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12 books with a reading profile close to The Bridge Across Forever: A True Love Story – A New York Times Bestselling Philosophical Memoir of Hope and Intimacy by Richard Bach. Inward-looking; an easy read.

  1. 1 The Pilgrimage

    The Pilgrimage

    by Paulo Coelho

    Also inward-looking · philosophy, memoir

    Paulo Coelho narrates his 1987 trek across the Road to Santiago, a medieval route spanning Northern Spain.

  2. 2 Ghost Boy: My Miraculous Escape from a Life Locked Inside My Own Body

    Ghost Boy: My Miraculous Escape from a Life Locked Inside My Own Body

    by Martin Pistorius

    Also inward-looking · memoir, inspirational

    In January 1988, twelve-year-old Martin Pistorius fell ill with an undiagnosed brain infection that left him in a vegetative state.

  3. 3 The Soul of a Woman

    The Soul of a Woman

    by Isabel Allende

    memoir, inspirational

    In this memoir and manifesto, Isabel Allende traces her evolution from a young girl witnessing her mother’s financial dependence to a prominent voice in global feminism.

  4. 4 What's So Amazing About Grace?

    What's So Amazing About Grace?

    by Philip Yancey

    Also inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational

    Philip Yancey examines the application of grace within the modern Christian church and secular society.

  5. 5 Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue, Book 1

    Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue, Book 1

    by Neale Donald Walsch

    Also inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational

    Neale Donald Walsch says that in 1992, in a moment of frustration, he wrote an angry letter to God, and found himself writing an answer.

  6. 6 POEMS & PRAYERS

    POEMS & PRAYERS

    by Matthew McConaughey

    Also inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational

    Matthew McConaughey’s recent collection focuses on the tension between spiritual faith and logical observation.

  7. 7 Art and Fear

    Art and Fear

    by David Bayles

    Also inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational

    David Bayles and Ted Orland address the psychological hurdles inherent in the creative process, focusing on why many artists quit.

  8. 8 I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives

    I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives

    by Caitlin Alifirenka

    memoir, inspirational

    Caitlin Alifirenka, a middle-school student in Pennsylvania, chooses Zimbabwe for a pen pal assignment.

  9. 9 The Alchemist

    The Alchemist

    by Paulo Coelho

    Also inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational

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

  10. 10 Gandhi: An Autobiography

    Gandhi: An Autobiography

    by Mahatma Gandhi

    Also inward-looking · philosophy, memoir

    In this memoir, Mohandas K.

  11. 11 We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

    We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

    by Simu Liu

    memoir, inspirational

    In this memoir, Simu Liu recounts his family’s move from Harbin, China, to Ontario, Canada.

  12. 12 C.S. Lewis letters to children

    C.S. Lewis letters to children

    by C.S. Lewis

    memoir, inspirational

    This collection gathers the private correspondence C.S.

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