Books like To Be Told by Dan B. Allender

In 1850 California’s gold country, a young woman sold into prostitution learns redemption when a devout man offers unconditional love, challenging her bitterness and redefining her hope for a new life.

Explore how embracing vulnerability, courage, compassion, and connection can lead to authentic self‑acceptance and wholehearted living.

Learn how to use everyday journals—personal diaries, dream records, or specialized keepsakes—to speak authentically to your deepest self and unlock creativity, personal growth, and intent.

The Drama of the Gifted Child explains how repressed emotions from an abusive childhood create lifelong feelings of emptiness and alienation, offering readers a path to reclaim personal truth and essential needs.

A practical guide that illustrates how expressive writing—journaling, memoirs, poems, and more—can foster emotional insight, skill development, and healing, with expert strategies for educators, counselors, and writers across all ages.

One to One is a practical guide that blends diary writing, problem‑solving exercises, and therapeutic techniques to foster self‑perception, self‑acceptance, and personal growth for individuals seeking self‑actualization.

"Footprints” has appeared in books and on plaques, cards,calendars and posters, and its inspiring message is treasured by millions all over the world. The poem was composed by Margaret Fishback, a young woman searching for direction at a crossroads in her life. In this inspiring story, the creation of the poem, its subsequent loss and its astonishing recovery are intertwined with a life full of challenge, adversity and joy. The result is a memorable offering of the heart and soul, giving spiritual and emotional renewal. In this new, beautiful hardcover edition, the author shares the story of the poem alongside extra material, including a personal update, readers’ letters of how “Footprints” changed their lives, a selection of her other poetry and a series of interview questions in which she shares some important life lessons. From Amazon

Nouwen recounts how he left his teaching post at Harvard Divinity School to become a staff member of the L'Arche community for mentally handicapped people in Toronto.