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On Christian Liberty

On Christian Liberty

by Martin Luther

Perhaps no work of Martin Luther's so captures the revolutionary zeal and theological boldness of his vision as 'The Freedom of a Christian'. This translation...

tags: theology, academic, school, faith, philosophy, christianity, classics, religion, nonfiction, history, christian

George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation

George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation

by George Washington

Here are the 110 rules which George Washington copied into his early notebooks and lived by all his life--from such rules as Spit not in the fire to Sleep not...

tags: self help, american history, reference, politics, philosophy, classics, north american hi..., biography, leadership, nonfiction, personal development, history

America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag

America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin delivers an intimate and personal look at the woman behind the public servant. In her #1 New York Times New York Times...

tags: nonfiction, autobiography, history, unfinished, biography, politics, biography memoir, religion, memoir, family

Gladys Aylward: The Little Woman

Gladys Aylward: The Little Woman

by Gladys Aylward

A solitary woman. A foreign country. An unknown language. An impossible dream? No, God's call on the life of Gladys Aylward. With no mission board to support...

tags: historical, cultural, memoir, christianity, christian non fiction, religion, biography, china, nonfiction, autobiography, history, christian

The Case for Easter: A Journalist Investigates the Evidence for the Resurrection

The Case for Easter: A Journalist Investigates the Evidence for the Resurrection

How credible is the evidence for, and against, the resurrection of Jesus Christ? Focusing his award-winning skills as a legal journalist on history's most...

tags: theology, faith, christianity, christian non fiction, religion, inspirational, nonfiction, christian living, history, christian

In My Father's House

In My Father's House

by Corrie Ten Boom

Corrie ten Boom's 'prequel' to the classic The Hiding Place Concentrating upon her family and their life in Holland before the war, this inspiring and...

tags: christian living, memoir, christianity, religion, biography, inspirational, nonfiction, autobiography, history, christian

The Wisdom of the Desert: Sayings from the Desert Fathers of the Fourth Century

The Wisdom of the Desert: Sayings from the Desert Fathers of the Fourth Century

by Thomas Merton

The personal tones of the translations, the blend of reverence and humor so characteristic of him, show how deeply Merton identified with the legendary authors...

tags: philosophy, occult, religion, spirituality, history, christianity, theology, christian, mysticism, nonfiction, catholic

Letters and Papers from Prison

Letters and Papers from Prison

by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

One of the great classics of prison literature, Letters and Papers from Prison effectively serves as the last will and testament of the Lutheran theologian...

tags: theology, spirituality, faith, philosophy, christianity, religion, biography, nonfiction, history, christian

The Autobiography and Other Writings

The Autobiography and Other Writings

by Benjamin Franklin

This new edition of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is built around J. A. Leo Lemay and P. M. Zall's definitive text. Louis P. Masur's introduction sets...

tags: nonfiction, autobiography, history, north american hi..., biography, politics, classics, american, american history, literature, school, academic, memoir

The Essays

by Francis Bacon

One of the major political figures of his time, Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626) served in the court of Elizabeth I and ultimately became Lord Chancellor under...

tags: writing, politics, 16th century, philosophy, european literature, essays, classics, science, nonfiction, literature, history, british literature

Consequences of Ideas

Consequences of Ideas

If you think philosophy is irrelevant to your daily life, think again. You need only observe the world around you to discover how substantially the ideas of...

tags: theology, academic, school, philosophy, christianity, christian non fiction, religion, nonfiction, cultural, history, christian

Consequences of Ideas

Consequences of Ideas

by R. C. Sproul

If you think philosophy is irrelevant to your daily life, think again. You need only observe the world around you to discover how substantially the ideas of...

tags: religion, philosophy, academic, theology, nonfiction, cultural, history, christianity, christian, christian non fiction, school

Escape from Reason: A Penetrating Analysis of Trends in Modern Thought

Escape from Reason: A Penetrating Analysis of Trends in Modern Thought

by Francis Schaeffer

How did we get here? And where do we find a remedy? In this modern classic, Francis A. Schaeffer traces trends in twentieth-century thought and unpacks how key...

tags: theology, spirituality, faith, philosophy, christianity, religion, nonfiction, cultural, history, christian

Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses

Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses

by Martin Luther

tags: theology, politics, philosophy, christianity, classics, church, religion, church history, nonfiction, history, christian

Poor Richard's Almanack

Poor Richard's Almanack

by Benjamin Franklin

A collection of Ben Franklin's timeless maxims, rules, and aphorisms.

tags: self help, american history, reference, philosophy, classics, north american hi..., biography, nonfiction, business, history, psychology

An American Life

An American Life

by Ronald Reagan

The former president relates the story of his public and private life from his modest beginnings in the Midwest, through a distinguished film career, to a...

tags: american history, biography memoir, politics, memoir, presidents, north american hi..., biography, us presidents, nonfiction, autobiography, history

The Jewish War

by Flavius Josephus

Josephus’ account of a war marked by treachery and atrocity is a superbly detailed and evocative record of the Jewish rebellion against Rome between AD 66 and...

tags: ancient history, judaism, jewish, roman, classics, religion, nonfiction, literature, ancient, history, war

Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story

Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story

by Martin Luther King, Jr.

This book is an account of a few years that changed the life of a Southern community, told from the point of view of one of the participants. Although it...

tags: social movements, politics, memoir, philosophy, social justice, biography, african american, race, nonfiction, autobiography, history, cultural

Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor: The Life and Reflections of Tom Carson

Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor: The Life and Reflections of Tom Carson

D. A. Carson's father was a pioneering church-planter and pastor in Quebec. But still, an ordinary pastor-except that he ministered during the decades that...

tags: theology, memoir, christianity, church, religion, biography, leadership, autobiography, church history, nonfiction, christian living, history, christian

David: A Man of Passion and Destiny

David: A Man of Passion and Destiny

by Charles Swindoll

David, unlike any Bible character before him, had the charisma to inspire a great nation. Yet in other ways he was a most ordinary man-often gripped by...

tags: theology, spirituality, faith, christianity, religion, biography, nonfiction, christian living, history, christian

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