New American Commentary: Acts (New American Commentary)
By: John B. Polhill
4.12
Format: 571 pages, Hardcover
THE NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY is for the minister or Bible student who wants to understand and expoun…
Want to Read $ 19.24"The Jerusalemites requested that a murderer be released to them, for they were themselves murderers."-John B. Polhill, New American Commentary: Acts (New American Commentary)
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1. 1776
By: David McCullough
4.09
Format: 386 pages, Paperback
In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with … read more
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"I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene"-David McCullough, 1776
"Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society."-David McCullough, 1776
"It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books."-David McCullough, 1776
"as the Sword was the last resort for the preservation of our liberties, so it ought to be the first thing laid aside when those liberties are firmly established"-David McCullough, 1776
2. The God Who Draws Near: An Introduction to Biblical Spirituality
By: Michael A.G. Azad Haykin
4.05
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
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3. The Imitation of Christ
By: Thomas à Kempis , William Benham , Richard Challoner, D.D.
4.32
Format: 632 pages, Paperback
Only the Bible has been more influential as a source of Christian devotional reading than The Imita… read more
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4. 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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5. The Message of Acts: The Spirit, the Church, and the World
By: John R.W. Stott
3.69
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
The Spirit moves the church into the world. That is how it has always been since the day of Penteco… read more
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6. Our Man in Havana
By: Graham Greene
3.00
Format: 50 pages, Paperback
Mr. Wormold, a vacuum cleaner salesman in a city of powercuts, becomes a spy to earn extra income. read more
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7. 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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8. Arminian Theology: Myths and Realities
By: Roger E. Olson
3.63
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In this book, Roger Olson sets forth classical Arminian theology and addresses the myriad misunders… read more
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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 Book of the Acts
By: F.F. Bruce , Gordon D. Fee
3.99
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"". . . undertaken to provide earnest students of the New Testament with an exposition that is thor… read more
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11. Holy Bible: New International Version
By: Anonymous
4.62
Format: 1213 pages, Hardcover
The New International Version is the world's most popular Bible in modern English and is renowned f… read more
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"Meaningless! Meaningless!"-Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version
"Thou shalt not stand idly by"-Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version
"A unjust law, is no law at all."-Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version
"Love never fails. —I Corinthians 13:8a "-Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version
12. The Silmarillion
By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Christopher Tolkien , Ted Nasmith
4.01
Format: 386 pages, Hardcover
The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. It is the an… read more
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"Nightingales sang about her wherever she went."-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion
"The dawn is brief and the day full often belies its promise."-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion
"All have their worth and each contributes to the worth of the others."-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion
"No ames demasiado la obra de tus manos ni las invenciones de tu corazón."-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion
13. 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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14. Praying the Bible
By: Donald S. Whitney
4.49
Format: 106 pages, Hardcover
All Christians know they should pray, but sometimes it’s hard to know how—especially if the minutes… read more
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15. Epic: The Story God Is Telling and the Role That Is Yours to Play
By: John Eldredge
3.43
Format: 98 pages,
When we think of our own story, we may see God as the author - an omniscient and omnipotent cosmic … read more
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16. Johnny Tremain
By: Lynd Ward , Esther Forbes
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
Johnny Tremain, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up in the danger and excitement of 1775 B… read more
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17. A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society
By: Eugene H. Peterson
3.50
Format: 424 pages,
This world is no friend to grace. God has given us some resources, however. As we grow in character… read more
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18. Personal Memoirs
By: Ulysses S. Grant , Geoffrey Perrett
3.67
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
The memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant's are lucid, compelling, and brutally honest, a chronicle of triump… read more
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19. Expositional Preaching: How We Speak God's Word Today
By: David R. Helm
3.71
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
What makes for good preaching? In this accessible volume--written for preachers and preachers in tr… read more
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20. Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
By: Dane C. Ortlund
4.52
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Christians know that God loves them, but often think that he is perpetually disappointed and frustr… read more
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"Looking inside ourselves, we can anticipate only harshness from heaven. Looking out to Christ, we can anticipate only gentleness."-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
"The fall also entrenched in our minds dark thoughts of God, thoughts that are only dug out over multiple exposures to the gospel over many years. Perhaps Satan’s greatest victory in your life today i…"-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
"John's point in 13:1 is that in going to the cross, Jesus did not retain something for himself, the way we tend to do when we seek to love others sacrificially. He does not love like us. We love unti…"-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
"It is one thing, as a child, to be told your father loves you. You believe him. You take him at his word. But it is another thing, unutterably more real, to be swept up in his embrace, to feel the wa…"-Dane C. Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
21. 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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22. Counterfeit Kingdom: The Dangers of New Revelation, New Prophets, and New Age Practices in the Church
By: Holly Pivec
4.50
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Is there a new reformation happening in the church? It depends on who you ask. The New Apostolic Re… read more
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23. Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation
By: Collin Hansen
4.56
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Timothy Keller takes readers behind the scenes to meet the people and understand the events that fo… read more
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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
25. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
By: Jonathan Haidt
4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in t… read more
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"Socially prescribed perfectionism is closely related to anxiety; people who suffer from anxiety are more prone to it. Being a perfectionist also increases your anxiety because you fear the shame of p…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
"Girls in virtual networks are subjected to hundreds of times more social comparison than girls had experienced for all of human evolution. They are exposed to more cruelty and bullying because social…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
26. Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church (9marks: Building Healthy Churches)
By: John Onwuchekwa
4.41
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Prayer is as necessary to the Christian as breathing is to the human body--but it often doesn't com… read more
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27. The Message of Hebrews
By: Raymond E. Brown
3.93
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Times were hard for the first readers of the letter to the Hebrews. Many had been exposed to fierce… read more
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28. New American Commentary: Acts (New American Commentary)
By: John B. Polhill
4.12
Format: 571 pages, Hardcover
THE NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY is for the minister or Bible student who wants to understand and expoun… read more
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"The Jerusalemites requested that a murderer be released to them, for they were themselves murderers."-John B. Polhill, New American Commentary: Acts (New American Commentary)
29. Exalting Jesus in Acts (Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary)
By: Tony Merida
4.55
Format: 619 pages, Kindle Edition
Edited by David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, this new commentary series, projected to be… read more
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30. Acts (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament)
By: Darrell L. Bock
4.33
Format: 880 pages, Hardcover
Respected New Testament scholar Darrell L. Bock provides a substantive yet highly accessible commen… read more
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31. Exalting Jesus in Hebrews (Christ-Centered Exposition)
By: R. Albert Mohler Jr.
4.42
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
Exalting Jesus in Hebrews is part of the Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary series. Edited by Da… read more
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