Dorothy Day: Dissenting Voice of the American Century
By: John Loughery
4.14
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
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1. Wise Blood
By: Flannery O'Connor
3.83
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
(This is an alternate-cover edition for ISBN 9780374530631) The American short story master Flan… read more
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- religion
"Jesus died to redeem you,"-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood
"It's easier to bleed than sweat, Mr. Motes."-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood
"In yourself right now is all the place you've got."-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood
"If you want to get anywhere in religion, you got to keep it sweet."-Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood
2. A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
By: Flannery O'Connor
4.17
Format: 252 pages, Hardcover
This now classic book revealed Flannery O'Connor as one of the most original and provocative writer… read more
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"The trouble with the world was that nobody stopped or took any care."-Flannery O'Connor, A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
"He had a look of composed dissatisfaction, as if he understood life thoroughly."-Flannery O'Connor, A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
"The thing you do with a boy it is to show him all the to show. Don't hold nothing back."-Flannery O'Connor, A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
"We're all damned," she said, “but some of us have taken off our blindfolds and see that there’s nothing to see. It’s a kind of salvation."-Flannery O'Connor, A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
3. St. Francis of Assisi
By: G.K. Chesterton , Joseph F. Girzone
3.94
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Francis of Assisi is, after Mary of Nazareth, perhaps the greatest saint in the Christian calendar,… read more
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- biography
- history
- nonfiction
- spirituality
- catholic
"The moment sex ceases to be a servant it becomes a tyrant."-G.K. Chesterton, St. Francis of Assisi
"The objection to an aristocracy is that it is a priesthood without a god."-G.K. Chesterton, St. Francis of Assisi
"The modern mind is hard to please; and it generally calls the way of Godfrey ferocious and the way of Francis fanatical. That is, it calls any moral method unpractical, when it has just called any pr…"-G.K. Chesterton, St. Francis of Assisi
"I beseech you, little brothers, that you be as wise as brother Daisy and brother dandelion; for never do they lie awake thinking of tomorrow, yet they have gold crowns like kings and emperors or like…"-G.K. Chesterton, St. Francis of Assisi
4. Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
4.12
Format: 427 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of In The Heart of the Sea, comes a surprising account o… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- history
- audiobook
"Midshipman Edward Pellew was in the British boat right behind Arnold's. The American general had escaped, but in his haste he had left behind his stock and buckle, which Pellew took as a keepsake. Ye…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)
"In an October 6 letter to Lord Stirling, he set forth the principle that would guide his increasingly sophisticated intelligence-gathering efforts. "As we are often obliged to reason the designs of t…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (The American Revolution Series)
5. Loaves and Fishes
By: Robert Coles , Dorothy Day
3.39
Format: 440 pages, Paperback
Orginally published: New York: Harper & Row, 1963. read more
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- history
- biography
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
6. The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps
By: David Fernbach , Heinz Heger , Klaus Muller
2.70
Format: None pages, Paperback
It has only been since the mid-1970s that any attention has been paid to the persecution and interm… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
7. Decline and Fall
By: Evelyn Waugh
4.88
Format: 242 pages, Paperback
Expelled from Oxford for indecent behaviour, Paul Pennyfeather is oddly unsurprised to find himself… read more
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8. Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
By: Thérèse of Lisieux , John Clarke
4.42
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
This book, first published in 1898 in a highly edited version, quickly became a modern spiritual cl… read more
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- biography
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
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"Love lives only by sacrifice"-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
"I have at last found my vocation; it is love!"-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
"Love will consume us only in the measure of our self-surrender."-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
"and I realized that real nobility is in the soul, not in a name."-Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
9. Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith
By: Robert Barron
3.69
Format: 384 pages,
"What I propose to do in this book is to take you on a guided exploration of the Catholic world, bu… read more
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11. The Book of Unknown Americans
By: Cristina Henríquez
3.17
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling, heartbreaking page-turner destined for breakout status: a novel that gives voice to mil… read more
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12. Thank You for Smoking
By: Christopher Buckley
4.46
Format: 170 pages, Paperback
Nick Naylor likes his job. In the neo-puritanical nineties, it's a challenge to defend the rights o… read more
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13. The Long Loneliness: The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist
By: Dorothy Day , Daniel Berrigan
3.68
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
This inspiring and fascinating memoir, subtitled, "The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Soci… read more
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14. Organizing for the Rest of Us: 100 Realistic Strategies to Keep Any House Under Control
By: Dana K. White
4.08
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
So you want to keep your kitchen counter clean but you aren't ready to toss the toaster? You want t… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
15. Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words
By: Jenni Nuttall
3.82
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
An enlightening linguistic journey through a thousand years of feminist language--and what we can l… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
16. Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans
By: Michaeleen Doucleff
4.15
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
When Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff becomes a mother, she examines the studies behind modern parenting gui… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
17. Raising Worry-Free Girls: Helping Your Daughter Feel Braver, Stronger, and Smarter in an Anxious World
By: Sissy Goff
4.41
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
If you have a daughter, it would be surprising if she doesn't struggle with anxiety and worry--eith… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. A Book of Days
By: Patti Smith
4.26
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award–winnin… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
19. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe
By: Steve Sheinkin
4.49
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more
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- biography
- history
- audiobook
20. The Women of Chateau Lafayette
By: Stephanie Dray
4.26
Format: 576 pages, Paperback
Named one of 2021's Most Anticipated Historical Novels by Oprah Magazine ∙ Cosmo ∙ PopSugar ∙ SheRe… read more
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- audiobook
21. The Last Kingdom (Cotton Malone, #17)
By: Steve Berry
4.10
Format: 451 pages, Hardcover
From celebrated New York Times bestselling author, Steve Berry, comes the latest Cotton Malone adve… read more
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22. His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life
By: Jonathan Alter
4.34
Format: 800 pages, Hardcover
From one of America’s most respected journalists and modern historians comes the highly acclaimed, … read more
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- history
- politics
- biography memoir
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- audiobook
23. How the Bible Actually Works: In Which I Explain How An Ancient, Ambiguous, and Diverse Book Leads Us to Wisdom Rather Than Answers―and Why That's Great News
By: Peter Enns
4.29
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Controversial evangelical Bible scholar, popular blogger and podcast host of The Bible for Normal P… read more
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- history
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
- audiobook
24. The Gown
By: Jennifer Robson
4.14
Format: 371 pages, Paperback
“Millions will welcome this joyous event as a flash of color on the long road we have to travel.”—S… read more
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25. Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All
By: Michael Shellenberger
4.18
Format: 272 pages, ebook
Michael Shellenberger has been fighting for a greener planet for decades. He helped save the world’… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
26. White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity
By: Robert P. Jones
4.43
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
Drawing on history, public opinion surveys, and personal experience, Robert P. Jones delivers a pro… read more
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- religion
- history
- nonfiction
27. Life's Too Short: A Memoir
By: Darius Rucker
4.18
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A raw, heartfelt memoir from Darius Rucker, the three-time Grammy Award–winning, Diamond-selling le… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
28. Trust: America's Best Chance
By: Pete Buttigieg
4.14
Format: None pages, Audio CD
Pete Buttigieg demonstrates how a breakdown of trust is central to our nation’s current predicament… read more
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- history
- politics
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"The truth is our election system is flawed. But it will only be improved if we trust it enough to use it to elect people committed to fixing it."-Pete Buttigieg, Trust: America's Best Chance
"To love a country, as to love a person, is to love a flawed and exquisite creation, to see what is best in it, to be angry when it is not what it could be, precisely because you have seen glimmers of…"-Pete Buttigieg, Trust: America's Best Chance
"When no one’s word is authoritative, any crank is as credible as the next person. It is the irony at the heart of conspiracy thinking: You can’t trust anyone these days, so you may as well place some…"-Pete Buttigieg, Trust: America's Best Chance
29. Jesus' Alternative Plan: The Sermon on the Mount
By: Richard Rohr
4.61
Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition
When Jesus talked about the Kingdom of God, he was talking about an utterly different way of relati… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
"We know everything today and believe almost nothing. It is not reason that drives our lives, but passion or the search for it. It is not words and concepts, but living images that grab our souls. It …"-Richard Rohr, Jesus' Alternative Plan: The Sermon on the Mount
30. Unruly Saint: Dorothy Day's Radical Vision and its Challenge for Our Times
By: D.L. Mayfield
4.33
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In 1933, in the shadow of the Great Depression, Dorothy Day started the most prominent Catholic rad… read more
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- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
- catholic
31. Dorothy Day: Dissenting Voice of the American Century
By: John Loughery
4.14
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
“A good biography holds your attention; a great one transcends its subject and sheds light on the m… read more
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- spirituality
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