Separated by the Border: A Birth Mother, a Foster Mother, and a Migrant Child's 3,000-Mile Journey
By: Gena Thomas
4.19
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
In 2017 five-year-old Julia traveled with her mother, Guadalupe, from Honduras to the United States…
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1. Orange Is the New Black
By: Piper Kerman
3.72
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
With her career, live-in boyfriend and loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the rebellious … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
"We were never friends. Not for a second. I loved you."-Piper Kerman, Orange Is the New Black
"Faggots make the best friends," she said philosophically. "They're very loyal."-Piper Kerman, Orange Is the New Black
"Do you have to find the evil in yourself in order to truly recognize it in the world?"-Piper Kerman, Orange Is the New Black
"When you are deep in misery, you reach out to those who can help, people who can understand."-Piper Kerman, Orange Is the New Black
2. Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate
By: Jerry Bridges
3.86
Format: 568 pages, Hardcover
Have Christians become so preoccupied with "major" sins that we have lost sight of our need to deal… read more
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- christian living
- christian
- nonfiction
3. Seeking Refuge: On the Shores of the Global Refugee Crisis
By: Stephan Bauman , None , Issam Smeir
3.87
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
What will rule our hearts: fear or compassion? We can't ignore the refugee crisis--arguably the gre… read more
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- politics
- christian
- nonfiction
- social justice
4. The Line Becomes A River
By: Francisco Cantú
3.87
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Every day, a ceaseless flow of men, women and children push their way north, in scorched summer hea… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
5. Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir
By: Eddie Huang
4.19
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
"Long before I met him, I was a fan of his writing, and his merciless wit. He's bigger than food."-… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
- audiobook
6. The Devil's Highway: A True Story
By: Luis Alberto Urrea
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
The author of "Across the Wire" offers brilliant investigative reporting of what went wrong when, i… read more
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7. The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
By: David Mitchell , Naoki Higashida , K.A. Yoshida
5.00
Format: 36 pages, Hardcover
Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy … read more
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8. Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions
By: Valeria Luiselli
4.24
Format: None pages, Paperback
Structured around the forty questions Luiselli translates and asks undocumented Latin-American chil… read more
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9. Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World
By: Henri J.M. Nouwen
3.71
Format: 435 pages, Paperback
Initially written for a Jewish friend, Life of the Beloved has become Henri Nouwen's greatest legac… read more
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10. The Holiness of God
By: R.C. Sproul
4.33
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
Central to God's character is the quality of holiness. Yet, even so, most people are hard-pressed t… read more
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11. To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care
By: Cris Beam
2.83
Format: 288 pages, ebook
"Beam presents both a sharp critique of foster-care policies and a searching exploration of the mea… read more
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12. Fugitive Landscapes: The Forgotten History of the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
By: None
3.35
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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13. 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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- christian living
- christian
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"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
14. Rough Sleepers
By: Tracy Kidder
4.35
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In Rough Sleepers, Tracy Kidder shows how one person can make a difference, as he tells the story o… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
15. All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir
By: Beth Moore
4.47
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and Wall Street Journal bestseller! An incredibly thoughtful,… read more
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- christian
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Once you've broken to pieces, the luxury of imagining yourself unbreakable evaporates."-Beth Moore, All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir
"You want to know how to love me? Love my children. You want to be good to me? Be good to my children."-Beth Moore, All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir
"A teenager doesn't know she's still a child. A teenager feels like an adult, I suppose primarily because her outside, her flesh and her face, her body, her size, her width and height, look like - and…"-Beth Moore, All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir
16. The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
By: Beth Allison Barr
4.40
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
Biblical womanhood--the belief that God designed women to be submissive wives, virtuous mothers, an… read more
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- christian
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Glorifying the past because we like the story better isn't history; it's propaganda."-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
"When we differentiate women because of their sex, we objectify them and deny them their humanity."-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
"Like racism, patriarchy is a shapeshifter—conforming to each new era, looking as if it has always belonged."-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
"Historically, one of the greatest problems for women is that we do not remember our past and we do not work together to change our future. We do not stand together. But what if we did?"-Beth Allison Barr, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
17. Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments
By: Emily A. Jensen
4.43
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Motherhood is hard. In a world of five-step lists and silver-bullet solutions to become perfect par… read more
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- christian living
- christian
- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. Calculated Risk (Triumph Over Adversity, #1)
By: Lynn Shannon
4.47
Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition
He carries the burden of his mistakes.The wounds on Jason Gonzalez’s body are nothing compared to t… read more
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19. Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care
By: Tori Hope Petersen
4.43
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
If you’re wondering if God can truly move in the life of someone with all the odds stacked against … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- christian living
- fostering
- nonfiction
"The foster care system should not be used solely to house children but should be used to help them heal."-Tori Hope Petersen, Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care
"Too many people throw money and goods at vulnerable youth when they need time, basic skills, and long-term relationships."-Tori Hope Petersen, Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care
"Being a safe person is something I've strived for. When all is said and done, I don't care to be remembered as a powerhouse. I hope to be remembered as a safe house."-Tori Hope Petersen, Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care
"When we place children to fill beds, we are creating a system of temporary housing rather than a long-term solution of finding children their forever, safe, and loving families."-Tori Hope Petersen, Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care
20. Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American
By: Wajahat Ali
4.17
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
This is just one of the many warm, lovely, and helpful tips that Wajahat Ali and other children of … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
"The Whiteness doesn't want us to be American. But since it can't remove all of us, it will always find ways to dominate the rest of us and make our lives uncomfortable."-Wajahat Ali, Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American
"Nearly 30 percent of the enslaved were originally Muslim, which means Muslims' stories, labor, tears, pain, and dreams have fertilized this country's soil from the beginning."-Wajahat Ali, Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American
"Like many great works of theater, I believe America is simultaneously a riotous comedy and a heartbreaking tragedy. Our hamartia, our fatal flaw, is racism. It haunts us every day."-Wajahat Ali, Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American
"But I already knew that, in America, if you aren't writing your story, your story will always be written for you. If you aren't telling your story, your story will always be told to you."-Wajahat Ali, Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American
21. Sleeping Bear
By: Connor Sullivan
4.22
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Army veteran seeking solitude in the Alaskan wilderness after her husband’s death—only to find her… read more
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- audiobook
"Thrumming with action and authenticity, Hendricks knocks it out of the park with his debut. The Instructor is not to be missed!"-Connor Sullivan, Sleeping Bear
22. The Things We Make: The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans
By: Bill Hammack
3.75
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Discover the secret method used to build the world… For millennia, humans have used one simple m… read more
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- audiobook
23. The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You've Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended
By: Sheila Wray Gregoire
4.56
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
What if it's not your fault that sex is bad in your marriage? Based on a groundbreaking in-depth s… read more
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- christian living
- christian
- nonfiction
- audiobook
24. The Next Ship Home
By: Heather Webb
4.17
Format: 421 pages, Paperback
Ellis Island, 1902: Two women band together to hold America to its promise: "Give me your tired, yo… read more
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"They laughed heartily and shouted over one another, the Sicilian dialect she hadn't heard in a while enveloping her. To the untrained eye, the group might have been arguing, but Francesca knew better…"-Heather Webb, The Next Ship Home
25. The Well-Watered Woman: Rooted in Truth, Growing in Grace, Flourishing in Faith
By: Gretchen Saffles
4.35
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
ECPA Bestseller! Over 100,000 copies sold! Discover the bottomless, refreshing Well of God's Word―… read more
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- christian living
- christian
- nonfiction
- audiobook
26. Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History
By: Keith O'Brien
3.93
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air ra… read more
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- biography
- audiobook
27. Line in the Sand: A History of the Western U.S.-Mexico Border (America in the World)
By: Rachel St. John
3.71
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
Line in the Sand details the dramatic transformation of the western U.S.-Mexico border from its cre… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
28. Asylum: A Memoir & Manifesto
By: Edafe Okporo
4.29
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A “moving…dramatic” (David Ebershoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Danish Girl ), and u… read more
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- memoir
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
29. Border Land, Border Water: A History of Construction on the US-Mexico Divide
By: C.J. Alvarez
3.75
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
From the boundary surveys of the 1850s to the ever-expanding fences and highway networks of the twe… read more
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- nonfiction
30. Separated by the Border: A Birth Mother, a Foster Mother, and a Migrant Child's 3,000-Mile Journey
By: Gena Thomas
4.19
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
In 2017 five-year-old Julia traveled with her mother, Guadalupe, from Honduras to the United States… read more
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- biography
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- race
- politics
- christian living
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- nonfiction
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31. Finding Jesus at the Border
By: Julia Lambert Fogg
3.93
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Immigration is an issue of major concern within the Christian community. As Christians, how should … read more
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