Books like Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife
12 books with a reading profile close to Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander. Growth-minded and clear-cut; an easy read.
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My Beloved World
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
In this memoir, Sonia Sotomayor traces her life from a childhood in a Bronx housing project to her appointment as a federal judge.
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Mao's Last Dancer
by Li Cunxin
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
Li Cunxin recounts his childhood as one of seven brothers living in extreme poverty in rural Qingdao during the Cultural Revolution.
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God's Smuggler
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
Born into a working-class Dutch family and hardened by military service in Indonesia, Andrew van der Bijl finds dynamic faith that leads him across the Iron Curtain.
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Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
Jinger Duggar Vuolo recounts her departure from the legalistic teachings of Bill Gothard and the Institute in Basic Life Principles.
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Desert Flower
by Waris Dirie
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
Born in the Somali desert, Waris Dirie describes her early life as a nomad, herding livestock and navigating a harsh landscape before fleeing an arranged marriage at thirteen.
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From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
Jesse Thistle was born to a Métis and Cree father and a Scottish-Canadian mother, and was abandoned with his brothers by his parents as a small child.
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My Story
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
In 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart was abducted at knife-point from her bedroom in Salt Lake City.
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Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
On October 13, 1972, a plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes.
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The Cross and the Switchblade
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
In 1958, David Wilkerson, a small-town Pentecostal pastor, moved to New York City after seeing a sketch in a magazine of seven teenagers on trial for murder.
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The Beauty in Breaking
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
Michele Harper, an emergency room physician, details her life through a series of clinical encounters and personal upheavals.
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A Long Way Home
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
At five years old, Saroo Brierley fell asleep on a parked train in rural India and woke up thousands of miles away in Kolkata.
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
In 1993, mountaineer Greg Mortenson failed to summit K2 and wandered, exhausted, into the remote Pakistani village of Korphe.
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