The Broken Promises Of America Volume 1

At Home And Abroad, Past And Present, An Encyclopedia For Our Times, Volume 1: A-f

BY DOUGLAS DOWD
"The bitter truth is that although we have had every opportunity to become a truly wonderful society, we have failed to shed our past faults and are now evolving toward something the opposite of wonderful: The gap between our realities and our ideals, despite important changes now and again, widens to resemble the Grand Canyon."-from the preface. With 160 entries from arrogance to zoos, Douglas Dowd puts the U.S. back in its cage. The ultimate primer and reference work on what has gone wrong in our country. Biographical sketches from Kissinger to Sacco and Vanzetti, combined with solid analysis of horrific deeds provides the reader with an education like no other.

CC Press 2005 378 PP. Paper

$4.50 (in stock)

The Broken Promises Of America Vol. 2

At Home And Abroad G - Z

BY DOUGLAS DOWD
"The bitter truth is that although we have had every opportunity to become a truly wonderful society, we have failed to shed our past faults and are now evolving toward something the opposite of wonderful: The gap between our realities and our ideals, despite important changes now and again, widens to resemble the Grand Canyon."-from the preface. With 160 entries from arrogance to zoos, Douglas Dowd puts the U.S. back in its cage. The ultimate primer and reference work on what has gone wrong in our country. Biographical sketches from Kissinger to Sacco and Vanzetti, combined with solid analysis of horrific deeds provides the reader with an education like no other.

CC Press 2005 300 PP. Paper

$4.50 (in stock)

Brother Outsider

The Life Of Bayard Rustin - Dvd

BY NANCY KATES AND BENNETT SINGER
"Brother Outsider" illuminates the life and work of Quaker Bayard Rustin, who has been described as "the unknown hero" of the civil rights movement. A tireless crusader for justice, a disciple of Gandhi, a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., and the architect of the legendary 1963 March on Washington, Rustin dared to live as an openly gay man during the fiercely homophobic 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Brother Outsider reveals the price that Rustin paid for this openness, chronicling both the triumphs and setbacks of his remarkable 60-year career. Five years in the making and the winner of more than 25 awards and honors.

Western Film Projects 2008 87 MINUTES Dvd

$24.95 (in stock)

Brotherly Love

A Poem About William Penn

BY DANIEL HOFFMAN
A long poem which evokes William Penn's luminous vision of America and shows what has become of it as the intractable conflicts of our history-struggles over land, keeping faith with the Indians, the uses and abuses of power-threaten Penn's ideal. "Though grounded firmly in historical fact, [this poem] is very original in conception and quite effectively expresses the dreams and despairs of those who lived this history as well as our own contemporary need to understand the past as 'we clatter down the rigid rails into the future.'" - Library Journal.

University of Pennsylvania Press 2000 178 PP. Paper

$5.00 (in stock)

Brothers And Sisters All

Special Projects For First Day Schools

EDITED BY MARTHA SMITH
Projects include: Who is My Family?, Caring for One Another in Families, Honoring Differing Gifts in Families, Resolving Conflicts in Families, and Celebrating the World Family of God. Grades 1-HS.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1997 40 PP. Paper

$9.50 (in stock)

Buddhism Plain & Simple (8660)

STEVE HAGEN
SECONDHAND IN neato condition. Buddhism Plain and Simple offers a clear, straightforward treatise on Buddhism in general and on awareness in particular. Steve Hagan presents the Buddha's uncluttered, original teachings in everyday, accessible language unencumbered by religious ritual.

Broadway 1999 159 PP. Paper

$4.50 USED - availability checked Feb 8th 9:01am EST

Buddhism Without Beliefs

A Contemporary Guide To Awakening

BY STEPHEN BATCHELOR
The former monk gives here a solid, straightforward introduction that demystifies Buddhism and explains simply and plainly how its practice can enrich our lives. Avoiding jargon and theory, Batchelor concentrates on the concrete, making Buddhism accessible and compelling and showing how anyone can embark on this path-regardless of their religious background.

Penguin 1998 127 PP. Paper

$13.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Build It!

A Toolkit For Nurturing Intergenerational Spiritual Community

BY FGC YOUTH MINISTRIES PROGRAM
Working over the past five years on a concern about a separation of youth and young adults from our meetings and the Religious Society of Friends, the Youth Ministries Program of the Committee for Nurturing Ministries has collected best practices for nurturing intergenerational spiritual community. The Build It! Toolkit presents: six narrative chapters; lists of resources; templates; and 38 activities and games. It also includes 12 "How-Tos" with helpful tips and the skit, A Short History of Quakerism in 10 Easy Points. The book is practical and accessible, fun and useful for nurturing spiritual community.REPRINTING SHORTLY. DUE IN AUGUST.

Quaker Press of FGC 2011 84 PP. Paper

$11.00 (in stock)

Build It! Download

A Toolkit For Nurturing Intergenerational Spiritual Community

BY YOUTH MINISTRIES PROGRAM
This is a downloadable PDF (It is also available as a printed book for $11). Working on a concern about a separation of youth and young adults from our meetings and the RSOF, the Youth Ministries Program has collected best practices for nurturing intergenerational spiritual community. The Build It! Toolkit presents: 6 narrative chapters; lists of resources; templates; and 38 activities and games. It also includes 12 "How-To's" with tips and a skit, A Short History of Quakerism in 10 Easy Points. The book is practical and accessible, fun and useful for nurturing spiritual community. PLACE YOUR ORDER ONLINE, NEXT WORKING DAY WE WILL SEND YOU A LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE PDF

Quaker Press of FGC 2011 84 PP. E Book

$5.00 (in stock)

Building A Global Civic Culture

Education For An Interdependent World

BY ELISE BOULDING
"How will we find ways to occupy the common space and share the common resources and the common opportunities in this company of strangers which is the human race, without obliterating the differences or doing violence to deeply held values? Can we stay rooted in our own communities, retain the best of our national ways, and still develop strategies for meeting human needs everywhere, in a linked system of mutual aid that respects the integrity of other ways of life?"From the Introduction.

Syracuse UP 1988 197 PP. Paper

$19.95 (in stock)

Building A Peace System (6187)

BY ROBERT IRWIN
SECONDHAND BOOK, paperback in fair condition, but with a hole in the cover. "The book is best used as a manual for designing study programs. It includes 13 chapters each with a carefully chosen set of readings, on topics such as arms control, envisaging and designing a future of peace, and considering strategies. In each chapter, Irwin introduces the topic and the readings. His voluminous footnotes provide intriguing sidelights and references for those who want to follow up particular issues." See full review below.

ExPro 1988 312 PP. Paper

$12.50 USED - availability checked Feb 8th 9:01am EST

Building Peace

Sustainable Reconciliation In Divided Societies

BY JOHN PAUL LEDERACH
Building peace is John Paul Lederachs's definitive statement on peacebuilding. He explains why we need to move beyond traditional diplomacy , ehich emphasises top level leaders and short term objectives, toward a holistic aproach that stresses amultiplicity of peacemakers, long term perspectives, and the need to create an infrastructure that empowers resources within asociety and maximises contributions from outside.

US Institute of Peace 1998 208 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

Building The Green Economy

Success Stories From The Grassroots

BY KEVIN DANEHER, SHANNON BIGGS, JASON MARK
GREEN ACRES IN THE WINDY CITY: URBAN FARMING GROWS FOOD IN CHICAGO, IS A CHAPTER ON LADONNA REDMOND'S PROJECT, SHE IS A 2011 FGC GATHERING PLENARY PRESENTER. Building The Green Economy shows how community groups, families, and individual citizens have taken action to protect their food and water, clean up their neighborhoods, and strengthen their local economies. Their unlikely victories over polluters, unresponsive bureaucracies, dramatize the opportunities and challenges facing the local green economy movement.

PoliPoint Press 2007 282 PP. Paper

$16.00 (in stock)

Building The Life Of The Meeting

BY FRAN & WILLIAM TABER
The 24th annual Michener lecture sheds light on creating and sustaining spiritual community.

SEYM 1994 21 PP. Paper

$4.00 (in stock)

Bulletproof Faith

A Spiritual Survival Guide For Gay And Lesbian Christians

BY CANDACE CHELLEW-HODGE
UCC minister Candace Chellew-Hodge offers gay Christians a guide to becoming strong in faith and love in the midst of hatred by saying "no" to external and internal messages of worthlessness. She shows that being a gay person and a faithful person is not a contradiction, and that bigoted "Christians" cannot be represented in the press as "the other side of the issue." Quaker pastor Phil Gulley even gets mentioned, as Chellew-Hodge relates to his message that those who reacted hatefully to his message of encompassing salvation (in the controversial book If Grace is True) had "rage coming from their stuff" and own problems.

Jossey-Bass 2008 172 PP. Paper

$17.95 (in stock)

The Burning One-ness Binding Everything

A Spiritual Journey - Php 332

BY BRUCE BIRCHARD
"This essay recounts my spiritual journey: experiences of the Spirit through beauty, love, and worship, as well as reflections on how I understand the nature of the Spirit. I am especially concerned about the transcendent and immanent qualities of the Spirit, the relation of the Spirit to suffering and evil, and the significance of the creation as an incarnation of the Spirit."

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 1997 38 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Bushido

The Soul Of Japan

NITOBE, INAZO
In this eloquent work, Japanese Quaker Inazo Nitobe explains the persistence of early Japan's morals, ethics, and etiquette into modern times. He takes a far-reaching approach,drawing examples from indigenous traditions -- Buddhism, Shintoism, Confucianism, and the philosophies of samurai andsages -- as well as from ancient and modern Western thinkers.

Nuvision 1908 74 PP. Paper

$10.99 (in stock)

But I Tell You

BY KAREN OBERST
Integrating a detailed discussion and the original text, this is a refreshing and modern study of The Sermon on the Mount - the most popular part of the bible for many Quakers. A good resource by a Quaker author from the evangelical tradition. For personal or group study.

Barclay Press 2007 244 PP. Paper

$19.00 (in stock)

But Once _ Limited Edition Print

BY EMILY BROWN
BUT ONCE. In an Edition of 14. "In 2008 I made a suite of prints based on Friends testimonies, each with an extract of text from PYM's Faith and Practice. My hope was to convey visually some qualities commonly found in Friends' writings and practices. There are five prints in limited editions. They are 15 x 22 inches on sturdy archival paper, signed and dated on the reverse side. Each print has both an original line etching on gampi paper and a digital print on which it is set. They are for sale unframed. Very suitable for offices, hospitals, retirement communities, colleges, schools, social service agencies, and homes." - - Emily Brown's web site: www.emilybrown.net

Emily Brown 2008 PRINT Blank

$600.00 Availability checked Feb 8th 9:01am EST

But One Race

The Life Of Robert Purvis

BY MARGARET HOPE BACON
Born in South Carolina to a wealthy white father and mixedrace mother, Robert Purvis (1810-1898) was one of the nineteenth century's leading black abolitionists and orators. Margaret Hope Bacon uses his eloquent and often fierce speeches to provide a glimpse into the life of a passionate and distinguished man, intimately involved with a wide range ofmajor reform movements, including abolition, civil rights,Underground Railroad activism, women's rights, Irish Home Rule, Native American rights, and prison reform.

State University of New York Press 2010 308 PP. Paper

$24.95 (in stock)

But Seriously Folks

Audio Cd

BY FAITH & PRACTICE
The second album from this "irreverent group of Quaker musicians." Includes "Peace in our Time," "This Little Light of Mine," "Give Yourself to Love," "Wayfaring Stranger," and "Angel from Montgomery."

Faith & Practice 2008 50 MINS Audio

$15.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

The Butterfly

BY PATRICIA POLACCO
Ever since the Nazis marched into Moniques small French village, terrorizing it, nothing surprises her, until the night Monique encounters the little ghost sitting at the end of her bed. She turns out to be a girl named Sevrine, who has been hiding from the Nazis in Moniques basement. Playing after dark, the two become friends, until, in a terrifying moment, they are discovered, sending both of their families into a nighttime flight.

Penquin 2009 32 PP. Paper

$7.99 (in stock)

Call Into The Future

1965 Rufus Jones L

JAMES, ROBERT L.

Paper

$0.50 (in stock)

Called Into Being

Beacon Hill Friends House, New Voices Series

BY KODY HERSH
One of the New Voices series of talks by Young Adult Friends (18-35): A member of FGC's Youth Ministries Committee, Kody gives an intense, personal, joyous report on being called into a life lived authentically in response to The Call to Ministry. In this pamphlet, Kody challenges us to explore what living into authenticity means for a member of the Society of Friends.

Beacon Hill Friends House 2007 20 PP. Paper

$4.00 (in stock)

Callings

Twenty Centuries Of Christian Wisdom On Vocation

EDITED BY WILLIAM PLACHER
This unprecedented anthology gathers select passages on work and vocation from the greatest writers of Christian history. William Placher has written insightful introductions to accompany the selections. While the vocational questions faced by Christians have changed through the centuries, the book demonstrates how the distilled wisdom of these saints, preachers, theologians, and teachers remain relevant to Christians today. Includes writing by Augustine, Thomas a Kempis, George Fox, Gerrard Winstanley, Teresa of Avila, Dostoevsky, Dorothy Day, Simone Weil, Howard Thurman, Thomas Merton, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, among others.

Eerdmans 2005 459 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

Can We Save The Tiger?

BY MARTIN JENKINS
The team behind the award-winning "Ape" returns with an inspiring look at a range of endangered species sure to engage every child who loves animals. Full color.

Candlewick 2011 50 PP. Cloth

$16.99 (in stock)

Can You Say Peace?

BY KAREN KATZ
International Peace Day is September 21. On this day and every day throughout the year, children all over the world wish for peace. Karen Katz takes readers on a bright and colorful journey around the globe to meet some of these children and learn about the many ways to say peace! Karen Katz's bright and childlike illustrations are the perfect way to introduce the very young to the concept of peace and teach them how to say the word in twenty-two different languages.

Henry Holt 2006 32 PP. Cloth

$16.95 (in stock)

Captain Paul Cuffe's Logs And Letters, 1808-1817

A Black Quaker's "voice From Within The Veil"

BY PAUL CUFFE, EDITED BY ROSALIND WIGGINS
Paul cuffe was one of the few black Quakers of his day. Editor Rosalind Wiggins has collected this remarkable man's correspondence and ship's logs. She presents original manuscripts that tell the story of Cuffe's efforts to undercut the slave trade by forming a trading cooperative in Sierra Leone, thus linking the United States, England, and small West African nations. Wiggins shows the obstacles Cuffe faced: the War of 1812, a trade embargo, the network of African American organizations that provided him with help; and his concern for education within the black community.

Howard University Press 1996 528 PP. Cloth

$7.50 (in stock)

The Captivity Of Elizabeth Hanson

A Quaker Kidnapped By Native Americans In 1725

BY SAMUEL BOWNAS
"On the 27th of the sixth month, called August, 1725, my husband and all our menservants being abroad, eleven Indians, armed with tomahawks and gun came furiously into the house." Thus begins the story of the captivity of Quaker Elizabeth Hanson, "taken in substance from her own mouth" by Samuel Bownas. This book contains the complete text of Bownas' 1760 edition, with a twenty page introduction and notes designed to explain the background to this true story.

Simon Webb 2007 40 PP. Paper

$10.00 (in stock)

Caring For Creation

Reflections On The Biblical Basis Of Earthcare

BY LISA LOFLAND GOULD
This book encourages us to seek the spiritual roots of a healthy relationship between humans and the rest of creation. Drawing insights from many parts of the Bible, as well as from her background as a biologist, Lisa Gould shows that the Scriptures can be a valid guide to living in right relationship not only with other people, but with the whole community of life. She includes a study guide for use in adult religious education. Our last copies - This book is now out of print.

FCUN 1999 96 PP. Paper

$8.50 (in stock)