Here are 5 essential April 2022 ebook deals that are worth checking out: Thomas Merton, Ann Patchett, Brennan Manning, more…
Each week, we carefully curate a handful of books for church leaders that orient us toward the health and the flourishing of our congregations.
#1:
No Man is an Island
Thomas Merton
*** $1.99 ***
A recapitulation of his earlier work Seeds of Contemplation, this collection of sixteen essays plumbs aspects of human spirituality. Merton addresses those in search of enduring values, fulfillment, and salvation in prose that is, as always, inspiring and compassionate. “A stimulating series of spiritual reflections which will prove helpful for all struggling to find the meaning of human existence and to live the richest, fullest, and noblest life” (Chicago Tribune).
#2:
State of Wonder: A Novel
Ann Patchett
*** $4.99 ***
“Expect miracles when you read Ann Patchett’s fiction.”— New York Times Book Review
Award-winning, New York Times best selling author Ann Patchett returns with a provocative and assured novel of morality and miracles, science and sacrifice set in the Amazon rainforest. Infusing the narrative with the same ingenuity and emotional urgency that pervaded her acclaimed previous novels Bel Canto, Taft, Run, The Magician’s Assistant, and The Patron Saint of Liars, Patchett delivers an enthrallingly innovative tale of aspiration, exploration, and attachment in State of Wonder—a gripping adventure story and a profound look at the difficult choices we make in the name of discovery and love.
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#3:
Patched Together: A Story of My Story
Brennan Manning
*** $1.99 ***
In Patched Together [Brennan] carefully weaves words that penetrate your soul and change you from the inside.”
– Tom Davis, author of Fields of the Fatherless, Red Letters, and Scared
#4:
Middlesex: A Novel
Jeffrey Eugenides
*** $2.99 ***
“…an uproarious epic, at once funny and sad, about misplaced identities and family secrets…. Mr. Eugenides has a keen sociological eye for 20th-century American life…. But it’s his emotional wisdom, his nuanced insight into his characters’ inner lives, that lends this book its cumulative power.”
– Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
#5:
Phoebe: A Story
Paula Gooder
*** $2.99 ***
“A . . . vivid and sympathetic picture of the world of the first Christians, opened up through the personality of Paul’s colleague and friend, Phoebe. Very few people are as expert as Paula Gooder in communicating biblical scholarship clearly and creatively, and this first venture into historical storytelling will bring the biblical text freshly alive.”
— Rowan Williams
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Stay tuned every week for essential ebook deals !!!
Prices and availability are subject to change at any time. These deals may or may not be available outside the United States.
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Katie Selby is Associate Editor of The Englewood Review of Books. Prior to her family‘s recent transition to the Englewood Christian Church community, Katie served various churches and organizations in Nebraska, East Tennessee, India, and Ethiopia. She is an M.Div. graduate of Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan University.
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