Quakerbooks

Downright Dencey

A Newbery Honor Book From 1927

BY CAROLINE DALE-SNEDEKER
This treasure of a novel is set on the island of Nantucket just before the War of 1812. Much more than a tale of whaling ships and gentle Quaker eccentricities, it is a tale of friendship--the kind most truly espoused by Friends, with all the struggle and complexity one should expect. Dency is a mystery to her mother, whose stern exterior hides a heart that breaks every time her husband Captain Tom goes to sea. Within a context of outward simplicity of living and inward intricacy of relationship, Dencey matures from the little girl who, in un-Quakerly violence of temper, throws a rock at the town outcast. She becomes a young woman ready to bear her part in life with grace and courage.

Bethlehem 1927 268 PP. Paper

$12.95 (in stock)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have A Dream Speech In Transl

What It Really Means

BY MARTIN LUTHER KING AND LESLIE HOLLAND
This book looks busy or even a mess at first glance, but what it has is the full text of the famous I have a dream speech on one side of the page, then on the facing page is a key part of the text, and explanation of its ideas, institutions or people it mentions, that help to translate the speech so it can be understood by younger folks. There are many illustrations and definitions and it is a very useful resource.

Capstone Press 2009 32 PP. Paper

$7.95 (backorder)

Dragons Fallen Sun (111)

BY MARGARET WEIS, TRACY HICKMAN
Some nice Science Fiction hardbacks - not that quakerly - but these and murder mysteries do seem to be popular among Friends!. These books are all in pretty good condition hardback with tidy dustjackets. Science Fiction Book Club Editions.

Various Publishers 2000 548 PP. Cloth

$7.50 USED - availability checked Mar 16th 10:24am CDT

Drinking The Rain

A Memoir

BY ALIX KATES SHULMAN
At fifty, the author left a city life filled with political activism, family, and literary community, and went to stay alone in a small cabin on an island off the Maine coast. Living without plumbing, electricity, or a telephone, she discovered in herself a new independence and a growing sense of oneness with the world that redefined her notions of waste, time, necessity, and pleasure. With wit, lyricism, and fearless honesty, Shulman describes a quest that speaks to us all: to build a new life of creativity and spirituality, self-reliance and self-fulfillment.

Penguin 1996 240 PP. Paper

$4.75 (in stock)

The Dumpster Diver

BY JANET S. WONG, ILLUSTRATED BY DAVID ROBERTS
Anyone can dive for treasure in the ocean, but Steve dives for it in his neighborhood dumpster! As he delves into the trash each weekend, Steve encourages his young neighbors (aka the Diving Team) to see the potential in what other people throw away. With a little bit of imagination, trash can be transformed into treasure - and as the Diving Team soon discovers, it might even help a friend in need.

Candlewick 2007 32 PP. Cloth

$16.99 (in stock)

Dunant's Dream

War, Switzerland, And The History Of The Red Cross

BY CAROLINE MOOREHEAD
The first writer to gain access to the Red Cross archives, Moorehead traces its history and its relationship with some of the most barbaric regimes of the 20th century. A moving and authorised history by an author of real distinction that sheds light not just on the Red Cross but on the nature of humanity itself.

HarperCollins 1999 776 PP. Paper

$6.00 (in stock)

The Duty Of Delight

The Diaries Of Dorothy Day

EDITED BY ROBERT ELLSBERG
Dorothy Day was the co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement. After being sealed for twenty-five years, the publication of her diaries offers a uniquely intimate portrait of her daily struggles and concerns. For almost fifty years, through her tireless service of the poor and her courageous witness for peace, she offered an extraordinary example of the gospel in action. These daily musings recount her story from 1934 to 1980. She displays a rare balance between radicalism and tradition, action and contemplation, the transcendent and the everyday. Ellsberg was a member of the Catholic Workers community in New York and is a careful and skilful editor.

Marquette University Press 2008 700 PP. Cloth

$42.00 (low stock)

The Dynamics Of An Unprogrammed Meeting For Worship

BY MARY HOPKINS
Have you ever wondered how to prepare for meeting for worship or what other people experience during worship? These issues are addressed in this insightful pamphlet-useful for the individual seeker, clerks, committee members and potential workshop leaders. Find creative solutions and procedures to deepen the mysterious process known to Quakers as unprogrammed meeting for worship.

Quaker Press of FGC 1999 32 PP. Paper

$8.00 (in stock)

Dynamics Of Nonviolent Action

(politics Of Nonviolent Action, Part 3)

BY GENE SHARP
What makes for a successful "nonviolent action"? What are common responses from the powers that be and how can they be negated or exploited? Here Gene Sharp also covers how to build community among those working on a nonviolent strategy. The 3rd of Gene Sharps landmark Nonviolence theory trilogy. The other volumes are (Vol 1): Power and Struggle, which focuses on the nature of power, an understanding of which is crucial to understanding why nonviolent strategies can be so effective. (Vol 2): The Methods of Nonviolent Action were he examines 198 different kinds of nonviolent actions, giving historical examples of each.

Porter Sergant 1985 902 PP. Paper

$13.95 (in stock)

Each Leaf

Poems

BY SARAH & DAVID MOOK
A wonderful book of poems which arose out of a father's grief at the loss of his nine-year-old daughter. Sprinkled throughout the book are Sarah's drawings and writings, which are as poignant and graceful as her father's words. A fine tribute and a treasure of a book. Was $25.00! Now $16.00!

Mook 2000 61 PP. Cloth

$10.00 (low stock)

Each Little Bird That Sings

BY DEBORAH WILES
Comfort finds, despite living in a funeral home and havingattended close to 250 funerals, she needs a true friend when her Aunt and Uncle die unexpectedly. Told in Comforts southern voice and in "testimonies to the life" inserts.

Harcourt 2005 147 PP. Cloth

$5.95 (in stock)

Each Of Us Inevitable

Some Keynote Addresses At Quaker Gatherings (1977-1993)

EDITED BY ROBERT LEUZE
This revised and expanded volume of 19 keynote addresses, presented between 1977 and 1993 by well-known Friends who reflect a range of sexual orientation, offers a collective wisdom on being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or an ally. One frequent theme of both the `straight' and `gay' presenters considers how the contributions of LGBTQ persons are vital both among Friends and in the general society. There are eight more essays in this volume than in the previous one. Contributors include Becky Birtha, Tom Bodine, Elise Boulding, John Calvi, Stephen Finn, Arlene Kelly, William Kreidler, George Lakey, Ahavia Lavana, Muriel Bishop Summers and Elizabeth Watson.

FLGBTQC 2003 260 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

Earlham College

A History, 1847-1997

BY THOMAS HAMM
Earlham College was founded by Indiana Quakers in 1847 for the "guarded religious education of the children of Friends." Today it is among the handful of nationally ranked liberal arts colleges still retaining a strong religious identity. In the last half century, Earlham has become a national institution. Unlike many other denominational colleges, it has preserved and strengthened its sectarian identity: becoming home to the first Quaker theological seminary in the world, instituting a system of consensus governance, and attracting well-known Quaker faculty.

Indiana University Press 1997 448 PP. Cloth

$35.00 (backorder)

Early Friends And Ministry

BY MARTHA PAXSON GRUNDY
What did the first Friends actually have to say about ministry? Marty Grundy provides a short but thorough guide to this aspect of early Quaker thought. In addition, she gives us her incisive analysis, examining today's thought and practice concerning ministry in the light of early Friends' intentions.

Beacon Hill Friends House 2009 28 PP. Paper

$4.00 (in stock)

Early Morning

Remembering My Father, William Stafford

BY KIM STAFFORD
Writer, pacifist, teacher, and a literary mentor to many, William Stafford is one of the great American poets of the twentieth century. He published more than sixty-five volumes of poetry and prose. Before his death in 1993, he gave his son Kim the greatest gift and challenge: to be his literary executor. By piecing together a collage of his personal and family memories, and sifting through thousands of pages of his father's daily writing and poems, Kim illuminates a fascinating and richly lived life.

Graywolf Press 2002 296 PP. Cloth

$12.50 (in stock)

Early Prophetic Openings Of George Fox

BY GEORGE FOX
Examples take from the Nickalls edition of Fox's journal that demonstrate his writing when he felt the most strongly led by the lord. These are the most powerful and often well known passages in his writings, but they are presented here as fully as possible to give context to popular quotations that are often misinterpreted. A fine Introduction to the unique ideas of Quakerism.

Tract Association 1986 45 PP. Paper

$3.50 (in stock)

Early Quaker Writings, 1650-1700

EDITED BY HUGH BARBOUR AND ARTHUR ROBERTS
Early Quaker Writings contains thoughtful, representative examples of seventeenth century Quaker writing enhanced by extensive introductory essays. The book is fully annotated with an extensive biographical index. Readers will enjoy the great variety of material selected, representing the variations of manners, styles and beliefs of early Friends. This new edition contains an updated general introduction.

Pendle Hill 2004 622 PP. Paper

$27.00 (low stock)

Early Zimbabwe

Memoir Of A Quaker At Home In A Jesuit Mission

BY DYCK W. VERMILYE
Dyck Vermilye first arrives in Harrare, then called Salisbury, back in 1980, making contact with the local Quakers, as well meeting in a local bar a very racist white ex infantryman, Grant, who continually reappears in his life, often in surprising circumstances. The book details his subsequent return to Africa and his work within a Jesuit training center, Silviera House, just outside the city. A fascinating life and a glimpse into a small Quaker world (and a jesuit one as well) in a most troubled country.

Elite Books 2005 152 PP. Paper

$15.00 (low stock)

Earth Care

World Folk Tales To Talk About

BY MARGARET READ MACDONALD
Forty-one tales, fables, poems, stories, and numerous proverbs from over thirty countries or ethnic groups for folks to talk about. Grouped by concept, these tales touch upon both human and ecological themes: caring for the land; caring for other creatures; how all things are linked; how human greed leads to disaster; how no thing is without value; how pollution returns to the polluter; how one person can make a difference; how to husband the future by heeding the experience of the past; and how to unite our voices on the Earth's behalf. By the author of Peace Tales.

August House 2005 176 PP. Paper

$16.95 (in stock)

Earthcare For Children

A First Day School Curriculum - Second Edition

BY SANDRA MOON FARLEY, DIANA GAIL EGLEY, THOMAS BAXTER FARLEY
A first day school curriculum based on experience at Palo Alto and Santa Cruz Meetings. Activities, exercises and discussion topics in 13 chapters. There are also duplicatable "home pages" which the children can use during the week at home. Very practical, useful and well laid out booklet with a good list of resources at the back and suggestions for other books to continue exploring these environmental topics.

Quaker Earthcare Witness 1998 122 PP. Paper

$15.00 (backorder)

Earthcare For Friends

A Study Guide For Individuals And Faith Communities

EDITED BY LOUIS COX, INGRID FABIANSON, SANDRA MOON FARLEY, RUAH SWENNERFELT
This study guide is designed to help Friends understand specific ways that human activities have been despoiling the Earth; different ways of living and thinking that can bring harmony among humans and between humans and the natural world; why stewardship is necessary for a vital relationship with God and with others; and how Earthcare is a natural expression of the historic Quaker testimonies of peace, equality, justice, simplicity, and integrity. Earthcare for Friends provides adult education materials including articles, queries, sources of inspiration, Earthcare resources, and activities to illustrate basic ecological issues. Also included is a packet of pamphlets on Earthcare issues.

QEW 2004 254 PP. Spiral Bound

$18.00 (in stock)

Earthlight

Spiritual Wisdom For An Ecological Age

EDITED BY ANTHONY MANOUSOS AND CINDY SPRING
"'How shall the heart be reconciled to its feast of losses?' K. Lauren DeBoer invokes this question by Stanley Kunitz to introduce this beautiful collection of essays, interviews, and poems about spiritual ecology, all originally published in the Quaker magazine, Earthlight. How shall the heart be reconciled to the loss of the giant sequoias? DeBoer asks. The buffalo? Our 20,000 fellow species that are gone for good? How, indeed. The authors featured here have all plumbed the deep sorrow of our `ecological age,' as well as the joyful abundance and mystery of our world. Each guides readers down a different path to a tender, if bittersweet, spiritual relationship with the Earth." - Yes

Friends Bull. 2007 360 PP. Paper

$20.00 (in stock)

Eating Dr. King's Dinner

A Memoir Of The Movement 1963-1966

BY CHUCK FAGER
This book is a vivid personal account of the 1965 direct action campaign in Alabama, which resulted in passage of the Voting Rights Act. Here Chuck Fager gives his own previously untold story of being a rookie civil rights worker in Selma. He ends up arrested and in a jail cell with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kimo 2005 165 PP. Paper

$10.00 (backorder)

Echoing Silence

Thomas Merton On The Vocation Of Writing

EDITED BY ROBERT INCHAUSTI
Merton's thoughts on writing have never been compiled into a single volume until now. Topics include writing as a spiritual calling, the role of the Christian writer in a secular society, the joys and mysteries of poetry, and evaluations of his own literary work. Also included are fascinating glimpses of his take on a range of other writers, including Henry David Thoreau, Flannery O'Connor, Dylan Thomas, Albert Camus, James Joyce, and even Henry Miller, along with many others.

New Seeds 2007 224 PP. Paper

$14.00 (low stock)

Eco-economy

Building An Economy For The Earth

BY LESTER BROWN
Lester Brown argues that, like the Sumerian and Mayan civilizations, our economy is fast destroying its environmental support systems, threatening future generations. The challenge is to restructure the global economy, replacing our fossil fuel-based, automobile-centered, throwaway economy with a new one that is environmentally sustainable. Brown outlines his vision of the new economy.

Norton 2001 224 PP Paper

$15.95 (low stock)

Ecokids

Raising Children Who Care For The Earth

BY DAN CHIRAS
A hopeful and inspiring guide for parents, topics covered include ways to avoid gloom and doom in favor of positive solutions, foster love and empathy for nature, develop environmental values, and put values into action. Each chapter includes a case study of a child who's making a difference, short pieces that highlight serious problems such as global warming, along with positive solutions that can be read aloud to children, and activities for children. A resource guide lists helpful books, articles, videos and organizations.

New Society 2005 240 PP. Paper

$17.95 (backorder)

Ecumenical Engagement For Peace And Nonviolence

BY LAMAR GIBBLE

2006 233 PP. Paper

$12.00 (backorder)

Eddie's Kingdom

BY D B JOHNSON
Trash in the hall! Loud music! Nothing is right with Eddies neighbors. Everyone in the Peaceable Building is fighting. And they are blaming Eddie. Are you the kid who bangs the ball on my wall? growls Mrs. 4. How can Eddie help his neighbors to get along? The ingenious way that Eddie brings everyone together surprises them all. With his signature art style, author D. B. Johnson portrays the busy life of tenants in an apartment building. In Eddie, he creates an unlikely hero, a child who puts everything into perspective for his neighbors with a little help from his talent and pencil. Ages 4-8.

Houghton Mifflin 2005 32 PP. Cloth

$16.00 (low stock)

Edge By Edge

BY GLADYS JUSTIN-CARR, HEIDI HART, EMMA BOLDEN, VIVIAN TETER
A collection of four smaller books by accomplished women poets, including Friend Heidi Hart. Heidi Hart's poems, full of music, are a quiet testament to her mature perspective of those middle places where "each of us holds light, but none / is spared some of the darkness." "Edge by Edge sets four very active and impassioned voices in motion, and it asks us to let those voices pass through us as they travel toward each other." - David Rivard, from the foreword.

Toadlily Press 2007 Paper