Christian Bestsellers, September 2017

Christian Bestsellers, September 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 5 LOVE LANGUAGES GARY CHAPMAN 9780802412706 MOODY PUBLISHERS Jan. 2015
2 (NEW) OF MESS AND MOXIE JEN HATMAKER 9780718031848 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2017
3 (2) JESUS CALLING-Hardcover SARAH YOUNG 9781591451884 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2004
4 (NEW) SHE'S STILL THERE CHRYSTAL EVANS HURST 9780310347811 ZONDERVAN Aug. 2017
5 (3) UNINVITED LYSA TERKEURST 9781400205875 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2016
6 (NEW) THE EMIGRANT EDGE BRIAN BUFFINI 9781501169274 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Aug. 2017
7 (4) JESUS ALWAYS SARAH YOUNG 9780718039509 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016
8 (5) TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER CLASSIC EDITION DAVE RAMSEY 9781595555274 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2013
9 (NEW) AWAKEN PRISCILLA SHIRER 9781462776344 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Aug. 2017
10 (6) THE MAGNOLIA STORY CHIP AND JOANNA GAINES 9780718079185 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016
11 (12) PRESENT OVER PERFECT SHAUNA NIEQUIST 9780310342991 ZONDERVAN Aug. 2016
12 (7) THE SHACK-Paperback WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG 9780964729230 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Jul. 2008
13 THE 52 GREATEST STORIES OF THE BIBLE KENNETH BOA 9780801019036 BAKER BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) May. 2016
14 (NEW) THE BLESSING WANDA E. BRUNSTETTER 9781624167454 BARBOUR PUBLISHING Aug. 2017
15 (11) BOUNDARIES HENRY CLOUD 9780310247456 ZONDERVAN Mar. 2002
16 (NEW) FOLLOW THE CLOUD JOHN STICKL 9781601429254 MULTNOMAH, an imprint of Penguin Random House Aug. 2017
17 (15) FERVENT PRISCILLA SHIRER 9781433688676 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Aug. 2015
18 (13) GOLIATH MUST FALL LOUIE GIGLIO 9780718088866 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS May. 2017
19 (10) THE SHACK-Movie Edition2 WILLIAM PAUL YOUNG 9781455567607 WINDBLOWN MEDIA, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Nov. 2016
20 (16) PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE RICK WARREN 9780310337508 ZONDERVAN Dec. 2013
21 (9) FINDING GOBI DION LEONARD 9780718098575 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Jun. 2017
22 (8) LOVE STORY KAREN KINGSBURY 9781451687590 HOWARD BOOKS, a division of Simon & Schuster Jun. 2017
23 (47) UNINVITED STUDY GUIDE LYSA TERKEURST 9781400206001 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2016
24 (27) I AM A CHURCH MEMBER THOM S. RAINER 9781433679735 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP May. 2013
25 (22) THE CASE FOR CHRIST LEE STROBEL 9780310345862 ZONDERVAN Sep. 2016
26 (18) BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND JOYCE MEYER 9780446691093 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Oct. 2002
27 THE CIRCLE MAKER MARK BATTERSON 9780310346913 ZONDERVAN Dec. 2016
28 (19) JESUS CALLING DELUXE EDITION SARAH YOUNG 9780718042820 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2015
29 (17) THE BOOK OF MYSTERIES JONATHAN CAHN 9781629989419 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Sep. 2016
30 (NEW) HOW TO LEAD WHEN YOU'RE NOT IN CHARGE CLAY SCROGGINS 9780310531579 ZONDERVAN Aug. 2017
31 (23) LOVE DOES BOB GOFF 9781400203758 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS May. 2012
32 (NEW) THINK BETTER, LIVE BETTER JOEL OSTEEN 9780892969579 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Aug. 2017
33 (28) LOVE & RESPECT EMERSON EGGERICHS 9781591451877 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2004
34 (NEW) YOUR GUIDE TO THE APOCALYPSE MATT HAGEE 9781601429926 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Aug. 2017
35 (30) GRACE, NOT PERFECTION EMILY LEY 9780718085223 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016
36 (NEW) TAKEN DEE HENDERSON 9780764230592 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Aug. 2017
37 (24) THE LOVE DARE ALEX KENDRICK AND STEPHEN KENDRICK 9781433679599 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Jan. 2013
38 (29) NEW MORNING MERCIES PAUL DAVID TRIPP 9781433541384 CROSSWAY Oct. 2014
39 (38) CRAZY LOVE FRANCIS CHAN 9781434705945 DAVID C COOK Apr. 2013
40 (NEW) OF MESS AND MOXIE-Signed Edition JEN HATMAKER 9781400207596 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2017
41 (20) MOSES ADAM HAMILTON 9781501807886 ABINGDON PRESS May. 2017
42 (NEW) THE WELLNESS REVELATION ALISA KEETON 9781496422477 TYNDALE MOMENTUM Aug. 2017
43 (40) THE 21 IRREFUTABLE LAWS OF LEADERSHIP JOHN C. MAXWELL 9780785288374 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2007
44 (NEW) KJV STANDARD LESSON COMMENTARY STANDARD PUBLISHING 9780781414937 STANDARD PUBLISHING/ DAVID C COOK Jun. 2017
45 (34) THE BATTLE PLAN FOR PRAYER STEPHEN KENDRICK AND ALEX KENDRICK 9781433688669 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Aug. 2015
46 (41) THE HIDING PLACE CORRIE TEN BOOM 9780800794057 CHOSEN BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Jan. 2006
47 (NEW) JESUS ALWAYS DELUXE EDITION, Large Print SARAH YOUNG 9780718095413 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2017
48 (NEW) ALL IN ALL JOURNALING DEVOTIONAL SOPHIE HUDSON 9781462743407 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Aug. 2017
49 (35) WILD AT HEART JOHN ELDREDGE 9781400200399 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2011
50 (NEW) THE RETURN SUZANNE WOODS FISHER 9780800727505 REVELL (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Aug. 2017
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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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