6 best-selling nonfiction books like Father Mychal Judge: An Authentic American Hero by Michael Ford

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Father Mychal Judge: An Authentic American Hero

By: Michael Ford

4.03

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A portrait of the Franciscan priest and FDNY chaplain who lost his life in the World Trade Center a…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Father Mychal Judge: An Authentic American Hero by Michael Ford , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis, William Benham, Richard Challoner, D.D.

1. The Imitation of Christ

By: Thomas à Kempis , William Benham , Richard Challoner, D.D.

4.32

Format: 632 pages, Paperback

Only the Bible has been more influential as a source of Christian devotional reading than The Imita… read more

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  • nonfiction
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2. One Tuesday Morning (9/11, #1)

By: Karen Kingsbury

3.32

Format: None pages,

I'm a firefighter, God, so I know I've been in some tough places before. But this . . . this not kn… read more

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3. He Leadeth Me

By: Walter J. Ciszek , Daniel L. Flaherty , Walter Ciszek

4.63

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

He Leadeth Me is the deeply moving personal story of one man's spiritual odyssey and the unflagging… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • catholic
"Solo puedo describir la experiencia de conversión como una sensación de «dejarse llevar», de renunciar a todo esfuerzo o incluso a mi deseo de tomar las riendas de mi propia vida. Aunque suene demasi…"

-Walter J. Ciszek, He Leadeth Me

"La humildad significa eso: aprender a aceptar el desánimo e incluso la derrota como enviados por Dios; aprender a perseverar y seguir adelante con el corazón en paz y confiando en Dios, seguros de qu…"

-Walter J. Ciszek, He Leadeth Me

"Durante esos largos de años de soledad y sufrimiento, Dios me condujo a una comprensión de la vida y de su amor que solo quienes la han experimentado son capaces de entender. Me despojó de muchos de …"

-Walter J. Ciszek, He Leadeth Me

"Quizá Dios tenga que recordarnos con tremenda claridad que eso es exactamente lo que quería decirnos con esas palabras aparentemente tan simples del Sermón de la Montaña: «No estéis preocupados por v…"

-Walter J. Ciszek, He Leadeth Me

Cover of The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson

4. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

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  • nonfiction
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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5. The Lost Girls of Willowbrook

By: Ellen Marie Wiseman

3.92

Format: 355 pages, Paperback

Fact, fiction, and urban legend blend in this haunting story about a young woman mistakenly impriso… read more

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"Chết tiệt, động vật còn được đối xử tốt hơn cư dân ở đây"

-Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Lost Girls of Willowbrook

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6. Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

By: Alan Rickman

3.58

Format: 469 pages, Hardcover

Madly Deeply is a rare invitation into the mind of Alan Rickman—one of the most magnetic, beloved … read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"The trouble with death is that there is no next."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"Why was I dreaming about having got myself a Saturday job at Woolworth's??"

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"The walls we are surrounded by, the objects we fill the spaces with, the lives they all describe."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"Savoy Grill with Emma[Thompson]. A very easy, enjoyable meal with an easy enjoyable person. She says 'fuck' a lot. Much laughter."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

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7. The Book of Longings

By: Sue Monk Kidd

4.24

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

“I am Ana. I was the wife of Jesus.” Raised in a wealthy family in Sepphoris with ties to the ru… read more

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"Bless the largeness inside me, no matter how I fear it."

-Sue Monk Kidd, The Book of Longings

"Her mind was an immense feral country that spilled its borders."

-Sue Monk Kidd, The Book of Longings

"What most sets you apart is the spirit in you that rebels and persists."

-Sue Monk Kidd, The Book of Longings

"When I tell you all shall be well, I don't mean that life won't bring you tragedy. Life will be life. I only mean you will be well in spite of it. All shall be well, no matter what."

-Sue Monk Kidd, The Book of Longings

Cover of Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes

8. Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases

By: Paul Holes

4.10

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the detective who found The Golden State Killer, a memoir of investigating America’s toughest … read more

Similar categories in Paul Holes's Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases book and Michael Ford's Father Mychal Judge: An Authentic American Hero

  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Father Mychal Judge: An Authentic American Hero by Michael    Ford

9. Father Mychal Judge: An Authentic American Hero

By: Michael Ford

4.03

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A portrait of the Franciscan priest and FDNY chaplain who lost his life in the World Trade Center a… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • catholic

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