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12 books with a reading profile close to What Is the Bible?: How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything by Rob Bell. Inward-looking; a moderate read.

  1. 1 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.

  2. 2 We Should All Be Feminists

    We Should All Be Feminists

    by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    philosophy, inspirational

    Based on an adaptation of a widely viewed public lecture, this essay argues that gender roles act as a restrictive cage for both men and women.

  3. 3 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.

  4. 4 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

    The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

    by Charlie Mackesy

    Also inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational

    The narrative follows four distinct companions as they traverse a winter landscape.

  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 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.

  7. 7 The Pilgrimage

    The Pilgrimage

    by Paulo Coelho

    Also inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational

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

  8. 8 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.

  9. 9 The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity

    The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity

    by William Paul Young

    Also inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational

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

  10. 10 Jonathan Livingston Seagull

    Jonathan Livingston Seagull

    by Richard Bach

    Also inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational

    Jonathan Livingston Seagull is a novella centered on a bird who rejects the daily grind of scavenging for food to master the mechanics of flight.

  11. 11 The Tao of Pooh

    The Tao of Pooh

    by Benjamin Hoff

    Also inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational

    Benjamin Hoff utilizes the characters from A.A.

  12. 12 The Five People You Meet in Heaven

    The Five People You Meet in Heaven

    by Mitch Albom

    Also inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational

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

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