Memoir Books

Secure in the Everlasting Arms

Secure in the Everlasting Arms

by Elisabeth Elliot

"Elisabeth Elliot is a woman set apart by the Spirit of God. Her voice has been a trusted source of godly wisdom and encouragement in our home for more than...

tags: biography memoir, faith, memoir, christianity, christian non fiction, religion, autobiography, nonfiction, christian living, christian

The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton

The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton

by Thomas Merton

"The moment of takeoff was ecstatic...joy. We left the ground—I with Christian mantras and a great sense of destiny, of being at last on my true way after...

tags: philosophy, buddhism, religion, spirituality, biography, travel, christianity, cultural, memoir, autobiography, nonfiction, asia

A Lifetime of Wisdom: Embracing the Way God Heals You

A Lifetime of Wisdom: Embracing the Way God Heals You

by Joni Eareckson Tada

It’s not what I lost. It’s what I’ve found.I was only seventeen, just a girl, when God asked me for everything I had … my health, my hopes, my independence, my...

tags: self help, spirituality, memoir, christian non fiction, inspirational, biography, autobiography, nonfiction, christian living, disability, christian

The Intimate Merton: His Life from His Journals

The Intimate Merton: His Life from His Journals

by Thomas Merton

In this diary-like memoir, composed of his most poignant and insightful journal entries, The Intimate MertonThe Intimate Merton lays bare the steep ways of...

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

A Step Further: growing closer to God through hurt and hardship

A Step Further: growing closer to God through hurt and hardship

by Joni Eareckson Tada

Personal answers to the difficult "whys" of suffering. New 16-page photo section and illustrations by Joni.Originally published in 1978, A Step FurtherA Step...

tags: theology, biography memoir, faith, memoir, christianity, christian non fiction, religion, biography, nonfiction, autobiography, christian

Conversations with My Dog

Conversations with My Dog

Most people talk to their pets (some people even talk to their plants), but Zig Ziglar does more than just talk to his dog. He has conversations with him....

tags: self help, dogs, animals, humor, memoir, autobiography, nonfiction

I Was Wrong: The Untold Story of the Shocking Journey from PTL Power to Prison and Beyond

I Was Wrong: The Untold Story of the Shocking Journey from PTL Power to Prison and Beyond

The loss of Jim Bakker's empire, his money, his home, and his reputation in the two years leading up to his imprisonment in 1989 was only the beginning. In...

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

Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork: A 12-Stop Program to End Bad Habits and Begin a Healthy Lifestyle

Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork: A 12-Stop Program to End Bad Habits and Begin a Healthy Lifestyle

by Mike Huckabee

In QUIT DIGGING YOUR GRAVE WITH A KNIFE AND FORK, a leaner, fitter Governor Mike Huckabee motivates readers to better health. With his new 12 "Stop" program,...

tags: self help, memoir, health, nonfiction, autobiography

The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 3: Narnia, Cambridge, and Joy, 1950 - 1963

The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 3: Narnia, Cambridge, and Joy, 1950 - 1963

This collection, carefully chosen and arranged by Walter Hooper, is the most extensive ever published. Included here are the letters Lewis wrote to such...

tags: theology, reference, literary criticism, memoir, christianity, religion, biography, nonfiction, autobiography, history, criticism, christian

Light in my Darkness

Light in my Darkness

by Helen Keller

One of TimeTime's women of the century, Helen Keller, reveals her mystical side in this best-selling spiritual autobiography. Writing that her first reading of...

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

Echoing Silence: Thomas Merton on the Vocation of Writing

Echoing Silence: Thomas Merton on the Vocation of Writing

by Thomas Merton

When Thomas Merton entered a Trappist monastery in December 1941, he turned his back on secular life?including a very promising literary career. He sent his...

tags: philosophy, religion, spirituality, poetry, catholic, christianity, theology, christian, writing, memoir, autobiography, nonfiction, language

Living Beyond the Limits: A Life in Sync with God

Living Beyond the Limits: A Life in Sync with God

by Franklin Graham

Instead of joy and fulfillment, many people feel exhausted, depressed, and empty inside. Sometimes they wonder, " Is this all life has to offer?" Franklin...

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

The Yellow Leaves: A Miscellany

The Yellow Leaves: A Miscellany

by Frederick Buechner

In these original essays, short stories, and poems, the beloved Frederick Buechner reflects on the moments of transcendence in the midst of his daily...

tags: spirituality, writing, faith, memoir, essays, religion, short stories, autobiography, nonfiction, poetry

The World I Live In and Optimism: A Collection of Essays

The World I Live In and Optimism: A Collection of Essays

by Helen Keller

These poetic, inspiring essays offer insights into the world of a gifted woman who was deaf and blind. Helen Keller relates her impressions of life's beauty...

tags: writing, memoir, essays, biography, nonfiction, autobiography, disability

A Thomas Merton Reader

A Thomas Merton Reader

by Thomas Merton

A Thomas Merton ReaderA Thomas Merton Reader provides a complete view of Merton, in all his aspects: contemplative, spiritual writer, poet, peacemaker, and...

tags: philosophy, religion, spirituality, poetry, christianity, theology, faith, memoir, autobiography, nonfiction, catholic

Surprised by Joy / The Four Loves

Surprised by Joy / The Four Loves

C.S. Lewis was an unfailingly honest and acutely perceptive observer of humanity. In Surprised by JoySurprised by Joy, he recounts his search for joy, a...

tags: theology, spirituality, faith, philosophy, memoir, christianity, classics, religion, nonfiction, autobiography, christian

Dream: The Words And Inspiration Of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dream: The Words And Inspiration Of Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Martin Luther King, Jr.

A collection of words and inspiration by three of the 20th century's most preeminent humanitarians. Peace, Dream, and Love feature an introduction by...

tags: nonfiction, autobiography, memoir

From Hope to Higher Ground: 12 Stops to Restoring America's Greatness

From Hope to Higher Ground: 12 Stops to Restoring America's Greatness

by Mike Huckabee

With the small but powerfullyinspiring word "hope,"nationally recognized leaderand policy-maker GovernorMike Huckabee points out thatprogress for our country...

tags: politics, autobiography, memoir, nonfiction

Reagan: A Life in Letters

Reagan: A Life in Letters

by Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan may have been the most prolific correspondent of any American president since Thomas Jefferson. The total number of letters written over his...

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

Run to the Mountain: The Story of a Vocation

Run to the Mountain: The Story of a Vocation

by Thomas Merton

When Thomas Merton died accidentally in Bangkok in 1968, the beloved Trappist monk's will specified that his personal diaries not be published for 25 years --...

tags: religion, spirituality, biography, journal, christianity, theology, diary, memoir, autobiography, nonfiction, catholic

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