My Name Is Sangoel

BY KAREN LYNN WILLIAMS, KHADRA MOHAMMED, CATHERINE STOCK
Sangoel is a refugee. Leaving behind his homeland of Sudan, where his father died in the war, he has little to call his own other than his name. When he, his mother and sister arrive in the United States, everything seems very strange and unlike home. Sangoel quietly endures the fact that no one can pronounce his name. Lonely and homesick, he finally comes up with an ingenious solution to this problem, and in the process he at last begins to feel at home.

Eerdmans 2009 36 PP. Cloth

$17.00 (in stock)

My Prayer - 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. My Prayer - praying / working hands depict Susan B. Anthony's view of advocacy as prayer. This item will ship from QuakerBooks. Price includes postage.

Mitchell Gould 2006 POSTER Blank

$25.00 Availability checked Feb 8th 1:48pm EST

Mystery Of Quaker Light

Php 385

BY PETER BIEN
Light is the central metaphor in the religious lives of Friends, but not of Friends alone. "The light that lighteth every person who cometh into the world" has served as an image of sacred mystery for ancient Hebrews and Greeks, for Dante, for modern poets, and for theorists on the physics of electromagnetism. What has Light meant to different people throughout the ages? How did various ideas about Light influence the prologue to John's Gospel? What did early Friends understand Light to mean? In this pamphlet, Peter Bien explores the theology and poetry of Friends' favorite religious symbol.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2006 30 PP Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Mysticism And Activism

Learning From John Woolman

BY MICHAEL BIRKEL
"First we'll look at some passages from [Woolman's] writings to see how he finds the spiritual life to be a unity, an integrated life of both inward experience and outward action for social change. Next, we can turn our attention to the resources he finds for this integrated spiriutal life. Then we'll see how he takes the language he uses to describe his inward experience of worship and applies it to his outward labors for a just human society....Finally we can consider how his work might inspire us to a unified life, one in which service is an expression of worship and worship is a form of action." -The author, from his opening statements

Southeastern Yearly Meeting 2002 21 PP. Paper

$4.00 (in stock)

Mysticpiece

Poetic Work

BY SHARON FITZPATRICK
Most of these short poems came to Sharon Fitzpatrick in worship with Sarasota Monthly Meeting. For example Knowledge:There is no Ledge from which to fall: What Yahweh knows, may overflow for all.

Sharon Fitzpatrick 2009 55 PP.. Paper

$9.95 (in stock)

The Nag Hammadi Library

The Definitive Translation Of The Gnostic Scriptures In One Volume

BY JAMES ROBINSON
The only complete 1 volume, modern language version of the library of fourth-century manuscripts discovered in Egypt in 1945. First published in 1978, it launched modern Gnostic studies and exposed a movement whose teachings are in many ways as relevant today as they were 16 centuries ago. James Robinson's updated introduction reflects ten years of additional research and editorial and critical work. An afterword by Richard Smith discusses the modern relevance of Gnosticism and its influence on such writers as Voltaire, Blake, Yeats, Kerouac, and Philip K. Dick.

HarperOne 1990 576 PP. Paper

$21.95 (in stock)

Naked Now

Learning To See As The Mystics See

BY RICHARD ROHR
Drawn from the Gospels, Jesus, Paul, and the great Christian contemplatives, this book seeks to reveal how many of the hidden truths of Christianity have been misunderstood or lost and how to read them with the eyes of the mystics rather than interpreting them through rational thought. Filled with sayings, stories, quotations, and appeals to the heart, specific methods for identifying dualistic thinking are presented with simple practices for stripping away ego and the fear of dwelling in the present.

Crossroads 2009 187 PP. Paper

$19.95 (in stock)

Naming The Powers

The Language Of Power In The New Testament

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.

Fortess Books 1983 Paper

$19.00 (in stock)

Nancy Duncan's Stories Galore

A Five Cd Compilation

BY NANCY DUNCAN
A full set of Nancy Duncan's stories on CD. Contains Favorite stories, Good old Crunchy stories, Coyote, What the Boys did, Gettysburg And Other Ghost Stories. Stories intended audience range from children to adults and topics covered include creation stories, Pet cats with endearing habits, "Poem stories" by William Logan and Robert Frost, to her encounters with the breast cancer that eventually killed her. Some are from her NPR radio show and others are specially recorded for these CDs.

StoryGalore 2002 5 DISC SET Disk

$20.00 (in stock)

Nasreen's Secret School

A True Story From Afghanistan

BY JEANETTE WINTER
Young Nasreen has not spoken a word to anyone since her parents disappeared. In despair, her grandmother risks everything to enroll Nasreen in a secret school for girls. Will a devoted teacher, a new friend, and the worlds she discovers in books be enough to draw Nasreen out of her shell of sadness? Based on a true story from Afghanistan, this inspiring book will touch readers deeply as it affirms both the life-changing power of education and the healing power of love.

Simon and Schuster 2009 40 PP. Cloth

$16.99 (in stock)

The Natural Child

Parenting From The Heart

BY JAN HUNT, FOREWORD BY PEGGY OMARA
"The Natural Child is a collection of essays on parenting and education which I wrote between 1988 and the present. The essays were written to help parents and future parents understand the critical importance of treating their children with dignity, respect, understanding, and compassion from infancy into adulthood. I hope to inspire parents toward a new way of being with their children that allows for a mutually trusting and loving relationship based on respectful, gentle guidance and emotional support." - from the author's Introduction Jan Hunt is a Friend.

New Society 2001 192 PP Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

The Natural Child - Audio

Parenting From The Heart

BY JAN HUNT, READ BY KEATON SIMONS
A three and a half hour audio edition of the full text of The Natural Child book. " A collection of essays on parenting and education which I wrote between 1988 and the present. The essays were written to help parents and future parents understand the critical importance of treating their children with dignity, respect, understanding, and compassion from infancy into adulthood. I hope to inspire parents toward a new way of being with their children that allows for a mutually trusting and loving relationship based on respectful, gentle guidance and emotional support." - from the author's Introduction Jan Hunt is a Friend.

The Natural Child Project 2008 3.5 HOURS Audio

$20.00 (in stock)

Natural Conflict Resolution

BY FRAN DE WAALS, FILLIPO AURELI
Aggression and competition are often assumed to be the natural state of affairs in both human society and the animal kingdom. Yet, as this book demonstrates, our speciesand others rely heavily on cooperation for survival. Inclu des essays by 52 authors with backgrounds in both human andanimal behavoir, as well as brief discussion of Quaker inf luence on arbitration in colonial America. Also addresses the cultural, ecological, cognitive, emotional and moral p erpectives of conflict resolution. "It makes one see conflict resolution among humans through a new and fascinating lens. This is a landmark contribution!" - William Ury

University of California Press 2000 409 PP. Paper

$5.00 (in stock)

The Natures Of John And William Bartram

BY THOMAS P. SLAUGHTER
During the 18th century, the Bartrams were America's foremost naturalists. The books and drawings in which John's son William documented expeditions through the Florida wilderness inspired Romantic poets. In telling their stories, author Thomas Slaughter creates a complex and compelling dual biography as well as a history of early American attitudes toward nature. Photos, maps, and illustrations.

University of Pennsylvania Press 2005 304 PP. Paper

$17.50 (in stock)

Navigating The Living Waters Of John

On Wading With Children And Swimming With Elephants - Php 352

BY PAUL ANDERSON
An exploration of the theologically puzzling and spiritually satisfying Gospel of John.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2001 32 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

A Near Sympathy

The Timeless Quaker Wisdom Of John Woolman

BY MICHAEL BIRKEL
A Near Sympathy is an invitation to a friendship with John Woolman, as well as an invitation to consider what John Woolman has to say to us today. Michael Birkel, professor of religion at Earlham College, acquaints readers with the spiritual disciplines and resources that nurtured John Woolman's empathy with the stranger. Woolman's deep spiritual life empowered him to engage the world as a witness on behalf of the disenfranchised, and for the earth and all its creatures. The book includes a group discussion guide.

Friends United Press 2003 140 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

Necks Out For Adventure

The True Story Of Edwin Wiggleskin

BY TIMOTHY BASIL ERING
For as long as anyone could remember, the wiggleskins have lived by a simple rule: Necks out to eat, and necks in to hide. But then comes the dreadful day when all the wiggleskins are ripped from their holes and taken away, all but a brave little wiggleskin named Edwin. To save his mom and the rest of the clan, Edwin must shuck his shell and adopt a new rule: Necks out for adventure! Timothy Basil Ering's boisterous and warmhearted adventure will have you cheering for Edwin, and for plucky souls everywhere who dare stick their necks out.To be Published late may 2008.

Candlewick 2008 48 PP. Cloth

$16.99 (in stock)

Neglected Voices

Peace In The Old Testament

BY DAVID LEITER
The Bible has a reputation for being about violence in the Old Testament and about peace in the New Testament. David Leiter overturns that oversimplified notion as he explores passages throughout the Old Testament in narrative, prophecy, legal texts, proverbs and psalms which from God calls for the making of peace and justice. Foreword by Jay Marshall of Earlham College.

Herald Press 2007 188 PP. Paper

$16.99 (in stock)

Neighboring Faiths

Exploring World Religions With Junior High Youth

BY CHRISTINE REED AND PATRICIA HOERTDOERFER
Flexible sessions that explore history and development of different faith traditions. Participants plan their own program by choosing which religious groups to learn about, visit and relate to their own growing faith. Includes historical resources and tips for hosting guests, visiting other faiths, creating worship experiences and more. Adaptable for senior high youth and adults.

Unitarian Universalist Association 1997 264 PP. Spiral Bound

$29.00 (in stock)

Neighbors And Friends

Quakers In Community: 19th Century Life In Columbiana County, Ohio

BY LYNDA SALTER CHENOWETH
Shares and documents the information that Lynda collected about all of the people named on Philena's quilt, (see her previous book) as well as members of other families who were important in the community where Philena lived. These families included the Clemsons, Coopers, Duttons, Galbreaths, Griffiths, Hambletons, Mendenhalls, Votaws, Wards, and Windles-all of whom lived in Columbiana County, Ohio, during the 19th century. The stories of their lives, as presented here, are told within the context of early migration into Ohio, anti-slavery activism, religious upheaval within the Quaker community, the daily hardships faced by Ohio's settlers, and the Civil War.

Exlibris 2010 192 PP. Paper

$19.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Neither Plain Nor Simple

New Perspectives On The Canterbury Shakers

BY DAVID STARBUCK
"Because the Shakers were a religious group that believed in communal living and celibacy, and because the group was founded in the 18th century, many people have assumed that they were cloistered, rigid or austere . . . But what Starbuck has found suggests that, while they adhered to their principles, their principles may have been different than what most people have commonly believed." - Valley News. From his 25 years of excavating at Canterbury Shaker Village, Starbuck's systematic mapping and inventory program for the entire settlement provide a new, welcome, completely different, and creative interpretation of the Shakers.

University Press of New England 2004 190 PP. Paper

$6.00 (in stock)

Nelson Mandela

The Authorized Comic Book

BY THE NELSON MANDELA FOUNDATION WITH UMLANDO WEZITHOMBE
This book uses the medium of a graphic novel for a new and compelling telling of the life of Nelson Mandela. The easy-to-follow narrative of the South African president and champion for peace will be compelling to all ages, from new independent readers to adults.

W.W. Norton&Company Paper

$12.00 (in stock)

New And Selected Poems, Volume 1

BY MARY OLIVER
When New and Selected Poems, Volume One was originally published in 1992, Mary Oliver was awarded the National Book Award. In the fourteen years since its initial appearance it has become one of the best-selling volumes of poetry in the country. This collection features thirty poems published only in this volume as well as selections from the poet's first eight books. Mary Oliver's perceptive, brilliantly crafted poems about the natural landscape and the fundamental questions of life and death have won high praise from critics and readers alike. "Do you love this world?" she interrupts a poem about peonies to ask the reader. "Do you cherish your humble and silky life?"

Beacon Press 2004 272 PP. Paper

$17.00 (in stock)

New And Selected Poems, Volume 2

BY MARY OLIVER
Mary Oliver has been writing poetry for nearly five decades, and in that time she has become America's foremost poetic voice on our experience of the physical world. This collection presents forty-two new poems-an entire volume in itself-along with works chosen by Oliver from six of the books she has published since New and Selected Poems, Volume One. "Oliver's poetry is of the Earth, and about the Earth, and as these poems give voice to the planet, they render human life more beautiful, more sentient, more meaningful." -Karen McCarthy

Beacon Press 2007 178 PP. Paper

$16.00 (in stock)

A New And Untried Course (6334)

STEVEN PEITZMAN
SECONDHAND paperback in very good condition. Subtitled: Women's Medical College and Medical College of Pennysylvania, 1850-1998. An instution founded in 1850 by a group of reform minded (male) Quakers.

Rutgers University Press 2000 322 PP. Paper

$17.50 USED - availability checked Feb 8th 1:48pm EST

A New Christianity For A New World

Why A Traditional Faith Is Dying And How A New Faith Is Being Born

BY JOHN SHELBY SPONG
Religious reformer Spong builds upon the program he initiated in Why Christianity Must Change or Die as he outlines what he believes is an authentic faith for a new millennium.

HarperSan Francisco 2002 304 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

New Collegeville Bible Commentary #1

The Gospel According To Matthew

BY BARBARA REID
Required for the 2008 Gathering Workshop #20. The Gospel of Matthew (Gail Thomas). Part of the series reviewed in the October 2006 Friends Journal. In which Tony Prete says "This is not the series for you if you are looking for reifications on a literal reading of the text. But if you want a deeper understanding of what the text is really saying, if you want as George Fox may have put it - to be led to the text in a way that will allow it to speak authentically to you, then this series will serve you well".

Liturgical Press 2005 160 PP. Paper

$6.95 (in stock)

New Collegeville Bible Commentary #2

The Gospel According To Mark

BY MARIE NOONAN-SABIN
Part of the series reviewed in the October 2006 Friends Journal. In which Tony Prete says "This is not the series for you if you are looking for reifications on a literal reading of the text. But if you want a deeper understanding of what the text is really saying, if you want as George Fox may have put it - to be led to the text in a way that will allow it to speak authentically to you, then this series will serve you well".

Liturgical press 2006 160 PP. Paper

$6.95 (in stock)

New Collegeville Bible Commentary #3

The Gospel According To Luke

BY JEROME KODELL
Part of the series reviewed in the October 2006 Friends Journal. In which Tony Prete says "This is not the series for you if you are looking for reifications on a literal reading of the text. But if you want a deeper understanding of what the text is really saying, if you want as George Fox may have put it - to be led to the text in a way that will alldow it to speak authentically to you, then this series willserve you well".

Liturgical Press 2005 168 PP. Paper

$6.95 (in stock)

New Collegeville Bible Commentary #4

The Gospel According To John And The Johannine Letters

BY SCOTT LEWIS
Part of the series reviewed in the October 2006 Friends Journal. In which Tony Prete says "This is not the series for you if you are looking for reifications on a literal reading of the text. But if you want a deeper understanding of what the text is really saying, if you want as George Fox may have put it - to be led to the text in a way that will allow it to speak authentically to you, then this series will serve you well".

Liturgical Press 2005 130 PP. Paper

$6.95 (in stock)