In the Eye of the Storm: A Biography of Gregory the Great by Sigrid Grabner

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In the Eye of the Storm: A Biography of Gregory the Great

By: Sigrid Grabner

4.20

Format: 279 pages, Paperback

Rome in the year A.D. 590. A plague is tearing through the city. Pope Pelagius II is dead. Outside …

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1. Quo Vadis

By: Henryk Sienkiewicz , W.S. Kuniczak

4.01

Format: 589 pages, Hardcover

This glorious saga unfolds against the backdrop of ancient Rome--from the Forum to the Coliseum, fr… read more

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"If we repay evil with good, then how do we repay the good?"

-Henryk Sienkiewicz, Quo Vadis

"-Моето щастие мина, и радостта ми отмина, но аз не съм зла."

-Henryk Sienkiewicz, Quo Vadis

"Светът е измамен, а животът е илюзия. Трябва да имаш достатъчно ум за да различиш приятните от лошите илюзии."

-Henryk Sienkiewicz, Quo Vadis

"Look at us! For us there are no partings, no pains, no sufferings; or if they come they are turned into pleasure. And death itself, which for you is the end of life, is for us merely its beginning,—t…"

-Henryk Sienkiewicz, Quo Vadis

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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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  • history
  • biography
  • theology
"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 Wright Brothers

By: David McCullough

2.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story-behind-the-story ab… read more

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  • history
  • biography
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4. The Gene: An Intimate History

By: Siddhartha Mukherjee

4.22

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Emperor of All Maladies--a magnificent h… read more

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  • history
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5. The Last Full Measure (The Civil War Trilogy, #3)

By: Jeff Shaara

4.09

Format: 148 pages,

In the Pulitzer prize-winning classic The Killer Angels,Michael Shaara created the finest Civil War… read more

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6. The Apostles: The Origin of the Church and Their Co-Workers

By: Pope Benedict XVI

4.08

Format: None pages,

read more

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  • history
  • theology
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7. A Canticle for Leibowitz

By: Walter M. Miller Jr.

3.39

Format: 414 pages, Paperback

Winner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel and widely considered one of the most accomplished, po… read more

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8. The Quiet American

By: Graham Greene , Robert Stone

3.13

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Graham Greene's classic exploration of love, innocence, and morality in Vietnam "I never knew a man… read more

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9. An Exorcist Tells His Story

By: Benedict J. Groeschel , Gabriele Amorth , Nicoletta V. MacKenzie , None

3.76

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this powerful book, the renowned exorcist of Rome tells of his many experiences in his ministry … read more

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10. The Shadow of His Wings

By: Gereon Goldmann , None , None

4.03

Format: 606 pages, Paperback

We hadto do it. We had to reprint this book. Rarely has a book had such an impact on so many of us … read more

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11. Helena

By: Evelyn Waugh , Amy Welborn , George Weigel

3.43

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

"In Helena, the play of words and the fireworks, the exquisite descriptions of landscapes, and even… read more

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12. The Practice of the Presence of God

By: Brother Lawrence

4.32

Format: 95 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover edition of ISBN 0883681056 can be found here Brother Lawrence was a man of hum… read more

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  • theology
"We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed."

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

"We must know before we can love. In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure."

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

" Prayer is so simple. It is like quietly opening a door and slipping into the very presence of God. There, in the stillness, to listen to His voice, perhaps in petition or only to listen. It matters …"

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

"That with him the set times of prayer were not different from other times: that he retired to pray, according to the directions of his Superior, but that he did not want such retirement. nor ask for …"

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

13. From Slave to Priest: A Biography of the Reverend Augustine Tolton (1854-1897) First Black American Priest of the United States

By: Caroline Hemesath , Harold Burke-Sivers

4.75

Format: 140 pages,

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14. Jesus of Nazareth, Part Two: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection

By: Pope Benedict XVI

3.00

Format: 108 pages,

For Christians, Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, who died for the sins of the world, and who ro… read more

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15. Father Elijah: An Apocalypse

By: Michael D. O'Brien

4.22

Format: None pages, Paperback

Michael O'Brien presents a thrilling apocalyptic novel about the condition of the Roman Catholic Ch… read more

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16. Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success

By: Mark Victor Hansen , Napoleon Hill , Michael Bernard Beckwith , Sharon L. Lechter

3.93

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Napoleon Hill wrote this book in 1938, just after publication of his all-time bestseller, Think and… read more

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17. The Life of St. Benedict By Gregory the Great: Translation and Commentary

By: Terrence G. Kardong

3.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

In his classic Second Book of Dialogues,Pope Gregory the Great lionizes Saint Benedict as hero and … read more

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18. Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration

By: Pope Benedict XVI , Adrian Walker

3.22

Format: 111 pages,

"Ho voluto fare il tentativo di presentare il Gesu dei Vangeli come il Gesu reale, come il "Gesu st… read more

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19. Paul: A Biography

By: N.T. Wright

4.34

Format: 480 pages, ebook

In this definitive biography, renowned Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author N. T.… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • theology
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20. This is My Body: A Call to Eucharistic Revival

By: Robert Barron

4.35

Format: 100 pages, Kindle Edition

A recent Pew Forum survey revealed the startling statistic that 69% of Catholics do not believe in … read more

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  • theology
Cover of The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream by Charles     Spencer

21. The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream

By: Charles Spencer

4.06

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The sinking of the White Ship is one of the greatest disasters in English history. Here, Sunday Tim… read more

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  • history
  • biography
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22. The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2)

By: Richard Swan

4.30

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

From a major new debut author in epic fantasy comes the second book in a trilogy where action, intr… read more

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23. The Fisherman's Tomb: The True Story of the Vatican's Secret Search

By: John O'Neill

4.20

Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition

A Texas oilman. A brilliant female archaeologist. An unknown world underneath the Vatican. In 1939… read more

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  • history
  • biography
Cover of On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain by Ronald C. White Jr.

24. On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

By: Ronald C. White Jr.

4.45

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of A. Lincoln and American Ulysses comes the dramatic an… read more

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  • history
  • biography
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25. Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography

By: Holly Ordway

4.67

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

Tolkien described The Lord of the Rings as “a fundamentally religious and Catholic work” and declar… read more

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  • history
  • biography
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26. A Family of Saints: The Martins of Lisieux-Saints Therese, Louis, and Zelie

By: Stephane-Joseph Piat

4.57

Format: 392 pages, Paperback

"God gave me a father and mother more worthy of heaven than of earth." Saint Therese of Lisieux … read more

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  • biography
Cover of In the Eye of the Storm: A Biography of Gregory the Great by Sigrid Grabner

27. In the Eye of the Storm: A Biography of Gregory the Great

By: Sigrid Grabner

4.20

Format: 279 pages, Paperback

Rome in the year A.D. 590. A plague is tearing through the city. Pope Pelagius II is dead. Outside … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • theology
Cover of Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Jean Croiset

28. Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

By: Jean Croiset

4.56

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

THE deep and extraordinary interest taken by so many, in the devotion to the Sacred Heart of our Lo… read more

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  • theology
"The reason why the visit to the Blessed Sacrament, the august Sacrifice of our Altars, and Holy Communion, are spoken of at greater length, is, because, of all exercises of piety, there are none whic…"

-Jean Croiset, Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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29. Who Believes Is Not Alone: My Life Beside Benedict XVI

By: Georg Gänswein

4.66

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

The collaboration between a future pope and young prelate is transformed into profound friendship w… read more

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  • biography
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30. Women of the Church (What Every Catholic Should Know)

By: Bronwen McShea

3.93

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

While many Catholics are aware of great female saints such as Catherine of Siena and Thérèse of Lis… read more

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31. La Duchesse: The Life of Marie de Vignerot—Cardinal Richelieu's Forgotten Heiress Who Shaped the Fate of France

By: Bronwen McShea

4.27

Format: 463 pages, Kindle Edition

A rich portrait of a compelling, complex woman who emerged from a sheltered rural childhood into th… read more

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  • history
  • biography

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St. Francis of Assisi

G.K. Chesterton , Joseph F. Girzone

3.94

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The Wright Brothers

David McCullough

2.60

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The Gene: An Intimate History

Siddhartha Mukherjee

4.22

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The Apostles: The Origin of the Church and Their Co-Workers

Pope Benedict XVI

4.08

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The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors

Dan Jones

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages

Dan Jones

4.41

Transform Your Habits

The Anglo-Saxons A History of the Beginnings of England: 400–1066

Marc Morris

4.34

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4.06

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