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Philosophy Book Summaries

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
Earth demolished for a space bypass, Arthur Dent hitchhikes a galaxy run by bureaucrats.
4.22
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Earth demolished for a space bypass, Arthur Dent hitchhikes a galaxy run by bureaucrats.
by Douglas Adams 1979 216 pages
4.22
2M+ ratings
Don't Worry
by Shunmyō Masuno • 2013
Anxiety is mostly self-inflicted. A Zen monk's 48 lessons for stopping the habits that produce it.
3.68
2k+
Don't Worry Summary
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Don't Worry
Anxiety is mostly self-inflicted. A Zen monk's 48 lessons for stopping the habits that produce it.
by Shunmyō Masuno 2013
3.68
2k+ ratings
Democracy
by Hans-Hermann Hoppe • 2001
A king owns the country and thinks in decades. Elected leaders just need four years.
4.13
2k+
Democracy Summary
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Democracy
A king owns the country and thinks in decades. Elected leaders just need four years.
by Hans-Hermann Hoppe 2001 304 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
Mere Christianity
by C.S. Lewis • 1952
Quarrels reveal a shared moral law. A former atheist follows that thread all the way to Christ.
4.37
400k+
Mere Christianity Summary
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Mere Christianity
Quarrels reveal a shared moral law. A former atheist follows that thread all the way to Christ.
by C.S. Lewis 1952 191 pages
4.37
400k+ ratings
The Arts and the Creation of Mind
by Elliot W. Eisner • 2002
Schools treat art as a break from thinking. It's the most demanding thinking students do.
4.32
191
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The Arts and the Creation of Mind
Schools treat art as a break from thinking. It's the most demanding thinking students do.
by Elliot W. Eisner 2002 280 pages
4.32
191 ratings
Counsels and Maxims
by Arthur Schopenhauer • 1851
Chasing pleasure is a trap. The real art of living is dodging pain and needing less.
4.20
424
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Counsels and Maxims
Chasing pleasure is a trap. The real art of living is dodging pain and needing less.
by Arthur Schopenhauer 1851 116 pages
4.20
424 ratings
I May Be Wrong
by Björn Natthiko Lindeblad • 2020
A Swedish forest monk's final lesson: stop believing every thought, and uncertainty becomes freedom.
4.27
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I May Be Wrong Summary
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I May Be Wrong
A Swedish forest monk's final lesson: stop believing every thought, and uncertainty becomes freedom.
by Björn Natthiko Lindeblad 2020 257 pages
4.27
13k+ ratings
The Secret History of the World
by Jonathan Black • 2007
Mind before matter. The one premise that turns history inside out.
3.51
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The Secret History of the World Summary
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The Secret History of the World
Mind before matter. The one premise that turns history inside out.
by Jonathan Black 2007 400 pages
3.51
5k+ ratings
The Field
by Lynne McTaggart • 2003
Physicists zeroed out a cosmic energy field. Renegades say it carries memory, healing, and thought.
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The Field
Physicists zeroed out a cosmic energy field. Renegades say it carries memory, healing, and thought.
by Lynne McTaggart 2003 304 pages
4.08
6k+ ratings
The Concept of the Political
by Carl Schmitt • 1927
Politics begins not with debate but with the naming of an enemy.
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The Concept of the Political
Politics begins not with debate but with the naming of an enemy.
by Carl Schmitt 1927 144 pages
3.94
3k+ ratings
Intimate Communion
by David Deida • 1995
Same as you is fair, but it's not sexy. How two equals restore the erotic spark between them.
4.02
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Intimate Communion Summary
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Intimate Communion
Same as you is fair, but it's not sexy. How two equals restore the erotic spark between them.
by David Deida 1995 270 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
The Lantern of Lost Memories
by Sanaka Hiiragi
He guides the dead through a lifetime of photographs, but his own past is a blank.
4.06
24k+
The Lantern of Lost Memories Summary
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The Lantern of Lost Memories
He guides the dead through a lifetime of photographs, but his own past is a blank.
by Sanaka Hiiragi 2019 208 pages
4.06
24k+ ratings
I Am a Strange Loop
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 2007
The self is an abstract loop the brain builds, and Gödel's proof shows how.
3.95
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I Am a Strange Loop Summary
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I Am a Strange Loop
The self is an abstract loop the brain builds, and Gödel's proof shows how.
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 2007 436 pages
3.95
8k+ ratings
The Diamond Cutter
by Michael Roach • 2000
Give away what you want most: the Buddhist business method that built a $100 million company.
4.09
2k+
The Diamond Cutter Summary
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The Diamond Cutter
Give away what you want most: the Buddhist business method that built a $100 million company.
by Michael Roach 2000 240 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
Busting Loose From the Money Game
by Robert Scheinfeld • 2006
Financial anxiety isn't the problem; it's the door. The practice that turns fear back into freedom.
4.04
500+
Busting Loose From the Money Game Summary
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Busting Loose From the Money Game
Financial anxiety isn't the problem; it's the door. The practice that turns fear back into freedom.
by Robert Scheinfeld 2006 256 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Coming Alive
by Barry Michels • 2017
Four ten-second mental moves that bypass the inner voice insisting change is impossible.
4.03
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Coming Alive Summary
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Coming Alive
Four ten-second mental moves that bypass the inner voice insisting change is impossible.
by Barry Michels 2017 320 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
The Barakah Effect
by Mohammed Faris • 2023
30 minutes of work can beat three hours. The Islamic system where blessing replaces burnout.
4.62
480
The Barakah Effect Summary
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The Barakah Effect
30 minutes of work can beat three hours. The Islamic system where blessing replaces burnout.
by Mohammed Faris 2023 450 pages
4.62
480 ratings
Real Magic
by Dean Radin • 2018
The evidence for magic is stronger than you think. A forty-year researcher's lab-backed case.
4.09
2k+
Real Magic Summary
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Real Magic
The evidence for magic is stronger than you think. A forty-year researcher's lab-backed case.
by Dean Radin 2018 222 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
Excession
by Iain M. Banks
A perfect sphere breaks physics. The Culture's ship Minds conspire to turn it into a war.
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Excession Summary
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Excession
A perfect sphere breaks physics. The Culture's ship Minds conspire to turn it into a war.
by Iain M. Banks 1996 500 pages
4.20
34k+ ratings
The Naked Ape
by Desmond Morris • 1967
Why we shed fur, fell in love, and gossip: a zoologist explains the human animal.
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The Naked Ape Summary
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The Naked Ape
Why we shed fur, fell in love, and gossip: a zoologist explains the human animal.
by Desmond Morris 1967 192 pages
3.93
12k+ ratings
Why Civil Resistance Works
by Erica Chenoweth • 2011
The most effective weapon against a dictator is not a gun: 200,000 people refusing to cooperate.
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Why Civil Resistance Works Summary
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Why Civil Resistance Works
The most effective weapon against a dictator is not a gun: 200,000 people refusing to cooperate.
by Erica Chenoweth 2011 320 pages
3.98
500+ ratings
The Cosmic Serpent
by Jeremy Narby • 1998
A Stanford anthropologist argues Amazonian shamans see their own DNA as twin luminous serpents.
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The Cosmic Serpent Summary
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The Cosmic Serpent
A Stanford anthropologist argues Amazonian shamans see their own DNA as twin luminous serpents.
by Jeremy Narby 1998 257 pages
4.17
7k+ ratings
Thick Face, Black Heart
by Chin-Ning Chu • 1992
A $33,000 lesson in saying no: ancient warrior wisdom for a world that punishes niceness.
4.04
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Thick Face, Black Heart Summary
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Thick Face, Black Heart
A $33,000 lesson in saying no: ancient warrior wisdom for a world that punishes niceness.
by Chin-Ning Chu 1992 384 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
The Rules of Life
by Richard Templar • 2005
Contented people aren't richer or smarter. They follow a quiet, learnable code.
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The Rules of Life Summary
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The Rules of Life
Contented people aren't richer or smarter. They follow a quiet, learnable code.
by Richard Templar 2005 219 pages
3.70
6k+ ratings
The Second Curve
by Charles B. Handy • 2015
Every success bends toward decline; the moment to reinvent is while you're still winning.
4.11
448
The Second Curve Summary
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The Second Curve
Every success bends toward decline; the moment to reinvent is while you're still winning.
by Charles B. Handy 2015 240 pages
4.11
448 ratings
The Vision of the Anointed
by Thomas Sowell • 1995
Why failed policies survive: how the elite turns evidence into heresy and failure into virtue.
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The Vision of the Anointed Summary
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The Vision of the Anointed
Why failed policies survive: how the elite turns evidence into heresy and failure into virtue.
by Thomas Sowell 1995 320 pages
4.40
3k+ ratings
Radical Honesty
by Brad Blanton • 2005
The unspoken truths eating at your health, and the face-to-face practice that releases them.
3.81
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Radical Honesty Summary
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Radical Honesty
The unspoken truths eating at your health, and the face-to-face practice that releases them.
by Brad Blanton 2005 286 pages
3.81
3k+ ratings
Ego and Archetype
by Edward F. Edinger • 1972
The God you thought you lost is buried in your psyche. Psychology has a map.
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Ego and Archetype Summary
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Ego and Archetype
The God you thought you lost is buried in your psyche. Psychology has a map.
by Edward F. Edinger 1972 328 pages
4.33
2k+ ratings
OUTSMARTING REALITY
by Nero Knowledge • 2025
Your mood is compound interest for reality. Switch the internal frequency and reality reorganizes.
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OUTSMARTING REALITY Summary
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OUTSMARTING REALITY
Your mood is compound interest for reality. Switch the internal frequency and reality reorganizes.
by Nero Knowledge 2025 261 pages
4.69
500+ ratings
Greek Lessons
by Han Kang
She cannot speak. He is going blind. In a Greek class, their silences begin to touch.
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Greek Lessons Summary
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Greek Lessons
She cannot speak. He is going blind. In a Greek class, their silences begin to touch.
by Han Kang 2011 192 pages
3.60
49k+ ratings
The Enlightened Sex Manual
by David Deida • 2004
Sex that energizes, not exhausts: skills for circulating arousal instead of releasing it.
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The Enlightened Sex Manual Summary
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The Enlightened Sex Manual
Sex that energizes, not exhausts: skills for circulating arousal instead of releasing it.
by David Deida 2004 192 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Living the Law of One 101
by Carla Lisbeth Rueckert • 2009
Every irritation is fuel. A channeled manual for turning life's friction into an open heart, at 51%.
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245
Living the Law of One 101 Summary
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Living the Law of One 101
Every irritation is fuel. A channeled manual for turning life's friction into an open heart, at 51%.
by Carla Lisbeth Rueckert 2009 417 pages
4.43
245 ratings
A System for Writing
by Bob Doto • 2024
90,000 notes, 500 works. The method that builds a writing engine from scattered thoughts.
4.20
425
A System for Writing Summary
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A System for Writing
90,000 notes, 500 works. The method that builds a writing engine from scattered thoughts.
by Bob Doto 2024 206 pages
4.20
425 ratings
Be Water, My Friend
by Shannon Lee • 2020
Bruce Lee’s philosophy of fluidity turned into daily practices for resilience and self-discovery.
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Be Water, My Friend Summary
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Be Water, My Friend
Bruce Lee’s philosophy of fluidity turned into daily practices for resilience and self-discovery.
by Shannon Lee 2020
4.17
7k+ ratings
The Path of Least Resistance
by Robert Fritz • 1989
Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.
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The Path of Least Resistance Summary
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The Path of Least Resistance
Problem solving oscillates. Creating resolves. Your underlying structure decides which you live.
by Robert Fritz 1989 320 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Bring Up Genius!
by László Polgár • 1989
A father bet genius can be trained. His proof: three daughters, all chess grandmasters.
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Bring Up Genius! Summary
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Bring Up Genius!
A father bet genius can be trained. His proof: three daughters, all chess grandmasters.
by László Polgár 1989
4.05
500+ ratings
Illusions
by Richard Bach
A barnstormer meets a mechanic who quit being the messiah and offers to teach him how.
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Illusions Summary
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Illusions
A barnstormer meets a mechanic who quit being the messiah and offers to teach him how.
by Richard Bach 1977 144 pages
4.15
66k+ ratings
The Erotic Mind
by Jack Morin • 1995
Your hottest turn-ons are not perversions; they are ingenious attempts to heal your oldest wounds.
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The Erotic Mind Summary
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The Erotic Mind
Your hottest turn-ons are not perversions; they are ingenious attempts to heal your oldest wounds.
by Jack Morin 1995 400 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
The Crisis of Narration
by Byung-Chul Han • 2023
Everyone pitches stories; nobody tells them. A philosopher on what data and screens erased.
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The Crisis of Narration Summary
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The Crisis of Narration
Everyone pitches stories; nobody tells them. A philosopher on what data and screens erased.
by Byung-Chul Han 2023 77 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
Five Lives Remembered
by Dolores Cannon • 2009
A 1968 hypnosis experiment unlocked five past lives, a hidden spirit realm, and a JFK conspiracy.
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Five Lives Remembered Summary
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Five Lives Remembered
A 1968 hypnosis experiment unlocked five past lives, a hidden spirit realm, and a JFK conspiracy.
by Dolores Cannon 2009 256 pages
4.57
1k+ ratings
Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream
by Robert I. Simon • 1996
The monsters in the news are not a different species: they are you, minus restraint.
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Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream Summary
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Bad Men Do what Good Men Dream
The monsters in the news are not a different species: they are you, minus restraint.
by Robert I. Simon 1996 339 pages
3.77
230 ratings
The Spiritual Man
by Watchman Nee • 1928
Sin forgiven, self untouched: the half-gospel that keeps Christians in spiritual shallows.
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The Spiritual Man Summary
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The Spiritual Man
Sin forgiven, self untouched: the half-gospel that keeps Christians in spiritual shallows.
by Watchman Nee 1928 700 pages
4.51
1k+ ratings
Galileo's Error
by Philip Goff • 2019
Your conscious experience isn't a puzzle for science to solve. It is the solution.
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1k+
Galileo's Error Summary
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Galileo's Error
Your conscious experience isn't a puzzle for science to solve. It is the solution.
by Philip Goff 2019 192 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Frequency
by Penney Peirce • 2009
Your body hums at a signature frequency. Find it, and the right life finds you.
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Frequency Summary
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Frequency
Your body hums at a signature frequency. Find it, and the right life finds you.
by Penney Peirce 2009 304 pages
4.00
3k+ ratings
Greenlights
by Matthew McConaughey • 2020
He turned down $14.5 million and wrestled in Mali to prove worst breaks are delayed breakthroughs.
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Greenlights Summary
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Greenlights
He turned down $14.5 million and wrestled in Mali to prove worst breaks are delayed breakthroughs.
by Matthew McConaughey 2020 289 pages
4.2
400k+ ratings
The 120 Days of Sodom
by Marquis de Sade
Four libertines lock a château, fill it with kidnapped children, and appetite becomes the only rule.
3.05
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The 120 Days of Sodom Summary
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The 120 Days of Sodom
Four libertines lock a château, fill it with kidnapped children, and appetite becomes the only rule.
by Marquis de Sade 2009 376 pages
3.05
15k+ ratings
The Power of Silence
by Robert Sarah • 2016
We use noise to hide from ourselves. A cardinal's case for silence as the way back.
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The Power of Silence Summary
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The Power of Silence
We use noise to hide from ourselves. A cardinal's case for silence as the way back.
by Robert Sarah 2016 249 pages
4.41
2k+ ratings
The Heart of Tantric Sex
by Diana Richardson • 2003
Fifteen hours of orgasm across a lifetime. Real ecstasy arrives when you stop chasing the peak.
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The Heart of Tantric Sex Summary
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The Heart of Tantric Sex
Fifteen hours of orgasm across a lifetime. Real ecstasy arrives when you stop chasing the peak.
by Diana Richardson 2003 256 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
What Is This Thing Called Science?
by Alan F. Chalmers • 1976
Induction, falsification, paradigms: every answer to how science works gets built, then wrecked.
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What Is This Thing Called Science? Summary
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What Is This Thing Called Science?
Induction, falsification, paradigms: every answer to how science works gets built, then wrecked.
by Alan F. Chalmers 1976 266 pages
3.79
2k+ ratings
Kingdom Principles
by Myles Munroe • 2006
Stop chasing survival: prayer becomes permission and scripture becomes a governing charter.
4.55
500+
Kingdom Principles Summary
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Kingdom Principles
Stop chasing survival: prayer becomes permission and scripture becomes a governing charter.
by Myles Munroe 2006 225 pages
4.55
500+ ratings
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