Truce

The Day The Soldiers Stopped Fighting

BY JIM MURPHY
Ages 10 up. A book about the "Christmas Truce" in WW1 when German and English soldiers came out of their trenches talked, sang and celebrated together. Conveys the absolute horror and pointlessness of the war without being too gruesome. He tells of the war, its course till then, the commanders reactions, and of the effect the truce had on the opposing soldiers. Definitely a thoughtful anti war book and he draws lessons that he applies to the Iraq invasion.

Scholastic 2009 116 PP. Cloth

$19.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

The Truro Bear And Other Adventures

Poems And Essays Paperback

BY MARY OLIVER
The Truro Bear and Other Adventures, a companion volume to Owls and Other Fantasies and Blue Iris, brings together ten new poems, thirty-five of Oliver's classic poems, and two essays all about mammals, insects, and reptiles. The award-winning poet considers beasts of all kinds: bears, snakes, spiders, porcupines, humpback whales, hermit crabs, and, of course, her beloved but disobedient little dog, Percy.

Beacon Press 2008 80 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

Trust

My Experience Of Quakerism's Greatest Gift

BY SALLY RICKERMAN
"Like many other members of the QUF [Quaker Universalist Fellowship], Sally believes that the very essence of Quakerism rests in accepting the possibility that every human being may have a direct and personal relationship to God, the Tao, or the spiritual universe-whatever name one chooses-independent of belief, creed, clergy, or organization. Paradoxically, this extreme of individual seeking finds expression in a community of support, love, and mutual Discernment. The resulting tensions between individualism and universalism, freedom and community, are mediated, Sally finds, by trust. ..." - Rhoda R. Gilman, editor's introduction.

Troll Press 2008 23 PP. Paper

$5.00 (in stock)

Trustworthiness Of Religious Experience

BY ELTON TRUEBLOOD
"For early Christians . . . faith in God was a matter of acquaintance rather than speculation," writes D. Elton Trueblood. With logical argument, the author defends the experience of God as reported through the ages and invites us to know God ourselves.

Friends United Press 1993 93 PP. Paper

$6.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Truth In Action

A Curriculum On The Testimony Of Integrity

BY THE CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE AT YEARLY MEETING GROUP, EDITED BY MARTY SMITH_
Four lessons about the Friends testimony of integrity, designed for kindergarten through high school. Each lesson contains background information on one aspect of integrity (truth-telling, authenticity, faithfulness to the Truth or unity in community). To reinforce or enrich each chapter theme, teachers can choose among several age-graded suggestions for discussion questions stories, games, crafts or queries.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 2001 45 PP. Looseleaf

$13.00 (in stock)

Truth Of The Heart

An Anthology Of George Fox

EDITED BY REX AMBLER
Rex Ambler's collection of passages from the writings of George Fox is intended to make available his clearest and most profound writings fromt eh whole range of his works, and to display them in such a way as to show the connections between them. It should therefore be possible, reading the text through, to gain a picture of Fox's whole vision. The anthology is presented in parallel with a translation into modern English, a glossary and a concluding essay entitled `Making Sense of Fox.' This edition has some minor revisions. This book is the companion volume to Light to Live By.

Britain Yearly Meeting 2001 202 PP. Paper

$25.00 (in stock)

Truths Of Humanity

From The World's Great Spiritual Traditions

BY SALLY RICKERMAN
A topical compendium of sayings from the world religions including Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Jainism, Judaism, Shintoism, Sikhism, Taoism, and Zoraoasterianism. Topics with associated quotations include anger, friends, contemplation, peace, faith and justice. Each topic is on a separate loose-leaf notebook page so that each can be easily photocopied for individuals' class use and/or curriculum building.

Troll Press 2006 67 PP. Paper

$6.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Tsunami

BY KIMIKO KAJIKAWA, ED YOUNG
Written two years before what we now call "The Tsunami": Ojiisan, the oldest and wealthiest man in the village, doesn't join the others at the rice ceremony. Instead he watches from his balcony. He feels something is coming - something he can't describe. When he sees the monster wave pulling away from the beach, he knows. Tsunami But the villagers below can't see the danger. Will Ojiisan risk everything he has to save them? Can he? Ages 4-8. Reviewed in May 2011 Friends Journal.

Philomel 2009 32 PP Cloth

$16.99 (in stock)

Tuning In

Mindfulness In Teaching And Learning

EDITED BY IRENE MCHENRY AND RICHARD BRADY
This book is a compilation of essays on how contemplative methods can be used in the classroom (or First Day School) for all ages. By using items such as pebbles, mandalas, books, journals, and artwork in a meditative setting, the core skills underlying all learning: concentration, observation, relaxation can be developed. Also explored are Quaker Meetings for worship, Clearness Committees, yoga and other mindfulness practices. Contributors include Christie Duncan-Tessmer, Chip Poston, Kimberly Post Rowe and the co-editors. "A lovely compilation of stories, ideas, and suggestions for bringing mindfulness to life in the classroom." - Jon Kabat-Zinn

Friends Council on Education 2009 144 PP. Paper

$16.00 (in stock)

Tunnell's Boys

BY TONY JUNKER
"For one who loves both sailing and the history of Quaker Philadelphia, Tunnell's Boys brings alive a time, a place, and a culture which I have lived in through my imagination. An exciting and absorbing human drama which kept me turning the pages." - Margaret Hope Bacon "With pro-war hysteria rising around him, a young pacifist man with a history of brawling embodies the yearnings and contradictions of those around him. Like Tony Junker's adventurous protagonist, I found myself challenged anew: when to fight and by what means?" - George Lakey

iUniverse 2005 298 PP. Paper

$18.95 (in stock)

Turnaround

Growing A Twenty-first Century Religious Society Of Friends - Php 387

BY BENJAMIN LLOYD
Like many Friends, Benjamin Lloyd is deeply concerned about the future of our Religious Society. Why are we diminishing in numbers when we have so much to offer? In this essay, he presents his own creative ideas and encouragement for a reinvigoration of our meeting communities. Which of our traditions and practices should we renew? And where are the places where continuing revelation calls us to be open to the winds of change that will come with the next generation of Quaker leaders?

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2006 31 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Turning To Earth

Stories Of Ecological Conversion

BY F. MARINA SCHAUFFLER
Turning to Earth charts the course of "ecological conversion". It looks at the conversion Stories of environmental activists and writers about how they came to hold those beliefs. Those featured include Quaker Scott Russell Sanders and also Edward Abbey and Alice Walker. This is a book that integrates spirituality, environmentalism and literary criticism and sheds a fascinating new light on all of them.

University of Virginia Press 2003 161 PP. Paper

$12.50 (in stock)

Turning To One Another

Simple Conversations To Restore Hope In The Future

BY MARGARET WHEATLEY
"I believe we can change the world if we start listening to one another again. Not mediation negotiation, problem solving, debate or public meetings just Simple truthful conversation where we each have a chance to speak, we each feel heard and we each listen well." This book is a selection of One Book, One Yearly Meeting of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

Berrett Koehler 2002 158 PP. Paper

$17.95 (in stock)

Twelve Quakers And Pacifism

BY QUAKER QUEST
The peace testimony is central to Quaker faith. In this pamphlet twelve Friends present a diversity of perspectives and reflections on living the peace testimony and grappling with what it means to each of them. Quaker Quest is a new outreach initiative in Britain that is also taking root in America. As part of this work they have published six pamphlets. Twelve anonymous friends write on what each topic means to them. Topics chosen reflect the areas attenders at Quaker Quest events have been most interested to explore.

Quaker Quest 2005 36 PP Paper

$7.00 (in stock)

Twelve Quakers And Equality

BY QUAKER QUEST
Equality is at the heart of Quaker religious faith. It is one of the testimonies through which Friends live - others are peace, simplicity and truth - and it has often been perceived as being the most important of all. In the seventh volume of this series, twelve individual Quakers explore their commitment to equality through their own experience. Topics include prisons, childhood and issues of race, gender and sexuality. All of them write movingly about their lives and their religion.

Quaker Quest 2007 40 PP. Paper

$7.00 (in stock)

Twelve Quakers And God

BY QUAKER QUEST
What is God? Who is God? Or maybe the question is: Who is God for you? What is the name you use, what is your experience, your understanding? 12 British Quakers write from their own experience, starting from their own insights, not from any agreed statement of belief. 12 pieces form 12 different viewpoints, yet each has been life-changing for the person involved. This pamphlet is part of an exploration for writers and readers alike. Those wondering about the Quaker way, and what motivates its followers, should find these 12 honest accounts helpful.

QuakerQuest 2004 60 PP. Paper

$7.00 (in stock)

Twelve Quakers And Simplicity

BY QUAKER QUEST
What does simplicity mean in our complex world? Is it a lifestyle option, or is it more than that? From their own experience, the writers tell of how they try to extend their understanding of simplicity to the way they live their daily lives, and what that means in a troubled world. Quaker Quest is a new outreach initiative in Britain that is also taking root in America. As part of this work they have published six pamphlets. Twelve anonymous friends write on what each topic means to them. Topics chosen reflect the areas attenders at Quaker Quest events have been most interested to explore.

Quaker Quest 2006 32 PP. Paper

$7.00 (in stock)

Twelve Quakers And Faith

BY QUAKER QUEST
Twelve Quakers write about what faith means to them in their lives, starting from their own insights, not any agreed statement of belief. The latest in the Twelve Quakers series - this is NOT included in the New light book that collects all the other pamphlets within one cover.

QuakerQuest 2010 36 PP. Paper

$7.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Twelve Quakers And Worship

BY QUAKER QUEST
The worship of Quakers is waiting on God in the silence and stillness. Seeking after God in this way is not to escape from the world, but to find the spiritual power that heals it. Twelve British Friends write of their experience of worship. These contributions are not religious essays but rather recordings that have the authentic voice of personal experience based within the worshipping community. The Meeting for Worship is at the heart of the Quaker way and all else is an outcome of that experience. Those wondering about the Quaker way, and what motivates its followers, should find these twelve honest accounts helpful.

Quaker Quest 2004 32 PP Paper

$7.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Twelve Quakers And Jesus

BY QUAKER QUEST
Quaker Quest is a new outreach initiative in Britain that is also taking root in America. As part of this work they have published six pamphlets. Twelve anonymous friends write on what each topic means to them. Topics chosen reflect the areas attenders at Quaker Quest events have been most interested to explore. What part does Jesus play in the Quaker faith? Do Quakers `believe' in the Bible? Twelve individual Quakers share their responses to these questions.

Quaker Quest 2007 35 PP. Paper

$7.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Twelve Quakers And Evil

BY QUAKER QUEST
What is the Quaker view of evil? How do Quakers judge someone like Hitler? Are natural disasters evil? How do Quakers respond? Twelve Quakers reflect here on evil and therefore also on goodness and forgiveness and trust. Quaker Quest is a new outreach initiative in Britain that is also taking root in America. As part of this work they have published six pamphlets. Twelve anonymous friends write on what each topic means to them. Topics chosen reflect the areas attenders at Quaker Quest events have been most interested to explore.

Quaker Quest 2006 32 PP. Paper

$7.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Twentieth-century Global Christianity

A People's History Of Christianity, Volume 7

EDITED BY MARY FARRELL BEDNAROWSKI
A specific focus and intent of this final volume of A People's History of Christianity is to delve behind the global phenomenon of Christianity to glimpse some of the very rich and dynamic lifeways within it. Ranging over the whole century and across several continents, the scholars in this volume probe Christians' creative encounters with popular culture, liturgy and spirituality, social change and Marxism, intrareligious and interreligious dialogue, and changes in gender expectations and roles. Includes 50 illustrations, maps, bibliographies, and an 8-page color gallery.

Fortress Press 2008 350 PP. Cloth

$12.00 (in stock)

Twenty-first Century Penn

Writings On The Faith And Practice Of The People Called Quakers, In Modern English

BY WILLIAM PENN, TRANSLATED BY PAUL BUCKLEY
This work by Paul Buckley makes available in modern English five key texts by William Penn. Buckley's extensive footnotes further increase the value of this work to persons who are interested in understanding Penn's works. Texts translated into modern English include "The Sandy Foundation Shaken," "Innocency with her Open Face," "The Christian Quaker and his Divine Testimony Vindicated," "Primitive Christianity Revived" and more.

Earlham School of Religion 2003 415 PP. Paper

$19.95 (in stock)

Two Weeks In May 1945

Sandbostel Concentration Camp And The Friends Ambulance Unit (illustrated With Photographs)

BY CLIFFORD BARNARD
An account of the author's experience with one of the Friends Ambulance Units as it grappled with the relief of a concentration camp in 1945. This has much relevance for today, whether in terms of Kosovo, or in the accounts of the German helpers who reflect on their experience 54 years ago.

Quaker Books 1999 132 PP. Paper

$20.00 (in stock)

The Ultimate Dimension

An Advanced Dharma Retreat On The Avatamsaka And Lotus Sutras

BY THICH NHAT HAHN
Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, presents an advanced new audio learning retreat with this complete series of Dharma talks on two of Buddhism's most beloved texts, the Lotus Sutra and the Avatamsaka Sutra. Here, he discusses: "interbeing" and the transcendence of self, the practice of non-practice, overcoming the fear of death, mindfulness as the key to nirvana, and more.Quite abragain if you had been thinking of buying it for the recomended price of $60.

Sounds True 2004 7 HOURS Disk

$16.50 (in stock)

Una (880)

A Novel

MARY RAINES
As new SECONDHAND COPY. UNA'S pampered, insignificant life in WWII Germany revolves around her husband, a retired film director. When he is suddenly framed by the Nazis, she and her spoiled twelve-year-old granddaughter must flee to the woods. Stripped of everything that had formed her identity, UNA is forced to start her life all over again in a harrowing and often brutal struggle for survival. UNA is one of the few books featuring an older woman as the heroine.

LCL 2010 342 PP. Paper

$9.00 USED - availability checked May 17th 3:40am EDT

Unattended Sorrow

Recovering From Loss And Reviving The Heart

BY STEPHEN LEVINE
Levine suggests a process to help heal emotional wounds that linger and prevent us from leading full and happy lives. Unattended sorrow is unresolved grief that has never been given a chance to heal. This lovely, spiritual book from one of the nation's most trusted grief counselors offers a series of techniques to help heal this pain so readers can lead full and joyful lives. The book not only guides those who have experienced a fresh loss to face the hurt before it settles in, but it also addresses the devastating impact of tragedies past.

Rodale Books 2006 240 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

Unbowed

A Memoir

BY WANGARI MAATHAI
From the first African woman--and the first environmentalist-to win the Noble Peace Prize comes her powerfully inspiring memoir. She was the founder of the Green Belt Movement that has now planted 30 million trees and is spreading around the world. She recounts the obstacles and motivations that have guided her to lead a singularly uncommon life, from a very poor village in Kenya to Deputy minister for the Environment.!p,Vintage

2007 368 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

Unceasing Prayer

A Beginner's Guide

BY DEBRA FARRINGTON
Unceasing Prayer: A Beginner's Guide provides concrete ways that readers can begin to practice unceasing prayer. Through practical, realistic examples, Farrington demonstrates how to make all action, or inaction, a time of prayer. The simple act of dressing can allow us to ask the Lord to be clothed "with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience" (Colossians 3:12). A commute to work can offer an opportunity to ask God's guidance and direction. "This is, quite simply, a beautiful and elegant book." - Publishers Weekly

Paraclete Press 2002 146 PP. Paper

$12.95 (in stock)

Unconditional Parenting

Moving From Rewards And Punishment To Love And Reason

BY ALFIE KOHN
Most parenting guides begin with the question "How can we get kids to do what they're told?" and then proceed to offer various techniques for controlling them. Educator Alfie Kohn asks, "What do kids need -- and how can we meet those needs?" What follows from that question are ideas for working with children rather than doing things to them. Unconditional Parenting addresses the ways parents think about, feel about, and act with their children. It invites them to question their most basic assumptions about raising kids while offering a wealth of practical strategies for shifting from "doing to" to "working with" parenting.

Atria Books 2006 264 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)