Welcome to the
Unboring Book Company
Trade Page
All Unboring books are advertised as being available through Christian Bookshops in the UK.
If you are a Christian Bookshop and receive a request for one of our books or wish to place a stock order for yourselves, you may order through:
CLC Wholesale (UK)
Unit 5,
Glendale Avenue,
Sandycroft,
Deeside,
CH5 2PQ
Telephone: 01244520000
CLC will supply the books at a normal or increased trade discount depending on the quantity ordered. If you have any problems in obtaining books, please contact us via our contact page.
Unboring books aim to fill a gap in the market. They share a number of features which sets them apart from the mainstream of Christian books:
They are all concise and to the point, averaging 10,000 words and ranging from 32 – 48 pages.
The publisher (and author of most of them) worked as a bookshop manager for 14 years and so understands the market from a retail point of view.
Apart from any classics which will be included on the list, all the books approach subjects from fresh angles. Your customers will not have come across anything like them before.
They probably will not sell if simply placed on the shelf scattered around the shop. They will sell if displayed together and especially if recommended by the counter assistant.
They are all priced at £2.80 – the cost of a cup of coffee and can be confidently promoted as an impulse buy.
The emphasis is on quality of writing and skillful handling of subject matter, not commercial considerations.
OUR ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE: (For bona fide Christian retail outlets only)
IF YOU ORDER ONE OF EACH BOOK TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE LIKE, AND DO NOT AGREE THAT THEY ARE FRESH, STIMULATING AND WELL WRITTEN, WE WILL GIVE YOU YOUR MONEY BACK.
(You will not even have to return them, simply contact us and we will arrange a refund.)
The following are a few of the comments we have received so far:
“I’ve now quickly read all of the booklets on your website and enjoyed them all immensely. Your writing style is excellent (in my opinion) and this stuff merits a wide circulation.
In particular your booklet Understanding God’s New Covenant… is one of the best of its kind I’ve ever read. When and where will the booklet copies of this be distributed?
Regarding Why Evangelical Anglicans Should not Baptise Babies – Many books and articles make the case for the baptism of believers and, by implication, the case against the baptism of babies – but I know of no work that takes such pains to draw from Anglican historical arguments and developments and to respond to them so robustly. Many today find themselves with the dilemma here identified of pondering whether to be baptised as a believer would or would not be re-baptism: this booklet offers well-argued reassurance.”
“I have now had the opportunity to read and comment upon the booklet, Understanding God’s New Covenant in Jesus Christ.
I find that this is well written, with an easy and clear style. I’d expect nothing less from Joe Story. This is a key theological concept — and Joe writes about it very well”
“I’ve just read the biography book (Full Surrender) It is amazingly helpful. It is so hard to capture a person’s life on a page but you really did. Brilliant editing! and I think your baptism one is fabulous (Fresh Approaches to Baptism)”
“I’ve been assiduously reading your booklets. I am now on the important one, Why Evangelical Anglicans Should Not Baptise Babies. I like it – a lot. Your wide reading on the subject makes you eminently (I hesitate to use the ‘unique’ word) to comment with actual understanding. I found myself thinking: “This needs to be out there on the net.” And in respect of Great Aspirations – This short compendium of practical wisdom I found very valuable. I would like to keep reading it! I am, in fact, full of admiration for how much you crammed into a small booklet without it feeling too dense. Balanced, helpful. I can imagine a market in the many creative writers’ groups that are springing up these days.”
Details of all our books including a full text for reading can be found on the book page of this site. For ordering purposes from CLC, standard details including ISBNs are as follows:
ISBN 978-1-907845-07-9
TITLE: FRESH APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING BAPTISM
SUB-TITLE: —
AUTHOR: JOE STORY
CATEGORY: BIBLICAL BAPTISM
PUBLISHER: THE UNBORING BOOK COMPANY
RRP: £2.80
BINDING: SADDLE STITCHED
SERIES NAME: UNBORING BOOKS
PAGE COUNT: 40 pages
DESCRIPTION: A brief but stimulating fresh approach to the understanding of baptism through looking at the Old Testament background, the Intertestamental period, the Greek background, John the Baptist and the relationship of baptism in water and Holy Spirit.
ISBN 978-1-907845-0-48
TITLE: FULL SURRENDER TO JESUS
SUB-TITLE: THE START, MIDDLE AND FINISH OF THE RACE
AUTHOR: JOE STORY
CATEGORY: BIOGRAPHY
PUBLISHER: THE UNBORING BOOK COMPANY
RRP: £2.80
BINDING: SADDLE STITCHED
SERIES NAME: UNBORING BOOKS
PAGE COUNT: 40 pages
DESCRIPTION: Thirty, one page biographies of men and women who have given us an example to follow. Aimed to stimulate interest in fuller biographies. Good for use with people who do not read much, people in prison etc.
ISBN 978-1-907845-0-55
TITLE: GREAT ASPIRATIONS
SUB-TITLE: SOME THOUGHTS AND SUGGESTIONS TO HELP US BECOME BETTER CHRISTIAN WRITERS.
AUTHOR: JOE STORY
CATEGORY: HOW TO WRITE
PUBLISHER: THE UNBORING BOOK COMPANY
RRP: £2.80
BINDING: SADDLE STITCHED
SERIES NAME: UNBORING BOOKS
PAGE COUNT: 48
DESCRIPTION: An introduction to writing for Christians written by a one-time committee member of the Association of Christian Writers, who has taught on courses with Adrian Plass and Nick Page.
ISBN 978-1-907845-13-0
TITLE: LORD AND MESSIAH
SUB-TITLE: UNDERSTANDING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LORDSHIP AND MESSIAHSHIP OF JESUS FOR CHRISTIANS TODAY
AUTHOR: JOE STORY
CATEGORY: BIBLICAL, JESUS CHRIST
PUBLISHER: THE UNBORING BOOK COMPANY
RRP: £2.80
BINDING: SADDLE STITCHED
SERIES NAME: UNBORING BOOKS
PAGE COUNT: 36
DESCRIPTION: A short, sharp and to the point reminder of the primacy of preaching who Jesus is as well as what He has done.
ISBN 978-1-907845-15-4
TITLE: THE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD
SUB-TITLE: —
AUTHOR: BROTHER LAWRENCE WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND COMMENTS BY JOE STORY
CATEGORY: CHRISTIAN CLASSICS
PUBLISHER: THE UNBORING BOOK COMPANY
RRP: £2.80
BINDING: SADDLE STITCHED
SERIES NAME: UNBORING BOOKS
PAGE COUNT: 44
DESCRIPTION: A reprint of the classic with an introduction and up to date comments.
ISBN 978-1-907845-1-23
TITLE: REVIVAL?
SUB-TITLE: WHAT IS IT? SHOULD WE EXPECT IT? WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE PAST?
AUTHOR: JOE STORY
CATEGORY: CHURCH HISTORY, REVIVAL
PUBLISHER: THE UNBORING BOOK COMPANY
RRP: £2.80
BINDING: SADDLE STITCHED
SERIES NAME: UNBORING BOOKS
PAGE COUNT: 36
DESCRIPTION: An easy to read introduction to the subject of revival.
ISBN 978-1-907845-08-6
TITLE: SPEAKING IN TONGUES
SUB-TITLE: SOME QUESTIONS AND AN ATTEMPT AT SOME SENSIBLE ANSWERS
AUTHOR: JOE STORY
CATEGORY: CHRISTIAN MINISTRY, SPEAKING IN TONGUES
PUBLISHER: THE UNBORING BOOK COMPANY
RRP: £2.80
BINDING: SADDLE STITCHED
SERIES NAME: UNBORING BOOKS
PAGE COUNT: 32
DESCRIPTION: A very easy to read introduction to the subject of speaking in tongues. Positive but not dogmatic.
ISBN 978-1-907845-06-2
TITLE: TAKING THE LID OFF RE-BAPTISM
SUB-TITLE: THINKING THROUGH A SUBJECT WE RARELY TALK ABOUT
AUTHOR: JOE STORY
CATEGORY: CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE, RE-BAPTISM
PUBLISHER: THE UNBORING BOOK COMPANY
RRP: £2.80
BINDING: SADDLE STITCHED
SERIES NAME: UNBORING BOOKS
PAGE COUNT: 48
DESCRIPTION: A Look at a variety of people’s experience of re-baptism in order to help clarify our thinking on the subject.
ISBN 978-1-907845-09-3
TITLE: TEN THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
SUB-TITLE: SHORT CHALLENGING ESSAYS TO STIMULATE THE MIND AND HEART
AUTHOR: JOE STORY
CATEGORY: MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS
PUBLISHER: THE UNBORING BOOK COMPANY
RRP: £2.80
BINDING: SADDLE STITCHED
SERIES NAME: UNBORING BOOKS
PAGE COUNT: 44
DESCRIPTION: A collection of ten essays on various Christian subjects. Great for reading when you have a few minutes to spare.
ISBN 978-1-907845-1-09
TITLE: UNDERSTANDING GOD’S NEW COVENANT IN JESUS CHRIST
SUB-TITLE: —
AUTHOR: JOE STORY
CATEGORY: THEOLOGY, NEW COVENANT
PUBLISHER: THE UNBORING BOOK COMPANY
RRP: £2.80
BINDING: SADDLE STITCHED
SERIES NAME: UNBORING BOOKS
PAGE COUNT: 44
DESCRIPTION: A concise but clear and full explanation of the New Covenant. Intended to inform the mind and give practical help to living the Christian life.
ISBN 978-1-907845-1-47
TITLE: WHY EVANGELICAL ANGLICANS SHOULD NOT BAPTISE BABIES
SUB-TITLE: —
AUTHOR: JOE STORY
CATEGORY: CHRISTIAN LIFE, BAPTISM
PUBLISHER: THE UNBORING BOOK COMPANY
RRP: £2.80
BINDING: SADDLE STITCHED
SERIES NAME: UNBORING BOOKS
PAGE COUNT: 48
DESCRIPTION: An exceptionally clear examination of Evangelical Anglican practice, looking at their own teaching and history. You will not have read anything else like this.
ISBN 978-1-907845-1-16
TITLE: WORSHIP
SUB-TITLE: COMING BACK TO THE HEART OF WORSHIP
AUTHOR: JOE STORY
CATEGORY: CHURCH LIFE, WORSHIP
PUBLISHER: THE UNBORING BOOK COMPANY
RRP: £2.80
BINDING: SADDLE STITCHED
SERIES NAME: UNBORING BOOKS
PAGE COUNT: 40
DESCRIPTION: Starting from the biblical definition of worship, Joe Story asks whether the Church today has lost its way. Clear, easy to read but undoubtedly challenging.