Biographies category: 638 books

Not everyone wants to be rich. Take for instance St. Francis of Assisi. He left his wealth behind to live a life of sacrifice. What made him decide to change? What miracles did he do to become a saint? Learn about the life of the Rich Man in Poor Clothes. Read this book today!

Who was the first Roman Emperor? The creation of an empire begins with a leader. In this book, you will be learning about how emperors are made and what their young lives were lie. Learning about the past will lead you to answers about the present and maybe a peek into the future too. Get a copy of this book today!

A “bold and eye-opening” new theory about when Christ lived, set out with “meticulous and clear” scholarship by the author of The Jesus Mystery (Professor Robert Eisenman, author of The New Testament Code). While researching the historical Jesus, a Swedish scholar discovered a strangely...

Having struggles: normal.  Not being dominated by them: priceless. Do other people’s actions make you question your worth, doubt your choices, feel insecure, unloveable, and undesirable? You’re caught up in the mess of OTHER PEOPLE’S CRAZINESS! You can rise above the MindGames...

The Acclaimed, Authentic Biography of the Early Church's Greatest Evangelist--the Apostle Paul.Master storyteller John Pollock makes Paul and his amazing story freshly alive, so that you can know the greatest apostle much as Luke and Timothy did as they traveled with him. As you turn the pages, you'll...

A Concise, Relevant, and Respectful Presentation of Matthew's GospelTechnical biblical scholarship can come across as cumbersome to read, irrelevant to our daily lives, and sometimes even threatening to our faith. In Meeting St. Matthew Today, preeminent biblical scholar Daniel J. Harrington, SJ, charts...

In Wise Men and Their Tales, a master teacher gives us his fascinating insights into the lives of a wide range of biblical figures, Talmudic scholars, and Hasidic rabbis. The matriarch Sarah, fiercely guarding her son, Isaac, against the negative influence of his half-brother Ishmael; Samson,...

If Christ did not rise from the dead, then our faith is in vain, says the apostle Paul. The resurrection of Jesus is central to the Christian faith. In this collection of articles, authors from Grace Communion International discuss the evidence for the resurrection, what it means for us, and whether we should celebrate this.

This is a shorter and simpler gay friendly Bible discussion about homosexuality for the LGBT Christian. Gay marriage is also discussed in a favorable light. Everything this book talks about is gay friendly and it is from the Bible or supported by the Bible.In these changing times, I urge every LGBT...

Joel Baden, a leading expert on the Old Testament, offers a controversial look at the history of King David, the founder of the nation of Israel whose bloodline leads to Jesus, challenging prevailing popular beliefs about his legend in The Historical David. Baden makes clear that the biblical...

Thomas the Apostle, also called Doubting Thomas or Didymus (meaning "Twin") was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is best known for disbelieving Jesus' resurrection when first told of it, then proclaiming "My Lord and my God" on seeing Jesus in John 20:28. He was perhaps the only Apostle who went...

As soon as it appeared, How to Read the Bible was recognized as a masterwork, “awesome, thrilling” (The New York Times), “wonderfully interesting, extremely well presented” (The Washington Post), and “a tour de force...a stunning narrative” (Publishers Weekly). Now in its tenth year of...

The Man Who Knew God unravels the complexities of the book of Jeremiah and argues that this prophet is the key figure in shaping Western civilization. Mordecai Schreiber posits that Jeremiah is not only the one who eradicated paganism amongst the Hebrew people, but he can also be considered the founder...

Of all the demons, monsters, fiends, and ogres to preoccupy the western imagination in literature, art, and film, no figure has been more feared—or misunderstood--than Satan. But how accurate are the popular images of Satan? How--and why--did this rather minor biblical character morph into the very...