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Dorothy Day

Selected Writings

EDITED BY ROBERT ELLSBERG
An anniversary edition of the collected writings of Dorothy Day, who led an unconventional and sometimes troubled life which led her to the Catholic faith and life as an activist for the poor, a rebel and person of faith.

Orbis Books 2005 363 PP. Paper

$20.00 (in stock)

Douglass And Lincoln

How A Revolutionary Black Leader & A Reluctant Liberator Struggled To End Slavery & Save The Union

BY PAUL AND STEPHEN KENDRICK
The influence Douglass and Lincoln had on each other and on the nation altered the course of slavery and the outcome of the Civil War. Although Abraham Lincoln deeply opposed the existence of slavery, he saw his mission throughout much of the Civil War as preserving the Union, with or without slavery. Frederick Douglass, a former slave, passionately believed the war's central mission to be the total abolition of slavery. During their meetings between 1863 & 1865, and through reading each other's writings, they managed to forge a strong, mutual understanding and respect that helped convince Lincoln the war could not be truly won without black soldiers and permanent emancipation.

Walker 2008 306 PP. Paper

$6.00 (in stock)

Down In My Heart

Peace Witness In War Time

BY WILLIAM STAFFORD
From 1942 to 1945, William Stafford was interned in camps for conscientious objectors for his refusal to be inducted into the U.S. Army. Stafford's memoir of these years offers a rich glimpse into a little-known aspect of World War II and a fascinating look at the formative years of a major American poet. Reprint, first published in 1947.

Oregon State University Press 2006 94 PP. Paper

$15.95 (in stock)

Down In The Backpack

Audio Cd

BY BILL HARLEY
Bill Harley's performance at the Gathering this summer was a true highlight - he was able to be his true Quaker self among Friends and he shone a bright light. This CD includes many of his most `Friendly' songs including `There's a Light in You' and `Milky Way,' along with a number of more irreverent offerings. In any case, this CD will invite you to sing along and you'll want to play it often for the whole family.

Round River Records 2001 45 MINUTES Audio

$15.00 (in stock)

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 (in stock)

Dragon's Gate

BY LAURENCE YEP
In 1867, Otter travels from Three Willows Village in China to California, the Land of the Golden Mountain. There he will join his father and uncle. In spite of the presence of family, Otter is a stranger among the other Chinese in this new land. And where he expected to see a land of goldfields, he sees only vast, cold whiteness. But Otter's dream is to learn all he can, take the technology back to the Middle Kingdom, and free China from the Manchu invaders. Otter and the others board a machine that will change his life, a train for which he would open the Dragon's Gate.

Trophy 1993 333 PP. Paper

$6.99 (in stock)

The Dreamer

BY PAM MUNOZ, PETER SIS
From the time he is a young boy, Neftall hears the call of a mysterious voice. Even when the neighborhood children taunt him, and when his harsh, authoritarian father ridicules him, and when he doubts himself, Neftall knows he cannot ignore the call. Under the canopy of the lush rain forest, into the fearsome sea, and through the persistent Chilean rain, he listens and he follows. Combining elements of magical realism with biography, poetry, literary fiction, and sensorial, transporting illustrations, Pam Muroz Ryan and Peter Sis take readers on a rare journey of the heart and imagination. Ages 9-12

Scholastic 2010 371 PP. Cloth

$17.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Dreams From My Father (3667)

A Story Of Race

BARRACK OBAMA
Pristine copy- must have been owned by a McCain supporter. Life and times of the current president. I think most folks will have heard of this tome.

Three Rivers Press 2004 455 PP. Paper

$10.00 USED - availability checked Feb 8th 9:01am EST

The Duchess And The Dragon

A Novel

BY JAMIE CARIE
A disgraced duke must flee his homeland disguised as an indentured servant. When he reaches Philadelphia, he is cared for by Quaker Serena Winter, whose mission is to care for the sick. She becomes intrigued by this mysterious figure.

B&H Publishing Group 2008 294 Paper

$14.99 (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

$12.50 (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 (in 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)

Eaarth

Making A Life On A Tough New Planet

BY BILL MCKIBBEN
Twenty years ago, with The End of Nature, Bill McKibben offered one of the earliest warnings about global warming. Those warnings went mostly unheeded; now, he insists, we need to acknowledge that we've waited too long, and that massive change is not only unavoidable but already under way. Our old familiar globe is suddenly melting, drying, acidifying, flooding, and burning in ways that no human has ever seen. We've created, in very short order, a new planet, still recognizable but fundamentally different. We may as well call it Eaarth.

St Martins 2011 272 PP. Paper

$14.99 (in 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)

Early Christian Doctrine

Revised Edition

BY J N D KELLY
This revised edition of the standard history of the first great period in Christian thought has been thoroughly updated in the light of the latest historical findings. Dr. Kelly organizes an ocean of material by outlining the development of each doctrine in its historical context. He lucidly summarizes the genesis of Chrisitian thought from the close of the apostolic age to the Council of Chalcedon in the fifth century--a time teeming with fresh and competing ideas. The doctrines of the Trinity, the authority of the Bible and tradition, the nature of Christ, salvation, original sin and grace, and the sacraments are all extensively treated in these pages.

Harper 1978 508 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

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

$7.50 (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

$1.50 (in stock)

Early Quaker Records In Philadelphia 175 (90)

1750-1800
SECONDHAND, as new paperback. Marriages, births, deaths, certificates received and minutes of the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting and its offspring monthly meetings of the Northern District and Southern District. Minutes are included for the following time periods: Philadelphia MM minutes, 1751-1785; Northern District minutes, 1772-1775; and Southern District minutes, 1772-1775.

Family line productions 1998 402 PP. Paper

$20.00 USED - availability checked Feb 8th 9:01am EST

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 (in stock)

The Earth Book

Includes Go Green Poster!

BY TODD PARR
Todd Parr explores the important subject of environmental protection and conservation in this eco-friendly picture book. Featuring a circular die-cut Earth on the cover, and printed entirely with recycled materials and nontoxic soy inks, this book includes lots of easy, smart ideas on how we can all work together to help the Earth from planting a tree and using both sides of the paper, to saving energy and reusing old things in new ways. The book includes an interior gatefold with a poster with tips on how kids can "go green" everyday.

Little, Brown 2009 32 PP Cloth

$9.99 (in 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 Downloadable Pdf

A Curriculum For 1st Day School,sunday School,& After School Programs

BY SANDRA MOON FARLEY, DIANA GAIL EGLY, THOMAS BAXTER FARELY
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. This is a downloadable .pdf version of this publication. When you purchase this title, after confirming your order, we will send you a limited time web link to download the file.

QuakerPress of FGC 1998 122 PP. Blank

$8.95 (in stock)

Earthcare For Children

A Curriculum For First Day School, Sunday School And After School Programs

BY SANDRA MOON FARLEY, DIANA GAIL EGLY, 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 Press of FGC 1998 114 PP. Spiral Bound

$19.95 (in stock)

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