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102 books

The Samurai by Shūsaku Endō

The Samurai

Shūsaku Endō

272 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
fiction historical challenging reflective slow-paced
The Experience of God : Being, Consciousness, Bliss by David Bentley Hart

The Experience of God : Being, Consciousness, Bliss

David Bentley Hart

376 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
nonfiction philosophy religion challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter #7

J.K. Rowling

784 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Yoke of Jesus: A School for the Soul in Solitude by Addison Hodges Hart

The Yoke of Jesus: A School for the Soul in Solitude

Addison Hodges Hart

151 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation by Mark W. Muesse

Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation

The Great Courses: Better Living

Mark W. Muesse

12 hours, 29 minutes • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
nonfiction health self help informative reflective slow-paced
Five by Endo by Shūsaku Endō, Van C. Gessel

Five by Endo

Bibelots

Shūsaku Endō, Van C. Gessel

96 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
fiction short stories reflective slow-paced
Lila by Marilynne Robinson

Lila

Gilead #3

Marilynne Robinson

261 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
fiction historical literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

499 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
nonfiction psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Way of the Wesleys: A Short Introduction by John R. Tyson

The Way of the Wesleys: A Short Introduction

John R. Tyson

212 pages • missing pub info (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
nonfiction history music religion medium-paced
The Scapegoat by René Girard

The Scapegoat

René Girard

232 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

5.0ben_smitty's review
nonfiction philosophy religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced