Thin Places: A Memoir
10 best books like Thin Places: A Memoir (Mary E. DeMuth): The Atonement Child, Surprised by Oxford, Driving Miss Norma: One Family's Journey Saying "Yes" to Living, Why I Jumped: My True Story of Postpartum Depression, Dramatic Rescue & Return to Hope, The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse, The Cure, What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics, A Merciful Promise, Boys in the Trees, Experiencing Father's Embrace
A beautiful repackaged edition of Francine Rivers's classic novel that breaks through the many taboos surrounding abortion. In one terrifying moment, Dynah Carey's perfect life is shattered by rape, her future irrevocably altered by an unwanted pregnancy, and her doting family torn apart. Her...
| Author | Carolyn Weber |
| ISBN | 0849946115 |
A "girl-meets-God" style memoir of an agnostic who, through her surprising opportunity to study at Oxford, comes to a dynamic personal faith in God.Carolyn Weber arrives for graduate study at Oxford University as a feminist from a loving but broken family, suspicious of men and intellectually hostile...
Driving Miss Norma: One Family's Journey Saying "Yes" to Living
| Author | Tim Bauerschmidt |
| ISBN | 0062664409 |
When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Miss Norma—newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage—rose to her full height of five...
| Author | Tina Zahn |
| ISBN | 0800718917 |
A very (less than 24 hours) quick read that kept me interested throughout the entire book. Basically, you read quickly to get to the point where she jumps, wanting to know how everything played together to that point and then, after you get there, you want to keep reading in order to know "what happens."...
The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
| Author | Dan B. Allender |
| ISBN | 0891092897 |
Sexual abuse not only destroys trust, relationships, and dreams, it also causes grief, stress, and feelings of guilt and shame. This book examines the issues surrounding sexual abuse while looking to God for restoration and peace.
• Includes information about false memory issues
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| Author | John S. Lynch |
| ISBN | 7809847577 |
We thought we were cured.
We thought so, but most of us unwittingly carried an old, dead outlook into our new life. We couldn't measure up to the standard we created, so we convinced ourselves it was God's. We read his words through our grid of shame and felt ourselves fall farther and farther behind....
What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics
| Author | Rachael Denhollander |
| ISBN | 1496441338 |
Written by Rachael Denhollander, recipient of Sports Illustrated's Inspiration of the Year Award and one of Time's 100 Most Influential People (2018)
"Who is going to tell these little girls that what was done to them matters? That they are seen and valued, that they are not alone and they are...
The Wall Street Journal bestselling series continues as Mercy Kilpatrick becomes embedded in the nightmare of a terrorist conspiracy.
The job: infiltrate a militia amassing illegal firearms in an isolated forest community. FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick is the ideal candidate. She knows...
| Author | Carly Simon |
| ISBN | 1250095891 |
The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller
A People Magazine Top Ten Book of the Year!
"Intelligent and captivating. Don't miss it." - People Magazine
"One of the best celebrity memoirs of the year." -The Hollywood Reporter
Rock Star. Composer and Lyricist....
Experiencing Father's Embrace
| Author | Jack Frost |
| ISBN | 0768423481 |
An excellent resource on receiving and giving God's love for men, this book seems to consider women's issues anecdotally and then mostly from the man's point of view. That's not a terrible crime (as reflected in my rating) because few similar books written by women understand, let along adequately...
The Mended Heart: God's Healing for Your Broken Places
| Author | Suzanne Eller |
| ISBN | 0830767819 |
Brokenness happens. Tragedy, sin or the painful choices of others all have the ability to disrupt an otherwise contented life. And as a result of our heartache, we often attempt to fix our own brokenness--with disastrous results.
If you've tried to heal, but keep ending up in the same place--whether...
I Need a Lifeguard Everywhere But the Pool
| Author | Lisa Scottoline |
| ISBN | 1250059968 |
The bestselling and “perennially hilarious” mother-daughter team is back with a new collection of stories from their real lives, guaranteed to make you laugh out loud. Join Lisa and Francesca as they regret drunk-shopping online, try smell-dating, and explore the freedom of a hiatus from men...
Irena's Children: A True Story of Courage
| Author | Tilar J. Mazzeo |
| ISBN | 1481449915 |
The story of Irena Sendler the female Oskar Schindler who took staggering risks to save 2,500 children from death and deportation in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II now adapted for a younger audience.
Irena Sendler was a young Polish woman living in Warsaw during World War II. Irena smuggled...
The Intercessors Handbook: How to Pray with Boldness, Authority and Supernatural Power
| Author | Jennifer Eivaz |
| ISBN | 0800797914 |
How to Pray with Boldness, Authority, and Supernatural Power
In a world full of desperate need, we turn expectantly to prayer, hoping to witness the realities promised in Scripture. Most of us, however, seldom see the results we hope for. Why don't our prayers make more of a difference?
Beginning...
Recapturing the Wonder: Transcendent Faith in a Disenchanted World
| Author | Mike Cosper |
| ISBN | 0830845062 |
When we're young, it's easy to believe in the supernatural, the mysterious, the enchanted. But as we grow older, we learn to be more "rational" and more confident that reality is merely what we can see. Even as Christians who believe in the resurrection, we live as if miracles and magic have been drained...
Seven Women: And the Secret of Their Greatness
| Author | Eric Metaxas |
| ISBN | 0718021835 |
In his eagerly anticipated follow-up to the enormously successful Seven Men, New York Times best-selling author Eric Metaxas gives us seven captivating portraits of some of history’s greatest women, each of whom changed the course of history by following God’s call upon their lives—as women....
Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart: How to Know for Sure You Are Saved
| Author | J.D. Greear |
| ISBN | 1433679213 |
“If there were a Guinness Book of World Records entry for ‘amount of times having prayed the sinner’s prayer,’ I’m pretty sure I’d be a top contender,” says pastor and author J. D. Greear. He struggled for many years to gain an assurance of salvation and eventually learned he was not...
Safe and Sound: Standing Firm in Spiritual Battles
| Author | David A. Powlison |
| ISBN | 1948130734 |
Safe and Sound by best-selling author David Powlison guides readers to see the normality of their struggles with themselves, the world around them, and the powers of darkness.
Counselors tend to be interested in what they can easily describe: psychological dynamics, social influences,...
