The Unconquerable World

Power, Nonviolence And The Will Of The People

BY JONATHAN SCHELL
The author of The Fate of the Earth looks at the history of violence up to the summit of madness - nuclear stalemate. He then also looks at the equally powerful but less well-known history of nonviolent methods of confronting power and bringing about change at every level of the political and international spectrum. He then suggests ways, based on this history, to move to a lasting world peace.

Owl Books 2005 448 PP. Paper

$16.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Undaunted Spirits

True Stories Of Quaker Service

BY JACK SUTTERS & MELISSA ELLIOTT
True stories of the work of AFSC over the past 85 years. From the Doukabhors and so many other refugees, to the world wars, feeding programs, Work camps, Gay rights, Civil rights, Conscientious objection. Truly showing that their "work is Love made visible".

AFSC 2002 84 PP. Paper

$7.50 (in stock)

Undaunted Zeal

The Letters Of Margaret Fell

EDITED BY ELSA GLINES, FOREWORD BY ROSEMARY MOORE
Margaret Fell was the person to whom everyone in early Quakerdom wrote, at Swarthmore Hall, the home she had shared with George Fox. Here collected for the first time are the letters she wrote in reply. Her clear letters are a wonderful picture of early Quakerism and the glue that bound it together through the early years. Each letter is preceded with a summary giving biographical details and elucidating difficulties that modern readers may find. Introductory essays set the scene for the period in which she wrote. A major work and the first effort at compiling the letters.

Friends United Press 2003 509 PP. Paper

$35.00 (in stock)

Under Our Skin

Kids Talk About Race

BY DEBBIE HOLSCLAW BIRDSEYE, TOM BIRDSEYE
Six young middle schoolers, Rosa, a Mexican-American; Akram, an Arab-American; Jenny, a Chinese-American; Tad, an Anglo-American; Janell, a Native American; and Jason, an African American discuss their feelings about their own ethnic backgrounds and about their experiences with people of different races. they examine both sides of the issue, when the prejudice is directed against them, and when members of their own ethnic group are prejudiced toward others.

Holliday House 1997 32 PP. Cloth

$15.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Under The Quilt Of Night

BY DEBORAH HOPKINSON, ILLUSTRATED BY JAMES RANSOME
Dramatic oil paintings and compelling verse-like prose combine to portray the harsh yet hopeful experience of travel along the Underground Railroad. Hopkinson and Ransome revisit the theme of their first collaboration, Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. This time readers journey the precarious trail to freedom with a young runaway as she escapes to Canada via clandestine routes and dangerous nighttime treks. Ransome fills in the characterizations with portraits that convey a strong familial connection and the kindness of the conductors along the way. Ages 5-10.-Publishers Weekly

Simon & Schuster 2004 63 PP. Paper

$7.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Underground Railroad In New Jersey And New York

BY WILLIAM SWITALA
This book tells the story of the network that guided escaped slaves to freedom, its operation, its important figures, and its specific history in New York and New Jersey. It pinpoints the major routes through the states, with maps and information for locating them today. There is also a chapter on Canada - the final destination of many escaped slaves.

Stackpole Books 2006 166 PP. Paper

$19.95 (in stock)

The Underground Railway

BY ANN HEINRICHS
Part of the excellent "We the people series" from School publisher Compass Point. A good, short but thorough introduction to the Underground Railway. Many illustrations some in color, a timeline, map and some biographies.

Compass Point Books 2001 48 PP. Paper

$7.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Understanding Fiction

Poems, 1986-1996

BY HENRY TAYLOR
In his first poetry collection since winning the Pulitzer Prize for The Flying Change, Quaker poet Henry Taylor beautifully renders the vicissitudes of love, friendship, and vocation. Often using the craft of writing as a metaphor for the examined life, Taylor explores with wry wisdom the slow-dawning awareness of our evanescence. In Understanding Fiction we find gentle regret for time spent dabbling, time spent away from the work that should rightfully claim our passion. Indded to understand the fictions with which we cloak our endeavors is ultimately to make what peace we can with the "consequences of ignorant choices."

Louisiana State University Press 1996 64 PP. Paper

$16.95 (in stock)

Understanding Global Slavery

A Reader

BY KEVIN BALES
Although slavery is illegal throughout the world, we learned from Kevin Bales's highly praised expos‚, Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy, that more than twenty-seven million people are still trapped in bondage. With this new volume, Bales, the leading authority on modern slavery, looks beyond the specific instances of slavery described in his last book to explore broader themes about slavery's causes, its continuation, and how it might be ended. Written to raise awareness and deepen understanding, and touching again on individual lives around the world, this book tackles head-on one of the most urgent and difficult problems facing us today.

University of California Press 2005 212 PP. Paper

$19.95 (in stock)

Understanding The Palestinian - Israeli Conflict

A Primer

BY PHYLLIS BENNIS
With straightforward language, Bennis, writes about Israel and Israelis, Palestine and Palestinians, the US and the Middle East, Zionism and anti-Semitism; about complex issues ranging from the Oslo peace process to the election of Hamas. Sections include: The Crisis; The Other Players: The Role of the US, the UN, the Arab States, and Europe; Recent History: Rising Violence; Looking Backward (1900-1991); The Future.

Olive Branch Press 2007 196 PP. Paper

$10.00 (in stock)

An Undivided Life

Seeking Wholeness In Ourselves, Our Work And Our World

BY PARKER PALMER
What does it mean to live "an undivided life"? For Quaker Parker Palmer, it means living a life of authenticity in which "soul and role" are fully aligned. Here he offers heartwarming stories, insightful reflections, and poetic wisdom from his lifetime of work. He explores: How we can choose an undivided life in a world riddled with divisions; Why we need to "act in every situation in ways that honor the soul"; How authenticity, connectedness, and the "inner teacher" are critical for living more deeply and finding fulfillment; Why we need true community, a "circle of trust", to take an inner journey toward wholeness.Nearly 6 hours of audio.

Sounds True 2009 5.5 HOURS Disk

$34.95 (in stock)

The Unequal World We Inhabit

Quaker Response To Terrorism And Fundamentalism

BY PAUL LACEY
Are all terrorists religious fundamentalists? How can pacifists respond to devastating violence? These and other challenging questions are at the heart of Paul Lacey's text as he explores Quaker response to both terror and fundamentalism. He acknowledges the evil and devastation caused by terrorist acts, but argues for a more nuanced understanding of what might drive people to kill indiscriminately. Alive to the urgency of the challenges posed by terrorism and violent clashes of beliefs, Lacey does not shrink from criticizing faith and religion when they stand in the way of peace. This was the 2010 Swarthmore Lecture.

Quaker Books 2010 106 PP. Paper

$16.00 (in stock)

Unforeseen Joy

Serving A Friends Meeting As Recording Clerk

BY DAMON HICKEY
Excellent and delightful guide for recording clerks. Practical advice with a spiritual basis.

North Carolina Yearly Meeting (F) 1987 35 PP. Paper

$2.00 (in stock)

Unglobed Fruit -poems

BY ESTHER GREENLEAF MURER
Esther Greenleaf Murer is a member of Central Philadelphia MM, and has been writing poetry since the age of 6. Her poetry has appeared in Friends Journal, Types & Shadows (of which she was founding editor), and the anthology The Best of Friends. She will be represented in the forthcoming anthology, Gathered: a Quaker Poetry Anthology. She compiled the pamphlet Beyond Uneasy Tolerance: The saga of Quaker and the arts in 100 quotations, and translated 4 novels by Norwegian Jens Bjorneboe

Lulu 2011 87 PP. Paper

$11.00 (in stock)

Unitarian Universalism

A Narrative History

BY DAVID BUMBAUGH
SECONDHAND BOOK, paperback good condition, Ideal for thse fed up with Quakerism. Bumbaugh provides an overview of Unitarianism, Universalism, and Unitarian Universalism from their beginnings in Europe to the end of the twentieth century, and he tells the story in a readable and accessible way. The author is currently an associate professor of ministry at Meadville-Lombard and a minister emeritus of the Unitarian Church in Summit, New Jersey.

Meadville-Lombard 2000 226 PP. Paper

$4.75 (in stock)

Unity, Disunity, Diversity

Or Some Mysteries Of The Holy Spirit's Life At Work In Its Body's Members - A Letter To New England Friends

BY BRIAN DRAYTON
or "Some mysteries of the holy Spirit's LIFE at work in its body's members hinted at. A letter to New England Friends". Unity is not a product but a process and 'living in unity' is another way to describe the watchful life that is the heart of Friends response to the presence of the inward Teacher. Using historic examples, Brian Drayton develops this theme and examines how well we are currently living this process. Friends beyond New England will find this slim pamphlet as useful as his fellow New Englanders.

Beacon Hill pamphlet 2007 32 PP. Paper

$4.00 (in stock)

Universalism - A Hope For Humanity

2010 Fgc Gathering Plenary Address

BY PHILIP GULLEY
This is a CD of Phil Gulley's 2010 plenary address at FGC's Gathering of Friends, entitled "Universalism: A Hope for Humanity". Phil talks about his spiritual journey toward an ultimately Universalist conclusion. Peppered with humorous anecdotes, as one would expect from this author, Phil brings a message of love and acceptance that is a great adjunct to his books If Grace Is True and If God Is Love. Includes questions and answers.

Quaker Press of FGC 2010 70 MIN. Audio

$12.00 (in stock)

Universalism - A Hope For Humanity Mp3

2010 Fgc Gathering Plenary Address

BY PHILIP GULLEY
This is a downloadable audio file of Phil Gulley's 2010 plenary address at FGC's Gathering of Friends, entitled "Universalism: A Hope for Humanity". Phil talks about his spiritual journey toward an ultimately Universalist conclusion. Peppered with humorous anecdotes, as one would expect from this author, Phil brings a message of love and acceptance that is a great adjunct to his books If Grace Is True and If God Is Love. Includes questions and answers.

Quaker Press of FGC 2010 70 MIN. Audio

$5.00 (in stock)

Universalism And Religions

Quaker Universalist Reader Number 2

EDITED BY PATRICIA A. WILLIAMS
Thirty-six Quaker authors from Britain and the U.S. write about "Universalism and Religions". Contributors include David Boulton, Chuck Fager, Bill Kriebel, Richard Allen & Ralph Hetherington.

Quaker Universalist Fellowship 2007 120 PP. Paper

$16.95 (in stock)

Universalism And Spirituality

Quaker Universalist Reader Number 3

EDITED BY PATRICIA WILLIAMS
Essays and articles by David Boulton, Ralph Hetherington, Margery Post Abbott, Gene Knudsen Hoffman and 38 others. Taken from the Quaker Universalist Groups journal and our British counterpart. Topics grouped under God as Metaphor; What God?; Spiritual Experiences; Spiritual Journeys; Spirituality and Mysticism; Spirituality and Science.

Quaker Universalist Fellowship 2007 190 PP Paper

$16.95 (in stock)

The Unknown American Revolution

The Unruly Birth Of Democracy And The Struggle To Create America

BY GARY NASH
SECONDHAND COPY- In good conditionapart from acoffee stain on the bottom. Gary Nash offers a profound new way of thinking about the struggle to create this country, introducing readers to a coalition of patriots from all classes and races of American society. From millennialist preachers to enslaved Africans, disgruntled women to aggrieved Indians, the people so vividly portrayed in this book did not all agree or succeed, but during the exhilarating and messy years of this country's birth, they laid down ideas that have become part of our inheritance and ideals toward which we still strive today. The role of Friends is mentioned occasionally throughout the text.

Penguin 2006 512 PP. Paper

$16.00 (in stock)

The Unlikely Disciple

A Sinner's Semester At America's Holiest University

BY KEVIN ROOSE
A sophomore at Brown, raised in a liberal Quaker home, Roose moved to Jerry Falwell's Liberty University as a new transfer student. Liberty's ten thousand undergraduates take courses like Evangelism 101, hear from guest speakers like Sean Hannity and Karl Rove, and follow a 46 page code of conduct that regulates every aspect of their social lives. Here he chronicles what he discovered about Liberty - and what he found out about himself while he was there.

Grand Central Publishing 2011 319 PP. Paper

$13.99 (in stock)

Unlocked

KINGSBURY, KAREN
Holden Harris is an eighteen-year-old locked in a prison of autism. Despite his quiet ways and quirky behaviors, Holden is very happy and socially normal---on the inside, in a private world all his own. In reality, he is bullied at school by kids who only see that he is very different. Ella Reynolds is part of the 'in' crowd. A cheerleader and star of the high school drama production, her life seems perfect. When she catches Holden listening to her rehearse for the school play, she is drawn to him ... the way he is drawn to the music.

Zondervan Blank

$14.99 (in stock)

Unlocking Horns

Forgiveness And Reconciliation In Burundi

BY DAVID NIYONZIMA AND LON FENDALL
The compelling story of David Niyonzima's personal experience with the violence and chaos of central Africa. The book offers a message of hope and healing in the midst of tribal strife. David Niyonzima is superintendent of Burundi Yearly Meeting of Friends.

Barlcay Press 2001 129 PP. Paper

$12.95 (in stock)

Unmasking The Powers

The Invisible Forces That Determine Human Existence

BY WALTER WINK
For Wink `the Powers' are understood as social forces, religious, moral and political structures (the tyrant, the market, the school, the courts, race, and nation) They make themselves the hand servants of the worst of human emotions and motivations and facilitate actions leading to inequality, injustice and ecological destruction, making such actions appear `logical' and `inevitable,' causing good people to act accordingly, even as they may personally regret the results. This quartet of books names, unmasks and shows how one can engage with these powers producing a powerful new theology of nonviolence.

Fortress Press 1986 Paper

$20.00 (in stock)

Unreasonable

BY EVALYN PARRY
Includes the Colleen Peterson Award-winning song "The Stone and The Bumblebee". Produced by Ken Whiteley, this album features the playing of George Koller, Brad Hart, Suzie Vinnick, Trevor Mills, Marilyn Lerner, Oliver Schroer, Collen Allen, Davide Direnzo, Roman Borys and Ken Whiteley. "Parry is at her best with her tongue firmly in cheek... Unreasonable is fully of cheeky little gems" Herizons magazine

Borealis Recordings. 2004 11 TRACKS Disk

$15.00 (in stock)

Unrepentant, Self-affirming, Practicing

Lesbian/bixexual/gay People Within Organized Religion

BY GARY COMSTOCK
"Comstock... here combines recent studies of gay people in organized religion with his own research of gays and lesbians in the church. Making up for gaps in the studies he reviewed, he provides an overview of the religious life of the gay laity rather than church's view on homosexuality. His research covers all religions, including alternative and Native American religions, with an emphasis on the United Methodist Church (UMC) and the United Church of Christ (UCC). To facilitiate readability, interviews complement the empirical data... Comstock's focus is the hope that all people can worship equally." - Library Journal.

Continuum Publishing Group 1996 329 PP. Blank

$15.95 (in stock)

The Unschooling Unmanual

BY JAN HUNT, JOHN HOLT AND MORE
Through engaging personal stories, examples, and essays, the writers offer inspiration and encouragement for seasoned and prospective unschoolers alike. Includes John Holt: Every waking hour, Nanda Van Gestel: An unschooling adventure, Jan Hunt: The natural love of learning, Earl Stevens: What is unschooling?.

Natural Child Project 2008 91 PP. Paper

$16.00 (in stock)

Unstrange Minds

Remapping The World Of Autism

BY ROY GRINKER
This global exploration of autism by an award-winning scientist-and father of an autistic child-shows that an apparent "epidemic" signals surprising new promise for better diagnosis and treatment.

Basic Books 2008 352 PP. Paper

$15.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

The Unvarnished New Testament

TRANSLATED BY ANDY GAUS
This innovative translation of the New Testament allows the reader to view the writings as they simply appear in the original Greek. The translator contends other translations were made by committees; interpreting the text through theological doctrines and dogmas that arose centuries after the books were written.

Phanes Press 1991 508 PP. Paper

$22.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)