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From one of America’s iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion. Joan Didion explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage--and a life, in good times and bad--that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child.

I Dared to Call Him Father: The Miraculous Story of a Muslim Woman's Encounter With God

I Dared to Call Him Father: The Miraculous Story of a Muslim Woman's Encounter With God

by Bilquis Sheikh

I Dared to Call Him Father is the fascinating true story of Bilquis Sheikh, a prominent Muslim woman. Her unusual journey to a personal relationship with God turned her world upside down-and put her life in danger. Originally published in 1978, the book has sold 300,000 copies and is a classic in Muslim evangelism. The 25th anniversary edition includes an afterword by a missionary friend of Bilquis who plays... (more)

Corrie Ten Boom (Heroes of the Faith)

by Sam Wellman

Despite great danger from the Nazis, she sought freedom for the Jews and became the heroine of Haarlem.

Francis and Edith Schaeffer: Defenders of the Faith (Heroes of the Faith)

Francis and Edith Schaeffer: Defenders of the Faith (Heroes of the Faith)

by Sam Wellman

Amidst the millions of committed Christians in each generation, a handful rise to special prominence. Learn more about their exciting and inspiring lives in Barbour's "Heroes of the Faith" series. A husband and wife team who defended the faith showed that those Christians who make good use of their intellect will most affect their world for God.

Brother Andrew: God's Undercover Agent (Heroes of the Faith)

Brother Andrew: God's Undercover Agent (Heroes of the Faith)

by Alan Millwright

Brother Andrew (born 1928) is one of the world's most unusual Christian heroes. Part Billy Graham, part James Bond, he has spent his adult life smuggling Bibles and Christian booklets into countries that forbid such gospel work. From a suitcase load of tracts in Warsaw, Poland, to a ship's hold full of one million Bibles bound for China, Brother Andrew has distributed untold numbers of Christian materials to... (more)

William Tyndale: Bible Translator and Martyr (Heroes of the Faith)

William Tyndale: Bible Translator and Martyr (Heroes of the Faith)

by Bruce Fish

Amidst the millions of committed Christians in each generation, a handful rise to special prominence. Learn more about their exciting and inspiring lives in Barbour's "Heroes of the Faith" series. Though his life was cut short, Tyndale's work became the foundation for most later English translations of the Scripture.

John Newton: Author of Amazing Grace (Heroes of the Faith)

John Newton: Author of Amazing Grace (Heroes of the Faith)

by Anne Sandberg

While his ministry was popular, his gift for hymn writing would be more enduring as he became author of Amazing Grace."

Hudson Taylor: Founder, China Inland Mission (Heroes of the Faith)

Hudson Taylor: Founder, China Inland Mission (Heroes of the Faith)

by Vance Christie

From early childhood, Hudson Taylor (1832--1905) dreamed of becoming a missionary in China. Though he would struggle with his faith throughout his youth, by age seventeen he had settled his spiritual issues and acknowledged God's call to the mission field. In China, Taylor took the unusual step of adopting native garb, which helped him earn the respect of many Chinese. Depending entirely on God for his financial... (more)

John Wycliffe: Herald of the Reformation (Heroes of the Faith)

John Wycliffe: Herald of the Reformation (Heroes of the Faith)

by Ellen W. Caughey

John Wycliffe (1330-1384)was a herald of the Reformation to come. More than a century before Martin Luther, John Calvin, and other reformers began the great movement that changed Western history, Wycliffe was boldly questioning the authority of the pope and the Roman Catholic Church. Wycliffe urged a personal, inward religion as opposed to the formal religion of his time. A prolific writer, Wycliffe... (more)

The Cloister Walk

by Kathleen Norris

A reverent study of the monastic world assesses the meaning of the cloistered life in modern times, journeying through a liturgical year to capture the relevance and spiritual significance of the religious life. Reprint. Tour. NYT. PW.

Peter Pan And Wendy

by J.M. Barrie

The beloved story of the boy who won't grow up is brought to life in this sumptuous edition illustrated with stunning full-color art.When Peter Pan pays a visit to the Darling children, everything goes topsy-turvy. Wendy, Michael, and John follow Peter to Never Never Land, where they have the most exciting adventures and battle the evil Pirate Captain Hook.

Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years

Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years

by David Talbot

For decades, books about John or Robert Kennedy have woven either a shimmering tale of Camelot gallantry or a tawdry story of runaway ambition and reckless personal behavior. But the real story of the Kennedys in the 1960s has long been submerged -- until now. In Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years , David Talbot sheds a dramatic new light on the tumultuous inner life of the Kennedy presidency and... (more)

Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding

Of a Feather: A Brief History of American Birding

by Scott Weidensaul

F rom the moment Europeans arrived in North America, they were awestruck by a continent awash with birds—great flocks of wild pigeons, prairies teeming with grouse, woodlands alive with brilliantly colored songbirds. Of a Feather traces the colorful origins of American birding: the frontier ornithologists who collected eggs between border skirmishes; the society matrons who organized the first effective... (more)

JOHN AND BETTY STAM, MISSIONARY MARTYRS

by Vance Christie

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." Those words of Jesus Christ, in John 15:13, are an eternal tribute to John and Betty Stam, who lost their lives for sharing the Gospel. While students at Moody Bible Institute, John and Betty felt God's call to the mission field of China-where within a few years they had been arrested by hostile Communist soldiers, held for... (more)

Martin Luther

by Martin E Marty

Read by Paul Michael. Description: 5 CDs (72 min. each)

Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) (Heroes of the Faith)

Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) (Heroes of the Faith)

by J. C. Carlie

His fiery presence in the pulpit led to the building of London's Metropolitan Tabernacle, where over 6,000 people could listen to the great orator.

Selected to Live

by Johanna Ruth Dobschiner

Mudhouse Sabbath

by Lauren F. Winner

Despite her conversion from Orthodox Judaism to Christianity, Lauren Winner finds that her life is still shaped by the spiritual essences of Judaism---rich traditions and religious practices that she can't leave behind. In MUDHOUSE SABBATH, Winner illuminates eleven spiritual practices that can transform the way we view the world, and God. Whether discussing her own prayer life, the spirituality of... (more)

The Spiritual Secret of Hudson Taylor

by Howard Taylor

"Then go for Me to China!" He heard God's call and did not hesitate to fulfill it. Through many harrowing trials and tests of his faith, Hudson Taylor followed God and relied on Him only. Ev

Martin Luther (Heroes of the Faith)

by Edwin Prince Booth

Recognizing from Romans 1 that God gives believers in Christ a positive righteousness, Luther refused to be silenced and became the great reformer.

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by Joan Didion

by Bilquis Sheikh

by Sam Wellman

by Sam Wellman

by Alan Millwright

by Bruce Fish

by Anne Sandberg

by Vance Christie

by Ellen W. Caughey

by Kathleen Norris

by J.M. Barrie

by David Talbot

by Scott Weidensaul

by Vance Christie

by Martin E Marty

by J. C. Carlie

by Johanna Ruth Dobschiner

by Lauren F. Winner

by Howard Taylor

by Edwin Prince Booth