8 Top catholic books like Nothing Superfluous by James W. Jackson

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Nothing Superfluous

By: James W. Jackson

4.57

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

Nothing Superfuous: An Explanation of the Symbolism of the Rite of St. Gregory the Great by Fr. Jam…

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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. Adam and Eve After the Pill: Paradoxes of the Sexual Revolution

By: Mary Eberstadt

3.98

Format: 175 pages, Hardcover

Secular and religious thinkers agree: the sexual revolution is one of the most important milestones… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • catholic
  • theology
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3. Thy Will Be Done: Letters to Persons in the World

By: Francis de Sales

4.00

Format: None pages,

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  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • catholic
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4. 33 Days to Merciful Love: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat in Preparation for Divine Mercy Consecration

By: Michael E. Gaitley

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

The stirring sequel to Father Michael Gaitley's 33 Days to Morning Glory -- published just in time … read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • catholic
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5. The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)

By: C.S. Lewis

4.05

Format: 221 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The secret passage to the house next door leads to a fascinating adventure NARNIA...where the wo… read more

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"this is a book about something"

-C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)

"It was a rich place: as rich as plumcake."

-C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)

"No great wisdom can be reached without sacrifice."

-C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)

"Pooh! Grown-ups are always thinking of uninteresting explanations."

-C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)

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6. Four Witnesses: The Early Church in Her Own Words

By: Rod Bennett

3.69

Format: 98 pages, Paperback

What was the early Church like? Contrary to popular belief, Rod Bennett shows there is a reliable w… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • catholic
  • theology
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7. True Grit

By: Charles Portis

3.20

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Mattie Ross, 14, from Dardanelle, Arkansas, narrates half a century later, her trip in the winter o… read more

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8. The Brothers Karamazov

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky , Richard Pevear , Larissa Volokhonsky

4.37

Format: 796 pages, Paperback

The Brothers Karamazov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry… read more

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  • religion
"How good life is when one does something good and just!"

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

"Forgive me... for my love - for ruining you with my love."

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

"Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams."

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

"What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love."

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

9. Discipline That Lasts a Lifetime: The Best Gift You Can Give Your Kids: Dr. Ray Answers Your Frequently Asked Questions

By: None

3.89

Format: None pages, Paperback

Author, counselor, broadcaster and dad, Dr. Ray Guarendi, offers parents practical advice about dis… read more

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10. Hard Sayings: A Catholic Approach to Answering Bible Difficulties

By: Trent Horn

4.06

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Have you ever read something in the Bible and just scratched your head, or been challenged by a ske… read more

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11. The Ghost Keeper

By: Natalie Morrill

3.74

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Winner of the HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction, this powerful, sweeping novel set in Vi… read more

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12. Fast Like a Girl

By: Mindy Pelz

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Includes a 30-Day fasting reset that uses the power of your cycle—even if you no longer have one! … read more

Similar categories in Mindy Pelz's Fast Like a Girl book and James W. Jackson's Nothing Superfluous

  • nonfiction
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13. Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

By: Evelyn Waugh

4.00

Format: 452 pages, Paperback

An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here. The most nostalgic and reflective of Evely… read more

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"Here my last love had died."

-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

"No one is ever holy without suffering."

-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

"I had been there before; I knew all about it."

-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

"So through a world of piety I made my way to Sebastian."

-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

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14. Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

By: Abigail Shrier

4.06

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

In virtually every way that can be measured, Gen Z's mental health is worse than that of previous g… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Children’s and adolescents’ sense of self is still developing. They cannot correct the interpretations or recommendations of a therapist."

-Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

"When I agreed with my therapist, I told her so. When I didn’t, we talked about that. And when I felt I needed to move on, I did. Which is to say: I was an adult in therapy. I had swum life’s choppy w…"

-Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

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15. Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

By: Mary Oliver

4.58

Format: 456 pages, Hardcover

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver presents a personal selection of her best work in this defi… read more

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  • nonfiction
"All I know is that "thank you" should appear somewhere. So just in case I can't find the perfect place- "Thank you, thank you."

-Mary Oliver, Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

"To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your nones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it …"

-Mary Oliver, Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

"I know someone who kisses the way a flower opens, but more rapidly. Flowers are sweet. They have short, beatific lives. They offer much pleasure. There is nothing in this world that can be said again…"

-Mary Oliver, Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

"A blue preacher flew toward the swamp, in slow motion. On the leafy banks, an old Chinese poet, hunched in the white gown of his wings, was waiting. The water was the kind of dark silk that has silve…"

-Mary Oliver, Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

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16. The House of Love and Death (Cameron Winter #3)

By: Andrew Klavan

4.37

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

When a family is murdered in a wealthy Chicago suburb, English professor Cameron Winters asks the q… read more

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17. The St. Gallen Mafia: Exposing the Secret Reformist Group Within the Church

By: Julia Meloni

4.19

Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition

In the mid-1990s, a clandestine group of high-ranking churchmen began gathering in St. Gallen, Swit… read more

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  • religion
  • catholic
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18. A Strange Habit of Mind (Cameron Winter #2)

By: Andrew Klavan

4.39

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

USA Today bestseller English professor and ex-spy Cameron Winter confronts a Big Tech billionaire t… read more

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19. The Sermons of St. Alphonsus: For All the Sundays of the Year (The Ascetical Works, #16)

By: Alfonso María de Liguori

4.71

Format: None pages, Paperback

One of the most powerful and compelling spiritual books ever written. Expounding on the theme, "Wha… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • catholic
  • theology
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20. Nothing Superfluous

By: James W. Jackson

4.57

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

Nothing Superfuous: An Explanation of the Symbolism of the Rite of St. Gregory the Great by Fr. Jam… read more

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  • theology
  • christianity
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • catholic
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21. Saint Pius V

By: Roberto de Mattei

4.45

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

Over decades, University of Rome professor Roberto de Mattei has produced a wealth of incisive anal… read more

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  • christianity
  • nonfiction
  • catholic

8 must-read religion books like Nothing Superfluous by James W. Jackson

Transform Your Habits

Adam and Eve After the Pill: Paradoxes of the Sexual Revolution

Mary Eberstadt

3.98

Transform Your Habits

Thy Will Be Done: Letters to Persons in the World

Francis de Sales

4.00

Transform Your Habits

33 Days to Merciful Love: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat in Preparation for Divine Mercy Consecration

Michael E. Gaitley

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Four Witnesses: The Early Church in Her Own Words

Rod Bennett

3.69

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Transform Your Habits

The Stranger

Albert Camus , Matthew Ward , Stuart Gilbert , None

4.02

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Dead Souls

Nikolai Gogol , Robert A. Maguire

3.98

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The Plague

Albert Camus , Stuart Gilbert

4.02

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Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra , Roberto González Echevarría , John Rutherford

3.66

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