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The Practice of the Presence of God
Brother Lawrence

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1692

When God Was a Woman
Merlin Stone

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1976

The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations
James Surowiecki

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2004

The Smartest Kids In The World: And How They Got That Way
Amanda Ripley

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
Donald S. Whitney

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1991

In Pieces
Sally Field

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2018

The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business
Patrick M. Lencioni

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

A Different Kind of Power: A Memoir
Jacinda Ardern

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma
Peter A. Levine

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1997

Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers
Caroline Fraser

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Assassination Vacation
Sarah Vowell

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2005

The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It
Kelly McGonigal

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

Love, Pamela: A Memoir of Prose, Poetry, and Truth
Pamela Anderson

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2023

What in the World?!: A Southern Woman's Guide to Laughing at Life's Unexpected Curveballs and Beautiful Blessings
Leanne Morgan

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2024

Art as Experience
John Dewey

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1934

The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life
Suleika Jaouad

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch
Immanuel Kant

Nonfiction | Essay / Speech | Adult | Published in 1795

On Freedom
Timothy Snyder

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2024

The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
Marie Kondō, Transl. Cathy Hirano

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business
Josh Kaufman

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2010

Thinking in Systems: A Primer
Donella H. Meadows

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008

Reflections on the Psalms
C. S. Lewis

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1958

The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces
Seth Harp

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home
Gregg Olsen

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

A Field Guide to Getting Lost
Rebecca Solnit

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2005

The Captain Class: The Hidden Force that Creates the World's Greatest Teams
Sam Walker

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle
Ray Dalio

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

The Culture Map: Breaking through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business
Erin Meyer

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2014

Strong Ground: The Lessons of Daring Leadership, the Tenacity of Paradox, and the Wisdom of the Human Spirit
Brené Brown

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
Cal Newport

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

The Case For a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God
Lee Strobel

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2004

How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor: A Smart, Irreverent Guide to Biography, History, Journalism, Blogs, and Everything in Between
Thomas C. Foster

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2020

All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation
Elizabeth Gilbert

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Under Siege: My Family's Fight to Save Our Nation
Eric Trump

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
Virginia Roberts Giuffre

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Discourses and Selected Writings
Epictetus

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 108

Awake
Jen Hatmaker

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

107 Days
Kamala Harris

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

The 4 Disciplines Of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals
Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, Jim Huling

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

Black Reconstruction In America
W. E. B. Du Bois

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1935

The Book of Sheen: A Memoir
Charlie Sheen

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Finding My Way: A Memoir
Malala Yousafzai

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
Michio Kaku

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008

American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
Nick Bilton

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2017

Mother Mary Comes to Me
Arundhati Roy

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Upstream: Selected Essays
Mary Oliver

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2016

Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality
Anthony de Mello

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1990

How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will
John Kennedy

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Chasing Evil: Shocking Crimes, Supernatural Forces, and an FBI Agent's Search for Hope and Justice
Robert Hilland, John Edward

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses
C. S. Lewis

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 1949

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Mary Roach

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
Thich Nhat Hanh

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1998

The Art Of Thinking Clearly
Rolf Dobelli

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

God Is Red: A Native View of Religion
Vine Deloria Jr.

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1972

The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow
John C. Maxwell

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2013

Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom
Christine Brown Woolley

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
Emily Nagoski, Amelia Nagoski

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

The Art of Spending Money: Simple Choices for a Richer Life
Morgan Housel

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything: A Memoir
Alyson Stoner

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
Timothy J. Keller

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2012

Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
Kate Raworth

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2017

Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives
Michael Newton

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1994

Self-Compassion: The Proven Power Of Being Kind To Yourself
Kristin Neff

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2011

Hostage
Eli Sharabi

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

The Courage to be Happy: Discover the Power of Positive Psychology and Choose Happiness Every Day
Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2016

Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?
Gary L. Thomas

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2000

Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life's Purpose
Martha Beck

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
Baek Sehee, Transl. Anton Hur

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2018

The Art of Public Speaking
Stephen Lucas

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2008

The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering
Frederick P. Brooks Jr.

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1975

Are You Mad at Me?: How to Stop Focusing on What Others Think and Start Living for You
Meg Josephson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Mailman: My Wild Ride Delivering the Mail in Appalachia and Finally Finding Home
Stephen Starring Grant

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution
Jill Lepore

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans
Melanie Mitchell

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2019

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
Shunryu Suzuki

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1970

Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy
Mary Roach

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower
Bret Baier

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2025

Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future
Dan Wang

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves
Sophie Gilbert

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 2025

A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck
Sophie Elmhirst

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2024

1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation
Andrew Ross Sorkin

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor
Christine Kuehn

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America
Beth Macy

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith
Timothy J. Keller

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2008

Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman's Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue
Sonia Purnell

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2024

Stop Letting Everything Affect You: How to break free from overthinking, emotional chaos, and self-sabotage
Daniel Chidiac

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women
Zoe Venditozzi, Claire Mitchell

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis
Priscilla Beaulieu Presley

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics
C. S. Lewis

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 1971

Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts
Margaret Atwood

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2025

The 33 Strategies of War
Robert Greene

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2001

The Doors of Perception, and Heaven and Hell
Aldous Huxley

Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 1954

The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work
Joseph Campbell

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 1990

Reframe Your Brain: The User Interface for Happiness and Success
Scott Adams

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2023

Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
Tom Holland

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data
Charles Wheelan

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 2012

The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath, Ed. Karen V. Kukil

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2000

The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
John U. Bacon

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2025

Read People Like A Book: How to Analyze, Understand, and Predict People's Emotions, Thoughts, Intentions, and Behaviors
Patrick King

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2020

Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer
C. S. Lewis

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1964