Healing The Heart Of Democracy

The Courage To Create A Politics Worthy Of The Human Spirit

BY PARKER PALMER
Friend Parker Palmer builds on his own extensive experience to examine the personal and social infrastructure of American politics. What he did for educators in The Courage to Teach he does here for citizens by looking at the dynamics of our inner lives for clues to reclaiming our civic well-being. He points the way to a politics rooted in the commonwealth of compassion and creativity still found among "We the People." He proposes practical and hopeful methods to hold the tensions of our differences in a manner that can help us restore a government "of the people, by the people, for the people."

Jossey Bass 2011 240 PP. Cloth

$24.95 (in stock)

Hear My Prayer

HOPKINS, LEE BENNETT
Help make talking with God a fun and natural daily experience with this collection of prayers, including two original works by award-winning poet Lee Bennett Hopkins. With special prayers for all day long, these selections are sure to become childhood favorites your child will love and pray for years to come!

Zonderkidz 2011 Cloth

$12.99 (in stock)

Hearing With The Heart

A Gentle Guide To Discerning God's Will For Your Life

BY DEBRA FARRINGTON
"Everyone from the most conservative Christian to the most spiritual-but-not-religious folks will find her tools for discernment useful. They include the Quaker practice of settling into silence and waiting on God as well as Lectio Divina, a method for meditating on scripture. Farrington's final section invites readers to go through the process of discernment, but one need not be at a crossroads to appreciate this book." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Jossey-Bass 2003 232 PP. Cloth

$19.95 (in stock)

The Heart Of Christianity

Rediscovering A Life Of Faith

BY MARCUS BORG
"[This book] provides a valuable glimpse into the essence of Christianity for those who have left the faith because they no longer believe its doctrines and those who are trying to remain in the faith while questioning its doctrines. With those people in mind, Borg emphasizes the transformational aspect of Christianity by examining the "emerging paradigm" that is gradually replacing the belief-centered paradigm of the last several hundred years. The new paradigm, Borg writes, is about loving God and loving what God loves, rather than rigidly adhering to a specific set of beliefs. . As always, Borg writes with clarity and precision, which should also help the ongoing conversation."-PW

HarperSF 2004 256 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

The Heart Of Higher Education

A Call To Renewal

BY PARKER PALMER, ARTHUR ZAJONC
The Heart of Higher Education proposes an approach to teaching and learning that honors the whole human being-mind, heart, and spirit-an essential integration if we hope to address the complex issues of our time. The book offers a rich interplay of analysis, theory, and proposals for action from two educators and writers who have contributed to developing the field of integrative education over the past few decades. The book will appeal to those who are new to the field of holistic education, all who want to deepen their understanding of its challenges, and all who want to practice and promote this vital approach to teaching and learning.

Jossey Bass 2010 237 PP. Cloth

$22.45 (in stock)

The Heart Of Whiteness

Confronting Race, Racism And White Privilege

BY ROBERT JENSEN
This book is both a cautionary tale for those white people who believe that they have transcended racism, and also an expression of the hope for genuine transcendence. "Very few white writers have been able to point out the pathological nature of white privilege and supremacy with the eloquence of Robert Jensen. In The Heart of Whiteness, Jensen demonstrates not only immense wisdom on the issue of race, but does so in the kind of direct and accessible fashion that separates him from virtually any other academic scholar, or journalist, writing on these subjects today." -Tim Wise, author, White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son

City Lights Books 2005 124 PP. Paper

$12.95 (in stock)

Heaven In The Midst Of Hell

A Quaker Chaplain's View Of The War In Iraq

STORIES AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY COMMANDER SHERI SNIVELY
"Carry your sword as long as you are able," was Fox's advice to William Penn, and Sheri Snively has taken it as well. Probably the only Quaker Chaplain serving with the marines, this book is the story of her time serving in a military hospital in Iraq. Her words and pictures are a poignant tribute to those she met both as staff and patients and she tells their often terrible but inspiring stories beautifully in this quite surprising book. As her commanding officer says to her, "you have a unique perspective; I hope you are writing it down."

Raven Oaks Press 2010 269 PP. Cloth

$26.95 (in stock)

Heaven On Earth

Quakers And The Second Coming

BY BEN PINK-DANDELION, DOUGLAS GWYN, TIMOTHY PEAT
Almost impossible to summarize, a book exploding with ideas and insights. The experience of Christ was so central to the lives of early friends, that it was as if they were living in the second coming. Peat and Gwyn look at Paul's Gospel, and Quaker beliefs and practices. Pink Dandelion looks at how this unrealized idea of the second coming has influenced Quaker thought today. All copies suffer from poor quality binding.keep a rubber band handy!

Curlew 1998 271 PP. Paper

$22.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Held In Love

Life Stories To Inspire Us Through Times Of Change

ED MOLLY YOUNG BROWN, CAROLYN WILBUR TREADWAY
A birthright Friend Carolyn and her husband were founding members of Bloomington-Normal Friends Meeting. She is an accredited and certified pastoral counselor, family therapist, and social worker. Here with Molly Young Brown she has collected and edited, Personal stories, amplified by poetry and photography from 72 contributors, (including many Quakers) that illustrate, though times and lives are changing, how inspiring real life can be.

Pschosynthesis Press 2010 304 PP. Paper

$20.00 (in stock)

Held In The Light

Norman Morrison's Sacrifice For Peace And His Family's Journey Of Healing

BY ANNE MORRISON WELSH AND JOYCE HOLLYDAY
In 1965 Norman Morrison, a devout Quaker, immolated himself on the steps of the Pentagon as a protest against the Vietnam War. Anne Morrison Welsh recounts Norman's story as well as her own journey to find forgiveness, and recovery from life's wounds. While many were appalled by Morrison's action, others were deeply affected - among them, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, who later described Morrison's death as one of the critical turning points in his life. Decades later, on a pilgrimage to Vietnam, Anne and her children completed a circle that brought them to terms, in a new way, with the mystery and meaning of that day in 1965.

Orbis Books 2008 160 PP. Paper

$20.00 (in stock)

Helen Hunt Jackson And Her Indian Reform Legacy

BY VALERIE SHERER MATHES
A detailed account of the last years of Jackson's life (1879-1885), when she struggled to promote the rights of American Indians, especially in California, displaced and dispossessed by the U.S. government. Jackson's efforts culminated in the publication of A Century of Dishonor, an indictment of the government's Indian policy, and the novel Ramona, a sympathetic portrayal of the plight of California's Mission Indians. Her second husband was a Quaker - William Sharpless Jackson.

University of Oklahoma 1997 235 PP. Paper

$6.00 (in stock)

Henry Climbs A Mountain Sale Book

BY D B JOHNSON
Henry wants to climb a mountain, and nothing is going to stop him. Then Sam, the tax collector, puts him in jail for not paying his taxes. Henry refuses to pay to a state that allows slavery. But being locked up doesn't stop Henry. He still gets to splash in rivers, swing from trees, and meet a stranger. This bear, modeled on the real Henry David Thoreau, roams free.

Houghton Mifflin 2003 32 PP. Cloth

$4.00 (in stock)

Henry Climbs A Mountain

BY D B JOHNSON
"[In this book] Johnson tackles [Thoreau's] philosophy on civil disobedience... Henry the bear sets off to retrieve one of his shoes from the cobbler. But before he can pick it up, he is jailed for nonpayment of taxes. While there, Henry uses crayons and his imagination to create for himself a new shoe, trees, and a mountain path to explore. [On this] mountain, he meets an unnamed, barefoot traveler. Although the stranger's comments indicate that he is an escaped slave seeking freedom, his fur is the same color as Henry's.. Henry gives the traveler his shoes., then returns . to his cell. . Johnson's text does a fine job of explaining the essential conflicts without oversimplifying them."-SLJ

HM 2003 32 PP. Cloth

$15.00 (in stock)

Henry Hikes To Fitchburg

BY D. B. JOHNSON
Inspired by a passage from Henry David Thoreaus Walden, the wonderfully appealing Henry Hikes to Fitchburg follows two friends who have very different approaches to life. When the two agree to meet one evening in Fitchburg, which is thirty miles away, each decides to get there in his own way, and the two have surprisingly different days.

Houghton Mifflin 2006 32 PP. Paper

$6.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Henry J. Cadbury

Scholar, Activist, Disciple - Php 376

BY MARGARET HOPE BACON
Cadbury's accomplishments and commitments reached into many worlds. He was widely acknowledged as an author and as a biblical scholar and translator. He was a professor at Harvard Divinity School, Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges and Pendle Hill. A strong and steady voice for peace and racial justice, he lived his faith through social action. For Henry Cadbury, that activism was expressed principally through the AFSC, of which he was a founder and long-time board chair. Margaret Hope Bacon, the prominent Quaker Historian, who was his associate at AFSC for many years, draws upon her unique perspective to acquaint readers with his full and rich life.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2005 38 PP. Paper

$4.00 (in stock)

Henry's Freedom Box

BY ELLEN LEVINE, ILLUSTRATED BY KADIR NELSON
Henry Brown doesn't know how old he is. Nobody keeps records of slaves' birthdays. All the time he dreams about freedom, but that dream seems farther away than ever when he is torn from his family and put to work in a warehouse. When Henry grows up and marries, he is again devastated when his family is sold at the slave market. Then one day, as he lifts a crate at the warehouse, he knows exactly what he must do: He will mail himself to the North. After an arduous journey in the crate, Henry finally has a birthday -- his first day of freedom. Grade 2- to 5.

Scholastic 2007 40 PP. Cloth

$16.99 (in stock)

Herb, The Vegetarian Dragon

BY JULES BASS, DEBBIE HARTER
The dragons like nothing better than raiding Castle Dark and carrying off princesses to eat. All the dragons, that is, except Herb. He is at his happiest tending his vegetable patch, for Herb is a vegetarian. So it is unfortunate that he is the one captured by the castle knights. Treacherous Meathook and his dragon cronies will only help Herb if he agrees to eat meat, will he give in to their blackmail? Jules Bass s lighthearted story combines with Debbie Harter s jaunty illustrations to make this a hilarious picture book that also offers young readers plenty of food for thought.

Barefoot Books 2005 32 PP. Paper

$7.99 (in stock)

Here I Am, Lord

BY ERNIE BUSCEMI AND VINCE BUSCEMI
A cutting edge booklet on discerning callings. `We are creatures of habit and we do what is comfortable. Faith however inspires action; it produces doers. And those faithful to the obedience, to the urging of the spirit are moved into service.' The authors challenge us to explore the impact of racism on the choices we make.

Southeastern Yearly Meeting 2006 28 PP. Paper

$4.00 (in stock)

Here I Stand

My Struggle For A Christi

SPONG, JOHN SHELBY

Paper

$15.95 (in stock)

Heretics

The Creation Of Christianity From The Gnostics To The Modern Church

JONATHAN WRIGHT
Jonathan Wright traces the evolution of Christianity through focusing on religious dissidents - the "heretics" who changed the shape of religion. Along the way Wright discusses Quaker troublemakers including Mary Dyer and William Penn. Wright also presents a brief but pointed critique of modern ideas of Quakers as dull or conventional, comparing this shift in perception to the treatment of the Amish: "Yesterday's heresy ... today's tourist attraction." What develops throughout the book is a vivid and complete view of Christianity across the centuries - a struggle between the orthodox and the outsider.

HMH 2011 338 PP. Cloth

$28.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

He's Got The Whole World In His Hands

ILLUSTRATED BY KADIR NELSON
What began as a spiritual has developed into one of America's best-known songs, and now for the first time it appears as a picture book, masterfully created by award-winning artist Kadir Nelson.Through sublime landscapes and warm images of a boy and his family, Kadir has created a dazzling, intimate interpretation, one that rejoices in the connectedness of people and nature. Inspired by the song's simple message, Kadir sought to capture the joy of living in and engaging with the world. Most importantly, he wished to portray the world as a child might see it-vast and beautiful.

Dial 2005 32 PP. Cloth

$16.99 (in stock)

The Hicksite-orthodox Reunification

50th Anniversary Perspectives - Dvd

BY JARED TABER AND LAURA SMOOT
In 2005, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting celebrated the 50th anniversary of its reunification following 128 years of disunity during the Hicksite/Orthodox split. This documentary offers some perspectives on the occasion of that anniversary, through five Friends who share their memories of the reunification in 1955 and the times leading up to it. Its purpose is not to provide a comprehensive historical view, but rather to capture some personal viewpoints on the events leading to reunification. The history is relevant today, as Friends continue to address challenges to our unity, even as we strive to worship, work for a more peaceful world, and engage with ever-increasing diversity in our lives.

PhYM 2005 30 MIN. Dvd

$15.00 (in stock)

The Hidden Heart Of The Cosmos

Humanity And The New Story

BY BRIAN SWIMME
The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos opens up not only the exhilarating truths that science reveals of the birth of the universe, but how these truths can transform our lives. In such a view the cosmos appears as awesome and meaningful, its dynamics revelatory, and in this revelation can be found the wisdom humanity needs to face and overcome its present crises, particularly the soul-numbing consumerism that threatens to overwhelm not only individuals, families or societies, but the Earth itself.

Orbis 1999 115 PP. Paper

$12.00 (in stock)

Hidden In Plain Sight

Quaker Women's Writings 1650 - 1700

EDITED BY MARY GARMAN, MARGARET BENEFIEL, JUDITH APPLEGATE, DORTHA MEREDITH
This book is a marvelous collection of early Quaker women's writings and a work of great scholarship. The included tracts, letters epistles and excerpts from journals are reprinted with only minor revisions of the arcane spelling. Features writing from well-known Friends like Margaret Fell, but also from many who are now little remembered.

Pendle Hill 1995 512 PP. Paper

$22.00 (in stock)

Hidden On The Mountain

Stories Of Children Sheltered From The Nazis In Le Chambon

BY DEBORAH DURLAND DESAIX, KAREN GRAY RUELLE
Amazing book for 9 year olds and up. Looks at the famous French Village, Le Chambon, that sheltered and helped so many Jewish refugees in WW2. Told with diary extracts and black and white photos, maps and interviews of those helped and helping - almost all children- makes for a very moving and inspiring book that brings home the horrors of war and the holocaust in a way that shows a few brave ordinary people standing up for their what was right could make a difference. A large hardback tome, and cover seems prone to curl but a great book for school, Meeting Library or home.

Holiday House 2012 275 PP. Cloth

$24.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

A Hidden Wholeness

The Journey Toward An Undivided Life + Circles Of Trust Dvd

BY PARKER PALMER
Friend Parker Palmer seeks to help us "rejoin soul and role," so that individuals and communities can be healed from the ravages of consumerism, injustice and violence. In his classic style, the task is fleshed out with stories, poems, personal confessions and a plan - concrete steps for creating "circles of trust" where honest, open sharing allows each person's "inner teacher" to show up - places where we can sit and wait for our souls to tell the truth. For the paperback edition a DVD about these circles has been added.

Jossey Bass 2009 260 PP & DVD Paper

$19.95 (in stock)

The Highest Frontier

BY JOAN SLONCZEWSKI
One of the most respected writers of hard SF, it has been more than ten years since Quaker Joan Slonczewski's last novel. Now she returns with a spectacular tour de force of the college of the future, in orbit. Jennifer Ramos Kennedy, a girl from a rich and politically influential family (a distant relation descended from the famous Kennedy clan), whose twin brother has died in an accident and left her bereft, is about to enter her freshman year at Frontera College. The world that Jenny is living in is one of the most fascinating and creative in contemporary SF, and the problems Jenny faces will involve every reader, young and old.

Tor 2011 443 PP. Cloth

$26.99 (in stock)

Hindu Scriptures

TRANSLATED BY DOMINIC GOODALL
Bargain priced, but a good selection. The Vedas (most of them) The Bhagavad gita, an almost complete version of the Brhadaranyaka and Chandogya Upanisads , Yajnavalkya smriti a sampling of late medieval tantra and bhakti literature.

Phoenix (UK) 2005 410 PP. Paper

$5.00 (in stock)

Hinduism

Find out all about the faith of Hinduism through the eyes of Babu, a young Hindu from Nepal. In her own words, Babu talks about her beliefs, her family, her everyday life, the rituals and traditions that are important to her, and about the festivals and special days that are celebrated by Hindus around the world.

ticktock Entertainment Ltd. 2006 34 PP. Cloth

$12.99 (in stock)

The Hired Hand

BY ROBERT SAN SOUCI
As water pours over the wheel of a busy sawmill in Virginia, a stranger tells Old Sam, the owner, that he wants to learn the trade. Old Sam is happy to take on a hired hand, and Young Sam, his son, is glad to have someone to boss around. One day, an old farmer complains about a misery in his back. The New Hand offers to fix him up, and when he does, the farmer is not only cured, he's young again! But when conniving Young Sam tries to do the same, he finds himself in big trouble. Can the New Hand set things right?

Puffin 2004 40 PP. Paper

$6.99 (in stock)