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Books like Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment

12 books with a reading profile close to Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment by Deepak Chopra. Inward-looking and contemplative; an easy read.

1

Hinds' Feet on High Places

by Hannah Hurnard

Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, inspirational

Much-Afraid is a crippled orphan living in the Valley of Humiliation, burdened by her Fearing relatives and a physical deformity.
2

The Alchemist

by Paulo Coelho

Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, inspirational

Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd, leaves his flock to travel across the North African desert toward the Egyptian pyramids.
3

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

by Mitch Albom

Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, inspirational

Eddie is an eighty-three-year-old maintenance head at Ruby Pier, an amusement park where he spends his days repairing machinery.
4

The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity

by William Paul Young

Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, inspirational

Mackenzie Allen Phillips enters a deep depression following the abduction and murder of his youngest daughter, Missy, during a family camping trip.
5

Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives

by Dan Millman

Also inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational

Dan Millman presents a fictionalized memoir centered on a world-class gymnast seeking purpose beyond athletic success.
6

The Fifth Mountain

by Paulo Coelho

inspirational, narrative

In 870 BC, the prophet Elijah is ordered by God to leave Israel after Queen Jezebel begins to kill the prophets.
7

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

by Kate DiCamillo

Also inward-looking · inspirational, narrative

Edward Tulane is a china rabbit with an expansive wardrobe of silk suits and a pocket watch, living with a girl named Abilene.
8

The Next Person You Meet in Heaven

by Mitch Albom

Also inward-looking · inspirational, narrative

Annie is a young woman whose life was changed by an accident at Ruby Pier, the amusement park where Eddie, the hero of Albom's first novel, spent his life.
9

Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity

by Nabeel Qureshi

Also inward-looking · inspirational, narrative

Nabeel Qureshi describes his upbringing in a devout Ahmadiyya Muslim household, focusing on his childhood immersion in Islamic apologetics and Quranic study.
10

All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

by Beth Moore

Also inward-looking and contemplative · inspirational, narrative

In this memoir, Beth Moore recounts her upbringing in Arkansas and Texas, revealing the private instability that existed behind her public image as a Bible teacher.
11

The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

by Timothy J. Keller

Also inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational

Timothy Keller examines the psychological burden of the human ego by analyzing 1 Corinthians 4.
12

The Beauty in Breaking

by Michele Harper

Also inward-looking · inspirational, narrative

Michele Harper, an emergency room physician, details her life through a series of clinical encounters and personal upheavals.

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