Seeds of Contemplation
By: Thomas Merton
4.37
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
“La sola, vera gioia sulla terra consiste nell'evadere dalla prigione del nostro falso io e di unir…
Want to Read $ 3.99"Hurry ruins saints as well as artists."-Thomas Merton, Seeds of Contemplation
"Algunos creen que basta con tener una virtud, como ser bondadoso, indulgente o caritativo, sin preocuparse del resto. Pero si eres altruista de un modo y egoísta de otros veinticinco modos, tu virtud no te hará mucho bien. De hecho, probablemente resultará no ser otra cosa que la variedad vigesimosexta del mismo egoísmo, disfrazada de virtud."-Thomas Merton, Seeds of Contemplation
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1. Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
By: Jocko Willink , Leif Babin
4.26
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestseller Sent to the most violent battlefield in Iraq, Jocko Willink and Le… read more
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- nonfiction
2. 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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- religion
"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
3. The Napoleon of Notting Hill
By: G.K. Chesterton
3.84
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
In a London of the future, the drudgery of capitalism and bureaucracy have worn the human spirit do… read more
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- philosophy
"Giacché, che cosa è mai uno stato dove non si sogni?"-G.K. Chesterton, The Napoleon of Notting Hill
"Nijedan čovjek koji je zaljubljen, ne misli da je itko prije njega bio zaljubljen."-G.K. Chesterton, The Napoleon of Notting Hill
"Be careful how you suggest things to me. For there is in me a madness which goes beyond martyrdom, the madness of an utterly idle man."-G.K. Chesterton, The Napoleon of Notting Hill
"Pojedinačno, ljudi mogu ostavljati više ili manje racionalan dojam, jedući, spavajući, i planirajući. Ali ljudski je rod kao cjelina varljiv, mističan, nestalan, zanosan. Ljudi su ljudi, ali čovječan…"-G.K. Chesterton, The Napoleon of Notting Hill
4. You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity
By: Francis Chan , Lisa Chan
4.20
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Marriage is great, but it's not forever. It's until death do us part. Then come eternal rewards or … read more
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- christianity
- christian
- nonfiction
- theology
"The verses in the Bible are more than good teachings, they possess power."-Francis Chan, You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity
"The one who wins the argument is usually the one who acts less like Christ."-Francis Chan, You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity
"You must determine your goal. What matters most? Winning arguments? Or resembling Christ? Even in the heat of an argument we should be asking ourselves if we are acting like Christ."-Francis Chan, You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity
"If you’d rather watch your kids grow up than see the face of your Savior today, you don’t grasp the beauty of God. If you worry about what would happen to your children if you were gone, you don’t un…"-Francis Chan, You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity
5. Suttree
By: Cormac McCarthy
4.20
Format: 471 pages, Paperback
This compelling novel has as its protagonist Cornelius Suttree, living alone and in exile in a disi… read more
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"Somebody has been fuckin my watermelons."-Cormac McCarthy, Suttree
"But there are no absolutes in human misery and things can always get worse"-Cormac McCarthy, Suttree
"What could a child know of the darkness of God's plan? Or how flesh is so frail it is hardly more than a dream"-Cormac McCarthy, Suttree
"You have no right to represent people this way, he said. A man is all men. You have no right to your wretchednes."-Cormac McCarthy, Suttree
6. Tao Te Ching
By: Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe
4.30
Format: 107 pages, Paperback
A lucid translation of the well-known Taoist classic by a leading scholar-now in a Shambhala Pocket… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- spirituality
"The heart that gives, gathers."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"Love is a decision - not an emotion!"-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"To understand the limitation of things, desire them."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
7. Fear and Trembling
By: Søren Kierkegaard , Alastair Hannay
4.75
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
Soren Kierkegaard was a Danish philosopher, theologian and religious author interested in human psy… read more
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- nonfiction
8. Demons
By: Fyodor Dostoevsky , Richard Pevear , Larissa Volokhonsky
4.30
Format: 733 pages, Paperback
Alternate Cover Edition ISBN 0679734511. (ISBN13: 9780679734512) Inspired by the true story of a… read more
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- philosophy
"God is the pain of the fear of death"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Demons
"Man is unhappy because he doesn't know he's happy. It's only that."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Demons
"Marriage is the moral death of every proud soul, of all independence."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Demons
"...and in fact I've noticed that faith always seems to be less in the daytime"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Demons
9. The Divine Comedy
By: Dante Alighieri , Eugenio Montale , Allen Mandelbaum
4.29
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The Divine Comedy, translated by Allen Mandelbaum, begins in a shadowed forest on Good Friday in th… read more
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- philosophy
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10. 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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- christian
- theology
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- nonfiction
11. The Cloud of Unknowing
By: Anonymous , James Walsh
3.93
Format: None pages, Paperback
Widely considered a hallmark of Western literature and spirituality, The Cloud of Unknowing is an a… read more
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- theology
- christianity
- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
12. The Power and the Glory
By: John Updike , Graham Greene
3.13
Format: 192 pages,
How does goodspoil, and how can badbe redeemed? In his penetrating novel The Power and the Glory, G… read more
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- religion
13. As a Man Thinketh
By: James Allen
4.26
Format: 91 pages, Hardcover
The mind guides our footsteps as we progress along the pathway of life. Purity of mind leads inevit… read more
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14. The Leopard
By: Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa , Archibald Colquhoun
4.01
Format: 319 pages, Paperback
The Sicilian prince Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa (1896-1957) died just after writing The Leopard, h… read more
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"While there’s death there’s hope"-Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard
"Cambiare tutto perché niente cambi."-Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard
"La eternidad amorosa dura pocos años."-Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard
"Nothing could be decently hated except eternity."-Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, The Leopard
15. 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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- theology
- christianity
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
"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
16. Waiting for God
By: Simone Weil
3.93
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
"My dear father, I have made up my mind to write to you....I have been wondering lately about the w… read more
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17. The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
By: Fyodor Dostoevsky
4.02
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
A short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky written in 1877. It begins with a man walking St. Petersburg's … read more
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- philosophy
"I want to suffer so that I may love."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
"How anxiously I yearned for those I had forsake"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
"how anxiously I yearned for those I had forsaken."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
"أصبحت فجأة لا أغضب من الناس، بل ما عدت ألاحظ وجودهم."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
18. The Burnout Society
By: Byung-Chul Han
5.00
Format: 172 pages,
Our competitive, service-oriented societies are taking a toll on the late-modern individual. Rather… read more
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19. All Is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir
By: Brennan Manning , John Blase
4.42
Format: 344 pages,
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20. The Symposium
By: Plato , Christopher Gill
4.09
Format: 90 pages, Paperback
A fascinating discussion on sex, gender, and human instincts, as relevant today as ever. In the … read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
"The truth about eros is terrifying."-Plato, The Symposium
"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet"-Plato, The Symposium
"Ali,srecnice moj,mozda sam ja nista,a ti to ne primecujes."-Plato, The Symposium
"καὶ οὗτος ἄρα καὶ ἄλλος πᾶς ὁ ἐπιθυμῶν τοῦ μὴ ἐτοίμου ἐπιθυμεῖ"-Plato, The Symposium
21. Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II
By: Liza Mundy
4.00
Format: 290 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Hidden Figuresand The Girls of Atomic City, Code Girlsis the astonishing, untol… read more
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22. Apology
By: Plato , James J. Helm
4.20
Format: 127 pages, Paperback
The Apology of Socrates is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he unsuccessfully def… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
"Kötülük ölümden daha hızlı koşar."-Plato, Apology
"Loin de parler quand on me paie, et de me taire quand on me donne rien."-Plato, Apology
"As long as I draw breath and am able, I won't give up practicing philosophy."-Plato, Apology
"Athenian men, I respect and love you, but I shall obey the god rather than you..."-Plato, Apology
23. Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
By: C.S. Forester
3.84
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Here we meet Horatio Hornblower, a young man of 17, in this Volume #1 of what becomes the 11 volume… read more
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24. The Givenness of Things: Essays
By: Marilynne Robinson
3.17
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The spirit of our times can appear to be one of joyless urgency. As a culture we have become less i… read more
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25. Holy Moments: A handbook for the rest of your life
By: Matthew Kelly
3.95
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
You have so much more to offer. You know it. You have sensed it for some time now. This sacred trut… read more
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- christian
- theology
- christianity
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
"Make choices that are easy to live with."-Matthew Kelly, Holy Moments: A handbook for the rest of your life
"Don’t underestimate yourself, God doesn’t!"-Matthew Kelly, Holy Moments: A handbook for the rest of your life
"Holy Moments are going to make you insanely happy."-Matthew Kelly, Holy Moments: A handbook for the rest of your life
"You were made in the image of God. Act accordingly!"-Matthew Kelly, Holy Moments: A handbook for the rest of your life
26. In the Blood (Terminal List, #5)
By: Jack Carr
4.50
Format: 459 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling Terminal List series continues as James Reece embarks on a global… read more
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27. The Terminal List (Terminal List, #1)
By: Jack Carr
4.28
Format: 407 pages, Hardcover
A Navy SEAL has nothing left to live for and everything to kill for after he discovers that the Ame… read more
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"Revisionist views of the Constitution by opportunistic politicians and unelected judges with agendas that reinterpret the Bill of Rights to take power away from the people and consolidate it at the f…"-Jack Carr, The Terminal List (Terminal List, #1)
28. The God of the Garden: Thoughts on Creation, Culture, and the Kingdom
By: Andrew Peterson
4.49
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
There’s a strong biblical connection between people and trees. They both come from dirt. They’re bo… read more
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- christian
- theology
- christianity
- religion
- nonfiction
29. Domestic Monastery: Creating Spiritual Life at Home
By: Ronald Rolheiser
4.38
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
What is a monastery? A monastery is a place set apart—a place to learn the blessings of powerlessne… read more
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- christian
- theology
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
30. The Montessori Baby: A Parent's Guide to Nurturing Your Baby with Love, Respect, and Understanding (The Parents' Guide to Montessori, 2)
By: Simone Davies
3.95
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
It’s time to change the way we see babies. Drawing on principles developed by the educator Dr Maria… read more
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- nonfiction
31. Seeds of Contemplation
By: Thomas Merton
4.37
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
“La sola, vera gioia sulla terra consiste nell'evadere dalla prigione del nostro falso io e di unir… read more
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- spirituality
"Hurry ruins saints as well as artists."-Thomas Merton, Seeds of Contemplation
"Algunos creen que basta con tener una virtud, como ser bondadoso, indulgente o caritativo, sin preocuparse del resto. Pero si eres altruista de un modo y egoísta de otros veinticinco modos, tu virtud…"-Thomas Merton, Seeds of Contemplation
