Christian Bestsellers, December 2017

Christian Bestsellers, December 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) CAPITAL GAINES CHIP GAINES 9780785216308 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2017 $24.99
2 (3) ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING MAX LUCADO 9780718096120 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2017 $22.99
3 (7) JESUS CALLING-Hardcover SARAH YOUNG 9781591451884 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2004 $15.99
4 (4) THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES GARY CHAPMAN 9780802412706 MOODY PUBLISHERS Jan. 2015 $15.99
5 (10) JESUS ALWAYS SARAH YOUNG 9780718039509 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016 $15.99
6 (13) BLESSED IN THE DARKNESS JOEL OSTEEN 9781455534326 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Oct. 2017 $26.00
7 (NEW) IN THIS MOMENT KAREN KINGSBURY 9781451687620 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Nov. 2017 $23.99
8 (6) THE PARADIGM JONATHAN CAHN 9781629994765 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Sep. 2017 $21.99
9 (8) SOAR! T. D. JAKES 9781455553907 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Oct. 2017 $25.00
10 (15) TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER CLASSIC EDITION DAVE RAMSEY 9781595555274 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2013 $24.99
11 (18) THE MAGNOLIA STORY CHIP AND JOANNA GAINES 9780718079185 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016 $26.99
12 (12) UNINVITED LYSA TERKEURST 9781400205875 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2016 $16.99
13 (22) FAITHFUL ADAM HAMILTON 9781501814082 ABINGDON PRESS Oct. 2017 $19.99
14 (NEW) THE WONDER OF THE GREATEST GIFT ANN VOSKAMP 9781496427991 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Nov. 2017 $34.99
15 (NEW) A SIMPLIFIED LIFE EMILY LEY 9780718098308 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2017 $19.99
16 PORTRAITS OF DEVOTION BETH MOORE 9781433684746 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Oct. 2014 $24.99
17 (NEW) LIVE THE LET-GO LIFE JOSEPH PRINCE 9781455561339 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Oct. 2017 $24.00
18 (2) A LIFE BEYOND AMAZING DAVID JEREMIAH 9780718079901 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2017 $24.99
19 (NEW) BE THE GIFT ANN VOSKAMP 9780310089384 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2017 $16.99
20 (NEW) COME, LET US ADORE HIM PAUL DAVID TRIPP 9781433556692 CROSSWAY Sep. 2017 $17.99
21 (20) AWAKEN PRISCILLA EVANS SHIRER 9781462776344 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Aug. 2017 $16.99
22 (34) GOLIATH MUST FALL LOUIE GIGLIO 9780718088866 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS May. 2017 $16.99
23 (49) 100 DAYS TO BRAVE ANNIE F. DOWNS 9780310089629 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2017 $16.99
24 (NEW) MEMORY RESCUE DR DANIEL AMEN 9781496425607 TYNDALE MOMENTUM Nov. 2017 $25.99
25 (NEW) GOD AND DONALD TRUMP STEPHEN E. STRANG 9781629994864 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Nov. 2017 $21.99
26 (41) MY TIME WITH GOD JOYCE MEYER 9781455560141 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Oct. 2017 $17.00
27 (21) BOUNDARIES UPDATED AND EXPANDED HENRY CLOUD 9780310351801 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2017 $16.99
28 (16) SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME RON HALL 9780718077297 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2017 $16.99
29 (NEW) IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MESS SHEILA WALSH 9781400204915 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2017 $22.99
30 (NEW) CALLED TO CREATE JORDAN RAYNOR 9780801075186 BAKER BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Nov. 2017 $15.99
31 (NEW) DAILY WISDOM FOR WOMEN 2018 DEVOTIONAL COLLECTION COMPILED BY BARBOUR STAFF 9781683222118 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Oct. 2017 $15.99
32 (31) NEVER LOOK AT THE EMPTY SEATS CHARLIE DANIELS 9780718074968 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2017 $24.99
33 (24) FERVENT PRISCILLA SHIRER 9781433688676 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Aug. 2015 $16.99
34 (29) JESUS CALLING-Deluxe Edition SARAH YOUNG 9780718042820 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2015 $19.99
35 (NEW) DAILY WISDOM FOR MEN 2018 DEVOTIONAL COLLECTION COMPILED BY BARBOUR STAFF 9781683222422 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Oct. 2017 $15.99
36 BECAUSE OF BETHLEHEM STUDY GUIDE MAX LUCADO 9780310687054 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2016 $9.99
37 (25) PRESENT OVER PERFECT SHAUNA NIEQUIST 9780310342991 ZONDERVAN Aug. 2016 $22.99
38 (14) LOVE THAT LASTS JEFFERSON BETHKE 9780718039189 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2017 $16.99
39 BECAUSE OF BETHLEHEM-Hardcover MAX LUCADO 9780849947599 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2016 $19.99
40 (46) LOVE DOES BOB GOFF 9781400203758 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2012 $16.99
41 (48) BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND JOYCE MEYER 9780446691093 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Oct. 2002 $14.99
42 (NEW) DAILY GUIDEPOSTS 2018 GUIDEPOSTS 9780310346470 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2017 $19.99
43 (NEW) THE CHRISTMAS CODE BOOKLET O. S. HAWKINS 9781400309245 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2017 $2.99
44 (19) UNSHAKEABLE TRUST JOYCE MEYER 9781455560066 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Sep. 2017 $24.00
45 (35) OF MESS AND MOXIE JEN HATMAKER 9780718031848 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2017 $22.99
46 (40) THE BELOVED CHRISTMAS QUILT WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER 9781683222255 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Sep. 2017 $15.99
47 BREAKING FREE DAY BY DAY BETH MOORE 9780805446463 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Oct. 2007 $15.99
48 (NEW) CHRISTMAS IDEALS 2017 MELINDA L. R. RUMBAUGH 9780824913526 IDEALS/ WORTHY PUBLISHING Oct. 2017 $9.99
49 (37) THE BOOK OF MYSTERIES JONATHAN CAHN 9781629989419 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Sep. 2016 $21.99
50 THE MANUAL TO MANHOOD JONATHAN CATHERMAN 9780800722296 REVELL (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Apr. 2014 $14.99

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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