The Wishing Shelf
So many books, so little time.
Help us decide which ones to bring to the catalog. Request a title and we’ll move it into the recording studio as readers ask for it — at 5 requests it joins Coming soon.
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- The Book of Missionary HeroesBasil Mathews · 10–141922Missionary & biography2 / 53 more requests to Coming soon
- David LivingstoneC. Silvester Horne · 12+~4h 48m1912Missionary & biography2 / 53 more requests to Coming soon
- Adventures in New GuineaJames Chalmers · 12+~5h 4m1886Missionary & biography1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- John G. Paton: Missionary to the New HebridesJohn G. Paton · 14+~12h 58m1889Missionary & biography1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Life of John Coleridge Patteson: Missionary Bishop of the Melanesian IslandsCharlotte M. Yonge · 14+~31h 51m1874Missionary & biography1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer MissionaryW. P. Livingstone · 12+~14h 55m1916Missionary & biography1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Missionary Travels and Researches in South AfricaDavid Livingstone · 14+~33h 39m1857Missionary & biography1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Robert Moffat, the Missionary Hero of KurumanDavid J. Deane · 12+~4h 26m1902Missionary & biography1 / 54 more requests to Coming soon
- Absolute SurrenderAndrew Murray · 16+~23m1897Puritan & devotional0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Against ApionFlavius Josephus · 16+~4h 36m97History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Age of FableThomas Bulfinch · 10–14~16h 13m1855Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Antiquities of the JewsFlavius Josephus · 16+~60h 41m93History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Around the Wicket GateCharles H. Spurgeon · 16+~2h 24m1890Sermons & theology0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Art of IllustrationCharles H. Spurgeon · 16+~5h 18m1894Sermons & theology0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Aunt Charlotte’s Stories of Greek HistoryCharlotte M. Yonge · 10–14~8h 23m1876History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Battles with the SeaR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~2h 39m1883Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- A Book of Golden DeedsCharlotte M. Yonge · 10–14~11h 18m1864History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward IICharlotte M. Yonge · 12+~21h 2m1868History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Cannibal Islands: Captain Cook’s Adventure in the South SeasR. M. Ballantyne · 10–14~2h 51m1869Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Catherine Booth: A SketchMildred Duff · 12+1901Missionary & biography0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Chosen People: A Compendium of Sacred and Church History for School-ChildrenCharlotte M. Yonge · 10–14~7h 9m1862Sermons & theology0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Commentary on GalatiansMartin Luther · 16+~9h 32m1535Sermons & theology0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Concerning Christian LibertyMartin Luther · 16+~2h 4m1520Sermons & theology0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Discourse to the Greeks Concerning HadesFlavius Josephus · 16+~14m95History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Excellent WomenReligious Tract Society · 12+1883Missionary & biography0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Existence and Attributes of GodStephen Charnock · 16+~77h 45m1682Sermons & theology0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Foxe’s Book of MartyrsJohn Foxe · 16+~29h 19m1563History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Fox’s Book of MartyrsJohn Foxe · 16+1563History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- From Canal Boy to PresidentHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~6h 40m1881Missionary & biography0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- From Farm Boy to SenatorHoratio Alger Jr. · 10–14~6h 53m1882Missionary & biography0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- George Müller of Bristol, and His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing GodArthur T. Pierson · 14+~15h 12m1899Missionary & biography0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Gleanings Among the SheavesCharles H. Spurgeon · 16+~3h 57m1869Puritan & devotional0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Gold Dust: A Collection of Golden Counsels for the Sanctification of Daily LifeCharlotte M. Yonge · 14+~2h 38m1880Puritan & devotional0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersJohn Bunyan · 16+~6h 29m1666Puritan & devotional0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Handbook to the New Gold-FieldsR. M. Ballantyne · 12+~3h 40m1858Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Henry Martyn, Saint and ScholarGeorge Smith · 14+~20h 47m1892Missionary & biography0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Heroines of ServiceMary Rosetta Parkman · 10–14~5h 41m1917Missionary & biography0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- History of Christian NamesCharlotte M. Yonge · 14+~31h 21m1863History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- History of FranceCharlotte M. Yonge · 12+~3h 25m1882History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Hudson’s Bay; or, Everyday Life in the Wilds of North AmericaR. M. Ballantyne · 12+~9h 52m1848Children's classics0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- HumilityAndrew Murray · 16+~2h 18m1895Puritan & devotional0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Institutes of the Christian Religion, Volume 1John Calvin · 16+~36h 7m1536Sermons & theology0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Institutes of the Christian Religion, Volume 2John Calvin · 16+~37h 32m1536Sermons & theology0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- Isaac Watts: His Life and Writings, His Homes and FriendsEdwin Paxton Hood · 12+1875Poetry & hymns0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- James Gilmour of Mongolia: His Diaries, Letters, and ReportsJames Gilmour · 14+~10h 21m1892Missionary & biography0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- John Keble’s Parishes: A History of Hursley and OtterbourneCharlotte M. Yonge · 14+~5h 13m1898History & faith0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- A Labrador DoctorWilfred Thomason Grenfell · 12+~15h 23m1919Missionary & biography0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Life and Times of Ulric ZwingliJohann Jakob Hottinger · 14+1856Missionary & biography0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Life and Work of William TindaleWilliam Barrett Cooper · 14+1924Missionary & biography0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
- The Life of Adoniram JudsonEdward Judson · 14+~24h 45m1883Missionary & biography0 / 55 more requests to Coming soon
| Title | Source | Requests | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Book of Missionary Heroes Basil Mathews · 10–14 | — | 1922 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 2 / 5 3 more requests to Coming soon |
| David Livingstone C. Silvester Horne · 12+ | ~4h 48m | 1912 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 2 / 5 3 more requests to Coming soon |
| Adventures in New Guinea James Chalmers · 12+ | ~5h 4m | 1886 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| John G. Paton: Missionary to the New Hebrides John G. Paton · 14+ | ~12h 58m | 1889 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Life of John Coleridge Patteson: Missionary Bishop of the Melanesian Islands Charlotte M. Yonge · 14+ | ~31h 51m | 1874 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary W. P. Livingstone · 12+ | ~14h 55m | 1916 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa David Livingstone · 14+ | ~33h 39m | 1857 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Robert Moffat, the Missionary Hero of Kuruman David J. Deane · 12+ | ~4h 26m | 1902 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 1 / 5 4 more requests to Coming soon |
| Absolute Surrender Andrew Murray · 16+ | ~23m | 1897 | Puritan & devotional | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Against Apion Flavius Josephus · 16+ | ~4h 36m | 97 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Age of Fable Thomas Bulfinch · 10–14 | ~16h 13m | 1855 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Antiquities of the Jews Flavius Josephus · 16+ | ~60h 41m | 93 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Around the Wicket Gate Charles H. Spurgeon · 16+ | ~2h 24m | 1890 | Sermons & theology | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Art of Illustration Charles H. Spurgeon · 16+ | ~5h 18m | 1894 | Sermons & theology | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Aunt Charlotte’s Stories of Greek History Charlotte M. Yonge · 10–14 | ~8h 23m | 1876 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Battles with the Sea R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~2h 39m | 1883 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| A Book of Golden Deeds Charlotte M. Yonge · 10–14 | ~11h 18m | 1864 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II Charlotte M. Yonge · 12+ | ~21h 2m | 1868 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Cannibal Islands: Captain Cook’s Adventure in the South Seas R. M. Ballantyne · 10–14 | ~2h 51m | 1869 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Catherine Booth: A Sketch Mildred Duff · 12+ | — | 1901 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Chosen People: A Compendium of Sacred and Church History for School-Children Charlotte M. Yonge · 10–14 | ~7h 9m | 1862 | Sermons & theology | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Commentary on Galatians Martin Luther · 16+ | ~9h 32m | 1535 | Sermons & theology | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Concerning Christian Liberty Martin Luther · 16+ | ~2h 4m | 1520 | Sermons & theology | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Discourse to the Greeks Concerning Hades Flavius Josephus · 16+ | ~14m | 95 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Excellent Women Religious Tract Society · 12+ | — | 1883 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Existence and Attributes of God Stephen Charnock · 16+ | ~77h 45m | 1682 | Sermons & theology | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Foxe’s Book of Martyrs John Foxe · 16+ | ~29h 19m | 1563 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Fox’s Book of Martyrs John Foxe · 16+ | — | 1563 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| From Canal Boy to President Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~6h 40m | 1881 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| From Farm Boy to Senator Horatio Alger Jr. · 10–14 | ~6h 53m | 1882 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| George Müller of Bristol, and His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God Arthur T. Pierson · 14+ | ~15h 12m | 1899 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Gleanings Among the Sheaves Charles H. Spurgeon · 16+ | ~3h 57m | 1869 | Puritan & devotional | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Gold Dust: A Collection of Golden Counsels for the Sanctification of Daily Life Charlotte M. Yonge · 14+ | ~2h 38m | 1880 | Puritan & devotional | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners John Bunyan · 16+ | ~6h 29m | 1666 | Puritan & devotional | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Handbook to the New Gold-Fields R. M. Ballantyne · 12+ | ~3h 40m | 1858 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Henry Martyn, Saint and Scholar George Smith · 14+ | ~20h 47m | 1892 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Heroines of Service Mary Rosetta Parkman · 10–14 | ~5h 41m | 1917 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| History of Christian Names Charlotte M. Yonge · 14+ | ~31h 21m | 1863 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| History of France Charlotte M. Yonge · 12+ | ~3h 25m | 1882 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Hudson’s Bay; or, Everyday Life in the Wilds of North America R. M. Ballantyne · 12+ | ~9h 52m | 1848 | Children's classics | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Humility Andrew Murray · 16+ | ~2h 18m | 1895 | Puritan & devotional | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Institutes of the Christian Religion, Volume 1 John Calvin · 16+ | ~36h 7m | 1536 | Sermons & theology | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Institutes of the Christian Religion, Volume 2 John Calvin · 16+ | ~37h 32m | 1536 | Sermons & theology | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| Isaac Watts: His Life and Writings, His Homes and Friends Edwin Paxton Hood · 12+ | — | 1875 | Poetry & hymns | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| James Gilmour of Mongolia: His Diaries, Letters, and Reports James Gilmour · 14+ | ~10h 21m | 1892 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| John Keble’s Parishes: A History of Hursley and Otterbourne Charlotte M. Yonge · 14+ | ~5h 13m | 1898 | History & faith | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| A Labrador Doctor Wilfred Thomason Grenfell · 12+ | ~15h 23m | 1919 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli Johann Jakob Hottinger · 14+ | — | 1856 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Life and Work of William Tindale William Barrett Cooper · 14+ | — | 1924 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |
| The Life of Adoniram Judson Edward Judson · 14+ | ~24h 45m | 1883 | Missionary & biography | Read free | 0 / 5 5 more requests to Coming soon |