On Being Liked
By: James Alison
4.41
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
With questions of religion and homosexuality on the front pages again, and debates raging about the…
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1. The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See
By: Richard Rohr
4.26
Format: 187 pages, Paperback
For Christians seeking a way of thinking outside of strict dualities, this guide explores methods f… read more
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"When you are concerned with either attacking or defending, manipulating or resisting...you cannot be contemplative. When you are preoccupied with enemies, you are always dualistic."-Richard Rohr, The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See
2. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
By: Atul Gawande
4.49
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
In Being Mortal, author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine … read more
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"Endings matter, not just for the person but, perhaps even more, for the ones left behind."-Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
"Life is choices, and they are relentless. No sooner have you made one choice than another is upon you."-Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
"Death, of course, is not a failure. Death is normal. Death may be the enemy, but it is also the natural order of things."-Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
"He moved his line in the sand. This is what it means to have autonomy -- you may not control life's circumstances, but getting to be the author of your life means getting to control what you do with …"-Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
3. Queer Virtue: What LGBTQ People Know About Life and Love and How It Can Revitalize Christianity
By: None
4.27
Format: 217 pages, Hardcover
LGBTQ people are a gift to the Church and have the potential to revitalize Christianity. As an open… read more
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4. How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
By: Michael Schur
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the creator of The Good Place and the cocreator of Parks and Recreation, a hilarious, thought-… read more
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"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. —MAYA ANGELOU"-Michael Schur, How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
"Part of the wonder of being human is that we get to learn about the extraordinary levels of virtue of which other humans are capable."-Michael Schur, How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
"Our behaviors create deep grooves in our personalities, like a heavy chair forming impressions in a shaggy rug, and it becomes harder and harder to escape them."-Michael Schur, How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
"... There is no way to achieve a higher-level enjoyment from running, because there's no way to achieve any enjoyment from running, because there is nothing enjoyable about running. Running is awful,…"-Michael Schur, How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question
5. 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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"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
6. Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage
By: Anne Lamott
3.98
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
"Anne Lamott is my Oprah." -Chicago Tribune From the bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow co… read more
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"Look around and see whom you can serve."-Anne Lamott, Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage
"Look around and see whom you can serve. This will fill you."-Anne Lamott, Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage
"…[I] know that the movement of grace in our lives so often begins with desperation and blurt."-Anne Lamott, Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage
"Love is gentle if sometimes amused warmth for annoying and deeply disappointing people, especially ourselves."-Anne Lamott, Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage
7. A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Monk & Robot, #2)
By: Becky Chambers
4.41
Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition
After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robo… read more
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"It's one thing to be told about the world that was. It's another to see a piece of it."-Becky Chambers, A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Monk & Robot, #2)
8. Attached to God: A Practical Guide to Deeper Spiritual Experience
By: Krispin Mayfield
4.43
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Why does God feel so far away? The reason--and the solution--is in your attachment style . We all e… read more
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- theology
9. Agatha of Little Neon
By: Claire Luchette
3.97
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
Claire Luchette's debut, Agatha of Little Neon, is a novel about yearning and sisterhood, figuring … read more
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"Oh, the Bible is full of freaks,' Therese said. She listed them on her fingers. 'At some point there's a talking donkey. And Joseph's got that crazy coat. And who's weirder than Jesus? The guy could …"-Claire Luchette, Agatha of Little Neon
10. 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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"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
11. On Being Liked
By: James Alison
4.41
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
With questions of religion and homosexuality on the front pages again, and debates raging about the… read more
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