12 must-read nonfiction books like NRSV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture by Zondervan

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NRSV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture

By: Zondervan

4.76

Format: 8946 pages, Kindle Edition

CONTEXT CHANGES EVERYTHINGYou’ve heard many Bible stories hundreds of times, but how many behind-th…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in NRSV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture by Zondervan , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Caleb's Crossing

By: Geraldine Brooks

3.85

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

A richly imagined new novel from the author of the New York Times bestseller, People of the Book. … read more

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"I am not a hero. Life has not required it of me."

-Geraldine Brooks, Caleb's Crossing

"I do think he hated him as one man will hate another who draws off the affection of a beloved."

-Geraldine Brooks, Caleb's Crossing

"This morning, light lapped the water as if God had spilt a goblet of molten gold upon a ground of darkest velvet."

-Geraldine Brooks, Caleb's Crossing

"You English palisade yourselves up behind 'must nots' and I commence to think it is a barren fortress in which you wall yourselves. - Caleb"

-Geraldine Brooks, Caleb's Crossing

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2. The New Oxford Annotated Bible: New Revised Standard Version

By: Anonymous , Michael D. Coogan , Marc Zvi Brettler , Pheme Perkins , None

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Countless students, professors and general readers alike have relied upon The New Oxford Annotated … read more

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  • religion
  • history
  • reference
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3. Holy Bible: New International Version

By: Anonymous

4.62

Format: 1213 pages, Hardcover

The New International Version is the world's most popular Bible in modern English and is renowned f… read more

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  • christian
  • history
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • reference
"Meaningless! Meaningless!"

-Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version

"Thou shalt not stand idly by"

-Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version

"A unjust law, is no law at all."

-Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version

"Love never fails. —I Corinthians 13:8a "

-Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version

4. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version

By: Anonymous

3.91

Format: 241 pages,

Now the complete ESV Bible comes alive in audio format! The new ESVHear the Word Audio Bibleprovide… read more

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5. The Unseen Realm

By: Michael S. Heiser

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In The Unseen Realm, Dr. Michael Heiser examines the ancient context of Scripture, explaining how i… read more

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6. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

By: Ambrose Bierce

3.50

Format: 262 pages, ebook

The condemned man stands on a bridge, his hands bound behind his back. A noose is tied around his n… read more

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7. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

By: Unknown , None , Burton Raffel

4.50

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Written by an anonymous 14th-century poet, this epic poem is recognized as an equal of Chaucer's ma… read more

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8. Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better

By: Brant Hansen

4.11

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Not entitled to get angry? Really? It's a radical, provocative idea: We're not entitled to get offe… read more

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9. The Pursuit of God

By: A.W. Tozer

3.80

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

During a train trip from Chicago to Texas in the late 1940s, A.W. Tozer began to write The Pursuit … read more

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10. The Screwtape Letters

By: C.S. Lewis

4.27

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

A Masterpiece of Satire on Hell’s Latest Novelties and Heaven’s Unanswerable Answer C.S. Lewis’s T… read more

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  • christian
  • religion
"It is always the novice who exaggerates."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"I do not expect old heads on young shoulders."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"For the Present is the point at which time touches eternity."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

"Music. A meaningless acceleration in the rhythm of celestial experience."

-C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

11. Holy Bible: New Living Translation

By: Anonymous

4.28

Format: 120 pages,

"The One Year Bible," which helps customers read the entire Bible in one year in as little as 15 mi… read more

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12. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

By: Gustave Doré , Samuel Taylor Coleridge

1.75

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner(originally "The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere") is the longest major… read more

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13. The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence

By: Josh Waitzkin

4.60

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Josh Waitzkin knows what it means to be at the top of his game. A public figure since winning his f… read more

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14. Fragile Designs

By: Colleen Coble

4.17

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Family secrets can be the most dangerous of all. When Carly Tucker’s police-officer husband is kill… read more

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  • christian
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15. Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

By: Scott H. Young

3.95

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

Now a Wall Street Journal bestseller. Learn a new talent, stay relevant, reinvent yourself, and ad… read more

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  • nonfiction
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is."

-Scott H. Young, Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

"Learning, at its core, is a broadening of horizons, of seeing things that were previously invisible and of recognizing capabilities within yourself that you didn't know existed"

-Scott H. Young, Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

"In theory, consistency is about being disciplined, determined, and unwavering. In practice, consistency is about being adaptable. Don't have much time? Scale it down. Don't have much energy? Do the e…"

-Scott H. Young, Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career

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16. Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life

By: Nir Eyal

3.75

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

You sit down at your desk to work on an important project, but a notification on your phone interru… read more

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  • nonfiction
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17. What She Said (Detective Karen Hart #6)

By: D.S. Butler

4.40

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

Can DS Karen Hart rely on the word of a little girl to save the life of a woman in grave danger? … read more

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18. The Richest Man in Babylon

By: George S. Clason

4.25

Format: 162 pages, Hardcover

The Richest Man in Babylon is an early twentieth century classic about financial investment and mon… read more

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  • nonfiction
"ليس بالشيء الطيب أن يجلس الرجل بلا عمل"

-George S. Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon

"إن روح المماطلة موجودة في داخل كل إنسان"

-George S. Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon

"As for time, all men have it in abundance."

-George S. Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon

"Our acts can be no wiser than our thoughts."

-George S. Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon

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19. Dead Man's Wake (Mike Bowditch, #14)

By: Paul Doiron

4.18

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Game Warden Mike Bowditch's engagement party is interrupted by the discovery of a gruesome double m… read more

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20. Catching Christmas

By: Terri Blackstock

3.97

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

This Year, Christmas Comes Just in Time As a first-year law associate, Sydney Batson knows she w… read more

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  • christian
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21. Break of Day (Annie Pederson #3)

By: Colleen Coble

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Annie Pederson’s happily ever after is finally within sight . . . If she can stay alive long enough… read more

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  • christian
Cover of Tastes Better From Scratch Cookbook: Easy Recipes for Everyday Life by Lauren Allen

22. Tastes Better From Scratch Cookbook: Easy Recipes for Everyday Life

By: Lauren Allen

4.54

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Amazon Best Seller in Breakfast Cooking, Whole Foods Diets, and Comfort Food Cooking Lauren Allen, … read more

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  • nonfiction
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23. Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting

By: Lisa Genova

4.19

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do … read more

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  • nonfiction
"You don't need memory to love or feel loved."

-Lisa Genova, Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting

"Forgetting happens. If you stress about it, it'll happen even more."

-Lisa Genova, Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting

"Our brains don’t remember everything, but maybe what they remember is enough."

-Lisa Genova, Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting

"We frequently invent new information, often inaccurate, to fill in gaps in our memories so that the narrative feels more complete or pleasing."

-Lisa Genova, Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting

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24. The Harbinger II: The Return

By: Jonathan Cahn

4.59

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

In 2012 Jonathan Cahn caused a worldwide sensation with the release of his first book and massive b… read more

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  • faith
  • christian
  • religion
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25. The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You've Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended

By: Sheila Wray Gregoire

4.56

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

What if it's not your fault that sex is bad in your marriage? Based on a groundbreaking in-depth s… read more

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  • faith
  • christian
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  • religion
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26. Mosiah: A Brief Theological Introduction (The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions, #5)

By: James E. Faulconer

4.19

Format: 146 pages, Paperback

"Whosoever should believe that Christ should come . . . might receive remission of their sins, and … read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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27. The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary (3 Volumes)

By: Robert Alter

4.75

Format: 3132 pages, Hardcover

A landmark event: the complete Hebrew Bible in the award-winning translation that delivers the stun… read more

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  • christian
  • history
  • faith
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • reference
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28. 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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  • faith
  • nonfiction
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"[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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29. 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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  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • history
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30. Shades of Mercy (Porter Beck, #2)

By: Bruce Borgos

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In the usually quiet high desert of Nevada, Sheriff Porter Beck faces one of his greatest challenge… read more

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31. NRSV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture

By: Zondervan

4.76

Format: 8946 pages, Kindle Edition

CONTEXT CHANGES EVERYTHINGYou’ve heard many Bible stories hundreds of times, but how many behind-th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • reference

6 best-selling history books like NRSV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture by Zondervan

Transform Your Habits

The New Oxford Annotated Bible: New Revised Standard Version

Anonymous , Michael D. Coogan , Marc Zvi Brettler , Pheme Perkins , None

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Holy Bible: New International Version

Anonymous

4.62

Transform Your Habits

The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary (3 Volumes)

Robert Alter

4.75

Transform Your Habits

Let’s Talk About Race and Priesthood

W. Paul Reeve

4.77

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21 Top fiction books like Dead Man's Wake (Mike Bowditch, #14) by Paul Doiron

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C.J. Box

4.36

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Michael Connelly

4.56

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Judgment Prey (Lucas Davenport, #33; Virgil Flowers, #15)

John Sandford

4.36

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The Ghost Orchid (Alex Delaware, #39)

Jonathan Kellerman

4.21

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