10 best-selling spirituality books like The Inner Landscape : On Contradiction as Invitation and the Hidden Blessings of Pain and Suffering by John O'Donohue

Cover of The Inner Landscape : On Contradiction as Invitation and the Hidden Blessings of Pain and Suffering by John O'Donohue

The Inner Landscape : On Contradiction as Invitation and the Hidden Blessings of Pain and Suffering

By: John O'Donohue

4.62

Format: None pages, Audio Cassette

The Inner Landscape -- Our bodies are mere outlines of a vast and complex interior world: a landsca…

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1. The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

By: Cynthia Bourgeault

4.12

Format: 237 pages, Paperback

If you put aside what you think you know about Jesus and approach the Gospels as though for the fir… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"A sophiological Christianity focuses on the path."

-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

"It's not about right belief; it's about right practice."

-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

"To mourn is to touch directly the substance of divine compassion."

-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

"As we enter the path of transformation, the most valuable thing we have working in our favor is our yearning."

-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

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2. A Thousand Mornings: Poems

By: Mary Oliver

4.21

Format: 82 pages, Hardcover

In A Thousand Mornings, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has come to define her life’s work,… read more

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  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"they won't be false and they won't be true, but hey'll be real."

-Mary Oliver, A Thousand Mornings: Poems

"When a man says he hears angels singing, he hears angels singing."

-Mary Oliver, A Thousand Mornings: Poems

"When death is about to happen does the body grow heavier, or lighter?"

-Mary Oliver, A Thousand Mornings: Poems

"From the poem: The First Time Percy Came Back Yes, it’s all different,"

-Mary Oliver, A Thousand Mornings: Poems

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3. Winter Hours: Prose, Prose Poems, and Poems

By: Mary Oliver

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

"What good company Mary Oliver is!" the Los Angeles Times has remarked. And never more so than in t… read more

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  • poetry
  • nonfiction
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4. The Varieties of Religious Experience

By: William James

3.56

Format: 304 pages,

Being the Gifford Lectures on Natural Religion Delivered in Edinburgh 1901/2 "I am neither a theolo… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • psychology
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5. Gift from the Sea

By: Anne Morrow Lindbergh

3.86

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In this inimitable, beloved classic--graceful, lucid and lyrical--Anne Morrow Lindbergh shares her … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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6. The Inner Voice of Love

By: Henri J.M. Nouwen

2.57

Format: 210 pages, Paperback

This is Henri Nouwen's "secret journal." It was written during the most difficult period of his lif… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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7. Upstream: Selected Essays

By: Mary Oliver

2.43

Format: None pages,

Comprising a selection of essays, Upstreamfinds beloved poet Mary Oliver reflecting on her astonish… read more

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  • poetry
  • nonfiction
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8. Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living

By: Krista Tippett

3.91

Format: 337 pages, Hardcover

"I'm a person who listens for a living. I listen for wisdom, and beauty, and for voices not shoutin… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • psychology
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9. The Power of Vulnerability: Teachings of Authenticity, Connections and Courage

By: Brené Brown

3.59

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Show Up and Let Yourself be Seen Is vulnerability the same as weakness? "In our culture," teaches … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • psychology
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10. Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

By: Marshall B. Rosenberg , Arun Gandhi

4.34

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Do you hunger for skills to improve the quality of your relationships, to deepen your sense of pers… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
"At the root of every tantrum and power struggle are unmet needs."

-Marshall B. Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

"All violence is the result of people tricking themselves into believing that their pain derives from other people and that consequently those people deserve to be punished."

-Marshall B. Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

"Anger is a result of life-alienating thinking that is disconnected from needs. It indicates that we have moved up to our head to analyze and judge somebody rather than focus on what we are needing an…"

-Marshall B. Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

"All criticism, attack, insults, and judgments vanish when we focus attention on hearing the feelings and needs behind a message. The more we practice in this way, the more we realize a simple truth: …"

-Marshall B. Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

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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)

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12. Women Who Run With the Wolves

By: Clarissa Pinkola Estés

4.13

Format: 537 pages, Paperback

Within every woman, there lives a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • psychology
"Dogs are the magicians of the universe."

-Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With the Wolves

"Failure is a greater teacher than success"

-Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With the Wolves

"To love a woman, the mate must also love her wildish nature."

-Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With the Wolves

"There is no one a wildish woman loves better than a mate who can be her equal."

-Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With the Wolves

13. Living in Christ's Presence: Final Words on Heaven and the Kingdom of God

By: Dallas Willard , John Ortberg

3.48

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Logos Bookstores' 2014 Best Book in Spirituality 2014 Readers' Choice Award Winner 2014 Leadership … read more

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14. The Meaning of Mary Magdalene: Discovering the Woman at the Heart of Christianity

By: Cynthia Bourgeault

2.83

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Mary Magdalene is one of the most influential symbols in the history of Christianity--yet, if you l… read more

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15. Housekeeping

By: Marilynne Robinson

3.94

Format: 450 pages,

A modern classic, Housekeepingis the story of Ruth and her younger sister, Lucille, who grow up hap… read more

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16. The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups

By: Daniel Coyle

4.11

Format: 70 pages, Hardcover

An essential book that unlocks the secrets of highly successful groups and provides readers with a … read more

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17. The Patron Saint of Liars

By: Ann Patchett

5.00

Format: 172 pages, Paperback

Since her first publication in 1992, celebrated novelist Ann Patchett has crafted a number of elega… read more

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18. Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One

By: Joe Dispenza

4.14

Format: 329 pages, Hardcover

Nous ne sommes pas condamnés par nos gènes à vivre une certaine forme d'existence. Une nouvelle sci… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • psychology
"Your outer world is a reflection of your inner reality."

-Joe Dispenza, Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One

"Eres lo que eres, eres donde estás y eres quien eres por lo que piensas acerca de ti."

-Joe Dispenza, Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One

"We should never wait for science to give us permission to do the uncommon; if we do, then we are turning science into another religion."

-Joe Dispenza, Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One

"Whether we’re addicted to cigarettes, chocolate, alcohol, shopping, gambling, or biting our nails, the moment we cease the habitual action, chaos rages between the body and the mind."

-Joe Dispenza, Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One

19. The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook

By: Bruce D. Perry , Maia Szalavitz

4.80

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

What happens when a young brain is traumatized? How does terror, abuse, or disaster affect a child'… read more

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20. Learning to Walk in the Dark

By: Barbara Brown Taylor

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of An Altar in the World, Barbara Brown Taylor's Learnin… read more

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21. Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words

By: David Whyte

3.65

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

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22. Simplicity: The Freedom of Letting Go

By: Peter Heinegg , Richard Rohr , None

3.92

Format: None pages, Paperback

One of Fr. Rohr's bestselling books, this revised and updated edition explores St. Francis's ancien… read more

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23. Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality

By: Richard Rohr

4.00

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

The meaning of Scripture for the spiritual life of Christians. read more

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24. Long Life: Essays and Other Writings

By: Mary Oliver

3.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

'The gift of Oliver's poetry is that she communicates the beauty she finds in the world and makes i… read more

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25. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

By: David Brooks

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."

-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"

-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

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26. Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America

By: Heather Cox Richardson

4.42

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

“Engaging and highly accessible.” —Boston Globe “A vibrant, and essential history of America's u… read more

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  • nonfiction
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27. The Overstory

By: Richard Powers

4.12

Format: 502 pages, Paperback

The Overstory is a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that is also a stunning ev… read more

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"Human history was the story of increasingly disoriented hunger."

-Richard Powers, The Overstory

"The confirmation of others: a sickness the entire race will die of."

-Richard Powers, The Overstory

"Civilized yards are all alike. Every wild yard is wild in its own way."

-Richard Powers, The Overstory

"Trees fall with spectacular crashes. Planting is silent and growth invisible."

-Richard Powers, The Overstory

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28. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

By: Cal Newport

3.73

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • psychology
"What are we really doing here?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

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

By: Tim Alberta

4.45

Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition

Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more

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  • nonfiction
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30. The Eloquence of Silence: Surprising Wisdom in Tales of Emptiness

By: Thomas Moore

4.24

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

EMBRACING EMPTINESS, STAYING OPEN, FINDING CALM With compassion and insight, Thomas Moore offers… read more

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  • spirituality
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31. The Inner Landscape : On Contradiction as Invitation and the Hidden Blessings of Pain and Suffering

By: John O'Donohue

4.62

Format: None pages, Audio Cassette

The Inner Landscape -- Our bodies are mere outlines of a vast and complex interior world: a landsca… read more

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  • psychology
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9 Best philosophy books like The Inner Landscape : On Contradiction as Invitation and the Hidden Blessings of Pain and Suffering by John O'Donohue

Transform Your Habits

The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

Cynthia Bourgeault

4.12

Transform Your Habits

The Varieties of Religious Experience

William James

3.56

Transform Your Habits

Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living

Krista Tippett

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

Marshall B. Rosenberg , Arun Gandhi

4.34

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Transform Your Habits

The Cow in the Parking Lot: A Zen Approach to Overcoming Anger

Leonard Scheff , Susan Edmiston

3.00

Transform Your Habits

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

Marshall B. Rosenberg , Arun Gandhi

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

Lindsay C. Gibson

4.39

Transform Your Habits

How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

David Brooks

4.14

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