14 best-selling nonfiction books like A Spiritual Aeneid by Ronald Knox

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A Spiritual Aeneid

By: Ronald Knox

3.88

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A Spiritual Aeneid, written by Ronald Arbuthnott Knox in 1918, is a religious interpretation of the…

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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. True Devotion to Mary

By: Louis de Montfort , Louis-Marie Grignion de Monfort

4.56

Format: 215 pages, Paperback

Considered the greatest single book on Mary ever written, this classic shows the way to Jesus throu… read more

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  • catholic
"When Mary has struck her roots in a soul, she produces there marvels of grace, which she alone can produce, because she alone is the fruitful Virgin who never has had, and never will have, her equal …"

-Louis de Montfort, True Devotion to Mary

"it has always been remarked that those who wear the outward look of reprobation, like impious heretics and proud worldlings, hate or despise the Hail Mary or the Rosary. Heretics still learn and say …"

-Louis de Montfort, True Devotion to Mary

"Mary has produced, together with the Holy Ghost the greatest thing which has been or ever will be - a God-Man; and she will consequently produce the greatest saints that there will be in the end of t…"

-Louis de Montfort, True Devotion to Mary

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3. The End of the Modern World

By: Romano Guardini , Frederick D. Wilhelmsen

4.17

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

This expanded edition of Guardini's classic work includes the original text of The End of the Moder… read more

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  • theology
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Cover of Oedipus Rex  (The Theban Plays, #1) by Sophocles, J.E. Thomas, Elizabeth Osborne

4. Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)

By: Sophocles , J.E. Thomas , Elizabeth Osborne

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

"...what man wins more happiness than just its shape and the ruin when that shape collapses?" Sopho… read more

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5. The Wife (Kristin Lavransdatter, #2)

By: Tiina Nunnally , Sigrid Undset , Sherrill Harbison

4.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

Original 3 Volumes: Kransen ('20), Husfrue ('21) & Korset ('22). In Kristin Lavransdatter(1920-22),… read more

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6. Theology for Beginners

By: Frank Sheed , Karl Keating

3.81

Format: 215 pages, Paperback

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  • theology
  • christianity
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7. The Consolation of Philosophy

By: Boethius , None

4.27

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • theology
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8. Confessions

By: Augustine of Hippo , Henry Chadwick , Albert Cook Outler

3.41

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Augustine's Confessions is one of the most influential and most innovative works of Latin literatur… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • theology

9. The Spirit of the Liturgy

By: Pope Benedict XVI , Jon Saward , Joseph Ratzinger

4.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Considered by Ratzinger devotees as his greatest work on the Liturgy, this profound and beautifully… read more

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  • christianity
  • nonfiction
  • catholic
  • theology
Cover of The Apostles: The Origin of the Church and Their Co-Workers by Pope Benedict XVI

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

By: Pope Benedict XVI

4.08

Format: None pages,

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Cover of The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) by Josephine Tey

11. The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)

By: Josephine Tey

3.95

Format: None pages,

Scotland Yard Inspector Alan Grant is intrigued by a portrait of Richard III. Could such a sensitiv… read more

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12. The Wreath (Kristin Lavransdatter, #1)

By: Tiina Nunnally , Sigrid Undset

3.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

Originally published in Norwegian in 1920 and set in fourteenth-century Norway, The Wreath chronicl… read more

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13. Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

By: Thérèse of Lisieux , John Clarke

4.42

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

This book, first published in 1898 in a highly edited version, quickly became a modern spiritual cl… read more

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"Love lives only by sacrifice"

-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

"I have at last found my vocation; it is love!"

-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

"Love will consume us only in the measure of our self-surrender."

-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

"and I realized that real nobility is in the soul, not in a name."

-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

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14. On Christian Doctrine

By: Augustine of Hippo , D.W. Robertson Jr.

3.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

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  • christianity
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15. Catherine of Siena

By: Sigrid Undset

3.50

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Sigrid Undset's Catherine of Siena is critically acclaimed as one of the best biographies of this w… read more

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  • christianity
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16. To Know Christ Jesus

By: Frank Sheed

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

This modern spiritual classic by Frank Sheed, the renowned author, publisher and lecturer, is broug… read more

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17. Carry On, Jeeves (Jeeves, #3)

By: P.G. Wodehouse

4.25

Format: 273 pages, Hardcover

The titles of the first story in this collection—'Jeeves Takes Charge'— and the last—'Bertie Change… read more

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"Employers are like horses — they require management."

-P.G. Wodehouse, Carry On, Jeeves (Jeeves, #3)

"You would not enjoy Nietzsche, sir. He is fundamentally unsound."

-P.G. Wodehouse, Carry On, Jeeves (Jeeves, #3)

"Well, you know, there are limits to the sacred claims of friendship."

-P.G. Wodehouse, Carry On, Jeeves (Jeeves, #3)

"What's the use of a great city having temptations if fellows don't yield to them?"

-P.G. Wodehouse, Carry On, Jeeves (Jeeves, #3)

18. The Aeneid

By: Virgil , Robert Fitzgerald

4.50

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

The Aeneid (play /@'ni:Id/; Latin: Aeneis [aj'ne:is]--the title is Greek in form: genitive case Aen… read more

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19. 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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20. The Diary of a Country Priest

By: Georges Bernanos , Remy Rougeau

3.67

Format: 499 pages, Paperback

In this classic Catholic novel, Bernanos movingly recounts the life of a young French country pries… read more

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21. Death Comes for the Archbishop

By: Willa Cather

3.67

Format: None pages, Paperback

There is something epic--and almost mythic--about this sparsely beautiful novel by Willa Cather, al… read more

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22. Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy

By: Rumer Godden , Joan D. Chittister

4.71

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Five for Sorrow, Ten for Joy is about growth, choice, struggle, and the freedom of the soul that t… read more

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23. The Secret Of The Rosary

By: Louis de Montfort , None

4.14

Format: None pages, Paperback

Canon William says of De Montfort's book, The Secret of the Rosary- "It goes far beyond mere resear… read more

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24. Three to Get Married

By: Fulton J. Sheen

3.00

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

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25. An Essay On the Development of Christian Doctrine

By: John Henry Newman

3.77

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

John Henry Cardinal Newman begins the Essay with a deffinition of development, pointing out that th… read more

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26. King John

By: William Shakespeare , Paul Werstine

4.21

Format: None pages, Paperback

King John, a history play by William Shakespeare, dramatises the reign of John, King of England (ru… read more

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27. Interior Freedom

By: Jacques Philippe , None

4.71

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

Interior Freedom leads one to discover that even in the most difficult circumstances we possess wit… read more

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"Ultimately, we can really forgive people only because Christ rose from the dead; his Resurrection is the guarantee that God can cure every wrong and every hurt."

-Jacques Philippe, Interior Freedom

"Te doy gracias, Dios mío, por todo mi pasado; creo firmemente que, de cuanto he vivido, Tú podrás sacar un bien; no quiero tener ningún pesar y desde hoy me decido a recomenzar desde cero con exactam…"

-Jacques Philippe, Interior Freedom

"No esperamos que Dios nos haga vivir en plenitud y creamos identidad artificial: el orgullo. O, entre personas de buena voluntad, nos gustaría amar, ser generosos y entregarnos, pero nos vemos atenaz…"

-Jacques Philippe, Interior Freedom

"Para que nuestra voluntad sea fuerte y dispuesta, necesita verse alimentada por el deseo. Y ese deseo no puede ser poderoso si lo que se desea no se percibe como posible y accesible; porque, si nos r…"

-Jacques Philippe, Interior Freedom

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28. When Christmas Comes (Cameron Winter #1)

By: Andrew Klavan

3.94

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

A Wall Street Journal holiday gift book selection A sleuthing English teacher will need a Christmas… read more

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"We reveal ourselves in the stories we tell."

-Andrew Klavan, When Christmas Comes (Cameron Winter #1)

"He had one more glimpse of them as he pulled the Jeep out: three figures captured in the headlights, a child clinging to a woman, a man with his arms around the woman’s shoulders, the snow coming dow…"

-Andrew Klavan, When Christmas Comes (Cameron Winter #1)

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29. A Spiritual Aeneid

By: Ronald Knox

3.88

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A Spiritual Aeneid, written by Ronald Arbuthnott Knox in 1918, is a religious interpretation of the… read more

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Cover of Things Worth Dying For: Thoughts on a Life Worth Living by Charles J. Chaput

30. Things Worth Dying For: Thoughts on a Life Worth Living

By: Charles J. Chaput

4.37

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

With a balance of wisdom, candor, and scholarly rigor the beloved archbishop emeritus of Philadelph… read more

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31. The World In Which The Church Was Founded (History of the Church: Volume 1)

By: Philip Hughes

4.20

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

This volume covers one of the most critical - and one of the most interesting - periods in the hist… read more

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8 must-read spirituality books like A Spiritual Aeneid by Ronald Knox

Transform Your Habits

True Devotion to Mary

Louis de Montfort , Louis-Marie Grignion de Monfort

4.56

Transform Your Habits

The End of the Modern World

Romano Guardini , Frederick D. Wilhelmsen

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Theology for Beginners

Frank Sheed , Karl Keating

3.81

Transform Your Habits

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

Pope Benedict XVI

4.08

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Transform Your Habits

St. Francis of Assisi

G.K. Chesterton , Joseph F. Girzone

3.94

Transform Your Habits

The Everlasting Man

G.K. Chesterton

4.16

The Consolation of Philosophy

Boethius , None

4.27

Catherine of Siena

Sigrid Undset

3.50

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