Behold the Pierced One
By: Pope Benedict XVI
4.51
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
In this profound and illuminating work, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger turns the gaze of an accomplished…
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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. Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
By: Art Spiegelman
4.42
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Acclaimed as a quiet triumph and a brutally moving work of art, the first volume of Art Spieglman's… read more
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"But here God didn't come. We were all on our own."-Art Spiegelman, Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
"No matter what I accomplish, it doesn't seem like much compared to surviving Auschwitz."-Art Spiegelman, Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
"Samuel Beckett já disse: "Toda palavra é uma mancha desnecessária no silêncio e no vazio". Por outro lado, ele DISSE isso."-Art Spiegelman, Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
"Anja? What is to tell? Everywhere I look I'm seeing Anja... From my good eye, from my glass eye, if they're open or they're close, always I'm thinking on Anja."-Art Spiegelman, Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
3. The Life of St. Anthony
By: E.A. Wallis Budge , Athanasius of Alexandria
3.98
Format: 212 pages,
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4. The Epic of Gilgamesh
By: Anonymous , N.K. Sandars
3.74
Format: 72 pages, Paperback
Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilg… read more
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"As for man, his days are numbered, whatever he might do, it is but wind."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
"Now let the gate of sorrow be closed behind me, and let it be sealed with tar and pitch."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
"When all the illusions of personal immortality are stripped away, there is only the act to maintain the freedom to act."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
"Gilgamesh was called a god and a man; Enkidu was an animal and a man. It is the story of their becoming human together."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
5. The Practice of the Presence of God
By: Brother Lawrence
4.32
Format: 95 pages, Paperback
Alternative cover edition of ISBN 0883681056 can be found here Brother Lawrence was a man of hum… read more
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"We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed."-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God
"We must know before we can love. In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure."-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God
" Prayer is so simple. It is like quietly opening a door and slipping into the very presence of God. There, in the stillness, to listen to His voice, perhaps in petition or only to listen. It matters …"-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God
"That with him the set times of prayer were not different from other times: that he retired to pray, according to the directions of his Superior, but that he did not want such retirement. nor ask for …"-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God
6. Interior Castle
By: Teresa de Ávila
4.16
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
A cornerstone book on mystical theology, Interior Castledescribes the seven stages of union with Go… read more
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7. Train Dreams
By: Denis Johnson
3.67
Format: 272 pages,
Denis Johnson's Train Dreamsis an epic in miniature, one of his most evocative and poignant fiction… read more
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8. Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
By: Pope Benedict XVI , Pope John Paul II , Catholic Church , United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
4.50
Format: 846 pages, Paperback
Over 3 million copies sold! Essential reading for Catholics of all walks of life. Here it is - th… read more
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" Man and woman were made “for each other"-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
"The Liturgy itself is prayer; the confession of faith finds its proper place in the celebration of worship."-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
"The Catholic wisdom of the people... provides reasons for joy and humor even in the midst of a very hard life."-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
"When I am completely united to you, there will be no more sorrow or trials; entirely full of you, my life will be complete"-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
9. Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book
By: Walker Percy
4.21
Format: None pages, Paperback
Walker Percy's mordantly funny and wholly original contribution to the self-help book craze deals w… read more
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10. Lancelot
By: Walker Percy
4.21
Format: None pages,
"A modern knight-errant on a quest after evil . . . Convincing and chilling." The New York Times Bo… read more
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11. 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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12. Jayber Crow
By: Wendell Berry
3.95
Format: 253 pages,
From the simple setting of his own barber shop, Jayber Crow, orphan, seminarian, and native of Port… read more
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13. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
By: David Brooks
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more
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"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
14. The Return of the King (Middle Earth, #4)
By: J.R.R. Tolkien
4.57
Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition
Begin your journey into Middle-earth. The inspiration for the upcoming original series on Prime … read more
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"Do not spoil the wonder with haste!"-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King (Middle Earth, #4)
"Oft hope is born when all is forlorn."-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King (Middle Earth, #4)
"Never is too long a word even for me..."-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King (Middle Earth, #4)
"What do you fear, lady?' he asked. 'A cage,' she said."-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King (Middle Earth, #4)
15. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
By: Kristin Kobes Du Mez
4.30
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
A scholar of American Christianity presents a seventy-five-year history of evangelicalism that iden… read more
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16. 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
17. The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis: How Great Books Shaped a Great Mind
By: Jason M. Baxter
4.51
Format: None pages, Audio CD
C. S. Lewis had one of the great minds of the twentieth century. Many readers know Lewis as an auth… read more
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18. Reading for the Love of God
By: Jessica Hooten Wilson
4.22
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
What if we viewed reading as not just a personal hobby or a pleasurable indulgence but a spiritual … read more
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"We read because without books our world shrinks our empathy thins and our liberty wanes. We read for the same reason that people have read and shared poems or stories for thousands of years, because …"-Jessica Hooten Wilson, Reading for the Love of God
19. I Never Thought of It That Way
By: Monica Guzmán
3.93
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
We think we have the answers, but we need to be asking a lot more questions. Partisanship is up,… read more
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20. The Shattering of Loneliness: On Christian Remembrance
By: Erik Varden
4.27
Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition
The experience of loneliness is as universal as hunger or thirst. Because it affects us more intima… read more
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"Remembrance is a personal, therefore a subjective, process. It matters all the more to nurture it collectively."-Erik Varden, The Shattering of Loneliness: On Christian Remembrance
21. Behold the Pierced One
By: Pope Benedict XVI
4.51
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
In this profound and illuminating work, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger turns the gaze of an accomplished… read more
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