The Sense Of The Meeting

Editorial Writings Of Jack L. Wilcuts

BY JACK WILLCUTS

1992 178 PP. Cloth

$16.95 (in stock)

Sensible Justice (5776)

Alternatives To Prison

BY DAVID ANDERSON
SECONDHAND COPY Hardback with dustjacket, good condition. Describing the use of community service, house arrest, drug and sex offender treatment, boot camps and other programs as methods of rehabilitating and punishing criminals, David Anderson discusses their effectiveness and whether they save money.

New Press 1998 175 PP. Cloth

$7.50 USED - availability checked Feb 11th 3:39am EST

Sensing The Enemy (13007)

An American Woman Among The Boat People Of Vietnam

BY LADY BORTON
Good condition, with dust jacket. Lady Borton (her name not an honorific) worked for AFSC in Vietnam in the late 60's, seeing many casualties, both military and civilian, of some of the heaviest fighting. She found new work helping the Vietnamese boat people arriving in Malaysia in 1980.SECOND HAND BOOK

Dial Publishers 1984 176 PP. Cloth

$12.00 USED - availability checked Feb 11th 3:39am EST

Servant Leadership Models For Your Parish

BY DAN R. EBENER
An exploration of the servant-leadership models - "leading like Jesus" in a number of Catholic parishes. Including both case studies of effective parishes and guidelines for creating dynamic parishes with strong leadership, this might be an interesting read for Quakers as well.

Paulist Press 2010 270 PP. Paper

$24.95 (in stock)

Servant Leadership

A Journey Into The Nature Of Legitimate Power And Greatness, 25th Anniversary Edition

BY ROBERT GREENLEAF
Twenty-five years ago Robert Greenleaf published these prophetic essays on what he coined servant leadership, a practical philosophy that replaces traditional autocratic leadership with a holistic, ethical approach. This highly influential book has been embraced by cutting edge management everywhere. Yet in these days of Enron and what VISA CEO Dee Hock calls our "era of massive institutional failure," Greenleaf's seminal work must reach the mainstream now more than ever. Servant Leadership helps leaders find their true power and moral authority to lead. It offers long-lasting change, not a temporary fix and extends beyond business for leaders of all types of groups.

Paulist Press 2002 384 PP. Cloth

$22.95 (in stock)

Set Of Both North American Quaker Maps

Barnches Of Friends & Y M Boundaries

BY SALLY RICKERMAN
Sally Rickermans Two maps available as a set: Four Branches of Quakerism; which shows the number of Quaker Meetings of each "flavor" in each N American state and Canada The four branches are unprogrammed, pastoral, Conservative and Evangelical Friends. Also Map of Unprogrammed Yearly Meetings in North America. A color map that shows the Shows the geographical areas of the Quaker Yearly Meetings. Both are color printed on card and ideal for the noticeboard or wall

Troll Press 2010 2 MAPS 11X17 Blank

$8.00 (in stock)

Seven Life Lessons Of Chaos

Spiritual Wisdom From The Science Of Change

BY JOHN BRIGGS, DAVID PEAT_
John Briggs and David Peat unfold seven lessons for embracing chaos in daily life: 1. Be Creative: how to engage with chaos to find imaginative new solutions and live more dynamically. 2. Use Butterfly Power: how to let chaos grow local efforts into global results. 3. Go with the Flow: how to use chaos to work collectively with others. 4. Explore what's between: how to discover life's rich subtleties and avoid the traps of stereotypes 5. See the Art of the World: how to appreciate the beauty of life's chaos. 6. Live Within Time: how to utilize time's hidden depths. 7. Rejoin the Whole: how to realize our fractal connectedness to each other and the world.

Harper 2000 224 PP. Paper

$13.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Seven Wonders Of Sassafras Springs

BY BETTY BIRNEY
Eben McAllister's father challenges him to find seven wonders in boring and predictable Sassafras Springs that rival the real Seven Wonders of the World. Little does Eben know that what he'll discover will give him the adventure of a lifetime. Great for reading aloud, amusing illustrations.

Aladin 2007 210 PP. Paper

$6.99 (in stock)

The Sex Side Of Life

Mary Ware Dennett's Pioneering Battle For Birth Control And Sex Education

BY CONSTANCE CHEN
A relative of Lucretia Mott, Mary Ware Dennett was one of the pioneering radical women involved in suffrage in the 19th Century. She wrote a short and plain sex education manual for her sons that went on to be widely distributed and led to her conviction on obscenity charges. A fascinating look at life in those turbulent times.

New Press 1996 374 PP. Paper

$5.00 (in stock)

Sex Texts From The Bible

Selections Annotated & Explained

SELECTED AND ANNOTATED BY TERESA HORNSBY
Discover what the Bible says about sex - with no previous background in theology or religious history. This SkyLight book offers insightful and engaging commentary that explains the historical context and religious worldviews of those who wrote the Bible as well as the role their perspectives play in current social debates. The book encourages you to form your own opinion about what the Bible has to say about sex and gain a deeper understanding of your own sexuality

Skylight Paths 2007 172 PP. Paper

$16.99 (in stock)

Sexual Violence And Armed Conflict

BY JANE L. LEATHERMAN
An in-depth but broadly-focused book exploring the tightly intertwined atrocities of conflict and sexual violence.

Polity Press 2011 244 PP. Paper

$19.95 (in stock)

Sexuality

A Part Of Wholeness

BY ELIZABETH WATSON
Questions and recommendations by a gifted Friend, for thoughtful consideration by inviduals and meetings. Searching proposals address our relationships with each other. Recommended to overseers.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1983 25 PP. Paper

$3.00 (in stock)

Shadow Work

BY IVAN ILLICH
A leading, but complex thinker who looks "out of the box" as they say at modern life. Here he examines work that is done but not paid for in society, from the obvious housework and caring for family to certain sorts of education and even commuting. Areas that are often unexamined causes of discrimination and disadvantage. Not an easy read, but in the dark, the sparks coming out of your ears will help.

Marion Boyers 1981 152 PP. Cloth

$2.50 (in stock)

A Shaker's Dozen

BY KATHLEEN THORNE-THOMSEN
Everything the Shakers made was simple in design, pure in form, and perfect in construction, reflecting their beliefs about life. A Shaker's Dozen celebrates the functional beauty of Shaker crafts as it leads young readers on an engaging journey through the numbers one to twelve. From Shaker brooms to homemade fruit pies and sturdy wooden tools, A Shaker's Dozen combines color photographs and a simple text to illuminate Shaker life, while captions offer more detailed information on the various objects. Has an enlightening afterword on Shaker history. Ages 4-8.

Chronicle Books 1999 32 PP. Cloth

$3.50 (in stock)

Shaking Out The Truth

BY PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING
Three lessons highlight how Quakers make decisions.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1998 14 PP. Paper

$3.00 (in stock)

Shane Claiborne's Plenary Address 2009 - Mp3

BY SHANE CLAIBORNE
This is a downloadable mp3 version of Shane's 2009 Gathering plenary address. When you purchase it, after we confirm your credit card details, we will send you a limited time link through which you can download the audio file. Shane Claiborne, a self-described "hellfire and damnation preacher, writer, and circus performer," is a founding partner of The Simple Way, a faith community in inner city Philadelphia that has been a model for radical faith communities around the world. Using experiences in Iraq, experiences in the streets of Philadelphia, ancient stories of the early Christians and contemporary stories of ordinary radicals, he challenges us to deeper faithfulness.

Quaker Press of FGC 2009 AUDIO MP3 Audio

$5.00 (in stock)

Shaped By The Light

The Quaker Experience Of Worship, Community And Transformation

BY MICHAEL WAJDA AND ALISON LEVIE
The 2001 Walton Lecture. An exploration of being altered and grounded by worship and the Quaker faith community.

SEYM 2001 23 PP. Blank

$4.00 (in stock)

Sharp's Dictionary Of Power And Struggle

Language Of Civil Resistance In Conflicts

BY GENE SHARP
In nearly 1,000 entries, the Dictionary defines those ideologies, political systems, strategies, methods, and concepts that form the core of nonviolent action as it has occurred throughout history and across the globe, providing much-needed clarification of language that is often mired in confusion. Entries discuss everything from militarization to censorship, guerrilla theater, pacifism, secret agents, and protest songs. In addition, the dictionary features a foreword by Sir Adam Roberts, President of the British Academy; an introduction by Gene Sharp; an essay on power and realism; case studies of conflicts in Serbia and Tunisia; and a guide for further reading.

Oxford University Press 2011 368 PP. Paper

$19.95 (in stock)

Shattered

Stories Of Children And War

JENNIFER ARMSTRONG
A series of short fictional stories focusing on war and conflit and its effects on the most vulnerable civilians - children. Authors include M.E. Kerr, Suzanne Fisher Staples, and others.

Knopf 2002 166 PP. Cloth

$5.95 (in stock)

She Got Up Off The Couch

And Other Heroic Acts From Mooreland, Indiana

BY HAVEN KIMMEL
Sequel to the best-seller "A Girl Named Zippy". Zippy heads towards being 13, and many things happen, described in her usual accurate amusing yet penetrating style. Her mother goes to college, she becomes a devoted aunt twice. She survives (just) a fractured arm, a very cross cow, Quaker Haven Camp and the worst blizzard in living memory. Sustained by her friends and her lack of faith as her father moves towards a silent epiphany that has hung over her childhood and signals its end.

Free Press 2007 336 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

A Shelter In Our Car

BY MONICA GUNNING, ELAINE PEDLAR
Zettie and her Mama left their warm and comfortable home in Jamaica for an uncertain life in the United Sates. With Papa gone, Mama can't find a steady job that will sustain them and so they are forced to live in their car. But Mama's unwavering love, support, and gutsy determination give Zettie the confidence that, together, she and her mother can meet all challenges. This moving and authentic story about homelessness in an American city was developed with the help of the Homeless Children's Network in San Francisco.

Childrens Book Press 2004 32 PP. Cloth

$16.95 (in stock)

Shepherd And Sheep Play Figures

BY MARY SNYDER
Starting point for using play figures in a prepared environment type of class space. Set contents include one shepherd, one thief, who may double as a shepherd for the Christmas story, three sheep (one of which fits on the shoulders of the shepherd as the lost sheep), a simple cord sheepfold, blue felt "still waters," dark felt "deepest darkness," and green felt "pasture." These play figures have become classic for Jerome Berryman's 'Godly Play' approach to religious eduction. Finished with a canvas storage bag.

Quaker Cottage Industries 2001 IN CNVS BAG Boxed

$20.00 (in stock)

Sheppard Lee

Written By Himself

BY ROBERT MONTGOMERY BIRD, INTRODUCTION BY CHRISTOPHER LOOBY
A quite amazing novel of 1836 recently rediscovered. An idle man in Pennsylvania discovers how to take over the bodies of those just dead and live their lives. He moves around searching for happiness and wealth as brewer, slave, moneylender, madman, and many more, including pious Quaker philanthropist! The book gives a vivid portrait of early American life in Philadelphia and the social conditions and attitudes.

New York Review of Books 1842 425 PP. Paper

$16.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Shining

BY JULIUS LESTER, ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN CLAPP
In a small mountain village, a young girl named Shining is born. As she grows, Shining runs, plays, and smiles like other children, but she does so silently. The villagers fear and shun her, but Shining remains silent and waits for the right moment, and for the right sound, to come--a sound so true, it will win the hearts of her people . . . and win Shining her rightful place as their leader. Julius Lester has created a powerful tale about the importance of remaining true to one's self and finding one's voice. John Clapp's luminous paintings add a breathtaking dimension to Shining, a character as distinct and enchanting as the world she inhabits.

Harcourt 2003 32 PP. Cloth

$17.00 (in stock)

Shock Doctrine

The Rise Of Disaster Capitalism

BY NAOMI KLEIN
Naomi Klein exposed how the trauma of the Iraqi invasion was being exploited to remake the country in the interest of foreign corporations, calling it "disaster capitalism." She saw something remarkably similar in post- tsunami Sri Lanka & post-Katrina New Orleans. People still reeling from catastrophe were being hit with economic "shock treatment", losing land & homes to rapid-fire corporate makeovers. This book reframes the story of a dominant ideology of our time, Milton Friedman's free market economic revolution. Klein shows how it's become a booming new economy, exploiting moments of extreme shock & violence in order to globally implement its economic policies.

Picador 2008 720 PP. Paper

$16.00 (in stock)

A Short History Of A Long Travel From Babylon To Bethel

BY STEPHEN CRISP
A 17th century Quaker tract. An allegory of Pilgrims Progress believed to be written by Stephen Crisp (1628-1692), who had been a traveling minister and responsible for the spread of the Society of Friends into the Netherlands. Written to point out the differences between Bunyan's outward faith of rituals compared to the inward, renewal-of-heart Quaker faith, using a similar fictional account of a journey. Fondly remembered as a small blue hardback, now a pamphlet.

Tract 2008 20 PP. Paper

$1.50 (in stock)

The Short Journals And Itinerary Journals Of George Fox

BY GEORGE FOX, EDITED BY NORMAN PENNEY
Brings together 3 journals of George Fox, edited by Norman Penny to mark the tercentenary of Fox's birth. The Short Journal, dictated by Fox in Lancaster prison (1663-1664), records Fox's travels and the persecutions he faced between 1648 & 1663. The Itinerary Journal, compiled by John Field, contains an account of Fox's mission work, organizational activities and family life from 1681 to his death. The Haistwell Diary, written by Edward Haistwell, records Fox's activities between 1677 and 1679, including his journey across the length of England and his voyages to Holland and Germany. Photographic reprint of the 1925 text.

Cambridge University Press 1925 403 PP. Paper

$34.99 (in stock)

Shouts And Whispers

Twenty-one Writers Speak About Their Writing And Their Faith

EDITED BY JENNIFER HOLBERG
Shouts and Whispers contains a fascinating array of reflections on topics surrounding the often-perilous intersection of writing and faith. The authors all agree that literature can help us to be more faithful, yet they approach the subject in ways as diverse as their biographies. Contributors include Madeleine L'Engle, Katherine Patterson, Frederick Buechner, Annne Lamott, Jan Karon, and Kathleen Norris. "What does it mean to be a writer working in a context of faith? Answers to this question and others are the crux of this meaty, thoughtful volume of essays edited from speeches and interviews at the biennial Calvin Festival of Faith and Writing." - Publishers Weekly

Eerdmans 2006 257 PP. Paper

$16.00 (in stock)

Show Way

BY JACUELINE WOODSON, HUDSON TALBOT
Soonie's great-grandma was just 7 when she was sold to a big plantation without her ma and pa, and with only some fabric and needles to call her own. She pieced together bright patches with names like North Star and Crossroads, patches with secret meanings made into quilts called Show Ways-maps to follow to freedom. When she grew up, she passed on this knowledge and Show Way has been passed down by all the women in Jacqueline Woodson's family Beautifully rendered in Hudson Talbott's luminous art, this moving, lyrical account pays tribute to women whose strength and knowledge illuminate their daughters' lives. Ages 4-8 ish.

Putnam 2005 48 PP. Cloth

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Sickness, Suffering And Healing

More Stories From Another Place - Php 341

BY TOM GATES
This pamphlet contains the stories of an American Quaker doctor's compassionate encounter with Kenyans when he worked at the Friends Lungulu Hospital. The stories describe the challenge to alleviate suffering and the deep effect the community in which he worked had on the author.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 1998 36 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)