Five #NonfictionNovember Picks
Do you need help choosing #NonfictionNovember books? This month, Momma Leighellen's Book Nook is sharing a few books to inspire, educate, and encourage. Here are five books I'm listening to this month!
Carved in Ebony
Lessons from the Black Women Who Shape Us
By Jasmine L. Holmes
Narrated by: Lauren Angel
Length: 5 hours 58 minutes
Elizabeth Freeman, Nannie Helen Burroughs, Maria Fearing, Charlotte Forten Grimké, Sarah Mapps Douglass, Sara Griffith Stanley, Amanda Berry Smith, Lucy Craft Laney, Maria Stewart, and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
These names may not be familiar, but each one of these women was a shining beacon of devotion in a world that did not value their... Read more »
Wholehearted Faith
By Rachel Held Evans & Jeff Chu
Narrated by: Daniel Jonce Evans, Jeff Chu, Jamie Wright, Sarah Bessey, Nadia Bolz-Weber, Kristen Howerton, Kaitlin Curtice, Amanda Held Opelt, Neichelle R. Guidry, Candice Marie Benbow, Kathy Khang, Wil Gafney & Amena Brown
Length: 5 hours 44 minutes
Discover the new collection of original writings by Rachel Held Evans, whose reflections on faith and life continue to encourage, challenge, and influence, lovingly performed by Daniel Jonce Evans, Jeff Chu, Jamie Wright, Sarah Bessey, Nadia Bolz-Weber, Kristen Howerton, Kaitlin Curtice, Amanda Held Opelt, Rev. Neichelle R. Guidry, Ph.D.,...
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Where the Light Fell
A Memoir
By Philip Yancey
Narrated by: Philip Yancey
Length: 11 hours 17 minutes
In this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the allure of extremist faith, one of today’s most celebrated Christian writers recounts his unexpected journey from a strict fundamentalist upbringing to a life of compassion and grace—a revelatory memoirthat “invites comparison to Hillbilly Elegy” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
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Beautiful Country
A Memoir
By Qian Julie Wang
Narrated by: Qian Julie Wang
Length: 9 hours 38 minutes
Beautiful Country
“In this brutally honest coming-of-age memoir, Qian Julie Wang comes to terms with the deprivations and struggles of her undocumented Chinese upbringing in New York City in the 1990s.”
Kayleen Rohrer, InkLink Books
When Strivings Cease
Replacing the Gospel of Self-Improvement with the Gospel of Life-Transforming Grace
By Ruth Chou Simons
Narrated by: Ruth Chou Simons
Length: 5 hours 46 minutes
Grace Secures What Striving Cannot
In this hustling, image-forward age of opportunity, we feel more anxious than ever. Despite all the affirming memes and self-reflections that dominate social media feeds, approval and worth often seem assigned to what we do rather than who we are. And we end up constantly feeling like we’re behind, lacking, and...
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