21 best-selling nonfiction books like A Burning House: Redeeming American Evangelicalism by Examining Its History, Mission, and Message by Brandon Washington

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A Burning House: Redeeming American Evangelicalism by Examining Its History, Mission, and Message

By: Brandon Washington

4.47

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Despite the civil rights progress he fought for and saw on the horizon in the 1950s and '60s, Marti…

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1. Seabiscuit: An American Legend

By: Laura Hillenbrand

4.22

Format: 457 pages, Mass Market Paperback

There's an alternate cover edition here Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"The weather was clear, the track fast War Admiral broke first and finished last."

-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend

"To pilot a racehorse is to ride a half-ton catapult. It is without question one of the most formidable feats in sport."

-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend

"He grasped for hope in Emerson's vision of natural polarities, in which all things are balanced by their opposites—darkness by light, cold by heat, loss by gain."

-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend

"There's more than one thing I can't do and there are a lot more things than that that you can't do or you wouldn't be in the newspaper business. You'd be a jockey and a scholar and a connoisseur of f…"

-Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: An American Legend

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2. The Lord God Made Them All

By: James Herriot

4.27

Format: 637 pages, Paperback

The Lord God Made Them Allis the bestselling sequel to All Things Wise and Wonderfuland the fourth … read more

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  • nonfiction
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3. The Tower Treasure (The Hardy Boys, #1)

By: Franklin W. Dixon , Leslie McFarlane

3.92

Format: 214 pages, Hardcover

The first of an enduring series. The Hardy Boys will soon celebrate their 100th anniversary, but… read more

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"There is no such thing as a clever crook. If he was really that clever he wouldn’t be a crook at all."

-Franklin W. Dixon, The Tower Treasure (The Hardy Boys, #1)

4. A Prophet with Honor: The Billy Graham Story

By: William Martin , William C. Martin

3.67

Format: 346 pages, Paperback

From this engaging and comprehensive book, both religious and secular readers will gain better unde… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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5. 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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6. 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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7. On the Incarnation

By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None

3.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more

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8. Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1)

By: Anne McCaffrey

4.27

Format: 412 pages, Paperback

It was not Threadfall that made Menolly unhappy. It was her father who betrayed her ambition to be … read more

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9. Resilient Ministry: What Pastors Told Us about Surviving and Thriving

By: Bob Burns , None , None

4.33

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

What does it take to have fruitful ministry over the long haul? The stresses of pastoring are well … read more

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10. Dragonsinger (Harper Hall, #2)

By: Anne McCaffrey

3.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

Pursuing her dream to be a Harper of Pern, Menolly studies under the Masterharper learning that mor… read more

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11. Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness

By: Andrew Murray

4.38

Format: 114 pages, Paperback

When Jesus "made himself nothing...taking the nature of a servant," He modeled for all believers tr… read more

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  • faith
  • nonfiction
  • theology
"Humiliation is the only ladder to honoring God's Kingdom."

-Andrew Murray, Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness

"Pride must die in you, or nothing of heaven can live in you."

-Andrew Murray, Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness

"Humility is the displacement of self by the enthronement of God."

-Andrew Murray, Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness

"Humility is simply the disposition which prepares the soul for living on trust."

-Andrew Murray, Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness

12. The Cross Centered Life: Keeping the Gospel The Main Thing

By: C.J. Mahaney , None

4.00

Format: 120 pages,

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13. Everything Sad Is Untrue

By: Daniel Nayeri

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Da… read more

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"Every story is the sound of a storyteller begging to stay alive."

-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

"I won't tell you about her yet, because sometimes love has to be kept secret. If other people find out, they will attack it."

-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

"Sometimes you just want somebody to look at a thing with you and say, "Yes. That is a thing you're looking at. You haven't lied to yourself."

-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

"Maybe there isn’t just one person designated for everybody. Maybe there’s a lot more to it---maybe you choose and you practice, and that’s what makes the love true."

-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

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14. How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told

By: Harrison Scott Key

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From Harrison Scott Key, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, How to Stay Married tells … read more

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  • faith
  • nonfiction
"He was "as deep as bro country and possessed all the charm of an unsalted potato."

-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told

"I play the drums, an instrument that has caused more divorces than any other musical instrument in history, after the banjo."

-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told

"The memories do not dissolve. They cohere into captivating art films that play endlessly in the International Infidelity Film Festival of my mind."

-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told

"Coco will be gone in less than two years and Pippi and Ginsburg not long after, and then it'll just be the two of us again and this weird-ass marriage."

-Harrison Scott Key, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Ever Told

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15. King: A Life

By: Jonathan Eig

4.67

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

The first full biography in decades, King mixes revelatory and exhaustive new research with brisk a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • race
  • history
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16. 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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  • faith
  • nonfiction
"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

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17. Forgive: Why Should I and How Can I?

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.60

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller outlines the reasons why forgiveness ha… read more

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  • faith
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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18. Exiles: The Church in the Shadow of Empire

By: Preston M. Sprinkle

4.45

Format: 189 pages, Kindle Edition

A thoughtful exploration of the intersection of faith and politics, Exiles What if we considered o… read more

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  • faith
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • theology
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19. You Are a Theologian: An Invitation to Know and Love God Well

By: Jen Wilkin

4.54

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Theology can be intimidating. Perhaps questions like these have kept you from engaging with it: “Wh… read more

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  • faith
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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20. Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America

By: Russell D. Moore

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Former Southern Baptist pastor and Christianity Today editor-in-chief Russell Moore calls for repen… read more

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  • faith
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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21. The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church

By: Sarah McCammon

4.21

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

The first definitive book that names the massive social movement of people leaving the white evange… read more

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  • faith
  • nonfiction
  • history
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22. Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters

By: Carmen Joy Imes

4.53

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

Biblical Foundations Award Finalist Have you ever wondered what the Old Testament―especially the Ol… read more

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  • faith
  • nonfiction
  • theology
"The law envisions a different kind of life, characterized by self-discipline and self-giving love. Imagine a community where every member actively worked to love and protect their neighbor!"

-Carmen Joy Imes, Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters

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23. Becoming Mrs. Lewis

By: Patti Callahan Henry

4.05

Format: 435 pages, Kindle Edition

In a most improbable friendship, she found love. In a world where women were silenced, she found he… read more

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"I'm trying because I must."

-Patti Callahan Henry, Becoming Mrs. Lewis

"Desperation fuels one to believe idiocy is insight"

-Patti Callahan Henry, Becoming Mrs. Lewis

"You tolerate what you must when it becomes your reality."

-Patti Callahan Henry, Becoming Mrs. Lewis

"If you knew all the answers, there'd be no need for trust, little one."

-Patti Callahan Henry, Becoming Mrs. Lewis

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24. On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living

By: Alan Noble

4.33

Format: 108 pages, Hardcover

We aren't always honest about how difficult normal human life is. For the majority of people, sorro… read more

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  • faith
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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25. Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It

By: Richard V. Reeves

4.07

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

"A landmark, one of the most important books of the year" - David Brooks, New York Times“Real, prac… read more

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  • nonfiction
"True equality between groups that are different in any way can be attained only by providing for the differences". That´s Margaret Mead again, in 1974. Mead´s idea of true equality might now be label…"

-Richard V. Reeves, Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It

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26. The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back?

By: Jim Davis

3.88

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

We are currently experiencing the largest and fastest religious shift in US history. It is greater … read more

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  • faith
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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27. Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World

By: Tara Isabella Burton

3.92

Format: 301 pages, Hardcover

A sparklingly strange odyssey through the kaleidoscope of America's new spirituality: the cults, pr… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • theology
"When it comes to Remixed religion, at least, we all come out from under Severus Snape's robes."

-Tara Isabella Burton, Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World

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28. The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

By: Kaitlyn Schiess

4.30

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

How do Bible passages written thousands of years ago apply to politics today? What can we learn fro… read more

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  • nonfiction
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"The Bible is not a free-floating book of ageless wisdom, an interesting historical document, or a weapon that can be put in the service of any political goal. The Bible is a gift from God to the chur…"

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

"What is government? What is the relationship between theology and politics? How should Christians think about their political participation? These questions typically get lost in our conversations. W…"

-Kaitlyn Schiess, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here

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29. The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battle over the End Times Shaped a Nation

By: Daniel G. Hummel

4.32

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating history of dispensationalism and its influence on popular culture, politics, and reli… read more

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  • faith
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • theology
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30. Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ on Christian Leaders

By: David Mathis

4.36

Format: 341 pages, Paperback

David Mathis Examines the Qualifications and Calling of Church Leaders for a New Generation of Cong… read more

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  • faith
  • nonfiction
  • theology
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31. A Burning House: Redeeming American Evangelicalism by Examining Its History, Mission, and Message

By: Brandon Washington

4.47

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Despite the civil rights progress he fought for and saw on the horizon in the 1950s and '60s, Marti… read more

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  • race
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  • theology
  • faith
  • nonfiction

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Seabiscuit: An American Legend

Laura Hillenbrand

4.22

A Prophet with Honor: The Billy Graham Story

William Martin , William C. Martin

3.67

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King: A Life

Jonathan Eig

4.67

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Exiles: The Church in the Shadow of Empire

Preston M. Sprinkle

4.45

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Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did

John Mark Comer

4.63

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The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism

Tim Alberta

4.45

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Revelation for the Rest of Us: A Prophetic Call to Follow Jesus as a Dissident Disciple

Scot McKnight

4.37

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Jon Ward

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