After Sorrow

An American Among The Vietnamese

BY LADY BORTON
Borton was an administrator for AFSC in Quang Ngai Province, one of the few Americans to work in both South and North Vietnam during the war. From 1987-1993, she again lived in Vietnam. This memoir is about the village women she lived with at that time, women who were so involved in the terrors of the war, and their puzzling new lives now in the rapidly westernizing Vietnam.

Kodansha 1995 304 PP. Paper

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The Age Of Possibility

Audio Cd

BY CARRIE NEWCOMER
No one quality attracts a listener to Carrie Newcomer. Rather it is the sum of her talents - some flashingly apparent, some almost indiscreet - they come together and create a work of immense depth, great warmth, and a slow-burn intensity. Armed with keen eyes for detail and keen ears for harmony, Newcomer's performances are always evocative, thought provoking, and moving. The Age of Possibility is the culmination of years of writing, touring, and - most importantly - living. Liner Notes by Barbara Kingsolver.

Philo 2000 13 TRACKS Audio

$16.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Agenda For A New Economy

From Phantom Wealth To Real Wealth

BY DAVID KORTEN
Today's economic crisis is the worst since the Great Depression. However, as David Korten shows, the steps being taken to address it do nothing to deal with the reality of a failed economic system. It's like treating cancer with a bandage. Korten identifies the deeper sources of the failure: Wall Street institutions that have perfected the art of creating "wealth" without producing anything of real value: phantom wealth. Our hope lies not with Wall Street, Korten argues, but with Main Street, which creates real wealth from real resources to meet real needs. He outlines an agenda to bring into being a new economy - locally based and devoted to creating a better life for all.

Berrett-Koehler 2009 196 PP. Paper

$19.95 (in stock)

Ahead Of Her Time

Abby Kelly And The Politics Of Antislavery

BY DOROTHY STERLING
In the years before the Civil War, a young white woman from a Quaker background came to embody commitment to the cause of antislavery and equal rights for black people. Abby Kelley became the abolitionist movement's chief money-raiser and organizer and its most radical member.

Norton 1991 436 PP. Paper

$5.50 (in stock)

Ain't Nobody A Stranger To Me

BY ANNE GRIFALCONI, ILLUSTRATED BY JERRY PINKNEY
Two Caldecott Honor recipients bring you the incredible journey of one man, as he recounts the story of his passage on the Underground Railroad to his granddaughter. Although he and his family found troubles during their escape, he found that folks, black & white, "helped lift us up when we was down." How, then, could he ever turn his back on another human being? "He talks to her of slavery times, when he carried apple seeds in his pocket and dreamed of planting them in his own soil. Then he escaped with his wife and baby (the grandchild's mama), and he describes how a brave white man, Quaker James Stanton, helped them cross the Ohio River to freedom. ..." - Hazel Rochman

Jump at the Sun 2007 32 PP. Cloth

$16.99 (in stock)

Albert Einstein

A Biography

BY MILTON MELTZER
Albert Einstein spent his life asking questions and searching for answers. In 1921 Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. He was not only a scientist, he was also a peace activist and a fighter for social justice. In this revealing biography-featuring black-and-white photographs-esteemed children's nonfiction author Milton Meltzer explores the life and work of one of the greatest scientists of all time.

Holiday House 2008 32 PP. Cloth

$4.50 (in stock)

Albion's Seed

Four British Folkways In America

BY DAVID HACKETT FISCHER
"This cultural history explains the English settlement of the United States as voluntary migrations from four English cultural centers. [Puritans emigrated from East Anglia to Massachusetts; royalist cavaliers and indentured servants emigrated from the south and west of England to Virginia; Quakers of modest social standing emigrated from the North Midlands to the Delaware Valley; and poor borderland families fled to the American back country.] These four cultures, reflected in regional patterns of language, architecture, literacy, dress, sport, social structure, religious beliefs, and familial ways, persisted in the American settlements." -Library Journal

Oxford University Press 1989 945 PP. Paper

$34.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Alice Paul And The American Suffrage Campaign

BY KATHERINE ADAMS AND MICHAEL KEENE
An engaging biography of suffragist Alice Paul and her outstanding knack for raising attention for her cause. The books discusses her Quaker lineage as an important motivating factor in her desire to be an activist and act nonviolently. The back cover of this book sums it up as "the remarkable story of the first person to picket the White House, the first to attempt a national political boycott, the first to burn the president in effigy, and the first to lead a successful campaign of nonviolence."

University of Illinois Press 2007 296 PP Paper

$25.00 (in stock)

All God's Critters

BY BILL STAINES, KADIR NELSON
Big - small - quiet - loud - feathered, flippered, or furred - All God's critters have a place in the choir! And this jubilant and raucous bunch is waiting for you to join in because everybody has a part to sing. It doesn't matter if you sing like a bird - howl like a wolf - or croak like a frog! Ages 4-8.

Simon and Schuster 2007 36 PP. Paper

$16.99 (in stock)

All Kinds Of Families

BY MARY ANN HOBERMAN, MARC BOUTAVANT
In rhyme Mary Ann Hoberman shows readers that families, large and small, are all around us. From celery stalks to bottle caps, buttons, and rings, the objects we group together form families, just like the ones we are a part of. And, as we grow up, our families grow, too. Mary Ann Hoberman gives readers a sense of belonging in this all-inclusive celebration of families and our role in them.

Little Brown 2009 40 PP. Cloth

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"all Labor Has Dignity"

The King Legacy

BY MARTIN LUTHER KING,JR EDITED BY MICHAEL HONEY
An unprecedented and timely collection of Dr. King's speeches on labor rights and economic justice. People forget that Dr. King was every bit as committed to economic justice as he was to ending racial segregation. He fought throughout his life to connect the labor and civil rights movements, envisioning them as twin pillars for social reform. As we struggle with massive unemployment, a staggering racial wealth gap, and the near collapse of a financial system that puts profits before people, King's prophetic writings and speeches underscore his relevance for today.

Beacon 2011 224 PP. Cloth

$26.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

All Of One Peace

Essays On Nonviolence

BY COLMAN MCCARTHY
A Washington Post correspondent for 25 years, Colman McCarthy is a respected pacifist, teacher, journalist and advocate of non violence. This is a collection of his writings, broad cannon of nonviolence, and pacifist thinking on issues from the rights of the unborn child to the Gulf war, with many asides to areas like bicycle riding.

Rutgers University Press 2003 160 PP. Paper

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All On Fire

William Lloyd Garrison And The Abolition Of Slavery

BY HENRY MAYER
Mayer maintains that William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879), a self-made man of scanty formal education who founded and edited the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, not only served as the catalyst for the abolition of slavery, but inspired two generations of activists in civil rights and the women's movement. Through Garrison, tragically torn between pacifism and abolitionist advocacy, we also meet a rich pageant of great 19th-century historical figures, including Frederick Douglass, John Quincy Adams and Harriet Beecher Stowe. A consequential biography.

St Martins Griffin 2000 702 PP. Paper

$8.00 (in stock)

All Our Relations

Native Struggles For Land And Life

BY WINONA LADUKE
The non-fiction debut by the acclaimed Native Environmental activist is a thoughtful and in-depth account of Native resistance to environmental and cultural degradation. Herunique understanding of Native ideas and people is born from long years of experience, and her analysis is deepened with inspiring testimonies by local Native activists sharing the struggle for survival. LaDuke speaks forcefully for self-determination and community. Hers is a beautiful and daring vision of political, spiritual, and ecological transformation. All Our Relations features chapters on the Seminoles, the Anishinaabeg, the Innu, the Northern Cheyenne, and the Mohawks, among others.

South End Press 1999 241 PP. Paper

$17.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

All Quiet On The Western Front

BY ERICH MARIA REMARQUE
Paul Baumer enlisted with his classmates in the German army of World War I. Youthful, enthusiastic, they become soldiers. But despite what they have learned, they break into pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches. And as horrible war plods on year after year, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principles of hate that meaninglessly pits young men of the same generation but different uniforms against each other--if only he can come out of the war alive.

Bantam 1987 347 PP. Paper

$7.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

All Rise

Somebodies, Nobodies, And The Politics Of Dignity

BY ROBERT W. FULLER
Fuller lays the groundwork for a dignitarian society by delineating the scope and impact of rankism and then shows how a dignitarian movement can defeat it by addressing issues such as What would workplaces, schools, health-care organizations, politics, religion, and international relations look like if they were to embody dignitarian values? What policies could we develop to defend dignity in our various social institutions? How can we embody these principles in our lives and create a culture of universal dignity?

Berrett Koehler 2006 203 PP. Cloth

$6.50 (in stock)

All The World

BY LIZ GARTON SCANLON, ILLUSTRATED BY MARLA FRAZEE
With "All The World", Liz Scanlon and Marla Frazee have created a children's book whose every page seems bigger than the books 11x11 dimensions. Wonderfully spacious and full of effortless detail, Frazee's illustrations perfectly compliment Scanlon's rhythmically paced lyrical text. The story follows a family in a charming beachside community through a peacefully busy day. With very few words, the reader really does get a sense of all the world, from the big to little, personal to interpersonal, and the interconnectedness of the whole sha-bang. As the inside jacket says, "All the world is here. It is there. It is everywhere. All the world is right where you are. Now."

Beach Lane Books 2009 38 PP. Cloth

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All Things Bright And Beautiful

BY CECIL ALEXANDER
This beautifully illustrated picture book interprets a beloved ode to nature, complete with the hymn's music in the back for readers to play or sing themselves. Full color. Ages 4 to 8.

Harper Trophy 2004 32 PP. Paper

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All Things Must Fight To Live (995)

Stories Of War And Deliverance In Congo

BY BRIAN MEALER
Not for the faint of heart. Bryan Mealer travelled extensively in the Congo after the bitter wars that spilled in from Rwanda. He searches for hope and does find some in ordinary courageous people, but he also found madness and senseless slaughter and greed. Its one mans attempt to find what is the truth and the cause as literally millions are overlooked and die in fighting massacres and neglect in the middle of Africa. These are stories that rarely play upon our attention, that should. SECONDHAND COPY, as new -even bought from us, but doesnt look as if it was read.

Bloomsbury 2008 296 PP. Cloth

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Allen Jay And The Underground Railroad

BY MARLENE TARG-BRILL, ILLUSTRATED BY JANICE PORTER
This illustrated children's book tells the story of famous Friend Allen Jay as a young man. In the suspenseful but easy-to-read story, Allen helps his family hide an escaped slave named Henry as part of the Underground Railroad. Includes a short preface about Quakers.

Millbrook Press-Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 1993 32 PP. Paper

$5.95 (in stock)

Almost Friends - Paperback

BY PHILIP GULLEY
The 7th Harmony book. It's summer in Harmony, but not everything is as sunny as the weather. The good citizens are stirring up trouble as usual. Pastor Sam Gardner must take a leave of absence from the Meeting to take care of his ailing father. But when spunky pastor Krista Riley comes to fill his position, the quirky Quakers seem to fall in love with her, and it begins to look like Sam's sabbatical may be permanent. Krista's resilience is put to the test when Dale Hinshaw and Fern Hampton begin to question whether a woman can faithfully lead their flock, and it looks like the resulting tiff might just be the undoing of Harmony Friends Meeting. Will Sam come to the rescue.

HarperOne 2006 215 PP. Paper

$12.95 (in stock)

Along The Templar Trail

Seven Million Steps For Peace

BY BRANDON WILSON
Following in the footsteps of the legendary first Knights Templar, an American Quaker from Hawaii and a 68-year-old Frenchman embark on the ultimate challenge. Traveling simply, they set off to trek across 11 countries and two continents on a peace pilgrimage from France to Jerusalem. However, once the Middle East erupts in war, everything becomes uncertain - except for their steadfast and perhaps life-threatening resolve. P,Pilgrim's Tales

2008 328 PP. Paper

$7.95 (in stock)

Always My Child

A Parent's Guide To Understanding Your Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered Or Questioning Son Or Daughter

BY KEVIN JENNINGS, PAT SHAPIRO
"Filled with real-life stories, scientific research and practical advice, Jennings' latest .stresses the importance of family acceptance for a child's self-esteem and the need to create a safe haven at home for GLBTQ teens, who often feel depressed, isolated, and harassed by peers and society at large. Drawing from countless anecdotal stories, as well as his own experiences growing up gay in a disapproving Southern Baptist atmosphere, Jennings encourages parents to understand their children's culture, recognize the myths of sexual orientation, identify warning signs., and learn how they may unwittingly be perpetuating gender stereotypes by facing their own prejudices."-PW. Sale copies

Fireside 2002 336 PP. Paper

$10.00 (in stock)

The Amazing Fact Of Quaker Worship

Swarthmore Lecture 1973

BY GEORGE GORMAN
The meeting for worship is the fundamental shared experience in Quaker faith and practice, but it can be hard to explain. George Gorman looks at how Quaker worship will be seen by a newcomer, and approaches religion as human experience, seeking within it signals of transcendence that point beyond and bring a new dimension to life. Quaker worship is spontaneous and flexible in its freedom from credal structure and liturgy. This classic book aims to assist regular Quaker worshippers as well as newcomers to make the most effective use of silent worship.

Britain Yearly Meeting 2008 158 PP. Paper

$15.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Amazing Grace

A Vocabulary Of Faith

BY KATHLEEN NORRIS
"Norris draws upon her considerable poetic skills to refashion the vocabulary of the church (`judgement,' `faith,' `salvation,' `sinner,' `Christ') into her own religious vocabulary. In each of these medita-tions, Norris uses anecdotes and humor to invest these words with fresh meanings. . . . Norris's lyrical prose rings with clarity and grace." - Publishers Weekly

Riverhead 1999 384 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

Ambassadors Of Reconciliation, Volume 1

New Testament Reflections On Restorative Justice And Peacemaking

BY CHED MYERS AND ELAINE ENNS
St. Paul called on followers of Christ to be "ambassadors of reconciliation." In reflections on this and other New Testaments texts, Ched Myers and Elaine Enns offer a lens for re-reading the entire biblical tradition as a resource for the cause of "restorative justice" and peacemaking. The term "restorative justice" refers to a social movement that seeks to repair interpersonal, communal, and social injuries without recourse to violence or retribution. From its origins in the criminal justice arena restorative justice has been applied in schools, homes, and in the workplace. In this volume Myers and Enns offer biblical and theological resources for this vital and growing movement.

Orbis Books 2009 192 PP. Paper

$16.00 (in stock)

Ambassadors Of Reconciliation, Volume 2

Diverse Christian Practices Of Restorative Justice And Peacemaking

BY CHED MYERS AND ELAINE ENNS
St. Paul called on followers of Christ to be "ambassadors of reconciliation." In reflections on this and other New Testaments texts, Ched Myers and Elaine Enns offer a lens for re-reading the entire biblical tradition as a resource for the cause of "restorative justice" and peacemaking. The term "restorative justice" refers to a social movement that seeks to repair interpersonal, communal, and social injuries without recourse to violence or retribution. From its origins in the criminal justice arena restorative justice has been applied in schools, homes, and in the workplace. This volume focuses on stories of restorative justice in action.

Orbis Books 2009 184 PP. Paper

$20.00 (in stock)

America Street

A Multicultural Anthology Of Stories

EDITED BY ANNE MAZER
A collection of short stories about growing up in a diverse society features the writing of Toni Cade Bambara, Duane Big Eagle, Robert Cormier, Langston Hughes, Gish Jen, Francisco Jimenez, Mary K. Mazotti, Toshio Mori, Grace Paley, and others.

Persea 1993 152 PP. Paper

$7.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

American Born Chinese

BY GENE LUEN YANG
A tour-de-force by rising indie comics star Yang, "American Born Chinese" tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters whose lives and stories come together with an unexpected twist in this action-packed modern fable.

Square Fish 2008 233 PP. Paper

$8.99 (in stock)

American Connections

The Founding Fathers. Networked.

BY JAMES BURKE
Using the unique approach that he has employed in his previous books, author, columnist, and television commentator James Burke shows us our connections to the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence. Over the two hundred-plus years that separate us, these connections are often surprising and always fascinating. Burke turns the signers from historical icons into flesh-and-blood people: Some were shady financial manipulators, most were masterful political operators, a few were good human beings, and some were great men. The network that links them to us is also peopled by all sorts, from spies and assassins to lovers and adulterers, inventors and artists.

Simon & Schuster 2007 368 PP. Paper

$3.50 (in stock)