I Thought I would recommend a few books I have read and enjoyed. I realize books are like food, often what you think another will enjoy is not at all to their liking. But, maybe someone will find some enjoyment and even be enlightened by one of these reads...
The Undertaking By, Thomas Lynch
And the Trees Clapped Their Hands By, Virginia Stem Owens
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek By, Annie Dillard
Isaac's Storm By, Erik Larson
Searching for Jesus By, Virginia Stem Owens
The Jesus I never Knew By, Phillip Yancey
The Good Earth By, Pearl S. Buck