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BY JACKIE ANDREWS Illustrated with clearly drawn, but slightly sacharine, watercolors, this serviceable collection retells stories from the New Testament of the Bible for readers 6 to 9 and younger listeners, from the annunciation of Jesus' birth to his crucifixion and resurrection, as well as Paul's ministry to spread the word of the gospels.
Testament Books 2003 206 PP. Cloth
$5.00 (low stock)
BY SYRACUSE CULTURAL WORKERS This is the 37th edition of this calendar, with an inspiring image for each month. Lady Liberty, a feisty cartoon character drawn by Sophie Goldstein, gives you information and contacts each month for getting involved in the 2008 electoral process.
Syracuse Cultural Workers 2007 13 PP. Calendar
$7.00 (low stock)
Prison Reformer And Social Activist
BY MARGARET HOPE BACON "Although not so well known as reformers like Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Abby Hopper Gibbons was an important advocate for women's causes in the 19th century. Born into a socially conscious Quaker family, Gibbons was an abolitionist and then a nurse in the Civil War. Later, as times and issues changed, she decided not to work with the growing suffragist movement but to focus on the less prominent cause of improving the lives of women prisoners." - Library Jounrnal
State University of New York 2000 217 PP. Paper
$19.95 (low stock)
BY SALLY RICKERMAN each $.50 - each (multiples of 10) $.35 - each (multiples of 100) $.15
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1999 LEAFLET Tract
0-10 $0.50, 10-100 $0.35, 100 or more $0.15 (in stock)
Pete Seeger's Storysong
BY PETE SEEGER, ILLUSTRATED BY MICHAEL HAYS This wonderful story about the creative use of nonviolence and the power of music. A boy and his father, who have been ostracized, save a town from a slobbery, hairy monster with a powerful song and the use of a magic wand. Ages 4-8.
Simon & Schuster 1996 46 PP. Paper
$6.99 (low stock)
Raising A Humane Child In Challenging Times
BY ZOE WEIL Above All, Be Kind teaches parents how to raise their children to be humane in the broadest sense-to become not only more compassionate in their interactions with family and friends, but to grow up to make life choices that demonstrate respect for the environment, other species, and all people. The book includes chapters for early, middle, teenage, and young adult years, as well as activities, issue sidebars, cases, tips, and profiles.
New Society 2003 272 PP. Paper
$17.95 (in stock)
A Resource For Beginning Bible Students - New Revised Standard Version With The Apocrypha
EDITED BY GAIL O'DAY AND DAVID PETERSON A study edition of the New Revised Standard Version, carefully written and edited so that first-time Bible students can just pick it up and start reading. Includes running commentary, sidebar essays with background information, a glossary, maps and charts, as well as book introductions and reading guides to provide context. A wonderful resource for Bible study. This edition includes the Apocrypha.
Oxford University Press 1999 2176 PP. Paper
$39.99 (out of stock)
Peacemaking In A Time Of Cold War
BY STEPHEN THEIRMAN How can we learn to live peacefully with other people whose world views are not our own? This book offers personal strategies and experiences in coping with hostile situations where communications are few, dysfunctional, or non-existent. The author challenges us to apply lessons from Cold War peacemaking to the resolution of local and personal conflicts. Asking what peaceful means are at hand for solving conflict the readers of this volume will find themselves where modern history is unfolding, in Europe, Russia, the People's Republic of China, in outreach to North Korea, and in the crucible of the United Nations.
Sessions of York 2002 190 PP. Paper
$11.00 (in stock)
A Spirituality Of Work, Creativity, And Caring
BY PARKER PALMER Friend Palmer's graceful exploration of a spirituality for the busy, sometimes frenetic lives many of us lead. Telling evocative stories from a variety of religious traditions, Palmer shows that the spiritual life does not mean abandoning the world but engaging it more deeply through life-giving action.
Jossey-Bass 1999 162 PP. Paper
$16.95 (low stock)
A Journey Of Self-discovery In Letters
BY BENJAMIN LLOYD A fictional series of letters between Andy, an anguished young New York City actor, and Alice, his Quaker grade-school acting teacher. "The Actor's Way" explores the struggles of a young actor, the actor/director relationship, the challenges and pitfalls of teaching art in universities, ageism and issues of concern to the elderly, and techniques for teaching realistic acting. The author is a member of Haverford Meeting, and in this complex book one thread is the link of creativity and spirituality through the Quaker Meeting.
Allworth Press 2006 215 PP. Paper
$16.95 (in stock)
BY SANDY SASSO Adam and Eve were enjoying their first day on Earth when they noticed the sky growing darker, the sun drifting toward the ground. Without the sun's heat and light, the night grew cold and dark. Adam and Eve were frightened. What was God doing? Was God taking away the sun? With the first sunset, Adam and Eve learn how to get through the night and not be afraid of the dark. And when the new day dawns, they bless God for creating the day and the night. This book explores the power of faith in God and in one another in a way that kids will understand. Board Book.
Skylight Paths 2006 24 PP. Cloth
$7.99 (in stock)
Sex And Politics In Early Christianity
BY ELAINE PAGELS Explores ideas about human nature, moral freedom, and sexuality in the first four centuries after Christ. Pagels links these religious roots of western sexual attitudes to womens lower status through the centuries.
Vintage 1989 224 PP. Paper
$12.95 (in stock)
Why The Us Can't Kick Militarism - An Illustrated Expose
BY JOEL ANDREAS Addicted to War takes on the most active, powerful and destructive military in the world. Hard-hitting, carefully documented and heavily illustrated, it reveals why the United States has been involved in more wars in recent years than any other country. Read Addicted to War to find out who benefits from these military adventures, who pays-and who dies. Over 120,000 copies of the previous edition are in print. This new edition is substantially reworked and fully updated through the War in Iraq. "A witty and devastating portrait of U.S. military policy."-Howard Zinn
AK Press 2004 69 PP. Paper
$10.00 (out of stock)
BY NEW ENGLAND YEARLY MEETING What is sexual abuse? How can Friends be aware of violence in our homes and meetings? This important resource is the work of many Friends in New England.
New England Yearly Meeting 1994 55 PP. Paper
A Conflict Resolution Activity Guide
BY WILLIAM KREIDLER AND LISA FURLONG Includes hundreds of hands-on, engaging activities that teach the skills of creative conflict resolution.
Educators for Social Responsibility 1995 346 PP. Paper
$30.00 (in stock)
BY WILLIAM KREIDLER Hundreds of activities with extensive discussion of how to develop a peacable program, build community, and involve parents. Discussion pictures for use with children.
Educators for Social Responsibility 1996 300 PP. Paper
$24.95 (in stock)
BY BRITAIN YEARLY MEETING This little pamphlet has the core of Quakerism in its questions and advice on living a full and whole spiritual life in your community. Ideal to carry in your pocket or handbag, for contemplation and to give to interested people.
Britain Yearly Meeting 1994 24 PP. Tract
$2.00 (out of stock)
Ten Stories Of Quaker Peace Witness
EDITED BY STUART ULLATHORNE Quaker Peace and Witness interviewed 10 Friends about their lives as active peacebuilders.
Britain Yearly Meeting 2002 78 PP Paper
$8.00 (in stock)
The All-consuming Epidemic, Revised Edition
BY JOHN DEGRAFF, DAVID WANN, THOMAS NAYLOR Affluenza uses the whimsical metaphor of a disease to tackle a very serious subject: the damage done - to our health, our families, our communities, and our environment - by the obsessive quest for material gain. In cleverly titled chapters like "Swollen Expectations" and "A Rash of Bankruptcies," the authors examine the origins, evolution, and symptoms of the affluenza epidemic. Yet they also explore cures and suggest strategies for rebuilding families and communities and for restoring and respecting the earth.
Berrett-Koehler 2005 300 PP. Paper
$18.95 (low stock)
An A-z Reference Of The Movement That Changed America
BY KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH AND HENRY GATES An A-Z reference to the civil rights movement that changed America, with entries on the participants, key ideas and events. Much useful information - though surprisingly little on Quakers (just a few paragraphs on Bayard Rustin).
Running Press 2004 528 PP. Paper
$9.50 (in stock)
BY BRITAIN YEARLY MEETING Where do Quakers stand? "Racism is a barrier that hides what God is doing in those we meet and in ourselves... the core of our Quaker life is about answering that of God in everyone. - Quaker Life Central Committee, (Britain YM) - Minute 28, June 2003." This useful tract from the Quaker Committee for Racial Equality has four sections on Consider, Contemplate, Act, and Your Meeting.
Britain Yearly Meeting 3 PP. Tract
$1.00 (in stock)
Audio Cd
BY CARRIE NEWCOMER No one quality attracts a listener to Carrie Newcomer. Rather it is the sum of her talents - some flashingly apparent, some almost indiscreet - they come together and create a work of immense depth, great warmth, and a slow-burn intensity. Armed with keen eyes for detail and keen ears for harmony, Newcomer's performances are always evocative, thought provoking, and moving. The Age of Possibility is the culmination of years of writing, touring, and - most importantly - living. Liner Notes by Barbara Kingsolver.
Philo 2000 13 TRACKS Audio
$17.00 (in stock)
Four British Folkways In America
BY DAVID HACKETT FISCHER "This cultural history explains the English settlement of the United States as voluntary migrations from four English cultural centers. [Puritans emigrated from East Anglia to Massachusetts; royalist cavaliers and indentured servants emigrated from the south and west of England to Virginia; Quakers of modest social standing emigrated from the North Midlands to the Delaware Valley; and poor borderland families fled to the American back country.] These four cultures, reflected in regional patterns of language, architecture, literacy, dress, sport, social structure, religious beliefs, and familial ways, persisted in the American settlements." -Library Journal
Oxford University Press 1989 945 PP. Paper
$34.95 (low stock)
BY MARLENE TARG-BRILL, ILLUSTRATED BY JANICE PORTER "When his father is unable to take on the task, a heroic young Quaker finds the courage to hide a runaway slave. The clearly written narrative, seen through the boy's eyes and based on an actual event of the 1840s, brings the Underground Railroad to life. Young readers will enjoy the excitement and suspense. Color drawings complement the text." - Horn Book. For ages 4-8.
First Avenue Editions 1993 32 PP. Paper
$5.95 (in stock)
A Harmony Novel
BY PHILIP GULLEY It's Sam Gardner's sixth full year at Harmony Friends Meeting. He never thought he'd last this long. But when circumstances arise that cause him to take a leave of absence from his post, a young woman minister comes to take his place. The congregation falls in love with her and Sam is unsure they will take him back.
HarperSanFrancisco 2006 224 PP. Cloth
$18.95 (out of stock)
BY PHILIP GULLEY The 7th Harmony book. It's summer in Harmony, but not everything is as sunny as the weather. The good citizens are stirring up trouble as usual. Pastor Sam Gardner must take a leave of absence from the Meeting to take care of his ailing father. But when spunky pastor Krista Riley comes to fill his position, the quirky Quakers seem to fall in love with her, and it begins to look like Sam's sabbatical may be permanent. Krista's resilience is put to the test when Dale Hinshaw and Fern Hampton begin to question whether a woman can faithfully lead their flock, and it looks like the resulting tiff might just be the undoing of Harmony Friends Meeting. Will Sam come to the rescue.
HarperOne 2006 215 PP. Paper
$12.95 (low stock)
Seven Million Steps For Peace
BY BRANDON WILSON Following in the footsteps of the legendary first Knights Templar, an American and a 68-year-old Frenchman embark on the ultimate challenge. Traveling simply, they set off to trek across 11 countries and two continents on a peace pilgrimage from France to Jerusalem. However, once the Middle East erupts in war, everything becomes uncertain - except for their steadfast and perhaps life-threatening resolve. A heartwarming and inspiring odyssey.
Pilgrim's Tales 2008 328 PP. Paper
Seven Scientists Search For The Origins Of Goodness
BY LEE ALAN DUGATKIN Darwin was always confused about how altruism seemed to be favored by evolution. Here Dugatkin looks at the life and works of seven scientists who have examined this issue. He concentrates on William Hamilton, but the work and thought of Quaker pacifist and scientist Warder Allee (1913-1955) is also examined.
Princeton University 2007 188 PP. Cloth
The Benedictine Way Of Living
BY JOHN MCQUISTON II A modern meditation on Saint Benedict's Rule, this book speaks to all those who hunger for a meaningful and creatively balanced framework for life.
Morehouse 1996 96 PP. Paper
$9.00 (out of stock)
Swarthmore Lecture 1973
BY GEORGE GORMAN The meeting for worship is the fundamental shared experience in Quaker faith and practice, but it can be hard to explain. George Gorman looks at how Quaker worship will be seen by a newcomer, and approaches religion as human experience, seeking within it signals of transcendence that point beyond and bring a new dimension to life. Quaker worship is spontaneous and flexible in its freedom from credal structure and liturgy. This classic book aims to assist regular Quaker worshippers as well as newcomers to make the most effective use of silent worship.
Britain Yearly Meeting 2008 158 PP. Paper
$19.50 (in stock)
