Biography Books

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Saint Thomas Aquinas

by G.K. Chesterton

G.K. Chesterton's brilliant sketch of the life and thought of Thomas Aquinas is as relevant today as when it was published in 1933. Then it earned the praise...

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

Soul Survivor: How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church

Soul Survivor: How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church

by Philip Yancey

Philip Yancey, whose explorations of faith have made him a guide for millions of readers, feels no need to defend the church. "When someone tells me yet...

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

A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael

A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael

by Elisabeth Elliot

A Chance to Die is a biography of Amy Carmichael, an Irish missionary and writer who spent fifty-three years in south India without furlough. There she became...

tags: biography memoir, cultural, india, faith, christianity, christian non fiction, religion, biography, nonfiction, christian living, history, christian

Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot

Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot

by Elisabeth Elliot

Shadow of the Almighty is a modern classic story of faithfulness, obedience, and martyrdom. It is the best-selling account of the martyrdom of Jim Elliot and...

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

Twelve Extraordinary Women: How God Shaped Women of the Bible, and What He Wants to Do with You

Twelve Extraordinary Women: How God Shaped Women of the Bible, and What He Wants to Do with You

by John MacArthur

Celebrated for their courage, vision, hospitality, and spiritual giftedness, it's no wonder women were so important to God's plan revealed in the Old and New...

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

The Reagan Diaries

The Reagan Diaries

by Ronald Reagan

During his two terms as the fortieth president of the United States, Ronald Reagan kept a daily diary in which he recorded, by hand, his innermost thoughts and...

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

No Compromise

by Melody Green

Longtime fans and new listeners can experience the impact of Keith's character, courage, and commitment in this revised and expanded testimony of his...

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

The Autobiography of George Muller

The Autobiography of George Muller

by George Muller

What can be accomplished in an ordinary man who trusts in an extraordinary God? George Mller discovered the endless possibilities! These excerpts from his...

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

Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners

Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners

Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners is one of the great classic autobiographies, part of the Christian tradition of testimony from The Confessions of St....

tags: theology, christianity, classics, religion, biography, autobiography, nonfiction, christian living, history, christian

Walking from East to West: God in the Shadows

Walking from East to West: God in the Shadows

by Ravi Zacharias

Ravi Zacharias was born in India and has literally moved from the East to the West and the West to the East and repeated the cycle again and again to answer...

tags: theology, christian living, faith, philosophy, memoir, christianity, religion, biography, nonfiction, autobiography, christian

Where the Light Fell

Where the Light Fell

by Philip Yancey

In this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the allure of extremist faith, one of today's most celebrated Christian writers recounts his unexpected...

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

Letters to Children

Letters to Children

In his life, C.S. Lewis received thousands of letters from young fans who were eager for more knowledge of his bestselling Narnia books and their author. Here...

tags: theology, spirituality, writing, faith, christianity, language, religion, biography, nonfiction, childrens, christian

The Radical King

The Radical King

by Martin Luther King, Jr.

A revealing collection that restores Dr. King as being every bit as radical as Malcolm XA revealing collection that restores Dr. King as being every bit as...

tags: writing, social movements, politics, audiobook, philosophy, essays, social justice, religion, biography, race, nonfiction, history

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

Just as I Am

by Billy Graham

Hailed as "the world's preacher," Billy Graham has enjoyed a career that has spanned six decades and his ministry of faith has touched the hearts and souls of...

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

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

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

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

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