Biography Books

The Cross: 38,102 Miles, 38 Years, One Mission

The Cross: 38,102 Miles, 38 Years, One Mission

by Arthur Blessitt

On May 17, 2008, Arthur Blessitt walked his 38,102nd mile in Zanzibar, off of the coast of Tanzania, completing a journey that began in 1969. Arthur started...

tags: religion, biography, christian

Autobiography / Poor Richard / Later Writings

Autobiography / Poor Richard / Later Writings

by Benjamin Franklin

Note: When first issued, the Library of America edition of Franklin's WritingsWritings was collected in one large volume; later, it was published as two...

tags: american history, american, finance, politics, memoir, classics, north american hi..., biography, economics, autobiography, nonfiction, literature, history

Singing in the Fire

Singing in the Fire

In fourteen short biographies Faith Cook brings home the reality of the faith which carries Christians victoriously through trials.

tags: biography

Appointment in Jerusalem: A True Story of Faith, Love, and the Miraculous Power of Prayer

Appointment in Jerusalem: A True Story of Faith, Love, and the Miraculous Power of Prayer

by Derek Prince

This is the riveting true story of a young schoolteacher and her courageous quest to know God’s will for her life. In Lydia Prince’s search for God and her...

tags: religion, biography, faith

No Cross No Crown

No Cross No Crown

by William Penn

Outlining a life of discipleship in Christ, William Penn addresses topics relevant today such as daily bearing the cross, worship and our inner character....

tags: theology, philosophy, christianity, religion, biography, nonfiction, christian

The Journal of John Woolman: And a Plea for the Poor

The Journal of John Woolman: And a Plea for the Poor

by John Woolman

The "journal" or spiritual autobiography of John Woolman was the characteristic literary expression of Quakerism in its first two centuries. Woolman's Journal...

tags: theology, religion, biography, christian

Was Karl Marx a Satanist?

Was Karl Marx a Satanist?

by Richard Wurmbrand

tags: nonfiction, biography

Abraham Kuyper: A Centennial Reader

Abraham Kuyper: A Centennial Reader

by Abraham Kuyper

Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) is one of the most remarkable men in the history of Reformed Christianity. He was eminent in Dutch public life for half a century...

tags: theology, politics, christianity, religion, biography, cultural, christian

The Primeval Forest (Schweitzer Library)

The Primeval Forest (Schweitzer Library)

by Albert Schweitzer

"There, in this sorry world of ours, goes a great man."—Albert Einstein, on Albert SchweitzerIn July of 1913, thirty-eight-year-old medical doctor Albert...

tags: travel, africa, memoir, central africa, gabon, religion, biography, nonfiction, autobiography, history, cultural

Robert Browning

Robert Browning

by G.K. Chesterton

Chesterton declares that it is fashionable to boast that one cannot understand Browning but he reveals in this fascinating literary biography how Browning...

tags: biography, nonfiction, poetry, history, criticism, literary criticism

Robert Louis Stevenson (1927)

Robert Louis Stevenson (1927)

by G.K. Chesterton

1927. Not to be confused with Robert Louis Stevenson (1902) by G. K. Chesterton and W. Robertson Nicoll.G.K. Chesterton was a journalist, poet, novelist,...

tags: nonfiction, biography, catholic, christianity

Teacher: Anne Sullivan Macy

Teacher: Anne Sullivan Macy

by Helen Keller

tags: memoir, classics, biography, nonfiction, autobiography, history

Choices Changes

Choices Changes

by Joni Eareckson Tada

tags: memoir, religion, biography, nonfiction, autobiography, disability, christian

Learning to Love: The Journals of Thomas Merton [Volume Six 1966-1967]

Learning to Love: The Journals of Thomas Merton [Volume Six 1966-1967]

by Thomas Merton

Having embraced a life of solitude in his own hermitage, Thomas Merton finds his faith tested beyond his imagination when a visit to the hospital leads to a...

tags: religion, spirituality, biography, nonfiction, christianity, theology, autobiography, biography memoir

Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte

Large Format for easy reading. Historical biography of the French Civil War General and First Consul of the French Republic from the 19th Century writer and...

tags: biography, leadership, nonfiction, history, academic, school

Gold Cord

by Amy Carmichael

The complete story of Dohnavur Fellowship from its beginning. Shows the loving heart of God at work in thirsting human hearts.

tags: female authors, india, faith, memoir, christianity, womens, religion, biography, autobiography, asia, nonfiction, cultural, christian

Not Good If Detached

Not Good If Detached

by Corrie Ten Boom

The secret of "abiding in Christ" is discovered in the difficulties of life, in total dependence on him, and in a consistent daily walk.

tags: faith, christianity, classics, religion, biography, nonfiction, christian living, christian

Not I, But Christ

Not I, But Christ

by Corrie Ten Boom

Devotional writings on practical Christianity and daily discipleship by a woman who lived victoriously, even in a concentration camp.

tags: nonfiction, christian living, biography, christian

Wesley and Men Who Followed

Wesley and Men Who Followed

John Wesley - Oxford don and itinerant preacher, intellectual and evangelist, author and man of action, upholder of the Church of England yet founder of...

tags: church, biography, history, church history

Living by Revealed Truth: The Life and Pastoral Theology of Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Living by Revealed Truth: The Life and Pastoral Theology of Charles Haddon Spurgeon

by Thomas J. Nettles

Tom Nettles has spent more than 15 years working on this magisterial biography of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the famous 19th century preacher and writer. More...

tags: theology, church, religion, biography, church history, nonfiction, history, christian

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