21 Best nonfiction books like Spirit Wheel: Meditations from an Indigenous Elder by Steven Charleston

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Spirit Wheel: Meditations from an Indigenous Elder

By: Steven Charleston

4.71

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

I stand in the midst of creation's wheel And watch in wonder the quiet majesty of its turning. …

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1. The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East

By: Sandy Tolan

4.11

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

In 1967, Bashir Al-Khayri, a Palestinian twenty-five-year-old, journeyed to Israel, with the goal o… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Bashir walked toward a glass cabinet in the dining room. Dalia followed Bashir, and the two stood looking through the glass. "Look at the cabinet and tell me what you see," Bashir said. "Is this a te…"

-Sandy Tolan, The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East

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2. Killing Trail (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #1)

By: Margaret Mizushima

4.03

Format: 311 pages, Hardcover

When a young girl is found dead in the mountains outside Timber Creek, life-long resident Officer M… read more

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"Standing, she gestured toward the ground in front of him and gave the command specifically used for evidence detection: "Seek." She expected Robo to put his nose down and start working a grid. They'd…"

-Margaret Mizushima, Killing Trail (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #1)

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3. Remembering

By: Wendell Berry

4.02

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

Remembering takes place in a single day in 1976. Andy Catlett, at the bottom of a deep dark depress… read more

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"They were not going to live again in a time like that."

-Wendell Berry, Remembering

"There comes . . . a longing never to travel again except on foot."

-Wendell Berry, Remembering

"It was a country . . . that he and his people had known how to use and abuse, but not how to preserve."

-Wendell Berry, Remembering

"We stood and looked and knowed it was all the time we had and from now on we must remember. We must look now forever."

-Wendell Berry, Remembering

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4. Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16

By: Moshe Kasher

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Rising young comedian Moshe Kasher is lucky to be alive. He started using drugs when he was just 12… read more

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  • nonfiction
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5. Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

By: Richard Rohr

4.23

Format: 199 pages, Hardcover

In Falling Upward , Fr. Richard Rohr seeks to help readers understand the tasks of the two halves o… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"The ego hates losing – even to God."

-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

"Sin happens whenever we refuse to keep growing."

-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

"Life is all about practicing for heaven." p 101."

-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

"Before the truth sets you free, it tends to make you miserable."

-Richard Rohr, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

6. Ceremony

By: Leslie Marmon Silko

3.82

Format: 160 pages,

Tayo, a young Native American, has been a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II, and the hor… read more

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7. The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World

By: Sharon Brous

4.54

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From one of our country’s most prominent rabbis, an inspiring book about the power of community bas… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Brous's The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World book and Steven Charleston's Spirit Wheel: Meditations from an Indigenous Elder

  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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8. The Backyard Bird Chronicles

By: Amy Tan

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Flexibound

A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight. … read more

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  • nonfiction
"If there is anything I have learned these past six years, it is this: Each bird is surprising and thrilling in its own way. But the most special is the bird that pauses when it is eating, looks and a…"

-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles

"The (Anna's Hummingbird) males are deadbeat dads that contribute nothing to making the nest, or to feeding either the female or the nestlings. They are off to find other females they can impress with…"

-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles

"During daylight hours, they (Anna's Hummingbirds) feed every 15 minutes, be it tiny insects or nectar from flowers or feeders. If they don't consume food often enough, they can die during the day. If…"

-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles

"I asked Bernd Heinrich if he knew why feeder birds, like finches, discard so many seeds. It turns out he and other scientiests did research on this back in the 1990s - of course, he did -measuring di…"

-Amy Tan, The Backyard Bird Chronicles

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9. Somehow: Thoughts on Love

By: Anne Lamott

3.95

Format: 204 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow , a joyful celebration of lo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"I don’t know"

-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love

"…nobody in isolation becomes who they were designed to be."

-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love

"Sometimes it all just sucks, as Jesus says somewhere in the Gospels (although off the top of my head I can’t recall chapter and verse."

-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love

"When I first got sober, a man told me that upon waking every morning, instead of reciting the standard flowery recovery prayer, he said, “Whatever,“ and at night when he turned off his lights to go t…"

-Anne Lamott, Somehow: Thoughts on Love

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10. Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler

By: Ibi Zoboi

4.09

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse a… read more

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  • nonfiction
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11. Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon

By: Melissa L. Sevigny

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off down the Colorado River, acc… read more

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  • nonfiction
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12. Wandering Stars

By: Tommy Orange

3.89

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

The eagerly awaited follow-up to Pulitzer Prize-finalist Tommy Orange’s breakout best seller There … read more

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  • indigenous
"And in the year 1924 Indian citizenship will have been granted, even though they will mean to dissolve tribes by giving citizenship, dissolve being another word for disappearance, a kind of chemical …"

-Tommy Orange, Wandering Stars

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13. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

By: James Patterson

3.92

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading book and Steven Charleston's Spirit Wheel: Meditations from an Indigenous Elder

  • nonfiction
"Different books speak to us at different times."

-James Patterson, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

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14. Black Velvet (The Erin O'Reilly Mysteries, #1)

By: Steven Henry

4.30

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

Erin learned a lot from her partner: stay alert, follow your nose, and once you've got your teeth i… read more

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15. Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere

By: Savannah Guthrie

4.36

Format: 302 pages, Hardcover

Mostly what God does is love you. If we could believe this, really believe this, how different w… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"He doesn't even need words from us. Just a sigh, a tear, or a whimper. What an amazing resource we have in a God who already understands our whole history, our intricate emotional fabric, our every i…"

-Savannah Guthrie, Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere

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16. The Air Raid Book Club

By: Annie Lyons

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

London, 1938: The bookstore just doesn’t feel the same to Gertie Bingham ever since the death of he… read more

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"Quite. But Hedy has inherited her mother's skills as a seamstress. Very good. Tell her to come and see me. If you can't sew, can you knit? A little. Although I made my father a pair of socks once and…"

-Annie Lyons, The Air Raid Book Club

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17. City Under One Roof (Cara Kennedy, #1)

By: Iris Yamashita

3.54

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

A stranded detective tries to solve a murder in a tiny Alaskan town where everyone lives in a singl… read more

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18. Sharing Too Much: Inspirational Musings and Lessons from an Unlikely Life

By: Richard Paul Evans

4.28

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author and “king of Christmas fiction” ( The New York Times ) del… read more

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  • nonfiction
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19. Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End

By: Alua Arthur

4.26

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead b… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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20. This Is the Honey

By: Kwame Alexander

4.47

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A breathtaking poetry collection on hope, heart, and heritage from the most prominent and promising… read more

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  • nonfiction
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21. Ocean's Godori

By: Elaine U. Cho

3.67

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Ocean Yoon has never felt like much of a Korean, even if she is descended from a long line of haeny… read more

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"She asks, "Do you ever want to go back to Mars?" "It's a weird little place," he replies. "Stuck in its ways. I feel more like a Martian when I'm not there, if that makes sense."

-Elaine U. Cho, Ocean's Godori

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22. Ledge (The Glacian Trilogy, #1)

By: Stacey McEwan

3.72

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

After being randomly selected as a human sacrifice, instead of death, Dawsyn finds herself on a que… read more

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23. In Love with the World: A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying

By: Yongey Mingyur

4.30

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

At thirty-six years old, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche was a rising star within his generation of Tibetan… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"Actually, everything is in-between."

-Yongey Mingyur, In Love with the World: A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying

"No separate me loved the world. The world was love. My perfect home. Vast and intimate. Every particle was alive with love, fluid, flowing, without barriers."

-Yongey Mingyur, In Love with the World: A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying

"To approach the finality of our bodies while paying no attention to the mini-deaths of daily life is like confusing diamonds with pebbles and throwing them away."

-Yongey Mingyur, In Love with the World: A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying

"It [mind of absolute reality] is everywhere and nowhere. It’s somewhat like sky—so completely integrated with our existence that we never stop to question its reality or to recognize its qualities."

-Yongey Mingyur, In Love with the World: A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying

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24. I Did a New Thing: 30 Days to Living Free (A Feeding the Soul Book)

By: Tabitha Brown

4.19

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Feeding the Soul (Because It’s My Business) presents an… read more

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  • nonfiction
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25. Jane and the Year Without a Summer (Jane Austen Mysteries, #14)

By: Stephanie Barron

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

"If you have a Jane Austen-would-have-been-my-best-friend complex, look no further . . . [Barron] h… read more

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26. Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship

By: Gregory Boyle

4.57

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In a moving example of unconditional love in dif­ficult times, the Jesuit priest and bestselling au… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
"What if we ceased to pledge our allegiance to the bottom line and stood, instead, with those who line the bottom?"

-Gregory Boyle, Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship

"Moral outrage is the opposite of God; it only divides and separates what God wants for us, which is to be united in kinship. Moral outrage doesn't lead us to solutions - it keeps us from them. It kee…"

-Gregory Boyle, Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship

"But I know, with all the certainty of my being, that Jesus has no interest in my doing this. To just say, "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, I'm your biggest fan," causes him to stare at his watch, tap his feet, …"

-Gregory Boyle, Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship

"[...] But then he adds quickly, "You know what I do when I'm low on faith?" I shake my head and lean in. My faith's gas tank has been known to hover at "E", so I wanted to know. "I stand right here a…"

-Gregory Boyle, Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship

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27. You Are the Medicine: 13 Moons of Indigenous Wisdom, Ancestral Connection, and Animal Spirit Guidance

By: Asha Frost

4.49

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

Indigenous Medicine Woman Asha Frost invites readers to learn the healing medicine of the 13 Ojibwa… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • indigenous
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28. What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World

By: Prentis Hemphill

4.54

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From one of the most prominent voices in the trauma conversation comes a groundbreaking new way to … read more

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  • nonfiction
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29. This Ordinary Stardust: A Scientist's Path from Grief to Wonder

By: Alan Townsend

4.22

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A compassionate, vulnerable, and transformative exploration of the nurturing and spiritual power of… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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30. Spirit Wheel: Meditations from an Indigenous Elder

By: Steven Charleston

4.71

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

I stand in the midst of creation's wheel And watch in wonder the quiet majesty of its turning. … read more

Similar categories in Steven Charleston's Spirit Wheel: Meditations from an Indigenous Elder book and Steven Charleston's Spirit Wheel: Meditations from an Indigenous Elder

  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • indigenous
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31. The Genius of Empathy: Practical Skills to Heal Your Sensitive Self, Your Relationships, and the World

By: Judith Orloff

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Ignite empathy as a superpower for transformative personal healing, deeper relationships, and more … read more

Similar categories in Judith Orloff's The Genius of Empathy: Practical Skills to Heal Your Sensitive Self, Your Relationships, and the World book and Steven Charleston's Spirit Wheel: Meditations from an Indigenous Elder

  • nonfiction

10 must-read spirituality books like Spirit Wheel: Meditations from an Indigenous Elder by Steven Charleston

Transform Your Habits

Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

Richard Rohr

4.23

Transform Your Habits

The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World

Sharon Brous

4.54

Transform Your Habits

Somehow: Thoughts on Love

Anne Lamott

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere

Savannah Guthrie

4.36

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Percival Everett

4.54

Transform Your Habits

North Woods

Daniel Mason

4.15

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Wandering Stars

Tommy Orange

3.89

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Rachel Khong

4.04

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