Valiant Friend

The Life Of Lucretia Mott

BY MARGARET HOPE BACON
Lucretia Mott - Quaker minister, anti-slavery leader, champion of the feminist cause-this gentle woman's life is chronicled in a dynamic biography by Margaret Hope Bacon. This new edition of Valiant Friend makes the life story of Lucretia Mott, "the most venerated woman in America," available to us as a shining example of what a life of courage and conviction can accomplish.

Quaker Press of FGC 1999 304 PP. Paper

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Variations On The Quaker Message

Articles exploring the diverse theological thinking within Quakerism today.

QUF 1990 48 PP. Paper

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The Varieties Of Scientific Experience

A Personal View Of The Search For God

BY CARL SAGAN
In his down-to-earth voice, the late astronomer Carl Sagan discusses the relationship between religion and science and describes his own personal search to understand the nature of the sacred in the numinous vastness of the cosmos. The book is an expansion of his 100th anniversary Gifford lecture (from 1985) on this subject and includes his views on creationism, intelligent design and his concept of Science being "informed worship".

Penguin 2007 284 PP. Paper

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Vegetarianism

A History

BY COLIN SPENCER
Spencer traces vegetarianism back to 600 B.C. He presents the controversial thesis that early hominids abstained from meat eating and argues that we do not need meat to survive. In what is probably the book's most engaging section, Spencer demonstrates how vegetarianism has been central to utopian thought throughout the ages. It was a hallmark of Plato's Republic, as well as a staple of Hinduism, Buddhism, the Manichean sect of Christianity, and Seventh Day Adventism. Vegetarianism was also a personal practice of Pythagoras, Leonardo da Vinci, and Gandhi. The ideology of vegetarianism - often tied to pacifism and progressive thought- has been regularly attacked throughout history.

4 walls 2000 384 PP. Paper

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Velvet Elvis

Repainting The Christian Faith

BY ROB BELL
"God doesn't change, but times do, and Rob Bell, founding pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Michigan, believes new times call for us to remain open and flexible, living with passion and conviction….An advocate of a postmodern approach to faith, Bell is vulnerable about his own struggles with doubt and understanding Scripture. Joy, awe, raw honesty, and an appreciation for the mystery of faith permeate the pages." - Christianity Today

Zondervan 2006 194 PP. Paper

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A Very Dangerous Woman

Marth Wright And Women's Rights

BY SHERRY PENNEY AND JAMES LIVINGSTON
"A very dangerous woman" is what Martha Coffin Wright's conservative neighbors considered her, because of her work in the women's rights and abolition movements. In 1848, Wright and her older sister Lucretia Mott were among the five brave women who organized the historic Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention. Wright remained a prominent figure in the women's movement until her death in 1875 at age sixty-eight, when she was president of the National Woman Suffrage Association. At age twenty-six, she attended the 1833 founding of the American Anti-Slavery. Active in the Underground Railroad, she sheltered fugitive slaves and was a close friend and supporter of Harriet Tubman.

Univ of Massachusetts 2004 316 PP. Paper

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A Very Good Marriage

BY TOM MULLEN, FOREWORD BY PHIL GULLEY
In A Very Good Marriage, Tom Mullen gives an intimate and inspiring look into their 41 year marriage and into the heart of his own grieving process after his wife Nancy's death. Stories, conversations, and personal notes reflect the faith, generosity, commitment, and (most certainly) the humor that filled Tom and Nancy's days together. In the midst of this compelling story are clues to creating a loving, long-term marriage. Those who have lost a spouse will find companionship on their own journey through grief. At the heart of it all is Tom Mullen's celebration of a wonderful marriage-"Oh, what a ride we had!"

Friends United Press 2001 172 PP. Cloth

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A Very Good Week Behind Bars

Php 380

BY JANEAL TURNBULL-RAVNDAL
What is it like to spend time in prison for demonstrating? Janeal Ravndal writes of her week in Philadelphia's Federal Detention Center after she chose to ignore orders not to block entry to a courthouse as the U.S. began to attack Iraq early in 2003. Janeal shares movingly of joyful moments and discouraging times, of shared prayers and music-making, and of the satisfaction of creating art from the sparse "found" materials in a cell. Conscious of the dramatic contrast between her "very good week" and the days of a typical inmate, she was acutely aware of what a different world prison would be for those who found little joy or companionship there.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2005 36 PP Paper

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Victoria Woodhull

Free Spirit For Women's Rights

BY MIRIAM BRODY
This book presents an insightful and comprehensive picture of Woodhull and the often underreported role she played in the early women's rights movements. For Grade 7 and above. Many connections to the Quakers in the early womens rights movement.

Oxford University Press 2002 160 PP. Cloth

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Victories Without Violence

EDITED BY RUTH FRY
True stories of ordinary people facing dangerous situations without using physical force.

Liberty Literary Works 1986 88 PP. Paper

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A View Of The Ocean

BY JAN DE HARTOG
Friend Hartog writes here of his mother. She devoted herself to her egocentric husband's religious calling. During their marriage this woman's only concern was to enable her husband to hearken to "the voice of God." After his death she continued his work and her courage became evident during her World War II internment in a Japanese camp in the Dutch East Indies, when she managed to arrange a cease-fire between the Dutch Army and Indonesian guerillas. Finally, she was faced with the ultimate test of her spirit: a diagnosis of a cancer too far advanced for treatment. De Hartog tells us how his mother's blazing courage through it all inspired his own spiritual awakening.

Pantheon 2007 112 PP. Cloth

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Virgie Goes To School With Us Boys

BY ELIZABETH HOWARD, ILLUSTRATED BY E B LEWIS
The story of Virgie who wants to go to the Quaker school her brothers attend. Her brothers say that she's too little and that girls shouldn't go to school, but Virgie proves them wrong.

Aladdin 2005 32 PP. Paper

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Virgin Time

In Search Of The Contemplative Life

BY PATRICIA HAMPL
This beguiling account of Patricia Hampl's spiritual quest at first seeks little more than to rub out the Catholic-school upbringing that clung to her like an Ash Wednesday smudge. Hampl's "old world" pilgrimage in the footsteps of saints Francis and Clare is overrun by crotchety English agnostics, American Franciscan friars and nuns, and various eccentric seekers. She then travels to Lourdes, and recoils from the surging crowds with their candles and incurable diseases. She finally finds the communion she seeks in a Californian monastery, amid the smell of wild rose bushes and the whine of chainsaws felling redwoods.

Northpoint 2002 242 PP, Paper

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Virginia Exiles

The American Revolution Tests Quaker Principles In This Romantic Novel

BY ELIZABETH GRAY VINING
This fictional account of a true incident reflects the timeless conflict between individual rights and revolutionary excess. In 1777 Caleb Middleton of Philadelphia is furious that his Quaker father has closed the family-owned iron foundry rather than permit its products to be used for military purposes in the Revolutionary War. A believer in Independence, Caleb is insulted when he is then arrested for disloyalty by the government he supports and is exiled, without trial or even formal charge, to rural Virginia along with 19 other Quakers also falsely accused of disloyalty. He falls in love with Loveday Parry and eventually returns to Philadelphia a wiser man.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 2002 328 PP. Paper

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Virtuous Education

Penn's Vision For P

KASHATUS, WILLIAM C.

1997 Paper

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A Vision Of Peace

BY MARY LORD
Mary Lord, a professional peacemaker, asks, "Is peace-making just an idealistic vision, or does it actually work?" and answers, "For me, the acceptance of pacifism on a spiritual foundation has led me to seek to learn how to be a practical worker for peace. Peacemaking, after all, is practical dynamic problem solving.. If we are to create a realistic image of the peaceable community, we have to confront the unreality of our own vision. Our visions of the Peaceable Kingdom, our visions of community, our visions of peace have to confront reality." Mary Lord formerly worked for FCNL and currently serves AFSC as Assistant General Secretary for Peace and Conflict Resolution.

Southeastern Yearly Mtg. 2005 30 PP Paper

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Visions And Dreams

Audio Cd

BY CARRIE NEWCOMER
Visions and Dreams (1991) was the first solo release by Indiana native Newcomer and shows all the ingredients of her intimate yet powerful style already in place. Originally released independently on Windchime Records and later remastered and reissued on Rounder Records.

Rounder Records 1991 55 MINUTES Audio

$16.99 (in stock)

Voices From The Silence

BY STANFORD SEARL
A personal meditation on silent worship based on the authors academic study "The meaning of Silence in Quaker Worship". The book is unusually written entirely in the third person.

Authorhouse 2005 216 PP. Paper

$21.49 (in stock)

Voices Of Protest!

Documents Of Courage And Dissent

EDITED FRANK LOWENSTEIN, SHERYL LECHNER, ERIK BRUUN
Collected here are more than 300 documents-essays, letters, newspaper articles, court decisions, song lyrics, poetry, cartoons, and more-that represent seven main categories of protest: Civil Rights; National Self-Determination; Economic Justice; Environmental Conservation; Religious Freedom and Morality; Peace and War; and International Political Freedoms. A small sampling of the entries includes Seneca Falls Declaration of Women's Rights; Martin Luther King, Jr.'s letter from a Birmingham jail; Quakers Joseph Besse and Job Scott…

Workman 2007 557 PP. Cloth

$8.00 (in stock)

A Volcano In My Tummy

Helping Children To Handle Anger

BY ELAINE WHITEHOUSE AND WARWICK PUDNEY
An invaluable resource for teachers, parents and caregivers to help children learn to deal productively with their anger.

New Society Press 1996 80 PP. Paper

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Voluntary Simplicity

Toward A Way Of Life That Is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich

BY DUANE ELGIN
Elgin offers a revised and updated version of his classic book about living with balance. By embracing the tenets of voluntary simplicity-frugal consumption, ecological awareness, and personal growth-people can change their lives-and in the process, may change the world.

William Morrow 1993 240 PP. Paper

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Voyageurs

A Novel

BY MARGARET ELPHINSTONE
Voyageurs is the story of the quest of an early 19th century English Quaker to find his sister in the wilderness of North America. Elphinstone has written both a well-researched Quaker book and a riveting adventure story. Mark Greenhow, the main character, faces challenges to his beliefs as he journeys through a world of roughneck fur traders, British spies, and embattled Native Americans. The author presents each of Mark's inward struggles sympathetically and authentically. The book is peopled with complex characters that stay with you. This book is both a thoughtful exploration of one person's ability to maintain a Quaker identity in the midst of many challenges and a page turner.

Canongate 2005 466 PP. Paper

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Waging Nonviolent Struggle

20th Century Practice And 21st Century Potential

BY GENE SHARP
Waging Nonviolent Struggle builds on 50 years of Dr. Sharp's definitive academic research and practical experience aiding nonviolent struggles around the world. It breaks new ground about how to strategically plan nonviolent action and make it more effective. Dr. Sharp and his team of scholars document lessons learned firsthand, from Tiananmen Square to the Latvian Supreme Council, and from witnesses to the freedom riders in Alabama and the anti-Nazi resistance in Norway. Building on the power analysis of his seminal Politics of Nonviolent Action, Dr. Sharp coherently integrates his theories into praxis, with a vitality tested on the frontlines, often under extreme violence.

Extending Horizons 2005 598 PP. Paper

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Walk Cheerfully Over The World

Poster

DESIGNED BY FRIENDS GENERAL CONFERENCE
Text : "Be patterns, be examples in all countries, places, islands, nations, wherever you come; that your carriage and life may preach among all sorts of people, and to them. Then you will come to walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in everyone." - George Fox, 1624-1691

Quaker Press of FGC 23" BY 35" Blank

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Walk Gently - Poster

BY MITCHELL GOULD
Illustrator Mitchell Santine Gould has returned to the source of inspiration for many Friends with four posters that reflect our common values. Georgia O'Keefe inspired the lavish colors and the marching slogans are a tribute to Edward Hicks's Peaceable Kingdom paintings. Posters measure approximately 17x26 inches, printed with pigmented UltraChromer ink (archival rated at 100 years) on heavy matte paper. Magnets are 3.5 square. Walk Gently - the quilt star often associated with Quakerism is superimposed over the crescent earth. This item will ship from QuakerBooks. Price includes postage.

Mitchell Gould 2006 POSTER Blank

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Walk With Us

Triplet Boys, Their Teen Parents And Two White Women Who Tagged Along

BY ELIZABETH GORDON
Tahija, an effectively homeless teenage girl, finds herself pregnant with triplets. Her boyfriend Lamarr turns to one of the few resources in his North Philadelphia neighborhood: Kaki and Kathryn, two white Quaker women who left the suburbs to live in multiracial community and work for peace. The young mother moves in and has three boys, but then the state threatens to take them into care because the parents are so young, and without apparent adult support. Unless ... With hope in your heart and an eye on the Beloved Community, walk with this amazing family of teenaged Black Muslims, middle-aged Quaker lesbians, and radiant baby boys growing fast into toddlers.

Crandall, Dostie and Douglass 2007 320 PP. Paper

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Walk Worthy Of Your Calling

Quakers And The Traveling Ministry

EDITED BY MARGERY POST-ABBOTT AND PEGGY SENGER-PARSONS
This book is a collection of essays and stories by many Friends across the spectrum of Quakerism who have been called to travel in the ministry. Included are reflections on struggling with the call itself and the transformation that comes from listening carefully to God's direction. Many experiences of Friends called to traditional ministry among Friends are described, as are explorations of new forms of ministry. There is a chapter on support structures for the minister as s/he undertakes his or her journey. The editors offer up this book for all those considering ministry; as a guide to moving forward and as a sourcebook of encouragement and inspiration.

Friends United Press 2004 302 PP Paper

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Walking By Faith

The Diary Of Angelina Grimke, 1828-1835

EDITED BY CHARLES WILBANKS
The diary that Angelina Grimke (1805-1879) kept from 1828 through 1835 offers a window into the spiritual struggles and personal evolution of a woman who would become one of the nation's most fervent abolitionists. A native of Charleston, South Carolina, and an heir to a family enterprise dependent on slave labor, Grimke was an unlikely supporter of emancipation. Only after years of inner turmoil did she leave the South to join her sister Sarah in the crusade against slavery. This book chronicles the private spiritual and intellectual journey that preceded her public career and pushed her to the forefront of the abolitionist movement.

University of South Carolina Press 2003 336 PP. Cloth

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Walking Cheerfully

BY BARBARA HENDERSON, KARLA READ, LORRAINE WILSON
Affirmation, gifts, conflict resoulution as ways to recognize and nurture God's light within. Six lessons.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1991 28 PP. Paper

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Walking Humbly With God

Selected Writings Of John Woolman

EDITED BY KEITH BEASLEY-TOPLIFFE
A wonderful, pocket-sized introduction to the writings of John Woolman. Includes excerpts from the Journal and from his essays on such topics as "Learning to Listen," "Tax Scruples," "Dyed Clothing,""Speaking Out" and "The Tyranny of Self-Love."

Upper Room 2000 72 PP. Paper

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