7 best-selling biography books like Wineskin: Freakin’ Jesus in the ‘60s and ‘70s by Michael Hicks

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Wineskin: Freakin’ Jesus in the ‘60s and ‘70s

By: Michael Hicks

4.56

Format: 223 pages, Paperback

Mormonism begins with a Joseph Smith kneeling in a grove until two-thirds of the Godhead appear an…

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1. The Sin of Certainty: Why God Desires Our Trust More Than Our "Correct" Beliefs

By: Peter Enns

3.91

Format: 241 pages, Hardcover

The controversial evangelical Bible scholar and author of The Bible Tells Me Soexplains how Christi… read more

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2. American Zion: A New History of Mormonism

By: Benjamin E. Park

4.21

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The first major history of Mormonism in a decade, drawing on newly available sources to reveal a pr… read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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3. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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4. Romney: A Reckoning

By: McKay Coppins

4.36

Format: 416 pages, ebook

A remarkably illuminating biography of the political maverick, filled with revelations and written … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • biography
  • history
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5. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

By: David Grann

4.19

Format: 331 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story o… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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6. Both Things Are True

By: Kate Holbrook

4.47

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

Joseph Smith’s observation that “by proving contraries, truth is made manifest” has become a belove… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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7. Original Grace

By: Adam S. Miller

4.57

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

In Original Grace, Adam S. Miller proposes an experiment in Restoration thinking: What if instead o… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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8. Mormon: A Brief Theological Introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #10)

By: Adam S. Miller

4.58

Format: 151 pages, Kindle Edition

O ye fair ones, how could ye have rejected that Jesus, who stood with open arms to receive you! Fr… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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9. 3rd, 4th Nephi: a brief theological introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #9)

By: Daniel Becerra

4.16

Format: 114 pages, Paperback

“And now Father, I pray unto thee for them . . . that I may be in them as thou, Father, art in me, … read more

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  • nonfiction
"Christlikeness finds its fullest expression in community, collaboration, and collectivity."

-Daniel Becerra, 3rd, 4th Nephi: a brief theological introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #9)

"I believe that Mormon would have us understand that the path to the Savior is more circuitous and scenic than one might expect. In 3–4 Nephi, coming to Christ is what happens when the disciple focuse…"

-Daniel Becerra, 3rd, 4th Nephi: a brief theological introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #9)

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10. Sacred Struggle: Seeking Christ on the Path of Most Resistance

By: Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye

4.60

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

We are part of a complex Church community―full of people who think differently than we do, behave i… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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11. Vengeance Is Mine: The Mountain Meadows Massacre and Its Aftermath

By: Richard E. Turley

4.39

Format: 520 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited follow-up to the groundbreaking Massacre at Mountain Meadows Published in 2008, M… read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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12. Let's Talk About Faith and Intellect

By: Terryl L. Givens

4.33

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

In Let's Talk about Faith and Intellect , Terryl Givens, who has written broadly to both academic a… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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13. Living on the Inside of the Edge: A Survival Guide

By: Christian Kimball

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

"Chris has managed to write a great primer for Latter-day Saints who desperately need a new way to … read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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14. Stretching the Heavens: The Life of Eugene England and the Crisis of Modern Mormonism

By: Terryl L. Givens

4.50

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

Eugene England (1933-2001)—one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals in modern Mo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • biography
  • history
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15. Panther to Priesthood

By: Eddie Leroy Willis

4.20

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Even the bleakest, most winding road can lead to the strait and narrow path. For Ed Willis, life wa… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • biography
  • history
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16. 2nd Nephi: A Brief Theological Introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #2)

By: Terryl L. Givens

4.40

Format: 116 pages, Paperback

"I have seen a vision, in which I know that Jerusalem is destroyed . . ." In the wake of epic ca… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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17. Joseph Smith's Gold Plates: A Cultural History

By: Richard L. Bushman

3.97

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Renowned historian Richard Lyman Bushman presents a vibrant history of the objects that gave birth … read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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18. Let’s Talk About Race and Priesthood

By: W. Paul Reeve

4.77

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Few topics related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are as complex and painful to… read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
"[Samuel Chambers] explained 'Some think it is small to be a deacon,' but then he countered that, 'I think there is nothing small in the kingdom of God."

-W. Paul Reeve, Let’s Talk About Race and Priesthood

"Brigham Young spoke... with extreme hyperbole. He even admitted as much in 1848 when he acknowledged, 'I frequently sa[y] 'cut his infernal throat'; I don't mean any such thing."

-W. Paul Reeve, Let’s Talk About Race and Priesthood

"...[Y]ou are free to hate anyone you choose. That is until you take upon yourself the name of Christ. At which point the right to hate is no longer available to you. - Catherine Stokes"

-W. Paul Reeve, Let’s Talk About Race and Priesthood

"One late nineteenth-century memoir recounted... 'that one acquainted with [Mormons] could tell a Mormon when he met him by the look upon his face almost as well as if he had been of a different color."

-W. Paul Reeve, Let’s Talk About Race and Priesthood

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19. 1st Nephi: A Brief Theological Introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #1)

By: Joseph M. Spencer

4.44

Format: 146 pages, Paperback

"I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents. . ." So begins the first book in the Book of Mormon,… read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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20. Terrible Revolution: Latter-day Saints and the American Apocalypse

By: Christopher James Blythe

4.48

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

The relationship between early Mormons and the United States was marked by anxiety and hostility, h… read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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21. Second-Class Saints: Black Mormons and the Struggle for Racial Equality

By: Matthew L. Harris

4.91

Format: 488 pages, Hardcover

An in-depth account--grounded in new archival discoveries--of the most consequential development in… read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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22. Every Needful Thing

By: Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye

4.37

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A collection of essays from accomplished academics and professionals who speak about discipleship n… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • biography
Cover of Virginia Sorensen: Pioneering Mormon Author by Stephen Carter

23. Virginia Sorensen: Pioneering Mormon Author

By: Stephen Carter

4.33

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

In the 1940s she was a New York Times bestselling author—of Mormon novels. In the 1950s she won a N… read more

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Cover of Life to the Whole Being: The Spiritual Memoir of a Literature Professor by Matthew Wickman

24. Life to the Whole Being: The Spiritual Memoir of a Literature Professor

By: Matthew Wickman

4.66

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

"Spiritual experiences are famously transformative. They sometimes inspire dramatic effects of conv… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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25. Book of Mormon Studies: An Introduction and Guide

By: Daniel Becerra

4.52

Format: 215 pages, Kindle Edition

Where can you go to learn more about Book of Mormon studies? For those who do not regularly engage … read more

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  • religion
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26. Joseph Smith and the Mormons: A Graphic Biography

By: Noah Van Sciver

4.06

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Decades in the making, an original graphic novel biography about the life of Joseph Smith, founder … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • biography
  • history
Cover of DNA Mormon: Perspectives on the Legacy of Historian D. Michael Quinn by Benjamin E. Park

27. DNA Mormon: Perspectives on the Legacy of Historian D. Michael Quinn

By: Benjamin E. Park

4.46

Format: 175 pages, Paperback

Few lives have been as consequential for modern Mormonism as D. Michael Quinn. The son of a Mexican… read more

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  • history
  • religion
  • biography
Cover of Helaman: a brief theological introduction  (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #8) by Kimberly Matheson Berkey

28. Helaman: a brief theological introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #8)

By: Kimberly Matheson Berkey

4.48

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

"Now is the time and the day of your salvation . . ." Alma the Younger is forever changed by an… read more

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  • nonfiction
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29. Wineskin: Freakin’ Jesus in the ‘60s and ‘70s

By: Michael Hicks

4.56

Format: 223 pages, Paperback

Mormonism begins with a Joseph Smith kneeling in a grove until two-thirds of the Godhead appear an… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • biography
  • history
Cover of Convicting the Mormons: The Mountain Meadows Massacre in American Culture by Janiece Johnson

30. Convicting the Mormons: The Mountain Meadows Massacre in American Culture

By: Janiece Johnson

4.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

On September 11, 1857, a small band of Mormons led by John D. Lee massacred an emigrant train of me… read more

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  • history
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31. The Tragedy of King Leere, Goatherd of the La Sals

By: Steven L. Peck

4.14

Format: 253 pages, Kindle Edition

Like those three dimensional objects that look entirely different depending on the angle from which… read more

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16 must-read history books like Wineskin: Freakin’ Jesus in the ‘60s and ‘70s by Michael Hicks

Transform Your Habits

American Zion: A New History of Mormonism

Benjamin E. Park

4.21

Transform Your Habits

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Romney: A Reckoning

McKay Coppins

4.36

Transform Your Habits

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

David Grann

4.19

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7 Top history books like Joseph Smith's Gold Plates: A Cultural History by Richard L. Bushman

Transform Your Habits

American Zion: A New History of Mormonism

Benjamin E. Park

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Romney: A Reckoning

McKay Coppins

4.36

Transform Your Habits

The September Six and the Struggle for the Soul of Mormonism

Sara M. Patterson

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Stretching the Heavens: The Life of Eugene England and the Crisis of Modern Mormonism

Terryl L. Givens

4.50

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