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Herod the Great: statesman, visionary, tyrant
By Norman Gelb. 2013
Biography of Herod (73 BCE-4 BCE), a Jew with Arab ancestors, who was appointed king of Judaea by the Romans…
in 40 BCE and ruled until his death. Uses primary sources to illustrate Herod's accomplishments as a builder, philanthropist, and military leader who was also a ruthless tyrant. 2013Indie spiritualist: a no bullshit exploration of spirituality
By Chris Grosso. 2014
Grosso began exploring spiritual paths as he cycled through recovery efforts from drug addiction, and eventually created the Indie Spiritualist…
website. Chronicles his explorations of diverse religions and advocates honoring individual spiritual truth. Includes suggested meditations and practices for investigating personal spirituality. Strong language. 2014The witness wore red: the 19th wife who brought polygamous cult leaders to justice
By Rebecca Musser. 2013
Musser describes growing up an obedient Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints girl, who became the nineteenth wife of eighty-five-year-old prophet Rulon…
Jeffs. She explains why she later escaped and testified about the polygamous society's abuse of young girls. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2013A prayer journal
By Flannery O'Connor, W. A. Sessions. 2013
Journal of the author of A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories (DB 33325), kept between January…
1946 and September 1947 while she was attending the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa. Reflects on her relationship with God and the world around her. 1947Soul surfer: a true story of faith, family, and fighting to get back on the board
By Bethany Hamilton. 2011
Autobiography of a Hawaiian junior-champion surfer who lost an arm in a shark attack when she was thirteen. Describes her…
home life and Christian upbringing. Relates Hamilton's experiences of consulting a blind psychologist about her disability and her relearning the sport. For senior high and older readers. 2004Joni & Ken: an untold love story
By Joni Eareckson Tada, Ken Tada, Larry Libby. 2013
Disability activist Joni and her husband Ken describe the difficulties that Joni's paralysis and extensive travel with her ministry have…
caused during their three decades of marriage. They explain ways their faith in God strengthened their relationship and helped them cope with Joni's cancer diagnosis and Ken's depression. 2013And the journey begins
By Cyril Axelrod. 2005
Autobiography of Father Cyril Axelrod, born deaf into a Jewish family, who became a Catholic priest at age twenty-eight. Chronicles…
his worldwide ministry to deaf and deaf-blind individuals, which began in 1971. Discusses the diagnosis of Usher syndrome in 1980 that led to Axelrod's own retinitis pigmentosa blindness. 2005Led to believe by Billy Graham: inspiring words from Billy Graham and others on living by faith : with a special reflection from Anne Graham Lotz
By Billy Graham, Anne Graham Lotz. 2007
Preacher Billy Graham and his followers recall being born again and explain ways the experience changed their lives. Includes "Never…
Quit on a Boy" by a youth counselor and "The Day My Faith Meant Most to Me" by a blind Korean orphan. Epilogue by Anne Graham Lotz. 2007Devotion: a memoir
By Dani Shapiro. 2010
In this follow-up to the autobiographical Slow Motion (BR 12069), writer Shapiro, now middle-aged and living in rural Connecticut with…
a husband and young son, discusses her search for spirituality. Describes her forays into yoga, meditation, and a gentler Judaism than the orthodoxy of her childhood. 2010A lucky child: a memoir of surviving Auschwitz as a young boy
By Thomas Buergenthal. 2009
Memoir of an American judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague describes childhood years spent on the…
run from Nazis, followed by his imprisonment in Auschwitz. Buergenthal highlights the circumstances that enabled him to survive. Foreword by Elie Wiesel. Violence and strong language. 2007Gone in a heartbeat: our daughters died-- our faith endures
By David Works. 2009
Parents recount the murders of their two teenaged daughters on December 9, 2007, outside the New Life Church in Colorado…
Springs. Highlights the faith that enabled their family to cope with the tragedy, which physically wounded David and emotionally scarred the entire church community. 2009Walking with Jesus: a way forward for the Church
By Francis I. 2015
Leader of the Roman Catholic Church at the time of publication outlines a path for individuals and religious institutions that…
centers Jesus and his teachings in their lives. Discusses the Gospels, sacraments, spiritual development, ways of witnessing, and pastoral guidance. Includes a foreword by the Archbishop of Chicago, Blase Cupich. 2015The awakening of HK Derryberry: my unlikely friendship with the boy who remembers everything
By Andy Hardin, Jim Bradford. 2016
Account of friendship that developed between Bradford, a retiree, and HK Derryberry, a young boy who has Highly Superior Autobiographical…
Memory in addition to having cerebral palsy and being blind from birth. Shares the challenges HK and his grandmother faced, as well as opportunities HK experienced as he grew up. 2016Muhammad: a very short introduction (Very Short Introductions)
By Jonathan Brown. 2011
Georgetown University Islamic studies scholar explores what Muhammad has meant to Muslims over the past fourteen centuries. Considers both the…
"pious legend" and the facts, and places controversial aspects of Muhammad's life, such as his polygamy, in the context of his times. 2011The book of Job: when bad things happened to a good person (Jewish Encounters Series)
By Harold S. Kushner. 2012
The author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People (DB 48900) provides a Jewish perspective on the story of…
Job. Analyzes the biblical tale, which concerns a good man who keeps faith in God despite losing everything, and suggests approaches to dealing with life's unfairness. 2012Jezebel: the untold story of the Bible's harlot queen
By Lesley Hazleton. 2007
Author of Mary: A Flesh-and-Blood Biography of the Virgin Mother (BR 15819) reassesses Jezebel, the ninth-century-B.C. queen in the Old…
Testament books of Kings. Using research, language analysis, and visits to the Middle East, Hazelton portrays the woman, her feud with the prophet Elijah, and the period's religious rivalries. 2007Dough: a memoir (The sue William Silverman Prize For Creative Nonfiction Ser. #9)
By Mort Zachter. 2007
Describes the author's shock in learning that his Jewish bachelor uncles had saved millions of dollars. His confusion--why did the…
author's mother and her brothers live so frugally while operating a successful day-old-bread store?--is mixed with elation--the inheritance solves his own financial woes and allows him time to write. 2007Junípero Serra: California's founding father
By Steven W. Hackel. 2013
Biography of Franciscan priest Junípero Sera (1713-1784), born on the Spanish-owned island of Mallorca. Traces Serra's career as an educator…
and his migration to Mexico, where he enforced the Inquisition. Chronicles his efforts to build missions in California and convert the natives to Catholicism. 2013A lifetime of wisdom: embracing the way God heals you
By Joni Eareckson Tada. 2009
The founder of a Christian disability advocacy organization, herself quadriplegic, uses biblical scripture to explain the contradictions between misfortune and…
God's goodness. Describes her response to her own teenage accident and her state of mind forty years later. Advocates living in the "now" and discusses reasons for suffering. 2009Joan: the mysterious life of the heretic who became a saint
By Donald Spoto. 2007
Theologian presents an account of the life of Joan of Arc (c. 1412-1431), accused heretic and canonized saint. Quoting from…
translated trial records, the author examines Joan's actions, words, and faith in the context of fifteenth-century France. Posits Joan's relevance as a "prophetic witness" for the twenty-first century. 2007