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Iberia
by James A. Michener • 1968
Orange blossoms on the shore, oxen in the tide, a nation that resists every outside force.
3.71
3k+
Iberia Summary
Iberia 89%
Orange blossoms on the shore, oxen in the tide, a nation that resists every outside force.
by James A. Michener 1968
3.71
3k+ 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
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 87%
A tour through Catholic sacred sites: the faith is made of stone, silence, incense, and argument.
by George Weigel 2004
4.23
1k+ ratings
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 87%
Every trip can be a pilgrimage. The secret is in how you leave, walk, and return.
by Phil Cousineau 2000
4.11
1k+ 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 87%
He crossed America on foot carrying a sign that invited conversation. Strangers told him everything.
by Andrew Forsthoefel 2017
3.88
3k+ ratings
Pilgrims
by Matthew Kneale • 2020
A dozen pilgrims trek to Rome in 1289, each hiding a sin no shrine can cure.
3.80
911
Pilgrims Summary
Pilgrims 87%
A dozen pilgrims trek to Rome in 1289, each hiding a sin no shrine can cure.
by Matthew Kneale 2020
3.80
911 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 87%
Exile redefines everything: heaven breaks in through worship and the slow, patient work of love.
by Scott Hahn 2023
4.45
114 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 87%
One thousand miles on foot with a wife and a well-worn copy of Plato.
by Gary Hayden 2016
3.64
320 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 87%
How a cross-country trip with just a suitcase taught her to trade worry for wonder.
by Allison Vesterfelt 2013
3.68
1k+ ratings
Call of the Camino
by Suzanne Redfearn • 2025
Two women walk the Camino decades apart: one hunted, one lost, seeking a hidden family history.
4.43
27k+
Call of the Camino Summary
Call of the Camino 87%
Two women walk the Camino decades apart: one hunted, one lost, seeking a hidden family history.
by Suzanne Redfearn 2025
4.43
27k+ ratings
Eleanor
by Alice Loxton • 2025
A dead queen, twelve stone crosses, a 200-mile walk to find the three that still stand.
3.92
2k+
Eleanor Summary
Eleanor 87%
A dead queen, twelve stone crosses, a 200-mile walk to find the three that still stand.
by Alice Loxton 2025
3.92
2k+ 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 87%
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
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 86%
She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.
by Peace Pilgrim 1983
4.25
749 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 86%
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
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 86%
Three countries, one guide: ancient wine, mountain monasteries, and the minibus routes between them.
by Tom Masters 2000
3.80
272 ratings
Vie de Saint Dominique
by Henri-Dominique Lacordaire • 2012
When the medieval Church crumbled, one man held it up with poverty and preaching alone.
4.08
12
Vie de Saint Dominique Summary
Vie de Saint Dominique 86%
When the medieval Church crumbled, one man held it up with poverty and preaching alone.
by Henri-Dominique Lacordaire 2012
4.08
12 ratings
Medieval Iberia
by Olivia Remie Constable • 1997
Eight centuries, three faiths, one peninsula: medieval Iberia speaks in its own words.
4.07
121
Medieval Iberia Summary
Medieval Iberia 86%
Eight centuries, three faiths, one peninsula: medieval Iberia speaks in its own words.
by Olivia Remie Constable 1997
4.07
121 ratings
Down and Delirious in Mexico City
by Daniel Hernandez • 2011
A Mexican-American writer goes home to a city that swallows him with punks, cults, and riots.
3.61
657
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Summary
Down and Delirious in Mexico City 86%
A Mexican-American writer goes home to a city that swallows him with punks, cults, and riots.
by Daniel Hernandez 2011
3.61
657 ratings
Union with God
by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen • 2019
Your prayer runs dry, and you think you have failed. A sixteenth-century mystic says otherwise.
4.63
59
Union with God Summary
Union with God 86%
Your prayer runs dry, and you think you have failed. A sixteenth-century mystic says otherwise.
by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen 2019
4.63
59 ratings
Trespassing Across America
by Ken Ilgunas • 2016
He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.
3.82
2k+
Trespassing Across America Summary
Trespassing Across America 86%
He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.
by Ken Ilgunas 2016
3.82
2k+ ratings
Autobiography of a saint, Thérèse of Lisieux
by Thérèse of Lisieux • 2007
Sainthood without heroics: a young French nun discovered holiness in ordinary acts of love.
4.17
12
Autobiography of a saint, Thérèse of Lisieux Summary
Autobiography of a saint, Thérèse of Lisieux 86%
Sainthood without heroics: a young French nun discovered holiness in ordinary acts of love.
by Thérèse of Lisieux 2007
4.17
12 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 86%
Four continents, a famous companion, every awful moment a war correspondent refused to romanticize.
by Martha Gellhorn 1979
3.84
2k+ 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 86%
Beneath the Arabian sky, an Austrian journalist felt four thousand years of ancestral memory return.
by Muhammad Asad 1954
4.49
6k+ ratings
My Invented Country
by Isabel Allende • 2003
When a coup forced her from Chile, nostalgia became a country she could carry on the page.
3.89
13k+
My Invented Country Summary
My Invented Country 86%
When a coup forced her from Chile, nostalgia became a country she could carry on the page.
by Isabel Allende 2003
3.89
13k+ ratings
The Long Loneliness
by Dorothy Day • 1952
From bohemian journalist to Catholic radical: she fed the hungry while the church debated doctrine.
4.02
6k+
The Long Loneliness Summary
The Long Loneliness 86%
From bohemian journalist to Catholic radical: she fed the hungry while the church debated doctrine.
by Dorothy Day 1952
4.02
6k+ ratings
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
by Rachel Joyce • 2012
A retired brewer walks across England, certain his walk alone can keep a dying friend alive.
3.94
196k+
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Summary
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry 86%
A retired brewer walks across England, certain his walk alone can keep a dying friend alive.
by Rachel Joyce 2012
3.94
196k+ ratings
Word in the Wilderness
by Malcolm Guite • 2014
A poem a day for Lent: let language restore what routine has worn thin.
4.51
39
Word in the Wilderness Summary
Word in the Wilderness 86%
A poem a day for Lent: let language restore what routine has worn thin.
by Malcolm Guite 2014
4.51
39 ratings
Irisches Tagebuch
by Heinrich Böll • 1957
A German novelist's 1950s Ireland: abandoned villages, endless rain, and time that costs nothing.
3.86
2k+
Irisches Tagebuch Summary
Irisches Tagebuch 86%
A German novelist's 1950s Ireland: abandoned villages, endless rain, and time that costs nothing.
by Heinrich Böll 1957
3.86
2k+ ratings
Something Beautiful for God
by Malcolm Muggeridge • 1971
When a cynical journalist met Mother Teresa, he discovered that holiness photographs.
4.00
2k+
Something Beautiful for God Summary
Something Beautiful for God 86%
When a cynical journalist met Mother Teresa, he discovered that holiness photographs.
by Malcolm Muggeridge 1971
4.00
2k+ ratings
Edwards on the Christian Life
by Dane C. Ortlund • 2014
Edwards on the Christian life: not grim duty but delight, waking to a beauty that remakes the soul.
4.41
348
Edwards on the Christian Life Summary
Edwards on the Christian Life 86%
Edwards on the Christian life: not grim duty but delight, waking to a beauty that remakes the soul.
by Dane C. Ortlund 2014
4.41
348 ratings
Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies
by Melanie Smith • 2003
Tourism is a cultural battlefield: heritage, authenticity, and power in every destination.
3.47
15
Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies Summary
Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies 86%
Tourism is a cultural battlefield: heritage, authenticity, and power in every destination.
by Melanie Smith 2003
3.47
15 ratings
My Sisters the Saints
by Colleen Carroll Campbell • 2012
Infertility, a father's dementia, a stalled career: the six women saints who walked her through.
4.35
4k+
My Sisters the Saints Summary
My Sisters the Saints 85%
Infertility, a father's dementia, a stalled career: the six women saints who walked her through.
by Colleen Carroll Campbell 2012
4.35
4k+ ratings
A Subversive Gospel
by Michael Mears Bruner • 2017
O'Connor read the world through the cross. Violence, folly, ugliness: this is the shape grace takes.
4.00
53
A Subversive Gospel Summary
A Subversive Gospel 85%
O'Connor read the world through the cross. Violence, folly, ugliness: this is the shape grace takes.
by Michael Mears Bruner 2017
4.00
53 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 85%
A surrealist painter flees the Blitz for a Cornish shack. The prehistoric stones are alive.
by Ithell Colquhoun 1957
3.99
167 ratings
Happier Than A Billionaire
by Nadine Hays Pisani • 2011
What two burnt-out chiropractors discovered in Costa Rica: bat caves, monkeys, and a weird dog lady.
3.89
2k+
Happier Than A Billionaire Summary
Happier Than A Billionaire 85%
What two burnt-out chiropractors discovered in Costa Rica: bat caves, monkeys, and a weird dog lady.
by Nadine Hays Pisani 2011
3.89
2k+ ratings
Christus Vincit
by Athanasius Schneider • 2019
Modernism emptied the Church of the supernatural. One ancient gesture can bring it back.
4.69
504
Christus Vincit Summary
Christus Vincit 85%
Modernism emptied the Church of the supernatural. One ancient gesture can bring it back.
by Athanasius Schneider 2019
4.69
504 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 85%
Speed has flattened our spiritual lives. Slow poetry restores depth to the wilderness of Lent.
by Malcolm Guite 2014
4.58
1k+ ratings
Dark Star Safari
by Paul Theroux • 2002
He crossed Africa overland and found billions in foreign aid had only deepened the disaster.
3.98
16k+
Dark Star Safari Summary
Dark Star Safari 85%
He crossed Africa overland and found billions in foreign aid had only deepened the disaster.
by Paul Theroux 2002
3.98
16k+ 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 85%
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
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 85%
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
The Silent Life
by Thomas Merton • 1957
What four monastic orders discovered by stripping life to silence: a Trappist's survey.
4.06
192
The Silent Life Summary
The Silent Life 85%
What four monastic orders discovered by stripping life to silence: a Trappist's survey.
by Thomas Merton 1957
4.06
192 ratings
The Everlasting Man
by G.K. Chesterton • 1925
Prehistory, paganism, philosophy: all dead ends. The force that broke through began in a cave.
4.16
11k+
The Everlasting Man Summary
The Everlasting Man 85%
Prehistory, paganism, philosophy: all dead ends. The force that broke through began in a cave.
by G.K. Chesterton 1925
4.16
11k+ ratings
Saint Pius V
by Roberto de Mattei • 2021
He purged a corrupt Church, excommunicated a queen, and sank the Ottoman navy at Lepanto.
4.55
51
Saint Pius V Summary
Saint Pius V 85%
He purged a corrupt Church, excommunicated a queen, and sank the Ottoman navy at Lepanto.
by Roberto de Mattei 2021
4.55
51 ratings
Eager to Love
by Richard Rohr • 2014
A spiritual path that runs toward failure, poverty, and weakness. Francis of Assisi opened it.
4.38
1k+
Eager to Love Summary
Eager to Love 85%
A spiritual path that runs toward failure, poverty, and weakness. Francis of Assisi opened it.
by Richard Rohr 2014
4.38
1k+ ratings
Imagine a City
by Mark Vanhoenacker • 2022
A pilot's repeated city layovers trace one hidden route: back to the small hometown he fled.
3.65
422
Imagine a City Summary
Imagine a City 85%
A pilot's repeated city layovers trace one hidden route: back to the small hometown he fled.
by Mark Vanhoenacker 2022
3.65
422 ratings
Going to Church in Medieval England
by Nicholas Orme • 2021
9,500 buildings held medieval England together: the parish church, from birth to burial.
4.19
295
Going to Church in Medieval England Summary
Going to Church in Medieval England 85%
9,500 buildings held medieval England together: the parish church, from birth to burial.
by Nicholas Orme 2021
4.19
295 ratings
Travels with Charley
by John Steinbeck • 1961
At 58, Steinbeck set out with his poodle to find the America his memory had lost.
4.08
110k+
Travels with Charley Summary
Travels with Charley 85%
At 58, Steinbeck set out with his poodle to find the America his memory had lost.
by John Steinbeck 1961
4.08
110k+ ratings
The Catholic All Year Compendium
by Kendra Tierney • 2018
Feast days, saints, and liturgical seasons, translated from monastery to messy kitchen table.
4.73
542
The Catholic All Year Compendium Summary
The Catholic All Year Compendium 85%
Feast days, saints, and liturgical seasons, translated from monastery to messy kitchen table.
by Kendra Tierney 2018
4.73
542 ratings
Crushing satan's head
by James Mawdsley • 2022
Old Testament women killed tyrants. Not history repeating: prophecy unfolding toward one victory.
4.61
49
Crushing satan's head Summary
Crushing satan's head 85%
Old Testament women killed tyrants. Not history repeating: prophecy unfolding toward one victory.
by James Mawdsley 2022
4.61
49 ratings
Adam's Deep Sleep
by James Mawdsley • 2022
From Adam's rib to Jonah's whale, the Old Testament's strangest moments were previews of the Cross.
4.68
65
Adam's Deep Sleep Summary
Adam's Deep Sleep 85%
From Adam's rib to Jonah's whale, the Old Testament's strangest moments were previews of the Cross.
by James Mawdsley 2022
4.68
65 ratings
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