Books like Grace abounding to the chief of sinners
12 books with a reading profile close to Grace abounding to the chief of sinners by John Bunyan. Deep, inward-looking and contemplative; a moderate read.
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The Weight of Glory
by C.S. Lewis
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational
Originally delivered as a series of wartime sermons, this collection centers on the transition from temporal desire to eternal reality.
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The Imitation of Christ
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational
Written as a set of instructions for the inner life, this text posits that spiritual progress requires the systematic rejection of worldly vanity and the active suppression of the ego.
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Gandhi: An Autobiography
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, memoir
In this memoir, Mohandas K.
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De profundis
by Oscar Wilde
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, memoir
Written during his incarceration at Reading Gaol, Oscar Wilde’s long letter to Lord Alfred Douglas details the emotional and financial ruin resulting from their relationship.
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The House of the Dead
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, memoir
Alexandr Petrovich Goryanchikov, a nobleman sentenced to ten years of hard labor in Siberia for uxoricide, narrates his daily existence within a communal prison barracks.
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WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, memoir
Paul Kalanithi was a neurosurgical resident nearing the end of his decade-long training when he was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer.
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Walden & Civil Disobedience
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational
Henry Thoreau documents two years spent in a self-built cabin near Concord, Massachusetts, where he practiced deliberate solitude to study the economy of basic living.
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Meditations
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational
Marcus Aurelius wrote these personal journals while leading military campaigns, using the pages to practice Stoic exercises rather than to address an audience.
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The Art Spirit
by Robert Henri
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational
Robert Henri presents a collection of letters, lectures, and studio notes that formulate a philosophy of creative living rather than a technical manual.
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Letters from a Stoic
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational
This collection of correspondence from the statesman Seneca to his friend Lucilius provides a practical blueprint for the Roman school of Stoicism.
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Letters from a Stoic
by Seneca
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational
Lucius Annaeus Seneca authored this collection of practical correspondence addressed to his friend Lucilius.
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Rubá'iyát of Omar Khayyám
by Omar Khayyam, Tomoyé Press Bkp Cu-Banc
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational
The Rubá'iyát of Omar Khayyám presents a series of four-line stanzas, or quatrains, attributed to the eleventh-century Persian polymath Omar Khayyám and translated into English by Edward FitzGerald.
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