Great Missionary Stories

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Dragon Ride: True Stories of Adventure, Miracles, and Evangelism from China
Dragon Ride: True Stories of Adventure, Miracles, and Evangelism from China 4.54 avg rating — 258 ratings
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God's Smuggler
God's Smuggler 4.38 avg rating — 45,865 ratings
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The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom 4.47 avg rating — 348,518 ratings
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Bruchko: The Astonishing True Story of a 19-Year-Old American, His Capture by the Motilone Indians and His Adventures in Christianizing the Stone Age Tribe
Bruchko: The Astonishing True Story of a 19-Year-Old American, His Capture by the Motilone Indians and His Adventures in Christianizing the Stone Age Tribe 4.35 avg rating — 12,525 ratings
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Through Gates of Splendor
Through Gates of Splendor 4.37 avg rating — 31,509 ratings
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Peace Child: An Unforgettable Story of Primitive Jungle Teaching in the 20th Century
Peace Child: An Unforgettable Story of Primitive Jungle Teaching in the 20th Century 4.33 avg rating — 14,264 ratings
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The Cross and the Switchblade
The Cross and the Switchblade 4.26 avg rating — 59,375 ratings
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Evidence Not Seen: A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II
Evidence Not Seen: A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II 4.51 avg rating — 9,538 ratings
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Kisses from Katie
Kisses from Katie 4.39 avg rating — 34,635 ratings
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End of the Spear
End of the Spear 4.42 avg rating — 12,303 ratings
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Lords of the Earth
Lords of the Earth 4.37 avg rating — 2,719 ratings
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Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot
Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot 4.22 avg rating — 11,131 ratings
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Tortured for Christ
Tortured for Christ 4.36 avg rating — 17,092 ratings
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A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael 4.08 avg rating — 9,798 ratings
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The Heavenly Man: The Remarkable True Story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun
The Heavenly Man: The Remarkable True Story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun 4.29 avg rating — 21,885 ratings
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Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret
Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret 4.28 avg rating — 8,530 ratings
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Jungle Pilot: The Gripping Story of the Life and Witness of Nate Saint, martyred missionary to Ecuador
Jungle Pilot: The Gripping Story of the Life and Witness of Nate Saint, martyred missionary to Ecuador 4.33 avg rating — 2,179 ratings
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Eternity in Their Hearts: Startling Evidence of Belief in the One True God in Hundreds of Cultures Throughout the World
Eternity in Their Hearts: Startling Evidence of Belief in the One True God in Hundreds of Cultures Throughout the World 4.29 avg rating — 3,998 ratings
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Mary Slessor: Forward into Calabar
Mary Slessor: Forward into Calabar 4.26 avg rating — 1,576 ratings
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I Dared to Call Him Father: The Miraculous Story of a Muslim Woman's Encounter with God
I Dared to Call Him Father: The Miraculous Story of a Muslim Woman's Encounter with God 4.30 avg rating — 9,160 ratings
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Chasing the Dragon: One Womans Struggle Against the Darkness of Hong Kong's Drug Dens
Chasing the Dragon: One Womans Struggle Against the Darkness of Hong Kong's Drug Dens 4.40 avg rating — 4,760 ratings
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In the Presence of My Enemies
In the Presence of My Enemies 4.30 avg rating — 8,120 ratings
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The Insanity of God: A True Story of Faith Resurrected
The Insanity of God: A True Story of Faith Resurrected 4.56 avg rating — 11,576 ratings
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Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)
Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime (Christian Heroes: Then & Now) 4.40 avg rating — 6,794 ratings
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The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,779 ratings
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Mission Possible: The Story of a Wycliffe Missionary
Mission Possible: The Story of a Wycliffe Missionary 4.40 avg rating — 255 ratings
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From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions
From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions 4.08 avg rating — 1,895 ratings
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Adoniram Judson: Bound for Burma (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)
Adoniram Judson: Bound for Burma (Christian Heroes: Then & Now) 4.26 avg rating — 1,442 ratings
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William Carey: Obliged to Go
William Carey: Obliged to Go 4.11 avg rating — 1,473 ratings
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Dorie: The Girl Nobody Loved
Dorie: The Girl Nobody Loved 4.31 avg rating — 1,081 ratings
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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness 4.28 avg rating — 1,666 ratings
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To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson
To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson 4.49 avg rating — 2,191 ratings
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These Strange Ashes
These Strange Ashes 4.36 avg rating — 2,096 ratings
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Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under Christ's Control
Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under Christ's Control 4.14 avg rating — 20,373 ratings
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And the Word Came With Power: How God Met & Changed a People Forever
And the Word Came With Power: How God Met & Changed a People Forever 4.36 avg rating — 1,692 ratings
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In Search of the Source: A First Encounter with God's Word
In Search of the Source: A First Encounter with God's Word 4.23 avg rating — 808 ratings
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Theres a Sheep in My Bathtub: Birth of a Mongolian Church Planting Movement
Theres a Sheep in My Bathtub: Birth of a Mongolian Church Planting Movement 4.19 avg rating — 494 ratings
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The Narrow Road: Stories of Those Who Walk This Road Together
The Narrow Road: Stories of Those Who Walk This Road Together 4.35 avg rating — 333 ratings
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Missionary Stories with the Millers
Missionary Stories with the Millers 4.30 avg rating — 800 ratings
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Lillian Trasher: The Greatest Wonder in Egypt (Christian Heroes: Then and Now)
Lillian Trasher: The Greatest Wonder in Egypt (Christian Heroes: Then and Now) 4.52 avg rating — 1,001 ratings
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Ida Scudder: Healing Bodies, Touching Hearts (Christian Heroes: Then and Now)
Ida Scudder: Healing Bodies, Touching Hearts (Christian Heroes: Then and Now) 4.44 avg rating — 661 ratings
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Torches of Joy: International Adventures
Torches of Joy: International Adventures 3.92 avg rating — 551 ratings
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Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion 4.49 avg rating — 28,921 ratings
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It's a Happy Life: Keys to Successful Enjoyable Living
It's a Happy Life: Keys to Successful Enjoyable Living 4.23 avg rating — 31 ratings
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Distant Fields: The Amazing Call of George Markey from Farmland to Missions
Distant Fields: The Amazing Call of George Markey from Farmland to Missions 4.05 avg rating — 42 ratings
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Amy Carmichael: Rescuer of Precious Gems
Amy Carmichael: Rescuer of Precious Gems 4.40 avg rating — 2,509 ratings
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The Torn Veil
The Torn Veil 4.20 avg rating — 938 ratings
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Lottie Moon: Giving Her All for China (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)
Lottie Moon: Giving Her All for China (Christian Heroes: Then & Now) 4.32 avg rating — 740 ratings
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Living Water
Living Water 4.31 avg rating — 610 ratings
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The Life of Adoniram Judson
The Life of Adoniram Judson 4.16 avg rating — 38 ratings
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Hawaii
Hawaii 4.22 avg rating — 80,875 ratings
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The Man With The Bird on His Head: The Amazing Fulfillment of a Mysterious Island Prophecy
The Man With The Bird on His Head: The Amazing Fulfillment of a Mysterious Island Prophecy
by: John Rush
3.74 avg rating — 66 ratings
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The Hidden Smile of God: The Fruit of Affliction in the Lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and David Brainerd (The Swans Are Not Silent, #2)
The Hidden Smile of God: The Fruit of Affliction in the Lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and David Brainerd (The Swans Are Not Silent, #2) 4.36 avg rating — 1,162 ratings
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To Die is Gain: The Triumph of John and Betty Stam
To Die is Gain: The Triumph of John and Betty Stam 4.23 avg rating — 102 ratings
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Prisoners of Hope: The Story of Our Captivity and Freedom in Afghanistan
Prisoners of Hope: The Story of Our Captivity and Freedom in Afghanistan 3.99 avg rating — 1,579 ratings
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John G. Paton, Missionary to the New Hebrides: An Autobiography
John G. Paton, Missionary to the New Hebrides: An Autobiography 4.56 avg rating — 704 ratings
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Missionary Patriarch: The True Story of John G. Paton: Evangelist for Jesus Christ Among the South Sea Cannibals
Missionary Patriarch: The True Story of John G. Paton: Evangelist for Jesus Christ Among the South Sea Cannibals 4.45 avg rating — 74 ratings
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Bill Wallace of China
Bill Wallace of China 4.48 avg rating — 46 ratings
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God Spoke Tibetan: The Epic Story Of The Men Who Gave The Bible To Tibet, The Forbidden Land
God Spoke Tibetan: The Epic Story Of The Men Who Gave The Bible To Tibet, The Forbidden Land 3.80 avg rating — 263 ratings
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The Savage My Kinsman
The Savage My Kinsman 4.42 avg rating — 853 ratings
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Rowland Bingham: Into Africa's Interior (Christian Heroes: Then and Now)
Rowland Bingham: Into Africa's Interior (Christian Heroes: Then and Now) 4.10 avg rating — 157 ratings
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Passport through Darkness: A True Story of Danger and Second Chances
Passport through Darkness: A True Story of Danger and Second Chances 4.18 avg rating — 937 ratings
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The Gate Seldom Found
The Gate Seldom Found 4.28 avg rating — 40 ratings
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Islamic Encounters
Islamic Encounters 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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It is Not Death to Die: A New Biography of Hudson Taylor
It is Not Death to Die: A New Biography of Hudson Taylor 4.03 avg rating — 77 ratings
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David Brainerd: Pioneer Missionary to the American Indians
David Brainerd: Pioneer Missionary to the American Indians 3.96 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Dancing through Fire
Dancing through Fire 3.57 avg rating — 42 ratings
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Eggs Fish and Banana Leaves
Eggs Fish and Banana Leaves really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Girl on a Mission
Girl on a Mission 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Chameleon Days: An American Boyhood in Ethiopia
Chameleon Days: An American Boyhood in Ethiopia 3.57 avg rating — 139 ratings
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Is That Really You, God?: Hearing the Voice of God
Is That Really You, God?: Hearing the Voice of God 4.25 avg rating — 2,650 ratings
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Hey Auntie, What Color is God?
Hey Auntie, What Color is God? 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Captive in Iran
Captive in Iran 4.30 avg rating — 2,279 ratings
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The Gospel and the Plow; Or, the Old Gospel and Modern Farming in Ancient India
The Gospel and the Plow; Or, the Old Gospel and Modern Farming in Ancient India 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
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God's Needle: How Lily Gaynor brought hope and healing to the land of the witchdoctors
God's Needle: How Lily Gaynor brought hope and healing to the land of the witchdoctors 4.49 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Mountain Rain: A Biography of James O. Fraser, Pioneer Missionary to China
Mountain Rain: A Biography of James O. Fraser, Pioneer Missionary to China 4.42 avg rating — 586 ratings
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Before We Kill And Eat You: Tales of Faith in the Face of Certain Death
Before We Kill And Eat You: Tales of Faith in the Face of Certain Death 4.30 avg rating — 139 ratings
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In the Land of Blue Burqas
In the Land of Blue Burqas 4.39 avg rating — 2,156 ratings
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Goforth Of China
Goforth Of China 4.32 avg rating — 72 ratings
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Stacking Stones: Stories of God's Faithfulness in Far-Off Places
Stacking Stones: Stories of God's Faithfulness in Far-Off Places 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
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On the Alaskan Trail and Other Missionary Stories
On the Alaskan Trail and Other Missionary Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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A Nurse's Story: Medical Missionary in Korea and Siberia, 1915-1920
A Nurse's Story: Medical Missionary in Korea and Siberia, 1915-1920 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
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Bowery Mission: Grit and Grace on Manhattan’s Oldest Street
Bowery Mission: Grit and Grace on Manhattan’s Oldest Street 4.25 avg rating — 36 ratings
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The Zoo (The Zoo Trilogy #1)
The Zoo (The Zoo Trilogy #1) 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Pillars: How Muslim Friends Led Me Closer to Jesus
Pillars: How Muslim Friends Led Me Closer to Jesus 4.50 avg rating — 218 ratings
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Out of the Harbour: A Young Person's Voyage of Faith on the Ship Doulos
Out of the Harbour: A Young Person's Voyage of Faith on the Ship Doulos 4.42 avg rating — 36 ratings
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God's Children in the Ukraine
God's Children in the Ukraine liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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By Canoe and Dog Train: The Adventures of Sharing the Gospel with Canadian Indians
By Canoe and Dog Train: The Adventures of Sharing the Gospel with Canadian Indians 4.22 avg rating — 170 ratings
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God's Outlaw: The Story of William Tyndale and the English Bible
God's Outlaw: The Story of William Tyndale and the English Bible 4.18 avg rating — 85 ratings
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Daring to Hope: Finding God's Goodness in the Broken and the Beautiful
Daring to Hope: Finding God's Goodness in the Broken and the Beautiful 4.42 avg rating — 6,646 ratings
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Kidnapped in Haiti: the Amazing Story of Seventeen Missionaries
Kidnapped in Haiti: the Amazing Story of Seventeen Missionaries 4.38 avg rating — 219 ratings
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Roots of To-Be Templars (The Viking's Kurdish Love #3)
Roots of To-Be Templars (The Viking's Kurdish Love #3) 4.71 avg rating — 55 ratings
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A Twist of Faith: An American Christian's Quest to Help Orphans in Africa
A Twist of Faith: An American Christian's Quest to Help Orphans in Africa 3.92 avg rating — 52 ratings
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Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther 3.88 avg rating — 6,665 ratings
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Gladys Aylward: The Little Woman
Gladys Aylward: The Little Woman 4.39 avg rating — 4,740 ratings
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That Way and No Other: Following God through Storm and Drought
That Way and No Other: Following God through Storm and Drought 4.29 avg rating — 82 ratings
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Anna and Bent: Adventures for God
Anna and Bent: Adventures for God really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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The Pastor's Wife
The Pastor's Wife 4.53 avg rating — 1,149 ratings
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Parson on the Track: Bush Brothers in the Australian Outback
Parson on the Track: Bush Brothers in the Australian Outback 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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The Cambridge Seven: The True Story of Ordinary Men Used in No Ordinary Way
The Cambridge Seven: The True Story of Ordinary Men Used in No Ordinary Way 3.77 avg rating — 165 ratings
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