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  Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality

  by Donald Miller

  I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve. . . . I used to not like God because God didn't resolve. But that was before any of this happened. In Donald Miller's early years, he was vaguely familiar with a distant God. But when he came to know Jesus Christ, he pursued the Christian life with great zeal. Within a few years he had a successful ministry that ultimately left him feeling empty, burned... (more)
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  Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Road

  by Donald Miller

  Fueled by the belief that something better exists than the mundane life they've been living, free spirits Don and Paul set off on an adventure-filled road trip in search of deeper meaning, beauty, and an explanation for life. Many young men dream of such a trip, but few are brave enough to actually attempt it. Fewer still have the writing skills of Donald Miller, who records the trip with wide-eyed honesty in... (more)
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  Let Story Guide You: Why Some Lives Make Sense and Others Don't

  by Donald Miller

  Full of beautiful, heart-wrenching, and hilarious stories, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years details one man's opportunity to edit his life as if he were a character in a movie. Years after writing a best-selling memoir, Donald Miller went into a funk and spent months sleeping in and avoiding his publisher. One story had ended, and Don was unsure how to start another. But he gets rescued by two movie... (more)
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  Searching for God Knows What

  by Donald Miller

  In Searching for God Knows What, Donald Miller's provocative and funny new book, he shows readers that the greatest desire of every person is the desire for redemption. Every person is constantly seeking redemption (or at least the feeling of it) in his or her life, believing countless gospels that promise to fix the brokenness. Typically their pursuits include the desire for fulfilling relationships, successful... (more)
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  To Own a Dragon: Reflections On Growing Up Without A Father

  by Donald Miller

  Join Donald Miller, the best-selling author of Blue Like Jazz, with mentor John MacMurray, as he presents a thought-provoking and humorous chronicle of lessons found in a life without a Dad.
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  Angry Conversations with God: A Snarky but Authentic Spiritual Memoir

  by Susan E. Isaacs

  Disillusioned, disenfranchised, and disinterested in anything churchy, Susan Isaacs knew of only one thing to do when she hit spiritual rock bottom at age 40. . . . She took God to couples counseling. In this cuttingly poignant memoir, Susan Isaacs chronicles her rocky relationship with the Almighty -- from early childhood to midlife crisis--and all the churches where she and God tried to make a home:... (more)
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  The Open Table Participant's Guide: An Invitation to Know God

  by Donald Miller

  The Open Table introduces believers and nonbelievers to the person and deity of Christ in a new and refreshing way. There are many people who argue God doesn't exist and many who argue God does. Still, millions know that, all arguments aside, what they feel in their souls is a need for God. To some, the idea of searching for God sounds as ridiculous as chasing a leprechaun to get his pot of gold. And yet... (more)