Christian Non-Fiction Bestsellers, Best of 2017

Christian Non-Fiction Bestsellers, Best of 2017
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Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
(ECPA)
Rank
Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub
Date
List
Price
Award
1 THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES GARY CHAPMAN 9780802412706 MOODY PUBLISHERS Jan. 2015 $15.99
2 JESUS CALLING-Hardcover SARAH YOUNG 9781591451884 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2004 $15.99
3 JESUS ALWAYS SARAH YOUNG 9780718039509 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016 $15.99
4 THE MAGNOLIA STORY CHIP AND JOANNA GAINES 9780718079185 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2016 $26.99
5 UNINVITED LYSA TERKEURST 9781400205875 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2016 $16.99
6 CAPITAL GAINES CHIP GAINES 9780785216308 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Oct. 2017 $24.99
7 TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER CLASSIC EDITION DAVE RAMSEY 9781595555274 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2013 $24.99
8 ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING MAX LUCADO 9780718096120 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Sep. 2017 $22.99
9 FERVENT PRISCILLA SHIRER 9781433688676 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Aug. 2015 $16.99
10 THE PARADIGM JONATHAN CAHN 9781629994765 FRONTLINE (CHARISMA HOUSE) Sep. 2017 $21.99
11 PRESENT OVER PERFECT SHAUNA NIEQUIST 9780310342991 ZONDERVAN Aug. 2016 $22.99
12 THIS LIFE I LIVE RORY FEEK 9780718090197 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Feb. 2017 $24.99
13 THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE RICK WARREN 9780310337508 ZONDERVAN Dec. 2013 $16.99
14 SHAKEN TIM TEBOW 9780735289864 WATERBROOK, an imprint of Penguin Random House Oct. 2016 $25.00
15 BOUNDARIES HENRY CLOUD 9780310247456 ZONDERVAN Mar. 2002 $16.99
16 BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND JOYCE MEYER 9780446691093 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Oct. 2002 $14.99
17 THE CASE FOR CHRIST LEE STROBEL 9780310345862 ZONDERVAN Sep. 2016 $16.99
18 JESUS CALLING-Deluxe Edition SARAH YOUNG 9780718042820 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Nov. 2015 $19.99
19 DIVINE DIRECTION CRAIG GROESCHEL 9780310342830 ZONDERVAN Feb. 2017 $22.99
20 GOLIATH MUST FALL LOUIE GIGLIO 9780718088866 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS May. 2017 $16.99
21 BLESSED IN THE DARKNESS JOEL OSTEEN 9781455534326 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Oct. 2017 $26.00
22 SOAR! T. D. JAKES 9781455553907 FAITHWORDS, a division of Hachette Book Group USA Oct. 2017 $25.00
23 LOVE DOES BOB GOFF 9781400203758 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Apr. 2012 $16.99
24 THE LOVE DARE ALEX KENDRICK AND STEPHEN KENDRICK 9781433679599 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Jan. 2013 $14.99
25 UNINVITED STUDY GUIDE LYSA TERKEURST 9781400206001 THOMAS NELSON PUBLISHERS Aug. 2016 $12.99

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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