Controversial Books for CTKBuffalo

This page shows the most "controversial" books in this library, as measured by the highest standard deviation of members' star ratings.

Standard Deviation Average Rating Your Rating Title
1.382 3.52 The Message: The New Testament in Contemporary Language by Eugene H. Peterson
1.380 3.91 Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1.275 3.19 The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life by Bruce H. Wilkinson
1.240 3.46 Wild at Heart Field Manual: A Personal Guide to Discover the Secret of Your Masculine Soul by John Eldredge
1.235 3.63 Women Who Love Too Much by Robin Norwood
1.224 3.72 Living Sober by Alcoholics Anonymous
1.218 4.08 The Dark Night of the Soul: A Psychiatrist Explores the Connection Between Darkness and Spiritual Growth by Gerald G. May
1.213 3.56 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
1.207 3.87 Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light - The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta by Mother Teresa
1.194 4.10 One Day at a Time in Al-Anon by Al-Anon Family Group Head Inc
1.189 3.53 Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
1.186 3.88 Conversations with God : An Uncommon Dialogue (Book 1) by Neale Donald Walsch
1.183 3.74 John Paul the Great: Remembering a Spiritual Father by Peggy Noonan
1.175 3.72 Can You Drink the Cup? by Henri J. M. Nouwen
1.174 3.99 Twelve Extraordinary Women: How God Shaped Women of the Bible, and What He Wants to Do with You by John MacArthur
1.159 3.48 Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Hearts and Rekindle the Spirits of Women (Chicken Soup for the Soul) by Jack Canfield
1.147 3.39 By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept: A Novel of Forgiveness by Paulo Coelho
1.143 3.58 In Search of Stones: A Pilgrimage of Faith, Reason, and Discovery by M. Scott Peck
1.139 3.90 The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle
1.136 3.15 Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: The Classic Guide to Understanding the Opposite Sex by John Gray
1.136 3.86 The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius by St. Ignatius of Loyola
1.135 3.76 Entering the Castle: An Inner Path to God and Your Soul by Caroline Myss
1.122 3.92 Fireproof [2008 film] by Alex Kendrick
1.122 4.26 All Saints: Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time by Robert Ellsberg
1.118 3.48 The Bible as History by Werner Keller
1.117 3.46 Rossetti: Poems by Christina Rossetti
1.117 3.66 The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace by M. Scott Peck
1.111 3.24 Cracking Da Vinci's Code: You've Read the Fiction, Now Read the Facts by James Garlow
1.111 4.04 Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel by Thomas Keating
1.109 3.79 The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life by Thomas Moore
1.106 3.35 Good Grief: A Constructive Approach to the Problem of Loss by Granger E. Westberg
1.101 3.70 Healing the Shame That Binds You by John Bradshaw
1.099 4.07 The New American Bible by Catholic Book Publishing
1.099 3.69 The Gospel of Luke (Daily Study Bible) by William Barclay
1.098 4.23 Catechism of the Catholic Church by Catholic Church
1.087 3.90 Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
1.084 3.66 Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of John, Volume 1, Chapters 1-7 by William Barclay
1.081 3.76 The Autobiography of St. Teresa of Avila by Teresa de Ávila
1.077 3.86 Having a Mary Spirit: Allowing God to Change Us from the Inside Out by Joanna Weaver
1.076 3.90 Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D. Burns
1.075 3.84 Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom
1.071 4.10 A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 by W. Phillip Keller
1.070 4.27 Alcoholics Anonymous by Alcoholics Anonymous
1.069 4.19 Good News About Sex & Marriage (Revised Edition): Answers to Your Honest Questions about Catholic Teaching by Christopher West
1.067 4.24 Twenty-Four Hours a Day by Hazelden
1.066 3.64 Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child by John Bradshaw
1.064 3.82 The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams by Deepak Chopra
1.063 3.70 Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of Mark by William Barclay
1.037 3.78 Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie
1.037 3.44 Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander III M.D.
1.036 4.09 Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom by John O'Donohue
1.030 3.90 Daily Study Bible: The Gospel of Matthew, Volume 1, Chapters 1-10 by William Barclay
1.029 4.09 The Imitation of Christ by Thomas : von Kempen
1.029 4.14 The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language (New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs) by Eugene H. Peterson
1.028 4.00 The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
1.021 3.59 Simplify Your Life: 100 Ways to Slow Down and Enjoy the Things That Really Matter by Elaine St. James
1.019 3.84 Love, Medicine, and Miracles: Lessons Learned about Self-Healing from a Surgeon's Experience with Exceptional Patients by Bernie S. Siegel
1.018 4.01 Paradise Lost & Paradise Regained by John Milton
1.015 3.66 The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton by Thomas Merton
1.012 3.73 Rediscovering Catholicism: Journeying Toward Our Spiritual North Star by Matthew Kelly
1.012 4.14 The Catholic Study Bible: New American Bible by Donald Senior
1.010 4.04 The Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross
1.010 3.99 The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila
1.009 4.07 The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom by Henri J. M. Nouwen
1.004 3.87 Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich
1.003 3.61 Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow by Judith Viorst
1.000 3.50 Dictionary of Saints by John J. Delaney
0.996 4.01 Hope For the Flowers by Trina Paulus
0.990 3.92 Crossing the Threshold of Hope by John Paul II
0.988 3.84 Bread for the Journey: A Daybook of Wisdom and Faith by Henri J. M. Nouwen
0.987 3.83 The Rule of St. Benedict by Saint Benedict
0.975 4.00 Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible by Robert Young
0.975 3.88 When God Whispers Your Name by Max Lucado
0.972 3.88 Monologue of a Dog by Wisława Szymborska
0.971 3.83 Care of the Soul : A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life by Thomas Moore
0.970 3.94 A Simple Path by Mother Teresa
0.968 3.95 Eliot: Poems by T. S. Eliot
0.960 4.30 Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions by Alcoholics Anonymous
0.959 4.18 The Sign of Jonas by Thomas Merton
0.955 3.90 RISE, Let Us Be on Our Way by John Paul II
0.954 3.77 Gift and Mystery by John Paul II
0.953 4.25 The Autobiography of Saint Therese of Lisieux: The Story of a Soul by Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
0.951 3.94 Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean Pierre de Caussade
0.949 4.08 Soul Survivor: How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church by Philip Yancey
0.948 3.86 No Wonder They Call Him the Savior by Max Lucado
0.948 4.04 The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
0.945 4.03 The Cloister Walk by Kathleen Norris
0.944 4.20 Norman Rockwell's Christmas Book by Norman Rockwell
0.941 4.12 The Day Christ Died by Jim Bishop
0.940 4.30 The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible by James Strong
0.939 4.20 God Is Love (Deus Caritas Est) (Benedict XVI) by Pope Benedict XVI
0.938 4.15 The New Jerome Biblical Commentary by Joseph A. Fitzmyer
0.936 4.03 When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions by Sue Monk Kidd
0.935 4.22 The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
0.935 4.09 The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis
0.934 3.66 Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life by Kathleen Norris
0.934 3.77 The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton
0.932 3.88 No Man Is an Island by Thomas Merton
0.931 4.05 Saint Thomas Aquinas: The Dumb Ox by G. K. Chesterton
0.930 4.14 The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth by Scott Hahn
0.927 3.76 Desire of the Everlasting Hills by Thomas Cahill
0.926 3.83 Minding the Body, Mending the Mind by Joan Borysenko
0.921 4.23 The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
0.919 4.23 Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women by Maya Angelou
0.916 4.00 The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully by Joan Chittister
0.915 3.95 Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn
0.914 4.14 Selected Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay
0.913 4.03 Disappointment with God by Philip Yancey
0.911 3.94 The Problem of Pain by C. S. Lewis
0.905 3.88 King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine by Robert L. Moore
0.905 4.00 Bold Love by Dan B. Allender
0.904 3.90 Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to More Than 1,000 Scenic & Interesting Places Still Uncrowded and Inviting by Editors of Reader's Digest
0.903 4.15 Shelley: Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets) by Percy Bysshe Shelley
0.902 3.83 The Gift of Peace: Personal Reflections by Joseph Bernardin
0.901 3.97 Good Poems for Hard Times by Garrison Keillor
0.899 4.24 Hail, Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God by Scott Hahn
0.895 4.30 The Gospel of Life: Evangelium Vitae by John Paul II
0.894 4.27 Addiction & Grace by Gerald G. May
0.894 4.12 Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life by Richard Rohr
0.889 3.96 With Open Hands by Henri J. M. Nouwen
0.887 3.77 The Intimate Merton: His Life from His Journals by Thomas Merton
0.878 4.09 Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense by N. T. Wright
0.875 3.76 Mystics and Zen Masters by Thomas Merton
0.870 3.58 What Catholics Really Believe: Answers to Common Misconceptions About the Faith by Karl Keating
0.869 4.13 Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel by Papa Francesco
0.865 4.02 Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World by Henri J. M. Nouwen
0.853 4.35 Humanae Vitae: Of Human Life by Pope Paul VI
0.850 4.00 Reaching for the Invisible God by Philip Yancey
0.845 4.07 Hopkins: Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets) by Gerard Manley Hopkins
0.844 4.20 Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
0.843 4.43 True Devotion to Mary by Louis-Marie Grignion de Monfort
0.841 4.10 The Genesee Diary by Henri J. M. Nouwen
0.837 4.35 Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculee Ilibagiza
0.833 3.97 Contemplative Prayer by Thomas Merton
0.831 4.08 Making Sense Out of Suffering by Peter Kreeft
0.829 4.09 Here and Now: Living in the Spirit by Henri J. M. Nouwen
0.829 4.27 Frost by Robert Frost
0.824 3.74 Harper's Bible Dictionary by Paul J. Achtemeier
0.821 4.48 Community and Growth by Jean Vanier
0.814 4.21 New Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton
0.811 4.00 Prayer for Beginners by Peter Kreeft
0.808 4.16 The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction by Eugene H. Peterson
0.804 4.07 An Interrupted Life: The Diaries of Etty Hillesum 1941-43 by Etty Hillesum
0.796 4.13 Theology of the Body for Beginners: A Basic Introduction to Pope John Paul II's Sexual Revolution by Christopher West
0.791 4.08 The Best Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis by Caroline Kennedy
0.782 3.88 Something Beautiful for God: Mother Teresa of Calcutta by Malcolm Muggeridge
0.781 3.94 Love Poems by Peter Washington
0.778 3.84 The View from a Monastery by Benet Tvedten
0.774 4.35 Courage to Change: One Day at a Time in Al-Anon II by Al-Anon Family Group Head Inc
0.771 4.18 Selected Poems by T. S. Eliot
0.771 3.72 Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Tool by Lauren Artress
0.746 4.34 The Holy Longing: The Search for a Christian Spirituality by Ronald Rolheiser
0.746 4.31 Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer by Richard Rohr
0.745 4.19 Poems by Wallace Stevens
0.744 4.32 The Complete Illustrated Works of Lewis Carroll by Lewis Carroll
0.735 4.11 Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith by Kathleen Norris
0.734 3.83 HarperCollins Bible Commentary by James L. Mays
0.733 4.10 Spiritual Direction: Wisdom for the Long Walk of Faith by Henri J. M. Nouwen
0.721 4.48 Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God by Rainer Maria Rilke
0.716 4.25 Surprised by Truth: 11 Converts Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons for Becoming Catholic by Patrick Madrid
0.711 3.83 Aging with Grace: What the Nun Study Teaches Us About Leading Longer, Healthier, and More Meaningful Lives by David Snowdon
0.704 4.30 The Essential Haiku: Versions of Bashō, Buson, and Issa by Robert Hass
0.700 4.22 The Spirituality of Imperfection: Storytelling and the Search for Meaning by Ernest Kurtz
0.699 4.24 Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander by Thomas Merton
0.669 3.57 Intimacy and Solitude: Balance, Closeness, and Independence by Stephanie Dowrick
0.656 4.24 Lives of the Saints by Hugo Hoever
0.650 4.70 The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander
0.623 4.22 The Oxford Dictionary of Popes by John N. D. Kelly