Christian Bestsellers, May 2017

Christian Bestsellers, May 2017
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List does not include Bibles, Children's, or books under $6
Rank (Prev) Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub Date List $ Award
1 (1) THE SHACK-Paperback WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG 9780964729230 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Jul. 2008 $15.00
2 (3) THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES GARY D. CHAPMAN 9780802412706 MOODY PUBLISHERS Jan. 2015 $15.99
3 (5) JESUS CALLING-Hardcover SARAH YOUNG 9781591451884 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2004 $15.99
4 (2) THE SHACK-Movie Edition2 WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG 9781455567607 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Nov. 2016 $15.99
5 (4) THE MAGNOLIA STORY CHIP AND JOANNA GAINES 9780718079185 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016 $26.99
6 (7) UNINVITED LYSA TERKEURST 9781400205875 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2016 $16.99
7 (NEW) THE EBB TIDE BEVERLY LEWIS 9780764212505 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Apr. 2017 $15.99
8 (8) JESUS ALWAYS SARAH YOUNG 9780718039509 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016 $15.99
9 (48) THE CASE FOR CHRIST LEE STROBEL 9780310345862 ZONDERVAN Sep. 2016 $16.99
10 (6) THE SHACK-Movie Edition WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG 9781455567614 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Nov. 2016 $9.99
11 (14) FERVENT PRISCILLA SHIRER 9781433688676 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Aug. 2015 $16.99
12 (13) TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER DAVE RAMSEY 9781595555274 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2013 $24.99
13 (9) THIS LIFE I LIVE RORY FEEK 9780718090197 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2017 $24.99
14 (NEW) 20 WAYS TO MAKE EVERY DAY BETTER JOYCE MEYER 9781455560028 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Apr. 2017 $22.00
15 (12) JESUS CALLING ADULT COLORING BOOK SARAH YOUNG 9780718091262 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2017 $15.99
16 (20) BOUNDARIES HENRY CLOUD 9780310247456 ZONDERVAN Mar. 2002 $16.99
17 (17) ONLY LOVE TODAY RACHEL MACY STAFFORD 9780310346746 ZONDERVAN Mar. 2017 $22.99
18 (NEW) 42 FAITH ED HENRY 9780718088804 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2017 $24.99
19 (24) PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE RICK WARREN 9780310337508 ZONDERVAN Dec. 2013 $16.99
20 (NEW) HOME ON THE RANGE HERNE RUTH LOGAN 9780735290662 MULTNOMAH, an imprint of Penguin Random House Apr. 2017 $7.99
21 (NEW) UNSCRIPTED ERNIE JOHNSON JR. 9780801074103 BAKER BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Apr. 2017 $24.99
22 (11) WITHOUT WARNING JOEL C. ROSENBERG 9781496406163 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Mar. 2017 $26.99
23 (18) THE BOOK OF MYSTERIES JONATHAN CAHN 9781629989419 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA MEDIA) Sep. 2016 $21.99
24 (NEW) NEVER UNFRIENDED: LISA-JO BAKER 9781433643064 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Apr. 2017 $16.99
25 (26) PRESENT OVER PERFECT SHAUNA NIEQUIST 9780310342991 ZONDERVAN Aug. 2016 $22.99
26 (25) BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND JOYCE MEYER 9780446691093 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Oct. 2002 $14.99
27 (NEW) THE CASE FOR CHRIST, Movie Edition LEE STROBEL 9780310350576 ZONDERVAN Feb. 2017 $16.99
28 (21) SHAKEN TIM TEBOW 9780735289864 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Oct. 2016 $25.00
29 (39) JESUS CALLING, Deluxe Edition SARAH YOUNG 9780718042820 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2015 $19.99
30 (23) THINK BETTER, LIVE BETTER JOEL OSTEEN 9780892969678 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Oct. 2016 $24.00
31 (38) LOVE DOES BOB GOFF 9781400203758 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS May. 2012 $16.99
32 (NEW) THE MAGIC OF MOTHERHOOD ASHLEE GADD 9780310084600 ZONDERVAN Apr. 2017 $18.99
33 (NEW) STAY THE PATH BOBBIE HOUSTON 9781455592524 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Apr. 2017 $22.00
34 (37) GRACE, NOT PERFECTION EMILY LEY 9780718085223 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016 $16.99
35 (34) THE LOVE DARE ALEX KENDRICK AND STEPHEN KENDRICK 9781433679599 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Jan. 2013 $14.99
36 (36) THE BATTLE PLAN FOR PRAYER STEPHEN KENDRICK AND ALEX KENDRICK 9781433688669 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Aug. 2015 $16.99
37 (29) UNINVITED STUDY GUIDE LYSA TERKEURST 9781400206001 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2016 $12.99
38 (41) NOTHING TO PROVE JENNIE ALLEN 9781601429612 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Jan. 2017 $22.99
39 (22) LOVE LIVES HERE MARIA GOFF 9781433648915 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Mar. 2017 $17.99
40 (10) COP UNDER FIRE DAVID CLARKE 9781617958571 WORTHY PUBLISHING Feb. 2017 $21.99
41 (40) LOVE & RESPECT EMERSON EGGERICHS 9781591451877 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2004 $24.99
42 JESUS CALLING, Women's Edition SARAH YOUNG 9781400320110 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2013 $19.99
43 (46) I AM A CHURCH MEMBER THOM S. RAINER 9781433679735 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP May. 2013 $12.99
44 (15) THE LITTLE THINGS ANDY ANDREWS 9780718077327 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Mar. 2017 $17.99
45 (NEW) DON'T SETTLE FOR SAFE SARAH JAKES ROBERTS 9780718081966 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2017 $24.99
46 (NEW) THE NEW CITY CATECHISM KATHY KELLER 9781433555077 CROSSWAY Apr. 2017 $7.99
47 (16) BETWEEN HEAVEN AND THE REAL WORLD STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN 9780800726881 REVELL (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Mar. 2017 $22.99
48 (NEW) THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING JAQUELLE CROWE 9781433555145 CROSSWAY Mar. 2017 $14.99
49 (NEW) AN AMISH GARDEN BETH WISEMAN 9780718097660 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2017 $7.99
50 (50) THE 21 IRREFUTABLE LAWS OF LEADERSHIP JOHN C. MAXWELL 9780785288374 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2007 $25.99

Awards Legend:

Bronze Award Bronze Award (over 100,000 sold)

Gold Award Gold Award (over 500,000 sold)

Platinum Award Platinum Award (1 million sold)

Double Diamond Award Diamond Award (10 million sold)

Christian Book Award® Christian Book Award® winner

Book of the Year Book of the Year winner

Christy Award Christy Award winner

American Christian Fiction Carol Award winner ACFW Carol Award winner


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