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The Art of Pilgrimage
by Phil Cousineau • 2000
Every trip can be a pilgrimage. The secret is in how you leave, walk, and return.
4.11
1k+
The Art of Pilgrimage Summary
The Art of Pilgrimage 92%
Every trip can be a pilgrimage. The secret is in how you leave, walk, and return.
by Phil Cousineau 2000
4.11
1k+ ratings
Packing Light
by Allison Vesterfelt • 2013
How a cross-country trip with just a suitcase taught her to trade worry for wonder.
3.68
1k+
Packing Light Summary
Packing Light 90%
How a cross-country trip with just a suitcase taught her to trade worry for wonder.
by Allison Vesterfelt 2013
3.68
1k+ ratings
The Snow Leopard
by Peter Matthiessen • 1978
Grieving widower's Himalayan trek for a snow leopard becomes a Zen pilgrimage when it never appears.
4.06
21k+
The Snow Leopard Summary
The Snow Leopard 90%
Grieving widower's Himalayan trek for a snow leopard becomes a Zen pilgrimage when it never appears.
by Peter Matthiessen 1978
4.06
21k+ ratings
The Road to Mecca
by Muhammad Asad • 1954
Beneath the Arabian sky, an Austrian journalist felt four thousand years of ancestral memory return.
4.49
6k+
The Road to Mecca Summary
The Road to Mecca 89%
Beneath the Arabian sky, an Austrian journalist felt four thousand years of ancestral memory return.
by Muhammad Asad 1954
4.49
6k+ ratings
Peace Pilgrim
by Peace Pilgrim • 1983
She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.
4.25
749
Peace Pilgrim Summary
Peace Pilgrim 89%
She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.
by Peace Pilgrim 1983
4.25
749 ratings
A Search In Secret India
by Paul Brunton • 1934
A skeptical journalist scours India for yogis. One silent sage changes him without a word.
4.28
2k+
A Search In Secret India Summary
A Search In Secret India 89%
A skeptical journalist scours India for yogis. One silent sage changes him without a word.
by Paul Brunton 1934
4.28
2k+ ratings
Nine and a Half Mystics
by Herbert Weiner • 1997
A Reform rabbi searches for living mystics and finds Kabbalah's ancient fire still burning.
4.03
68
Nine and a Half Mystics Summary
Nine and a Half Mystics 89%
A Reform rabbi searches for living mystics and finds Kabbalah's ancient fire still burning.
by Herbert Weiner 1997
4.03
68 ratings
Letters to a Young Catholic
by George Weigel • 2004
A tour through Catholic sacred sites: the faith is made of stone, silence, incense, and argument.
4.23
1k+
Letters to a Young Catholic Summary
Letters to a Young Catholic 89%
A tour through Catholic sacred sites: the faith is made of stone, silence, incense, and argument.
by George Weigel 2004
4.23
1k+ ratings
Meetings With Remarkable Men
by G.I. Gurdjieff • 1960
A young seeker crosses Central Asia, finding teachers who upend everything he thought he knew.
4.10
3k+
Meetings With Remarkable Men Summary
Meetings With Remarkable Men 89%
A young seeker crosses Central Asia, finding teachers who upend everything he thought he knew.
by G.I. Gurdjieff 1960
4.10
3k+ ratings
Walking to Listen
by Andrew Forsthoefel • 2017
He crossed America on foot carrying a sign that invited conversation. Strangers told him everything.
3.88
3k+
Walking to Listen Summary
Walking to Listen 89%
He crossed America on foot carrying a sign that invited conversation. Strangers told him everything.
by Andrew Forsthoefel 2017
3.88
3k+ ratings
Eat, Pray, Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert • 2006
Italy for pleasure. India for prayer. Bali to see if the two can coexist.
3.65
1.9M+
Eat, Pray, Love Summary
Eat, Pray, Love 89%
Italy for pleasure. India for prayer. Bali to see if the two can coexist.
by Elizabeth Gilbert 2006
3.65
1.9M+ ratings
If Truth Be Told
by Om Swami • 2014
A millionaire CEO renounces everything, even his name, to wander India as a penniless monk.
4.45
3k+
If Truth Be Told Summary
If Truth Be Told 88%
A millionaire CEO renounces everything, even his name, to wander India as a penniless monk.
by Om Swami 2014
4.45
3k+ ratings
The Hidden School
by Dan Millman • 2017
A hidden letter sends Dan Millman into the desert, seeking a lost journal promising eternal life.
4.13
864
The Hidden School Summary
The Hidden School 88%
A hidden letter sends Dan Millman into the desert, seeking a lost journal promising eternal life.
by Dan Millman 2017
4.13
864 ratings
Aflame
by Pico Iyer • 2025
Fire took everything. In a monastery above the Pacific, he found what silence returns.
3.79
1k+
Aflame Summary
Aflame 88%
Fire took everything. In a monastery above the Pacific, he found what silence returns.
by Pico Iyer 2025
3.79
1k+ ratings
Holy Envy
by Barbara Brown Taylor • 2019
A Christian theology built on admiring other faiths, tested by students in the Bible Belt.
4.39
6k+
Holy Envy Summary
Holy Envy 88%
A Christian theology built on admiring other faiths, tested by students in the Bible Belt.
by Barbara Brown Taylor 2019
4.39
6k+ ratings
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
by Paulo Coelho • 1994
Her childhood love performs miracles now, but the power behind them may take him from her forever.
3.57
110k+
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept Summary
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept 88%
Her childhood love performs miracles now, but the power behind them may take him from her forever.
by Paulo Coelho 1994
3.57
110k+ ratings
Vagabonding
by Rolf Potts • 2002
Travel the world for months by spending less. The real preparation is mental.
3.95
28k+
Vagabonding Summary
Vagabonding 88%
Travel the world for months by spending less. The real preparation is mental.
by Rolf Potts 2002
3.95
28k+ ratings
Spirit Run
by Noé Álvarez • 2020
He joined a 6,000-mile indigenous run, and his mother's silence finally made sense.
3.50
5k+
Spirit Run Summary
Spirit Run 88%
He joined a 6,000-mile indigenous run, and his mother's silence finally made sense.
by Noé Álvarez 2020
3.50
5k+ ratings
The Pilgrimage
by Paulo Coelho • 1987
Sword denied, a man walks the Camino guided by a mentor whose lessons are spiritual combat.
3.65
69k+
The Pilgrimage Summary
The Pilgrimage 88%
Sword denied, a man walks the Camino guided by a mentor whose lessons are spiritual combat.
by Paulo Coelho 1987
3.65
69k+ ratings
Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan
by Tom Masters • 2000
Three countries, one guide: ancient wine, mountain monasteries, and the minibus routes between them.
3.80
272
Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan Summary
Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan 88%
Three countries, one guide: ancient wine, mountain monasteries, and the minibus routes between them.
by Tom Masters 2000
3.80
272 ratings
Scouting the Divine
by Margaret Feinberg • 2009
Sheep, vines, honey, wool: one writer's search for the God the Bible's first readers knew.
4.22
912
Scouting the Divine Summary
Scouting the Divine 88%
Sheep, vines, honey, wool: one writer's search for the God the Bible's first readers knew.
by Margaret Feinberg 2009
4.22
912 ratings
Jerusalem
by Simon Sebag Montefiore • 2011
The city that drives a hundred pilgrims insane, and the 3,000-year story behind the madness.
4.1
14k+
Jerusalem Summary
Jerusalem 88%
The city that drives a hundred pilgrims insane, and the 3,000-year story behind the madness.
by Simon Sebag Montefiore 2011
4.1
14k+ ratings
Walking With Plato
by Gary Hayden • 2016
One thousand miles on foot with a wife and a well-worn copy of Plato.
3.64
320
Walking With Plato Summary
Walking With Plato 88%
One thousand miles on foot with a wife and a well-worn copy of Plato.
by Gary Hayden 2016
3.64
320 ratings
Brilliant Moon
by Dilgo Khyentse • 2008
He walked out of Tibet with goats and monks, then became the Dalai Lama's teacher.
4.48
132
Brilliant Moon Summary
Brilliant Moon 88%
He walked out of Tibet with goats and monks, then became the Dalai Lama's teacher.
by Dilgo Khyentse 2008
4.48
132 ratings
If the Oceans Were Ink
by Carla Power • 2015
A year studying the Quran with a traditional sheikh cost a secular journalist all her certainties.
4.12
2k+
If the Oceans Were Ink Summary
If the Oceans Were Ink 88%
A year studying the Quran with a traditional sheikh cost a secular journalist all her certainties.
by Carla Power 2015
4.12
2k+ ratings
In the Land of Invisible Women
by Qanta A. Ahmed • 2008
A Muslim doctor arrives in Riyadh. Her first patient hides her face, even in the ER.
3.74
8k+
In the Land of Invisible Women Summary
In the Land of Invisible Women 88%
A Muslim doctor arrives in Riyadh. Her first patient hides her face, even in the ER.
by Qanta A. Ahmed 2008
3.74
8k+ ratings
Life and Teaching Of The Masters Of The Far East
by Baird T. Spalding • 1924
Teleportation, materialization, mastery over death: Eastern masters prove thought creates reality.
4.24
5k+
Life and Teaching Of The Masters Of The Far East Summary
Life and Teaching Of The Masters Of The Far East 88%
Teleportation, materialization, mastery over death: Eastern masters prove thought creates reality.
by Baird T. Spalding 1924
4.24
5k+ ratings
Stranger by the River
by Paul Twitchell • 1978
By a river, a restless man meets a mystic who reveals the divine within.
4.37
158
Stranger by the River Summary
Stranger by the River 88%
By a river, a restless man meets a mystic who reveals the divine within.
by Paul Twitchell 1978
4.37
158 ratings
The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios
by Dionysios Farasiotis • 2002
Yoga gave him power. Gurus gave him terror. A Greek monk gave him back his soul.
4.49
1k+
The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios Summary
The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios 88%
Yoga gave him power. Gurus gave him terror. A Greek monk gave him back his soul.
by Dionysios Farasiotis 2002
4.49
1k+ ratings
Catholics in Exile
by Scott Hahn • 2023
Exile redefines everything: heaven breaks in through worship and the slow, patient work of love.
4.45
114
Catholics in Exile Summary
Catholics in Exile 88%
Exile redefines everything: heaven breaks in through worship and the slow, patient work of love.
by Scott Hahn 2023
4.45
114 ratings
Stumbling Into Infinity
by Michael Fischman • 2009
A breathing workshop was supposed to be casual. The man onstage dismantled his life.
4.46
482
Stumbling Into Infinity Summary
Stumbling Into Infinity 88%
A breathing workshop was supposed to be casual. The man onstage dismantled his life.
by Michael Fischman 2009
4.46
482 ratings
The Living Stones
by Ithell Colquhoun • 1957
A surrealist painter flees the Blitz for a Cornish shack. The prehistoric stones are alive.
3.99
167
The Living Stones Summary
The Living Stones 88%
A surrealist painter flees the Blitz for a Cornish shack. The prehistoric stones are alive.
by Ithell Colquhoun 1957
3.99
167 ratings
The Secret Knowledge of Water
by Craig Childs • 2000
To understand water, go to the land without it. A quest for hidden pools, caves, and desert floods.
4.29
3k+
The Secret Knowledge of Water Summary
The Secret Knowledge of Water 88%
To understand water, go to the land without it. A quest for hidden pools, caves, and desert floods.
by Craig Childs 2000
4.29
3k+ ratings
The Monks and Me
by Mary Paterson • 2012
Forty days at Plum Village: breathing, walking, and the slow work of getting out of your own way.
3.75
492
The Monks and Me Summary
The Monks and Me 88%
Forty days at Plum Village: breathing, walking, and the slow work of getting out of your own way.
by Mary Paterson 2012
3.75
492 ratings
Travels with Myself and Another
by Martha Gellhorn • 1979
Four continents, a famous companion, every awful moment a war correspondent refused to romanticize.
3.84
2k+
Travels with Myself and Another Summary
Travels with Myself and Another 88%
Four continents, a famous companion, every awful moment a war correspondent refused to romanticize.
by Martha Gellhorn 1979
3.84
2k+ ratings
Man Is Not Alone
by Abraham Joshua Heschel • 1951
Meaning is discovered, awe is required, and God needs us as much as we need God.
4.41
690
Man Is Not Alone Summary
Man Is Not Alone 87%
Meaning is discovered, awe is required, and God needs us as much as we need God.
by Abraham Joshua Heschel 1951
4.41
690 ratings
The Word in the Wilderness
by Malcolm Guite • 2014
Speed has flattened our spiritual lives. Slow poetry restores depth to the wilderness of Lent.
4.58
1k+
The Word in the Wilderness Summary
The Word in the Wilderness 87%
Speed has flattened our spiritual lives. Slow poetry restores depth to the wilderness of Lent.
by Malcolm Guite 2014
4.58
1k+ ratings
The Songlines
by Bruce Chatwin • 1987
The Australian Outback is sung, not surveyed: each verse a landmark, and the song holds the law.
3.96
13k+
The Songlines Summary
The Songlines 87%
The Australian Outback is sung, not surveyed: each verse a landmark, and the song holds the law.
by Bruce Chatwin 1987
3.96
13k+ ratings
Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It
by Elizabeth Gilbert • 2016
One memoir, a million life reinventions. The readers who followed its map tell what they discovered.
3.53
3k+
Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It Summary
Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It 87%
One memoir, a million life reinventions. The readers who followed its map tell what they discovered.
by Elizabeth Gilbert 2016
3.53
3k+ ratings
Doorways to Light
by Krishnananda Trobe • 2006
Hidden sages have guided humanity for two billion years. A Golden Age began in 1974.
4.28
160
Doorways to Light Summary
Doorways to Light 87%
Hidden sages have guided humanity for two billion years. A Golden Age began in 1974.
by Krishnananda Trobe 2006
4.28
160 ratings
The Idea of the Holy
by Rudolf Otto • 1917
Before religion was rules or reason, it was an encounter with something terrifying and magnetic.
4.03
2k+
The Idea of the Holy Summary
The Idea of the Holy 87%
Before religion was rules or reason, it was an encounter with something terrifying and magnetic.
by Rudolf Otto 1917
4.03
2k+ ratings
The Year of Living like Jesus
by Edward G. Dobson • 2009
A pastor ate kosher, prayed the rosary, kept Sabbath. Following Jesus dismantled his certainties.
3.47
549
The Year of Living like Jesus Summary
The Year of Living like Jesus 87%
A pastor ate kosher, prayed the rosary, kept Sabbath. Following Jesus dismantled his certainties.
by Edward G. Dobson 2009
3.47
549 ratings
Benedictus
by John O'Donohue • 2007
How the lost art of blessing turns ordinary moments and grief into thresholds of meaning.
4.63
355
Benedictus Summary
Benedictus 87%
How the lost art of blessing turns ordinary moments and grief into thresholds of meaning.
by John O'Donohue 2007
4.63
355 ratings
Serpent of Light
by Drunvalo Melchizedek • 2008
A 13,000-year cycle shifts Earth’s kundalini to the Andes, closing the male era, opening feminine.
4.13
1k+
Serpent of Light Summary
Serpent of Light 87%
A 13,000-year cycle shifts Earth’s kundalini to the Andes, closing the male era, opening feminine.
by Drunvalo Melchizedek 2008
4.13
1k+ ratings
Liturgies of the Wild
by Martin Shaw • 2026
A mythic guide through crisis and mortality: not escaping darkness, but walking through it whole.
4.32
841
Liturgies of the Wild Summary
Liturgies of the Wild 87%
A mythic guide through crisis and mortality: not escaping darkness, but walking through it whole.
by Martin Shaw 2026
4.32
841 ratings
Yoga Bitch
by Suzanne Morrison • 2011
Two months in Bali to become enlightened. She mostly just learned to hate her nickname.
3.67
4k+
Yoga Bitch Summary
Yoga Bitch 87%
Two months in Bali to become enlightened. She mostly just learned to hate her nickname.
by Suzanne Morrison 2011
3.67
4k+ ratings
The Mastery Manual
by Robin Sharma • 2015
Three faiths claimed one city for three thousand years. Every conqueror thought they'd be the last.
3.98
2k+
The Mastery Manual Summary
The Mastery Manual 87%
Three faiths claimed one city for three thousand years. Every conqueror thought they'd be the last.
by Robin Sharma 2015
3.98
2k+ ratings
The Book of Nature
by Barbara Mahany • 2023
Nature, God's first testament, written in birds and seasons. No translation needed, only attention.
4.26
100
The Book of Nature Summary
The Book of Nature 87%
Nature, God's first testament, written in birds and seasons. No translation needed, only attention.
by Barbara Mahany 2023
4.26
100 ratings
Ghost Rider
by Neil Peart • 2002
Two deaths in a year. One motorcycle. 55,000 miles, and grief refused to be left behind.
4.12
7k+
Ghost Rider Summary
Ghost Rider 87%
Two deaths in a year. One motorcycle. 55,000 miles, and grief refused to be left behind.
by Neil Peart 2002
4.12
7k+ ratings
In Good Company
by James Martin • 2000
He traded a corporate salary for a mop at Mother Teresa's, and found what he'd been missing.
4.30
381
In Good Company Summary
In Good Company 87%
He traded a corporate salary for a mop at Mother Teresa's, and found what he'd been missing.
by James Martin 2000
4.30
381 ratings
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