The Little Book Of Conflict Transformation

BY JOHN PAUL LEDERACH
The author prefers the word transformation to resolution. This book incluces all the key ideas and thinking in how to transform a conflict - how to end something destructive and create something desired. Lederach examines both the long and short term and avoids idealism in favor of practical detail.

Good Books 2003 64 PP. Paper

$4.95 (in stock)

The Little Book Of Restorative Justice

BY HOWARD ZEHR
A primer on the idea of restorative justice, with helpful illustrations, tables, and lists.

Good Books 2002 76 PP. Paper

$4.95 (in stock)

A Little Book Of Forgiveness

Challenges And Meditations For Anyone With Something To Forgive

BY PATRICK MILLER
"When first published in 1994, this was a book whose ideas and message were ahead of its time. . . Since 1996 I have directed the Stanford Forgiveness Projects, a series of research endeavors that helped substantiate the power of forgiveness to reduce hurt, depression, anger and stress in people who hold grudges. . . In addition to this research I also have taught forgiveness to thousands of hurt and angry people. What I find fascinating is that the things I taught, researched and proved to be true, D. Patrick Miller already knew. . ." Frederic Luskin, Director of Stanford Forgiveness Projects. This is the 10th anniversary edition.

Fearless Books 2004 91 PP. Cloth

$15.00 (in stock)

The Little Book Of Strategic Negotiation

Negotiating During Turbulent Times

BY JAYNE SEMINARE DOCHERTY
Most books on negotiation assume that the negotiators are in a stable setting but what about those far thornier times when negotiation needs to happen while other fundamental factors are in violent change, from deciding which parent will have custody of their child while a divorce is underway; bargaining between workers and management during the course of a merger or downsizing to establishing a new government as a civil war winds down.

Good Books 2005 90 PP. Paper

$4.95 (in stock)

The Little Book Of Family Group Conferences

A Hopeful Approach When Youth Cause Harm

BY ALLAN MACRAE AND HOWARD ZEHR
Since their introduction in New Zealand, Family Group Conferences have been adopted and adapted in many places throughout the world. They have been applied in many arenas including child welfare, school discipline, and criminal justice, both juvenile and adult. In fact family group conferences have emerged as one of the most promising models of restorative justice. This little book describes the basics and rationale for this approach to juvenile justice, as well as how to conduct a family group conference.

Good Books 2004 76 PP. Paper

$4.95 (in stock)

The Little Book Of Cool Tools For Hot Topics

Group Tools To Facilitate Meetings When Things Are Hot

BY RON KRAYBILL
Some subjects seem too hot for a group to discuss sanely, but this book shows how to help people hear each other when they feel like shouting; how to focus on the issues at stake rather than having a war of personalities; how to employ actual practices for better understanding (interviews, small-group discussions, role-reversal presentations); and how to move a group toward making a decision that all can honestly support. Cool Tools is rich in anecdotes and practical how-to for any group faced with tension-filled decision-making.

Good Books 2006 90 PP. Paper

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The Little Book Of Circle Processes

A New/old Approach To Peacemaking

BY KAY PRANIS
Our ancestors gathered around a fire in a circle, families gather around their kitchen tables in circles, and now we are gathering in circles as communities to solve problems. This peacemaking practice draws on the ancient Native American tradition of a talking piece and combines that with concepts of democracy and inclusivity. Peacemaking circles are used in neighborhoods to provide support for those harmed by crime and to decide sentences for those who commit crime, in schools to create positive classroom climate and resolve behavior problems, as well as in the workplace and in social services. The circle process hinges on storytelling.

Good Books 2005 80 PP Paper

$4.95 (in stock)

The Little Book Of Dialogue For Difficult Subjects

A Practical Hands-on Guide

BY LISA SCHIRCH AND DAVID CAMPT
The word "dialogue" suffers from over-use, yet its practice is as transforming and as freshly hopeful as ever. Authors Schirch and Campt demonstrate dialogue's life and possibilities in this clear and absorbing manual: "Dialogue allows people in conflict to listen to each other, affirm their common ground, and explore their differences in a safe environment."

Good Books 2007 80 PP. Paper

$4.95 (in stock)

The Little Book Of Restorative Discipline For Schools

Teaching Responsibility; Creating Caring Climates

BY LORRAINE AMSTUTZ
Two educators show how restorative justice principles can be applied in schools, at all grade levels. The book provides applications and story illustrations which model this hopeful and effective approach to school discipline.

Good Books 2005 88PP. Paper

$4.95 (in stock)

The Little Book Of Biblical Justice

BY CHRIS MARSHALL
This book identifies characteristic features of the Bible's teaching on justice and addresses the many complexities that surround it. It also explores the Bible's shaping effect on Western political and judicial thought.

Good Books 2005 88 PP. Paper

$4.95 (in stock)

The Little Book Of Strategic Peacebuilding

BY LISA SCHIRCH
"Strategic Peacebuilding" recognizes the complexity and the effort this elusive ideal requires. Schirch singles out four critical actions that must be undertaken if peace is to take root at any level: 1) Waging conflict nonviolently; 2) Reducing direct violence; 3) transforming relationships; and 4) Building capacity. She never imagines this to be quick-or an individual-task. Her clear and incisive strategy encourages enabling many approaches to peace, honestly assessing who holds power, and persuading and coercing, but always with keen judgment and precise timing.

Good Books 2004 89 PP Paper

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The Little Book Of Victim Offender Conferencing

Bringing Victims And Offenders Together In Dialogue

BY LORRAINE STUTZMAN AMSTUTZ
Victim offender dialogues have been developed as a way to hold offenders accountable to the person they have harmed and to give victims a voice about how to put things right. Rooted in the practices of native peoples, "conferencing" addresses victims' discomfort with the idea of "reconciliation." It avoids the connotation that victims may negotiate their losses when they hear the term "mediation." "Conferencing" acknowledges the participatory nature of the process. And it gives flexibility about who is included, making room for members of the larger community if appropriate. A useful little book on restorative justice.

Good Books 2007 80 PP. Paper

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The Little Book Of Peace

EDITED BY PATRICIA CHUI
This great little book gathers together over 400 quotes of wisdom from political and spiritual leaders. The words are thought-provoking and comforting, advocating world and inner peace alike. Contributors include Gandhi, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Anne Frank, Vaclav Havel, Buddha, Joan Baez, Martin Luther King, Jr. and many, many more. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the American Friends Service Committee.

Lyons Press 2002 233 PP. Paper

$5.00 (in stock)

The Little Book Of Trauma Healing

BY CAROLINE YODER
Ideas for those who have been traumatized by terrorists or tsunamis, by unsafe and ongoing occupation or oppression. The primary premise is that traumatic events and times have the potential to awaken the human spirit and the global family, but this requires acknowledging our own history and that of the enemy, honestly searching for root causes, and shifting our emphasis from national security to human security. A startlingly helpful approach.

Good Books 2005 90 PP. Paper

$4.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

A Little Journal Of Devotions Out Of Quaker Worship

An Experiment With 104 Entries Across Two Thousand Miles

BY FRANCIS HOLE AND ELLIE SHACTER
Written by two Friends in different parts of the country in an informal and prayer full style that is accessible to all. Perfect as a gift to yourself or for a F/friend.

Quaker Press of FGC 2001 112 PP. Paper

$10.95 (in stock)

A Little Peace

BY BARBARA KERLEY
"A Little Peace" gives a richly evocative and thought-provoking view of the world our children will inherit. Wise words and moving images offer a unique and enriching experience for every young reader. According to author Barbara Kerley, "I believe that peace doesn't just rest in the hands of politicians and world leaders. We all have the power to make the world more peaceful." The book juxtaposes photographs from around the world with a simple, reflective message about our responsibilities for finding and keeping peace on the planet. All the photography is reproduced in miniature at the back of the book with geographic, historic, and cultural context and details explained.

National Geographic 2007 32 PP. Cloth

$16.95 (in stock)

The Little Quaker Book Of De-clutter

BY ELLIE CALDWELL
The world needs much work from us as members of the Religious Society of Friends, to care for others and care for the earth. Our seas are polluted, our forests are disappearing, and refugees wander the earth. Poverty rates rise daily. We need health care, world care, earth care, and care of each other. And we can't do any of that without self care. Good care of ourselves is about physical health, but also about emotions, spirit, finances, relationships, work, and households. We cannot serve as we are needed without being fit inside and out & what about the health of our home environment?

SEYM 2010 48 PP. Paper

$6.00 (in stock)

The Liturgies Of Quakerism

BY BEN PINK-DANDELION
In The Liturgies of Quakerism Pink-Dandelion explores the nature of liturgy within a form of worship based in silence. Tracing the original seventeenth-century Quakers' understanding of the `liturgy of silence,' and what for them replaced outward forms used in other parts of Christianity, this book explains how early Quaker understandings of `time,' `history,' and `apocalyptic' led to an inward liturgical form. The practices and understanding of twenty-first century liberal Quakers are explored, showing that these contemporary Quakers maintain the same kind of liturgical form as their ancestors but understand it in a different way.

Ashgate 2005 150 PP. Paper

$39.95 (in stock)

Live The Questions

Write Into The Answers - Php 354

BY BARBARA PARSONS AND MARY MORRISON
"Through journal writing and other forms of personal writing we are able to take our own life story seriously, to work with our experiences and search through them as we explore the questions that confront us every day. We share here some of our experiences and ideas for [living the questions and writing into-someday-the answers]." - from the foreword

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2001 40 PP. Paper

$7.00 (in stock)

Lively Faith

Reflections On Iowa Yearly Meeting Of Friends ( Conservative)

BY CALLIE MARSH
The Conservative Friends of Iowa have a unique story. It is a chronicle of how one group of Quakers has held fast to its roots against the winds of change, while simultaneously grappling with and responding to the modern world. Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) stands its own ground, fitting neither into the liberal nor orthodox Quaker camps, yet with connections to both. Callie Marsh entered this community as an adult seeker and made it her home, taking part in identity-wrenching struggles, such as their understanding of Christianity and the question of same-gender marriage. (Also available as an ebook. Enter the title in the search field at left to find electronic editions.)

Quaker Press 2011 81 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

Lively Faith, Epub Ebook

Reflections On Iowa Yearly Meeting Of Friends ( Conservative)

BY CALLIE MARSH
This is a ePub formatted version of the book. Download to your computer and then upload from there to any E reader device except a Kindle. WE WILL EMAIL YOU A LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE BOOK ON THE NEXT WORKING DAY AFTER RECEIVING YOUR ORDER. The Conservative Friends of Iowa have a unique story of how one group of Quakers has held fast to its roots against the winds of change, while simultaneously grappling with and responding to the modern world. They fit neither into the liberal nor orthodox Quaker camps, yet with connections to both.(Enter the title in the search field at left to find print and mobi editions.)

Quaker Press of FGC 2011 81 PP. E Book

$11.95 (in stock)

A Lively Faith, Mobi Ebook

Reflections On Iowa Yearly Meeting Of Friends ( Conservative)

BY CALLIE MARSH
This is a mobi formatted version of the book. Download to your computer and then upload from there to a Kindle. WE WILL EMAIL YOU A LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE BOOK ON THE NEXT WORKING DAY AFTER RECEIVING YOUR ORDER. The Conservative Friends of Iowa have a unique story of how one group of Quakers has held fast to its roots against the winds of change, while simultaneously grappling with and responding to the modern world. They fit neither into the liberal nor orthodox Quaker camps, yet with connections to both. Callie Marsh entered this community as an adult seeker and made it her home. (Enter the title in the search field at left to find print and ePub editions.)

Quaker Press of FGC 2011 81 PP. E Book

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The Lives Of Agnes Smedley

BY RUTH PRICE
Was she a selfless political activist? A feminist heroine? A gifted writer who rose from poverty to become a leading journalist and author of the cult classic Daughter of Earth? A spy for the Soviet Union? Fermenter of armed rebellion? It seems she was all these things. This vibrant book brings to life one of the twentieth century's most fascinating women on her unlikely trajectory from Quaker lineage in a small Missouri town to the coal country of Colorado; to Berkeley, to Berlin, Moscow, and China. Fueled by a fury at injustice, Smedley threw herself headlong into the issues of the time, from Indian independence to birth control, women's rights, and the revolution in China.

Oxford U P 2004 497 PP. Cloth

$5.00 (in stock)

Lives That Speak

Stories Of Twentieth Century Quakers

BY THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COMMITTEE OF FRIENDS GENERAL CONFERENCE, EDITED BY MARNIE CLARKE
What do Steve Angell, Elise Boulding, Bayard Rustin and Signe Wilkinson have in common? These Friends and the 12 others included in Lives That Speak each lived their unique witness to making peace and working for justice. Designed for students in the 4th to 8th grade these stories provide young people with models of courage, creativity and caring. Each chapter has questions to ponder, follow up activities and suggested further reading.

Quaker Press of FGC 2004 168 PP Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

Living A Connected Life (8817)

KATHLEEN BREHONY
SECONDHAND COPY- Now out of print. Subtitled "Creating and Maintaining Relationships That Last a Lifetime" and in which: A psychotherapist provides a prescription for creating and strengthening the essential relationships that give our lives meaning, presenting research that underlines both the importance of social connections and the difficulties caused by their absence. Paperback in OK condition for redaing.

Owl Books 2003 272 PP. Paper

$4.50 USED - availability checked Feb 11th 3:39am EST

Living A Gentle, Passionate Life

BY ROBERT WICKS
Good news is that when the right lessons are learned and absorbed into our attitude of living, change is possible; creating a gentle, passionate and more spiritual life is possible. A beautiful gift book.

Paulist 2000 138 PP. Paper

$9.95 (in stock)

Living Buddha, Living Christ

BY THICH NHAT HANH
In lucid, meditative prose, Thich Nhat Hanh explores the crossroads of compassion and holiness at which the contemplative traditions of Buddhism and Christianity meet.

Riverhead 1995 208 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

Living Downstream

An Ecologist's Personal Investigation Of Cancer And The Environment

BY SANDRA STEINGRABER
The first edition of Living Downstream set a new standard for scientific writing. Quaker, poet, biologist, and cancer survivor, Steingraber uses all these kinds of experience to investigate the links between cancer and environmental toxins. The updated science in this new edition strengthens the case for banning pervasive poisons. Because synthetic chemicals linked to cancer come mostly from petroleum and coal, Steingraber shows that investing in green energy also helps prevent cancer. Saving the planet becomes a matter of saving ourselves and an issue of human rights. A documentary film based on the book is just out

Da Capo 2010 414 PP. Paper

$16.95 (in stock)

A Living Faith

An Historical And Comparative Study Of Quaker Beliefs

BY WILMER COOPER
This book is a theological and historical exploration of Quaker beliefs from its earliest days to the present. Includes chapters on the Quaker view of God, Christ, human nature and the church, as well as chapters on the sacraments, testimonies, Quaker service and the future. "I have not found a comparable book for making accessible the full spectrum of contemporary Friends." -Max L. Carter, Guilford College

Friends United Press 1990 217 PP. Paper

$24.00 (in stock)

Living From The Center

Mindfulness Meditation And Centering For Friends Php 407

BY VALERIE BROWN
Quakers are advised to begin worship by "centering down." This is the first step in a Friend's intention to wait in "holy expectancy." Centering prayer is also a practice used by Christian mystics to prepare for contemplation, and "centering" describes the meditation of a Buddhist in pursuit of that deep awareness called "mindfulness." Valerie Brown is an explorer and teacher of centering practices, a Buddhist, and an active Friend. Drawing upon her own experiences and wide studies, she describes for Friends how these various traditions can offer us a better understanding and preparedness for our practice of centering into worship. Discussion questions included.

Pendle Hill 2010 36 PP. Paper

$6.50 (out of stock but can be backordered)