Augustine of Hippo: A Life
By: Henry Chadwick
3.76
Format: 177 pages, Hardcover
Augustine (354-430) had a profound impact on the development of the Christian Church, sparking cont…
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1. Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
By: Neil Postman , Andrew Postman
4.15
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
Television has conditioned us to tolerate visually entertaining material measured out in spoonfuls … read more
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"The written word endures, the spoken word disappears"-Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
"We rarely talk about television, only about what’s on television"-Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
"Writing is defined as "a conversation with no one and yet with everyone."-Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
"With television, we vault ourselves into a continuous, incoherent present."-Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
2. The Wind in the Willows
By: Kenneth Grahame , Gillian Avery
4.02
Format: 197 pages, Paperback
“All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he… read more
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"...Absorbed in the new scents, the sounds, and the sunlight..."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
"Badger hates Society, and invitations, and dinner, and all that sort of thing."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
"There’s nothing––absolutely nothing––half so much worth doing as messing about in boats."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
"After all, the best part of a holiday is perhaps not so much to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
3. City of God
By: Augustine of Hippo , Henry Bettenson
3.93
Format: 1186 pages, Paperback
No book except the Bible itself had a greater influence on the Middle Ages than Augustine's City of… read more
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- history
- theology
- christianity
- faith
- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
"There are wolves within, and there are sheep without."-Augustine of Hippo, City of God
"A wholesome fear would be a fit guardian for the citizens."-Augustine of Hippo, City of God
"Humility raises us not by human arrogance but by divine grace."-Augustine of Hippo, City of God
"He that becomes protector of sin shall surely become its prisoner."-Augustine of Hippo, City of God
4. The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
By: Ryan Holiday
4.15
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” — Marcus Aureli… read more
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5. The Myth of Sisyphus
By: Albert Camus , Justin O'Brien , James Wood , Justin Obrien
4.18
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselv… read more
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- nonfiction
"A fate is not a punishment."-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
"there are truths but no truth"-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
"To will is to stir up paradoxes"-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
"Le suicide est une solution à l'absurde."-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
6. That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, #3)
By: C.S. Lewis
3.81
Format: 4 pages, Paperback
Written during the dark hours immediately before and during the Second World War, C. S. Lewis's Spa… read more
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7. 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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- religion
8. Competent to Counsel: Introduction to Nouthetic Counseling
By: Jay E. Adams
3.62
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A Classic in the Field of Christian Counseling Competent to Counsel has helped thousands of pastors… read more
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9. The Consolation of Philosophy
By: Boethius , None
4.27
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek … read more
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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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11. Gilead (Gilead, #1)
By: Marilynne Robinson
3.85
Format: 247 pages, Paperback
Nearly 25 years after Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson returns with an intimate tale of three gener… read more
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"How I wish you could have known me in my strength."-Marilynne Robinson, Gilead (Gilead, #1)
"Memory can make a thing seem to have been much more than it was."-Marilynne Robinson, Gilead (Gilead, #1)
"When something ought to be true then it proves to be a very powerful truth."-Marilynne Robinson, Gilead (Gilead, #1)
"That is to say, I pray for you. And there's an intimacy in it. That's the truth."-Marilynne Robinson, Gilead (Gilead, #1)
12. The Life of St. Anthony
By: E.A. Wallis Budge , Athanasius of Alexandria
3.98
Format: 212 pages,
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13. Mere Christianity
By: C.S. Lewis
4.36
Format: 191 pages, Paperback
In the classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, the most important writer of the 20th century, explor… read more
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"The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God."-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
"God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than He is of any other slacker."-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
"We do know that no person can be saved except through Christ. We do not know that only those who know Him can be saved by Him."-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
"The only things we can keep are the things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we are sure to lose."-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
14. The Pilgrim's Progress
By: John Bunyan
4.06
Format: 324 pages, Paperback
This famous story of man's progress through life in search of salvation remains one of the most ent… read more
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"Follow your heart"-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
"Dark clouds bring waters, when the bright bring none."-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
"They are my fears of him, too. But who can hinder that which will be?"-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
"Now, Mr. Great-heart was a strong man, so he was not afraid of a lion."-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
15. Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
By: C.S. Lewis
3.93
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
In the first novel of C.S. Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy, Dr Ransom, a Cambridge academic… read more
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"The love of knowledge is a kind of madness."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
"A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
"There I drank life because death was in the pool. That was the best of drinks save one."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
"And I say also this. I do not think the forest would be so bright, nor the water so warm, nor love so sweet, if there were no danger in the lakes."-C.S. Lewis, Out of the Silent Planet (The Space Trilogy, #1)
16. Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
By: Eric Metaxas
4.16
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis seduced a nation, bullied a continent, and attempted to exterminate t… read more
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17. Augustine of Hippo: A Biography
By: None
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
This classic biography was first published thirty years ago and has since established itself as the… read more
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18. Inferno (The Divine Comedy #1)
By: Dante Alighieri , Anthony Esolen
3.93
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
Guided by the poet Virgil, Dante plunges to the very depths of Hell and embarks on his arduous jour… read more
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19. The Theology of Augustine: An Introductory Guide to His Most Important Works
By: Matthew Levering
3.94
Format: None pages, Paperback
Most theology students realize Augustine is tremendously influential on the Christian tradition as … read more
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20. Lilith
By: George MacDonald
3.75
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Lilith is a story concerning the nature of life, death, and salvation. After he followed the old ma… read more
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21. Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
By: C.S. Lewis
4.00
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
The second book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which also includes Out of the Silent Pla… read more
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"Say a child’s prayer if you can’t say a man’s."-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
"It is not for nothing that you are named Ransom,"-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
"The joy came from finding at last what hatred was made for."-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
"About this time tomorrow, you will have done the impossible."-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
22. 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)
23. The Two Towers (Middle Earth, #3)
By: J.R.R. Tolkien
4.49
Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition
Begin your journey into Middle-earth. The inspiration for the upcoming original series on Prime … read more
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"Yet dawn is ever the hope of men."-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers (Middle Earth, #3)
"Fair speech may hide a foul heart."-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers (Middle Earth, #3)
"Are we riding far tonight, Gandalf?"-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers (Middle Earth, #3)
"The treacherous are ever distrustful."-J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers (Middle Earth, #3)
24. This is My Body: A Call to Eucharistic Revival
By: Robert Barron
4.35
Format: 100 pages, Kindle Edition
A recent Pew Forum survey revealed the startling statistic that 69% of Catholics do not believe in … read more
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25. Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
By: Bono
4.20
Format: 564 pages, Hardcover
Bono--artist, activist, and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2--has written a memoir: honest and… read more
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"Fame is a currency. I want to spend mine on the right stuff."-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
"Wisdom is the recovery of innocence at the far end of experience"-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
"I remain more suspicious of religion than most people who'd never darken the door of a church."-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
"the only true way to be victorious is to surrender. To each other. To love. To the higher power."-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
26. 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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- nonfiction
27. Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer
By: Tyler Staton
4.60
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Prayer is the source of Jesus's most astonishing miracles and the subject of Jesus's most audacious… read more
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28. Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church
By: Michael J. Kruger
4.49
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Are churches looking for the wrong kind of leaders? The last decade has witnessed a rising number o… read more
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29. Following Jesus: Finding Our Way Home in an Age of Anxiety
By: Henri J.M. Nouwen
4.48
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
In this brand-new, never before published work of inspiration, the bestselling author of The Return… read more
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"Even people who are immensely praised and have made an enormous amount of money, who have awards, success, and applause, can be deeply depressed. If you get closer and you prick the balloon, you real…"-Henri J.M. Nouwen, Following Jesus: Finding Our Way Home in an Age of Anxiety
30. 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
31. Augustine of Hippo: A Life
By: Henry Chadwick
3.76
Format: 177 pages, Hardcover
Augustine (354-430) had a profound impact on the development of the Christian Church, sparking cont… read more
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