A Christian Guide to the Classics
By: Leland Ryken
4.03
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
We’ve all heard about the classics and some of us have even read them on our own. But for those of …
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1. Wise Blood
By: Flannery O'Connor
3.83
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
(This is an alternate-cover edition for ISBN 9780374530631) The American short story master Flan… read more
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"Jesus died to redeem you,"-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood
"It's easier to bleed than sweat, Mr. Motes."-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood
"In yourself right now is all the place you've got."-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood
"If you want to get anywhere in religion, you got to keep it sweet."-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood
2. Lit!: A Christian Guide to Reading Books
By: Tony Reinke , C.J. Mahaney
4.17
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Whether books are your addiction or your phobia, Lit! offers up solid advice to help you think abou… read more
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- faith
- christian living
- nonfiction
- writing
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"Stories arrest us. Parents use stories to capture the attention of active children. Preachers use stories to capture the attention of sleepy adults."-Tony Reinke, Lit!: A Christian Guide to Reading Books
"Lectura este o disciplină, și orice disciplină cere autodisciplină din partea noastră, iar autodisciplina este lucrul față de care firea noastră păcătoasă se va împotrivi."-Tony Reinke, Lit!: A Christian Guide to Reading Books
"Abilitatea de a ne bucura de frumusețea artistică fără a ne însuși gândirea autorului și fără a susține integritatea morală a artistului, este ceva ce Dumnezeu însuși poate face."-Tony Reinke, Lit!: A Christian Guide to Reading Books
"O prăpastie mare îl separă pe cititorul care pur și simplu consumă cărți de cel care caută înțelepciunea cu sârguință. Consumatorii de cărți se uită la acestea ca la „lucruri ce trebuie citite"-Tony Reinke, Lit!: A Christian Guide to Reading Books
3. North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)
By: Andrew Peterson
4.55
Format: 331 pages, Paperback
First they found themselves On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness. Now they must make their way… read more
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"You call that poetry?"-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)
"She poured her heart into the song and filled it with everything she felt"-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)
"Podo and Leeli finally came back to where the others rested, and though her face still bore the weight of her sorrow, Janner could see that is sister was present. Her eyes didn't see stare into nothi…"-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)
"He was only twelve, but he knew enough to realize that the way before him would be hard. Is it worth it? he asked himself. Was it worth losing his old life in order to learn the truth of who he was a…"-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)
4. Sanctuary Line
By: Jane Urquhart
2.57
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
Told through delicate and masterful narration, Jane Urquhart's new novel, Sanctuary Line, seamlessl… read more
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5. A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1)
By: Michael Bond , Peggy Fortnum
4.23
Format: 159 pages, Paperback
An alternate cover edition of this ISBN can be found here. Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddingt… read more
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"I'm not a criminal,"-Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1)
"[Paddington] looked up to see that Mrs Brown had been joined by a little girl, with laughing blue eyes and long, fair hair."-Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1)
6. Till We Have Faces
By: C.S. Lewis
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
In this timeless tale of two mortal princesses- one beautiful and one unattractive- C.S. Lewis rewo… read more
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7. The Three Sisters
By: Anton Chekhov
3.06
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
First performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1901, The Three Sistersprobes the lives and dreams of … read more
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8. Reforming Marriage
By: Douglas Wilson
4.00
Format: 371 pages, Paperback
Reforming Marriage does what few books on marriage do today: it provides biblical advice. Douglas W… read more
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- christian
- nonfiction
9. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
By: Andrew Peterson
4.33
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and the… read more
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"Even if hope is just a low ember at night, in the morning you can still start a fire."-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
"Esben Igiby was seeping into Janner’s thoughts, and there was no way to seal the leak."-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
"But other than the cruel fangs and the constant threat of death and torture, there wasn't much to fear in Skree."-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
"There's just something about the way he sings. It makes me think of when it snows outside, and the fire is warm, and Podo is telling us a story while you're cooking, and there's no place I'd rather b…"-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
10. The Warden and the Wolf King (The Wingfeather Saga #4)
By: None , Andrew Peterson
3.90
Format: 205 pages,
All winter long, people in the Green Hollows have prepared for a final battle with Gnag the Nameles… read more
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11. King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
By: H. Rider Haggard
3.79
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines has entertained generations of readers since its first publ… read more
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- classics
"A sharp spear," runs the Kukuana saying, "needs no polish."-H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
"Everything has an end, if only you live long enough to see it."-H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
"When one can only do one thing well, one likes to keep up one’s reputation in that thing."-H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
"Take what life can give you, Ana, and do not trouble about the offerings which are laid in the tombs for time to crumble."-H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
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. Mere Christianity
By: C.S. Lewis
4.36
Format: 191 pages, Paperback
In the classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, the most important writer of the 20th century, explor… read more
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- christian
- faith
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- nonfiction
"The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God."-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
"God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than He is of any other slacker."-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
"We do know that no person can be saved except through Christ. We do not know that only those who know Him can be saved by Him."-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
"The only things we can keep are the things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we are sure to lose."-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
14. Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
By: C.S. Lewis
3.93
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
In the first novel of C.S. Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy, Dr Ransom, a Cambridge academic… read more
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"The love of knowledge is a kind of madness."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
"A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
"There I drank life because death was in the pool. That was the best of drinks save one."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
"And I say also this. I do not think the forest would be so bright, nor the water so warm, nor love so sweet, if there were no danger in the lakes."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
15. Peace Like a River
By: Leif Enger
4.09
Format: 315 pages,
Once in a great while, we encounter a novel in our voluminous reading that begs to be read aloud. L… read more
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16. 100 Cupboards (100 Cupboards, #1)
By: N.D. Wilson
4.27
Format: 127 pages,
Twelve-year-old Henry York is going to sleep one night when he hears a bump on the attic wall above… read more
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17. 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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18. The Bruised Reed
By: Richard Sibbes
4.44
Format: 134 pages, Paperback
In this famous exposition of Isaiah 42:3, Sibbes unfolds the tender ministry of Jesus Christ, who i… read more
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- nonfiction
"Weakness with watchfulness will stand, when strength with too much confidence fails. Weakness, with acknowledgement of it, is the fittest seat and subject for God to perfect his strength in; for cons…"-Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed
"Moses, without any mercy, breaks all bruised reeds, and quenches all smoking flax. For the law requires personal, perpetual and perfect obedience from the heart, and that under a most terrible curse,…"-Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed
19. Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan
By: Bill O'Reilly , Martin Dugard
4.35
Format: 323 pages, Hardcover
The powerful and riveting new book in the multimillion-selling Killing series by Bill O’Reilly and … read more
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20. The Black Cauldron (The Chronicles of Prydain #2)
By: Lloyd Alexander
3.92
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper, and his friends are led into a mortal struggle with Arawn and his … read more
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21. The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain, #1)
By: Lloyd Alexander
3.92
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
Taran wanted to be a hero, and looking after a pig wasn't exactly heroic, even though Hen Wen was a… read more
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22. Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
By: C.S. Lewis
4.00
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
The second book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which also includes Out of the Silent Pla… read more
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- christian
"Say a child’s prayer if you can’t say a man’s."-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
"It is not for nothing that you are named Ransom,"-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
"The joy came from finding at last what hatred was made for."-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
"About this time tomorrow, you will have done the impossible."-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
23. A Place to Hang the Moon
By: Kate Albus
4.57
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
Set against the backdrop of World War II, Anna, Edmund, and William are evacuated from London to li… read more
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"The librarian chuckled. “I suppose there are rather a lot of orphan stories out there."-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon
"Besides which, I really ought to send her a book instead. Though she’s not much of a reader."-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon
"Fibs, you must know, are entirely acceptable when they serve the purpose of getting one to the library."-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon
"It is often the case that, at times of great anxiety, when the diversion of a good story should seem most welcome, one is least equipped to focus one’s mind on reading."-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon
24. The Lord of Psalm 23: Jesus Our Shepherd, Companion, and Host
By: David Gibson
4.74
Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition
Expository Study of Psalm 23 Reveals the Beauty and Deep Theological Meaning behind a Familiar Part… read more
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- christian living
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- nonfiction
25. Joy To The World: Daily Readings For Advent
By: Charles Haddon Spurgeon
4.55
Format: 69 pages, Kindle Edition
In the midst of the business of December, take 5 minutes each day and let Charles Spurgeon, the pri… read more
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- christian living
- christian
- nonfiction
26. Being Elisabeth Elliot: The Authorized Biography: Elisabeth’s Later Years
By: Ellen Vaughn
4.38
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Elisabeth Elliot was a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a remote Amazonian indigenous pe… read more
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- christian living
- christian
- nonfiction
27. Men and Women in the Church: A Short, Biblical, Practical Introduction
By: Kevin DeYoung
4.17
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
A Biblical Primer on Men and Women in the Church There is much at stake in God making humanity m… read more
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- christian
- nonfiction
28. The Reading Life: The Joy of Seeing New Worlds Through Others' Eyes
By: C.S. Lewis
4.10
Format: 192 pages, ebook
The revered teacher and bestselling author of such classic Christian works as Mere Christianity and… read more
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- christian
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29. Coronavirus and Christ
By: John Piper
4.30
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
"This is a time when the fragile form of this world is felt. The seemingly solid foundations are sh… read more
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"God and his word are the reality we need -- the Rock under our feet."-John Piper, Coronavirus and Christ
"Physical pain is God's trumpet blast to tell us that something is dreadfully wrong in the world."-John Piper, Coronavirus and Christ
"In other words, physical evil is a parable, a drama, a signpost pointing to the moral outrage of rebellion against God."-John Piper, Coronavirus and Christ
"The secret, I said, is knowing that the same sovereignty that could stop the coronavirus, yet doesn’t, is the very sovereignty that sustains the soul in it."-John Piper, Coronavirus and Christ
30. A Christian Guide to the Classics
By: Leland Ryken
4.03
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
We’ve all heard about the classics and some of us have even read them on our own. But for those of … read more
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31. Meet Me at the Starlight
By: Rachel Hauck
4.23
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Eighties supermodel Harlow Hayes seeks solace in a quaint Florida beach town to hide and heal from … read more
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