Plain Wisdom: An Invitation into an Amish Home and the Hearts of Two Women

The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew--Three Women Search for Understanding

Ranya Tabari Idliby, Priscilla Warner, Suzanne Oliver · 314 pages

Traces how three American women of different faiths worked together to understand one another while identifying the connections between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, during which they openly discussed the issues that divided them.

Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living

Shauna Niequist

Reading Lolita in Tehran

Azar Nafisi · 368 pages

Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Azar Nafisi, a bold and inspired teacher, secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. Some came from conservative and religious families, others were progressive and secular; some had spent time in jail. They were shy and uncomfortable at first, unaccustomed to being asked to

Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith

Anne Lamott · 272 pages

"Lamott has chronicled her wacky and (sometimes) wild adventures in faith in...the wonderful Grace (Eventually)." (Chicago Sun-Times)In Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith, the author of the bestsellers Traveling Mercies and Plan B delivers a poignant, funny, and bittersweet primer of faith, as we come to discover what it means to be fully alive.

Same Kind of Different as Me

Ron Hall, Denver Moore, Lynn Vincent · 240 pages

A Good and Perfect Gift: Faith, Expectations, and a Little Girl Named Penny

Amy Julia Becker · 237 pages

"A memoir of a young mom finding joy in her daughter with Down Syndrome, as she learns that unmet expectations can bring peace and freedom"--Provided by publisher.

A Simple Christmas: Twelve Stories that Celebrate the True Holiday Spirit

Mike Huckabee · 208 pages

The former presidential candidate and current talk-show host shares twelve true and heartwarming stories from his past that help recall the real meaning of Christmas.

The Duggars: 20 and Counting!: Raising One of America's Largest Families—How They Do It

Michelle Duggar, Jim Bob Duggar · 234 pages

A behind-the-scenes look at this supersize, faith-filled family from Arkansas that's full of entertaining and enlightening stories, photos, recipes, tips, traditions, and practical ideas for rearing happy children.

Have a Little Faith: a True Story

Mitch Albom · 272 pages

What if our beliefs were not what divided us, but what pulled us together? In Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom offers a beautifully written story of a remarkable eight-year journey between two worlds-two men, two faiths, two communities-that will inspire readers everywhere.Albom's first nonfiction book since Tuesdays with Morrie, Have a Little Faith begins with an unusual request: an eighty-two-ye

Here If You Need Me: A True Story

Kate Braestrup · 232 pages

Ten years ago, Kate Braestrup and her husband Drew were enjoying the life they shared together. They had four young children, and Drew, a Maine state trooper, would soon begin training to become a minister as well. Then early one morning Drew left for work and everything changed. On the very roads that he protected every day, an oncoming driver lost control, and Kate lost her husband. Stunned an

The Bridge Ladies

Betsy Lerner · 309 pages

"A fifty-year-old Bridge game provides an unexpected way to cross the generational divide between a daughter and her mother. Betsy Lerner takes us on a powerfully personal literary journey, where we learn a little about Bridge and a lot about life. After a lifetime defining herself in contrast to her mother's "don't ask, don't tell" generation, Lerner finds herself back in her childhood home, not

The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down

Neta Jackson · 427 pages

Jodi Baxter is slowly recuperating from a horrific car accident, but before she's fully recovered, other problems arise within the Yada Yada Prayer Group--big problems. The turmoil starts when a heroin-addicted woman charges into a prayer meeting with a knife and isn't afraid to use it. Things really take a turn for the worse when grim accusations are made against Jodi's husband. Racial division,

Summer at Tiffany

Marjorie Hart · 336 pages

I'm Listening With a Broken Ear

Vicky Kaseorg · 426 pages

"The true story about a dog no one thought could be saved. Through laughter and tears, she taught the lesson that no creature created by God is irredeemable."--P. [4] of cover.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

Judy Blume · 149 pages

Margaret Simon, almost twelve, likes long hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain, and things that are pink. She’s just moved from New York City to Farbook, New Jersey, and is anxious to fit in with her new friends—Nancy, Gretchen, and Janie. When they form a secret club to talk about private subjects like boys, bras, and getting their first periods, Margaret is happy to belong. But none of them can b

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life

Donald Miller · 255 pages

Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back

Todd Burpo, Lynn Vincent · 192 pages

Presents the story of the four-year old son of a Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven.

The Hole in Our Gospel: What does God expect of Us? The Answer that Changed my Life and Might Just Change the World

Richard Stearns · 303 pages

It's 1998 and Richard Stearns' heart is breaking as he sits in a mud hut and listens to the story of an orphaned child in Rakai, Uganda. His journey to this place took more than a long flight from the United States to Africa. It took answering God's call on his life, a call that hurtled him out of his presidential corner office at Lenox-America's finest tableware company-to this humble corner of U

In the Presence of My Enemies

Gracia Burnham, Dean Merrill · 320 pages

Carry On, Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed

Glennon Doyle Melton · 269 pages

A New York Times essayist shares her journey from a self-destructive college student to a devoted family woman and teacher while illuminating the importance of trusting in a higher power and being truthful about life's challenges. "For years Glennon Doyle Melton built a wall between herself and others, hiding inside a bunker of secrets and shame. But one day everything changed: Glennon woke up to

Choosing to SEE

Mary Beth Chapman · 292 pages

From the beginning, Mary Beth Chapman's life was not how she planned. All she wanted was a calm, peaceful life of stability and control. Instead, God gave her an award-winning singer/songwriter husband, crazy schedules, and a houseful of creatively rambunctious children. And then, she experienced the tragedy she never could have imagined. In Choosing to See, Mary Beth unveils her struggle to allow

Run Baby Run

Nicky Cruz, Jamie Buckingham · 251 pages

Life Without Limits

Nick Vujicic

The Necklace: Thirteen Women and the Experiment That Transformed Their Lives

Cheryl Jarvis · 233 pages

The true story of thirteen women who took a risk on an expensive diamond necklace and, in the process, changed not only themselves but a community.Four years ago, in Ventura, California, Jonell McLain saw a diamond necklace in a local jewelry store display window. The necklace aroused desire first, then a provocative question: Why are personal luxuries so plentiful yet accessible to so few? What i