Maria Mitchell

Soul Of An Astronomer

BY BEATRICE GORMLEY
"This fine biography details the life of America's first female astronomer, who was born in 1818 on Nantucket. Gormley explores Mitchell's early years, her struggles with the Quaker doctrines with which she grew up, her discovery of the comet that was named after her, and her careers as a librarian and astronomy instructor. Known for her honesty as well as her nonconformity, Mitchell comes across here as a great seeker who truly loved God and sang his praises." - Booklist

Eerdmans 2003 166 PP. Paper

$8.00 (in stock)

Maria's Comet

BY DEBORAH HOPKINSON, ILLUSTRATED BY DEBORAH LANINO
"A fictionalized, first-person story of the childhood of Maria Mitchell, America's first female astronomer, is recounted in quietly poetic text. Maria longs to 'sweep the sky' with a telescope as her father does, instead of sweeping the floor with a broom. An afterword provides more information." - Horn Book

Simon & Schuster 2003 32 PP. Paper

$7.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Marriage

A Spiritual Leading For Lesbian, Gay And Straight Couples - Php 308

BY LESLIE HILL
This is a delightful account of how Putney Monthly Meeting evolved a minute on same-sex marriage and married John and Marshall.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 1995 31 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Marriage And Commitment

Includes Sections On Separation And Divorce

BY SOUTHEASTERN YEARLY MEETING
A statement of the Quaker belief in inclusiveness, SEYM takes into consideration the total range of couplings, consideration for children, concern for step-children, first and consecutive marriages, same-sex and different-sex unions, separations and divorce. SEYM was the first yearly meeting affiliated with FUM (2006) to be so inclusive. FGC Friends have applauded this section, as have some American Conservative Friends. SEYM feels blessed to have a wealth of experience that includes the vibrancy of new Friends and the wisdom of old Friends from the FGC, Conservative and FUM traditions. Excerpted from SEYM Faith and Practice.

Southeastern Yearly Meeting 2006 28 PP. Paper

$4.00 (in stock)

Marriage Certificate Partially Pre-printed

PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING
Partially pre-printed marriage certificates are 17" x 28".

Philadelphia YM Blank

$20.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

The Married Land (1272)

BELL, CHARLES
SECONDHAND COPY. Hardback in poor condition; the cover binding is quite loose. The first in a trilogy, The Married Land is a fictitious novel about heredity and origin. It follows a married couple who return to their native homes to care for ailing relatives. Lucy Woodruff, the wife, goes back to her childhood Quaker home in Pennsylvania. The author, Charles Bell, did extensive research in his construction of these families, including taking inspiration from the journals of his own fore-bearers.

Houghton Mifflin 1962 430 PP Cloth

$8.00 USED - availability checked Feb 8th 1:48pm EST

Marrying In Pittsburgh Friends Meeting

A Guide For Individuals, Couples, And The Meeting

BY PITTSBURGH MM
An update third revision of this text from 1973. A guide for coupleand any meeting oversight on marraige within the meeting.

Pittsburgh Monthly Meeting 2010 19 PP. Paper

$2.50 (in stock)

Martin Luther King Jr

FRADY, MARSHALL
Re-creating the life and turbulent times of the civil rights movement's inspirational leader, the author offers fascinating insights into his subject's magnetic character and explores the complexities of King's relationships with other civil rights leaders, the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover.

Penquin Books 2005 216 PP. Paper

$3.50 (in stock)

Martin Luther King, Jr. - Great Civil Rights Leader

A Graphic Biography

BY JENNIFER FANDEL AND BRIAN BASCLE
In an accessible and dramatic graphic cartoon format this book details Martin Luther Kings life, concentrating on his activism. It has key excerpts from Kings Speeches and sets his life and work firmly in the larger social movements of his day. There are some pages with further information and reading suggestions and there is a useful index. For ages 9 and above.

Capstone Press 2007 32 PP. Paper

$7.95 (in stock)

Martin's Big Words

The Life Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

BY DOREEN RAPPAPORT, ILLUSTRATED BY BRIAN COLLIER
"This picture book biography provides an ideal introduction to this leader and his works. Juxtaposing original text with quotes from King's writing and speeches, Rappaport's narrative offers a pastiche of scenes from King's life, beginning with his childhood experience of seeing 'white only' signs sprinkled throughout his hometown. He Questions his mother about their meaning, and she assures him, 'You are as good as anyone.' Listening to his father preach, the boy asserts that 'When I grow up, I'm going to get big words, too.' The author relies on her subject's own words, and his power, passion and pacifism shine through."-Publishers Weekly. Ages 5-9.

Jump at the Sun 2001 40 PP. Cloth

$15.99 (in stock)

Martin's Big Words - Paperback

The Life Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

BY DOREEN RAPPAPORT
"This picture book biography provides an ideal introduction to this leader and his works. Juxtaposing original text with quotes from King's writing and speeches, Rappaport's narrative offers a pastiche of scenes from King's life, beginning with his childhood experience of seeing 'white only' signs sprinkled throughout his hometown. He questions his mother about their meaning, and she assures him, 'You are as good as anyone.' Listening to his father preach, the boy asserts that 'When I grow up, I'm going to get big words, too.' The author relies on her subject's own words, and his power, passion and pacifism shine through." - Publishers Weekly

Jump at the Sun - Hyperion 2007 32 PP. Paper

$6.99 (in stock)

Mary Dyer, Biography Of A Rebel Quaker

BY RUTH T. PLIMPTON
Plimpton examines the reality of religious freedom and tolerance in the American colonies in light of the life of Mary Dyer. A moving, question-filled book.

Branden 1994 247 PP. Paper

$21.95 (in stock)

Mary Fisher Story Materials

For Faith & Play

BY FAITH & PLAY CREATIONS
A set of beautiful yet simple storytelling materials: A large light blue felt sea, a boat for Mary Fisher, the Sultan his two attendants a carpet and his throne. For use in telling the Mary Fisher Story in "Faith and Play".

Faith & Play Creations 2009 ZIPLOC BAG Blank

$59.00 (in stock)

Matthew 18, Wisdom For Living In Community

Php 399

BY CONNIE MCPEAK GREEN AND MARTY PAXSON GRUNDY
Friends are called to live in community, but difficult interactions with others challenge us to wrestle with our personal strengths, weaknesses, & former experiences. The authors have spent years exploring the 18th chapter of the gospel of Matthew, which contains Jesus's advice to his disciples about how to get along with one another. Living in accordance with this guidance may be the most difficult thing they have ever tried to do, but they've found the instructions straightforward & suffused with love. In this essay, they describe what they've learned from their efforts to be faithful & demonstrate one way of studying & using the Bible. Discussion questions included.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2008 36 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Maverick Marine

General Smedley D. Butler And The Contradictions Of American Military History

BY HANS SCHMIDT
The son of Quaker parents from West Chester Pennsylvania, he enlisted at 16 by lying about his age and had a stellar career in the Marines, fighting in China, S America, The Caribbean . However he came to feel that American military force was being used merely to profit big business and subsequently wrote and lectured extensively against its excesses. His book "war is racket" is still a classic of anti militarism.

University Press of Kentucky 1998 292 PP. Paper

$19.95 (in stock)

Meadowlands

BY THOMAS YEZERSKI
The history of the Meadowlands, from its pristine state, to its gradual transformation by European settlers, to the pollution caused by industrialization, and the changes brought by environmental organizations striving to protect it.

P<FSG 2011 40 PP. Cloth

$17.99 (in stock)

Meaning Of Membership

BY PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING
This pamphlet excerpts the sections on membership from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's Faith & Practice. Each (fewer than 10) $.50, Each (multiples of 10) $.35, Each (multiples of 100) $.15

1996 5 PP. Tract

0-10 $0.60, 10-100 $0.40, 100 or more $0.20 (in stock)

The Meaning Of The 21st Century (943)

A Vital Blueprint For Ensuring Our Future

BY JAMES MARTIN
SECIOND HAND -hardback with dustjacket and remainder mark on pages. In this provocative and prophetic book, Martin argues that we can use our intelligence and technology to transform the world rather than destroy it. Drawing on decades of experience as one of the world's most widely respected authorities on technology's impact on our lives, Martin outlines specific, achievable solutions for solving a wide array of problems, from repairing ocean ecosystems to lowering the birthrate to coping with advances in nanotechnology.

Riverhead Books 2006 432 PP. Paper

$7.50 USED - availability checked Feb 8th 1:48pm EST

Means And Ends In American Abolitionism

Garrison And His Critics On Strategy And Tactics 1834-1850

BY AILEEN KRADITOR
Focuses on arguments over the role of women in the Anti-Slavery Society, over religion, and over political action. She sees a struggle between "respectability" and radical action which continues to reverberate. "From first to last this lucid, important book challenges preconceptions. Obviously Professor Kraditor intends to provoke critical reexamination of many points she raises, and in this she is brilliantly successful.... Her book is a fruitful exploration into the history of a great movement."--Harold M. Hyman, Book World. "Original, perceptive, provocative."--American Historical Review

Ivan Dee 1989 311 PP. Paper

$5.00 (in stock)

The Measure Of My Days

One Woman's Vivid, Enduring,celebration Of Life And Aging.

BY FLORIDA SCOTT - MAXWELL
Playwright and Jungian analyst Florida Scott-Maxwell explores the unique predicament of one's later years: when one feels both cut off from the past and out of step with the present; when the body rebels at activity but the mind becomes more passionate than ever. I believe she was a regular attender at quaker Meetings during the time she lived in Britain.

Penguin 1968 150 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

Mediation Within

A Path To Inner Peace

BY LAURA WARD HOLLIDAY
One of the many challenges confronting us as humans is how do we exist in a fast paced, chaotic world and maintain a level of peace within ourselves. With the pressures of daily living, people are constantly searching for skills and techniques that can be utilized to deal with stress and conflict that arise in their lives. Mediation Within is a guide that can be used as a model by individuals to assist them in solving problems and reducing conflict.

Holliday 2006 52 PP. Paper

$10.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Mediator's Handbook

Developed By Friends Conflict Resolution Programs

BY JENNIFER BEER AND EILEEN STIEF
An excellent manual which includes advice for mediation sessions, supporting people, controlling the process, solving the problem, and informal mediation. Revised and expanded third edition.

New Society 1997 168 PP. Paper

$21.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Meditating With Children

The Art Of Concentrationand Centering - A Workbook On New Educational Methods Using Meditation

BY DEBORAH ROZMAN
A holistic educator shares her techniques for teaching the art of concentration and centering to children. The aim is to add balance and self-esteem, improve decision making, and put children in touch with their deeper core values. Children should love these simple, fun techniques that develop concentration, stimulate creativity, balance their mental, emotional, and physical natures, and build self-security. Used by educators nationwide.

Integral Yoga Publications 2002 153 PP. Paper

$17.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

A Meditation On The Prayer Of St Francis

Php 369

BY ANNE CURO
Starting with the metaphor of the self as a musical instrument on which God performs, the author reflects on the beloved prayer of St. Francis as an instruction for a life of Christian peacemaking. She uses examples from her experiences in homeless activism and her study of various faith traditions to explore the wisdom in the prayer line by line.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2003 32 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Meet Jesus

The Life And Lessons Of A Beloved Teacher

BY LYNNE TUTTLE GUNNEY, ILLUSTRATED BY JANE CONTEH-MORGAN
Meet Jesus is a picture book that introduces young children (ages 4-8) to Jesus and his lessons of love, kindness, forgiveness and peace. Meet Jesus emphasizes the humanity rather than the divinity of Jesus, giving the story broad appeal for liberal or progressive Christians and non-Christians alike. The text includes Bible references with corresponding Bible passages in the back of the book.

Unitarian Universalist Association 2007 40 PP. Cloth

$12.00 (in stock)

Meeting At The Center

Living Love And Reconciling One To Another

BY BRUCE BIRCHARD
This is an mp3 file of Bruce Birchard's plenary talk at the 2011 FGC Gathering in Grinnell, IA. Recent experiences of traveling among Friends in Kenya and meeting with leaders of different branches of North American Friends have provided Bruce with rich opportunities to live love and seek reconciliation. In this talk he shares some of those experiences and other stories of reconciliation. To hear an extended sample of this talk, go to www.soundcloud.com/fgcquaker.

Quaker Press of FGC 2011 Audio

$5.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

The Meeting Experience

Practicing Quakerism In Community

BY MARTY WALTON
This lovely glimpse into meeting life reflects on creation, meeting for worship, meeting communities, committee work, obedience to the Light, and difficult words for Friends.

Argenta 1997 46 PP. Paper

$4.00 (in stock)

Meeting For Learning

Education In A Quaker Context

BY PARKER PALMER
"Much of what I want to say about education in a Quaker context can be organized around one of Quakerism's most central, concrete, yet spacious images: the image of "meeting." Among Friends, of course, there is first the meeting for worship, but then there is the meeting for business, the meeting for marriage, the meeting on the occasion of a graduation , the meeting in memorial of one who has died.... Friends made a simple and compelling point: The common element in both worship and business should be the search for truth - and the expectation that, if we give it space and time, truth will come to us." - Palmer, from the pamphlet

Friends Council on Education 2007 13 PP. Paper

$4.50 (in stock)

Meeting House And Counting House

The Quaker Merchants Of Colonial Philadelphia 1682-1763

BY FREDERICK TOLLES
Uses primary sources to document the economic, social, and intellectual life of Friends between 1682 and 1763. He has drawn a thoroughly uncompromising picture of what happened to this religious community with the achievement of prosperity, social prestige, and political power. William Penn's 'holy experiment' failed, but Quaker contributions to medicine, government, and education cannot be underestimated, and this chapter of colonial history is of immense importance to a fuller understanding of American character and society. First published in 1963.

WW Norton 2007 324 PP. Paper

$24.00 (in stock)

Meeting Jesus Again For The First Time

BY MARCUS BORG
An inspirational account of the historical Jesus which urges readers, especially those who have found no meaningful image of Jesus, away from confessed doctrines and toward a relationship with the Spirit of God.

HarperSF 1995 150 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)