8 must-read classics books like Tremendous Trifles by G.K. Chesterton

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Tremendous Trifles

By: G.K. Chesterton

3.33

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Chesterton has been called the Prince of Paradox. His works include journalism, philosophy, poetry,…

If you liked the classics plot in Tremendous Trifles by G.K. Chesterton , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1)

By: P.G. Wodehouse

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Who can forget our beloved gentleman's personal gentleman, Jeeves, who ever comes to the rescue whe… read more

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  • classics
  • short stories
"Come on," he said. "Bring the poker." I brought the tongs as well. I felt like it."

-P.G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1)

"I had one of those ideas I do sometimes get, though admittedly a chump of the premier class."

-P.G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1)

"What a queer thing Life is! So unlike anything else, don't you know, if you see what I mean."

-P.G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1)

"It was one of those jolly, peaceful mornings that make a chappie wish he'd got a soul or something"

-P.G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1)

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2. Leaf by Niggle

By: J.R.R. Tolkien

4.26

Format: 22 pages, ebook

Leaf by Niggle is a short story about a painter who is working on a picture leaf by leaf. Niggle, t… read more

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  • christian
  • classics
  • short stories
"Feeria è meglio della sensazione che non ci sia niente al di là dell'usato mondo di tutti i giorni"

-J.R.R. Tolkien, Leaf by Niggle

"He was going to learn about sheep, and the high pasturages, and look at a wider sky, and walk ever further and further towards the Mountains, always uphill. Beyond that I cannot guess what became of …"

-J.R.R. Tolkien, Leaf by Niggle

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3. Anything Goes

By: Theodore Dalrymple

4.13

Format: 220 pages, Perfect Paperback

Theodore Dalrymple's work focuses on the moral decay of modern culture and the pernicious effect of… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • essays
"É da natureza dos regimes plebiscitários que sejam realizados plebiscitos até a população acertar a resposta que o líder ou a elite bem-pensante tem por correta; nesse caso, nenhum plebiscito ulterio…"

-Theodore Dalrymple, Anything Goes

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4. Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

3.79

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Tricked by the uncle who has stolen his inheritance, young David Balfour is kidnapped and bound for… read more

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  • classics
"And life is all a variorum, at the best."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)

"To be feared of a thing and yet to do it, is what makes the prettiest kind of a man."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)

"There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)

"But besides that I was of an unforgiving disposition from my birth, slow to take offense, slower to forget it, and now incensed both against my companion and myself."

-Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)

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5. Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

By: Kevin DeYoung

4.24

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will or How to Make a Decision Without Dreams, Visions, Flee… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian
  • nonfiction
"We're not consistent. We're not stable. We don't stick with anything. Most of the time we can't even make decisions."

-Kevin DeYoung, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

"If you think God has promised this world will be a five-star hotel, you will be miserable as you live through the normal struggles of life. But if you remember that God promised we would be pilgrims …"

-Kevin DeYoung, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

"My fear is that of all the choices people face today, the one they rarely consider is, "How can I serve most effectively and fruitfully in the local church?" I wonder if the abundance of opportunitie…"

-Kevin DeYoung, Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will

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6. Spoilt Rotten: The Toxic Cult of Sentimentality

By: Theodore Dalrymple

4.44

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Alternate cover edition can be found . In this perceptive and witty book, Theodore Dalrymple unma… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • essays
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7. The Wood Beyond the World

By: William Morris

3.71

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

"The Wood Beyond the World" was first published in 1894 and its author, William Morris is often con… read more

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  • classics
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8. Tremendous Trifles

By: G.K. Chesterton

3.33

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Chesterton has been called the Prince of Paradox. His works include journalism, philosophy, poetry,… read more

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  • classics
  • christianity
  • philosophy
  • short stories
  • nonfiction
  • essays

9. Waverley

By: Walter Scott

4.12

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

Waverleyis set during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, which sought to restore the Stuart dynasty in… read more

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10. On the Incarnation

By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None

3.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more

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11. Homer Price

By: Robert McCloskey

4.09

Format: 149 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; wh… read more

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  • classics
"By the time Uncle Ulysses and the sheriff arrived and pushed through the crowd, the lunchroom was a calamity of doughnuts! Doughnuts in the window, doughnuts piled high on the shelves, doughnuts stac…"

-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price

"Homer got down from the chair and pushed a button on the machine marked, "start". Rings of batter started dropping into the hot fat. After a ring of batter was cooked on one side, an automatic gadget…"

-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price

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12. Mere Christianity

By: C.S. Lewis

4.36

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

In the classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, the most important writer of the 20th century, explor… read more

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  • christian
  • classics
  • christianity
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
"The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

"God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than He is of any other slacker."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

"We do know that no person can be saved except through Christ. We do not know that only those who know Him can be saved by Him."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

"The only things we can keep are the things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we are sure to lose."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

13. Joan of Arc

By: Mark Twain

3.81

Format: 263 pages,

"I like Joan of Arcbest of all my books; and it is the best; I know it perfectly well. And besides,… read more

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14. The Knowledge of the Holy

By: A.W. Tozer

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

The Knowledge of the Holyby popular evangelical author and Christian mystic A.W. Tozer illuminates … read more

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15. The Light Princess

By: George MacDonald , None

3.53

Format: None pages, Audio CD

The Light Princess is a short story that is warm and humorous, with a surprisingly poignant conclus… read more

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16. The Captive Mind

By: Czesław Miłosz

3.64

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The Captive Mind begins with a discussion of the novel Insatiability by Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz… read more

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17. Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life

By: C.S. Lewis

4.19

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Lifeis a partial autobiography describing Lewis' conversion… read more

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18. The Abolition of Man

By: C.S. Lewis

3.97

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0060652944 The Abolition of Man, Lewis uses his graceful prose, del… read more

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19. Art & the Bible

By: Francis A. Schaeffer

4.05

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The lordship of Christ should include an interest in the arts," writes Francis Schaeffer. "A Christ… read more

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20. Lilith

By: George MacDonald

3.75

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Lilith is a story concerning the nature of life, death, and salvation. After he followed the old ma… read more

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21. Darkness at Noon

By: Arthur Koestler , Pınar Kür , Daphne Hardy

4.11

Format: 216 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Darkness at Noon is a fictional portrayal of the nightmare politics of our time. Its hero is an agi… read more

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  • philosophy
  • classics
"Truth is what is useful to humanity, falsehood what is harmful."

-Arthur Koestler, Darkness at Noon

"Each wrong idea we follow is a crime committed against future generations."

-Arthur Koestler, Darkness at Noon

"History knows no scruples and no hesitation. Inert and unnering flows towards her goal. History knows herway. She makes no mistakes."

-Arthur Koestler, Darkness at Noon

"The ultimate truth is penultimately always a falsehood. He who will be proved right in the end appears to be wrong and harmful before it."

-Arthur Koestler, Darkness at Noon

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22. Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too

By: Cindy Rollins

4.75

Format: 266 pages, Paperback

Being a mom can sometimes feel like an overwhelming job with endless tasks and lofty, unattainable … read more

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  • christianity
  • christian
  • nonfiction
"The truth is that all humans are always seeing something, paying attention to something, learning something. Perhaps, we are learning every sort of sexual innuendo known to man by watching endless re…"

-Cindy Rollins, Beyond Mere Motherhood: Moms Are People Too

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23. This Country of Ours: The Story of the United States Volume 1: H. E. Marshall's "This Country of Ours" - Annotated, Expanded, and Updated

By: H.E. Marshall

4.67

Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition

For many years, boys and girls have read “This Country of Ours” and its stories of the Americans. N… read more

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  • nonfiction
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24. The God of the Garden: Thoughts on Creation, Culture, and the Kingdom

By: Andrew Peterson

4.49

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

There’s a strong biblical connection between people and trees. They both come from dirt. They’re bo… read more

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  • christian
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25. The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis: How Great Books Shaped a Great Mind

By: Jason M. Baxter

4.51

Format: None pages, Audio CD

C. S. Lewis had one of the great minds of the twentieth century. Many readers know Lewis as an auth… read more

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  • philosophy
  • christian
  • nonfiction
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26. Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

By: Andrew Peterson

4.51

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Making something beautiful in a broken world can be harrowing work, and it can’t be done alone.   O… read more

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  • christianity
  • christian
  • nonfiction
"When we manage to make something pretty, it's only because we are ourselves a flourish on a greater canvas."

-Andrew Peterson, Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

"[T]he steady resonance of your work might move someone closer to the Kingdom—and compared to a human heart, planets are small potatoes."

-Andrew Peterson, Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

"There's no doubt in my mind that what's shaped me and my work more than any particular talent on my part has been living out a calling in the midst of a Christ-centered community."

-Andrew Peterson, Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

"Christian art, then, might be defined as a work that is, like Christ himself, full of grace and truth. Where we go wrong is when we tilt the scales away from grace, or beauty, or excellence, as if tr…"

-Andrew Peterson, Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

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27. Ideas y creencias y otros ensayos de filosofía

By: José Ortega y Gasset

4.10

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Este libro era originalmente el primer capítulo de lo que Ortega pensó como su gran obra filosófica… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
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28. Comunismo: Ópio do Povo (Portuguese Edition)

By: Fulton J. Sheen

4.27

Format: 70 pages, Kindle Edition

Palestra feita pelo Monsenhor Fulton J. Sheen no Brasil, relatando aos católico os principais perju… read more

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29. Claro Escuro

By: Gustavo Corção

4.31

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

Intencionalmente ocultado, Corção é um dos maiores escritores brasileiros contemporâneos, digno, se… read more

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  • nonfiction
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30. As Vantagens do Pessimismo: E o perigo da falsa esperança (Portuguese Edition)

By: Scruton Roger

4.49

Format: 189 pages, Kindle Edition

Scruton demonstra que as tragédias e os desastres da história europeia foram consequência do falso … read more

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31. Virtudes no cotidiano (Portuguese Edition)

By: Victor Sales Pinheiro

4.15

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Enquanto tiver alento e capacidade, não deixarei de filosofar e de exortar a qualquer de vós que eu… read more

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Theodore Dalrymple

4.13

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Theodore Dalrymple

4.44

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3.33

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C.S. Lewis

4.36

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90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life

Don Piper , Cecil Murphey

4.15

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David Wilkerson , John Sherrill , Elizabeth Sherrill

4.26

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Joyce Meyer

4.31

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Lee Strobel

4.37

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