Christian Bestsellers, October 2020

Christian Bestsellers, October 2020
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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 (NEW) THE HARBINGER II: THE RETURN JONATHAN CAHN 9781629998916 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Sep. 2020 $24.99
2 (1) THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES GARY CHAPMAN 9780802412706 MOODY PUBLISHERS Jan. 2015 $15.99
3 (2) GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD JENNIE ALLEN 9781601429643 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Jan. 2020 $23.99
4 (NEW) DO IT AFRAID JOYCE MEYER 9781546026303 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Sep. 2020 $26.00
5 (NEW) WELCOME HOME MYQUILLYN SMITH 9780310351931 ZONDERVAN Sep. 2020 $26.99
6 (7) JESUS CALLING SARAH YOUNG 9781591451884 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2004 $16.99
7 (NEW) YOU ARE NEVER ALONE MAX LUCADO 9781400217342 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2020 $26.99
8 (5) IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY LYSA TERKEURST 9780718039851 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2018 $24.99
9 (6) TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER CLASSIC EDITION DAVE RAMSEY 9781595555274 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2013 $26.99
10 (20) GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD STUDY GUIDE JENNIE ALLEN 9780310116370 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2020 $14.99
11 (3) RELATIONSHIP GOALS MICHAEL TODD 9780593192573 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Apr. 2020 $23.00
12 THE HARBINGER JONATHAN CAHN 9781616386108 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Jan. 2012 $16.99
13 (8) BOUNDARIES UPDATED AND EXPANDED EDITION HENRY CLOUD AND JOHN TOWNSEND 9780310351801 ZONDERVAN Oct. 2017 $19.99
14 (4) JESUS POLITICS PHIL ROBERTSON 9781400210060 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2020 $26.99
15 (NEW) THE STONE WALL BEVERLY LEWIS 9780764233081 BETHANY HOUSE (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Sep. 2020 $16.99
16 (NEW) PEACE BECKY THOMPSON 9780525652694 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Sep. 2020 $16.99
17 (9) THE ROAD BACK TO YOU IAN MORGAN CRON AND SUZANNE STABILE 9780830846191 INTERVARSITY PRESS Oct. 2016 $24.00
18 (12) WHATEVER IS LOVELY: A COLORING BOOK FOR REFLECTION AND WORSHIP WATERBROOK 9781601429285 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Dec. 2015 $14.99
19 (11) NEW MORNING MERCIES PAUL DAVID TRIPP 9781433541384 CROSSWAY Oct. 2014 $22.99
20 (10) GIRL, WASH YOUR FACE RACHEL HOLLIS 9781400201655 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2018 $24.99
21 (32) THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES OF CHILDREN GARY CHAPMAN AND ROSS CAMPBELL 9780802412850 MOODY PUBLISHERS May. 2016 $15.99
22 (NEW) READING WHILE BLACK ESAU MCCAULLEY 9780830854868 INTERVARSITY PRESS Sep. 2020 $20.00
23 (19) JESUS CALLING, Brown Leathersoft SARAH YOUNG 9780718042820 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2015 $19.99
24 (18) BE THE BRIDGE LATASHA MORRISON 9780525652885 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Oct. 2019 $17.99
25 (NEW) THE 28-DAY PRAYER JOURNEY CHRYSTAL EVANS HURST 9780310361138 ZONDERVAN Sep. 2020 $17.99
26 (14) DREAM BIG BOB GOFF 9781400219490 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Jun. 2020 $26.99
27 (29) THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE RICK WARREN 9780310337508 ZONDERVAN Dec. 2013 $19.99
28 (21) ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING MAX LUCADO 9780718074210 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2019 $17.99
29 (16) EMBRACED LYSA TERKEURST 9781400310296 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Mar. 2018 $19.99
30 VESSELS OF FIRE AND GLORY MARIO MURILLO 9780768451610 DESTINY IMAGE (NORI MEDIA GROUP) Nov. 2019 $14.99
31 (NEW) BECOMING ELISABETH ELLIOT ELLEN VAUGHN 9781535910934 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Sep. 2020 $24.99
32 (30) FERVENT PRISCILLA SHIRER 9781433688676 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Aug. 2015 $17.99
33 (15) LIVE SADIE ROBERTSON HUFF With BETH CLARK 9781400213061 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2020 $19.99
34 (24) BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND JOYCE MEYER 9780446691093 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Oct. 2002 $16.99
35 (34) THE COLOR OF COMPROMISE JEMAR TISBY 9780310113607 ZONDERVAN Jan. 2020 $19.99
36 (17) IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY STUDY GUIDE LYSA TERKEURST 9780310094340 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2018 $14.99
37 (37) THE RUTHLESS ELIMINATION OF HURRY JOHN MARK COMER 9780525653097 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Oct. 2019 $23.99
38 (45) WOMEN OF THE WORD JEN WILKIN 9781433567148 CROSSWAY Aug. 2019 $12.99
39 (NEW) THE POWERFUL PURPOSE OF INTROVERTS HOLLEY GERTH 9780800722913 REVELL (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Sep. 2020 $16.99
40 (NEW) PASS IT ON DESHAUN WATSON WITH LAVETTE LAVAILLE 9780785232049 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2020 $26.99
41 (NEW) NEVER SETTLE GREG HOLDER 9781631466359 NAVPRESS Sep. 2020 $15.99
42 (28) GENTLE AND LOWLY DANE C. ORTLUND 9781433566134 CROSSWAY Apr. 2020 $19.99
43 (42) LOVE DOES BOB GOFF 9781400203758 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2012 $18.99
44 (41) UNINVITED LYSA TERKEURST 9781400205875 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2016 $18.99
45 (NEW) DO IT AFRAID STUDY GUIDE JOYCE MEYER 9781546026327 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Sep. 2020 $13.99
46 CHASING VINES GROUP EXPERIENCE BETH MOORE WITH KARIN BUURSMA 9781496440884 TYNDALE MOMENTUM Feb. 2020 $12.99
47 (47) IMAGINE HEAVEN JOHN BURKE 9780801015267 BAKER BOOKS (BAKER PUBLISHING GROUP) Oct. 2015 $16.99
48 (23) RELATIONSHIP GOALS STUDY GUIDE MICHAEL TODD 9780593192603 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Apr. 2020 $10.00
49 (NEW) FEAR GONE WILD KAYLA STOECKLEIN 9781400217670 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2020 $26.99
50 (NEW) INCARNATION ADAM HAMILTON 9781791005542 ABINGDON Sep. 2020 $19.99

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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