Slavery Today

A Groundwork Guide

BY KEVIN BALES AND REBECCA CORNELL
Globalization, governmental corruption, and the population explosion have thrust billions of people into the pool of potential slaves. This huge surplus of impoverished people has pushed the human price tag to only $100, the cost of a pair of "designer" jeans. This means that it's worse to be a slave today than ever before. "Slavery Today" traces the "products" created by this inhuman system from the jungle and farm through the global markets and into our lives and homes. It addresses the controversies over prostitution and the buying back of slaves while presenting solutions and ways readers can get involved in the growing global anti-slavery movement. Kevin Bales is a Quaker.

Groundwood Books 2008 144 PP. Paper

$10.00 (low stock)

Sleepy Boy

BY POLLY KANEVSKY, ILLUSTRATED BY STEPHANIE ANDERSON
During the day, the boy has been to the zoo where he has seen a lion and her cub. As nighttime falls, the boy and his father share a book. It's the boy's bedtime, but the boy is not sleepy. He is still with the lions. "Sleepy Boy" is a lovely hymn from a new author - a hymn to day and to night, to awake and to asleep, to mother and child, to father and son. "There is art and craft, both verbal and visual, in this very quiet bedtime story. Unusual and captivating." - Kirkus Review, starred review

Atheneum 2006 32 PP. Cloth

$15.95 (in stock)

Small Is Possible

Life In A Local Economy

BY LYLE ESTILL
In an era when incomprehensibly complex issues like Peak Oil and Climate Change dominate headlines, practical solutions at a local level can seem inadequate. In response, Lyle Estill's book introduces us to "hometown security," with this chronicle of a community's response to resource depletion in a fickle global economy. True stories, springing from Chatham County, NC, offer a positive counter balance to the bleakness of our age. This is the story of how one small town found actual solutions to actual problems. Unwilling to rely on government and wary of large corporations, residents discovered it's possible for a community to feed itself, fuel itself, heal itself & govern itself.

New Society 2008 240 PP. Paper

$17.95 (in stock)

Smoky Night

BY EVE BUNTING, ILLUSTRATED BY DAVID DIAZ
During a night of rioting in Los Angeles, fires and looting force neighbors--who have always avoided one another--to come together. David Diaz was awarded the Caldecott Medal for his bold acrylic paint and photo-collage illustrations.

Voyager Books 1997 36 PP. Paper

$7.00 (in stock)

The Sneetches And 3 Other Stories

BY DOCTOR SEUSS
Four tales by the good doctor, including the "Sneetches" which is a tale about the pointlessness of prejudice. Another tale offers sage advice on not naming all 23 of your children Alan.

Random House 1961 32 PP. Cloth

$14.95 (low stock)

The Snow Leopard

BY JACKIE MORRIS
From the beginning of time, high above the hidden valley, Snow Leopard has sung the stars to life, the sun to rise, and the moon to wax and wane. He has woven words of protection to keep the enshrouded valley safe from the world. But time is passing, and Snow Leopard must find a singer who will follow him. Moreover, the arrival of soldiers looking for gold and slaves poses a new and dire threat. As he sings, a child lies dreaming the song down in the valley beneath . . . "With its focus on a severely endangered animal at a time of global warming and species eradication, 'The Snow Leopard' sends a valuable message about the beauty and power of the natural world." - The New York Times

2008 32 PP. Cloth

$16.95 (in stock)

So There I Was ...

BY PEGGY SENGER PARSONS
Sixty columns in five sections on God, freedom., motorcycles, invincibility, love, lies, Quakers and a female preacher. Spiritual disciplines for the 21st century; Christ and the lure of the open road; Quakers - not just for breakfast; Where I came from, POMO theology. "The kick in the teeth that Quaker spirituality is asking for" Mike Espana-McGeehon; "Peggy makes radically thought provoking points with personal stories that sing" Nate Swift.

Peggy Senger Parsons 2009 267 PP. Paper

$20.00 (in stock)

So There I Was...in Africa

BY PEGGY SENGER PARSONS
This book chronicles Freedom Friends Church's pastor Peggy Senger Parson's first two trips to Burundi, Rwanda and the Congo in twenty eight stories. This volume is the second in her "So there I was" seriess. There is comedy, tragedy and adventure related here, many from blog posts from the field, some written as UPI columns and some have been written up just for this book. Peggy was working with THARS (Trauma Healing and Reconciliation Services).

Peggy Senger Parsons 2009 134 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

The Solace Of Leaving Early

BY HAVEN KIMMEL
Langston Braverman returns to Haddington, Indiana after walking out on an academic career that has equipped her for little but lording it over other people. Amos Townsend is trying to minister to a congregation that would prefer simple affirmations to his esoteric brand of theology. What draws these difficult-if not impossible-people together are two wounded little girls who call themselves Immaculata and Epiphany. They are the daughters of Langston's childhood friend and the witnesses to her murder. And their need for love is so urgent that neither Langston nor Amos can resist it, though they do their best to resist each other.

Anchor 2003 288 PP. Paper

$13.95 (low stock)

Some Form Of Peace (10092)

True Stories Of The A.f.s.c At Home And Abroad

BY MARVIN WEISBORD
SECONDHAND. A fairish copy with torn dust jacket. First edition Tells of seven AFSC projects, from Mental hospitals in Pennsylvania to France in 1917.

Viking Press 1968 168 PP. Cloth

$8.00 USED - availability checked Mar 19th 2:55pm CDT

Some Fruits Of Solitude

Wise Sayings On The Conduct Of Human Life, In Today's English

BY WILLIAM PENN, EDITED BY ERIC TAYLOR
Written whilst Penn was in hiding, falsely accused of treason, these aphorisms have been well loved for 300 years. Eric Taylor provides a 30 page historical introduction to them and has put them into an easy and accessible modern English.

Herald Press 2002 167 PP. Paper

$8.99 (in stock)

Something Beautiful

BY SHARON DENNIS WYETH
A little girl longs to see beyond the scary sights on the sidewalk and the angry scribbling in the halls of her building. When her teacher writes the word beautiful on the blackboard, the girl decides to look for something beautiful in her neighborhood. Her neighbors tell her about their own beautiful things. Miss Delphine serves her a "beautiful" fried fish sandwich at her diner. At Mr. Lee's "beautiful" fruit store, he offers her an apple. Old Mr. Sims invites her to touch a smooth stone he always carries. Beautiful means "something that when you have it, your heart is happy," the girl thinks.

Dragonfly 2002 32 PP. Paper

$6.99 (in stock)

Something Rising

KIMMELL. HAVEN
Cassie Claiborne contends with a distant mother, a fragile sister and a gambling, alcoholic father is this wry coming of age story set in rural Indiana and penned by Earlham School of Religion grad Haven Kimmel, author of The Used World and A Girl Named Zippy.Forms a loose trilogy with Kimmel's two previous novels, The Solace of Leaving Early and The Used World.

Harper Perennial 2005 270 PP. Paper

$6.00 (in stock)

Somewhere Today

A Book Of Peace

BY SHELLY MOORE-THOMAS AND ERIC FUTRAN
This very simple, affirming prose poem asserts that peace begins with simple gestures - acts in which any child might take part. Thomas quietly makes readers aware of the kindness and pleasures around us that help promote peace. For ages 3-7.See comment section for a suggested lesson plan for this book from PYM Re Committee.

Albert Whitman 2002 32 PP. Blank

$6.95 (in stock)

Song Of Creation

BY PAUL GOBLE
"Birds pray, trees pray, flowers pray, mountains pray, the winds and rain pray, rivers and the little insects pray as well. The whole earth is in constant prayer, and we can join with its great prayer," says award-winning author and illustrator Paul Goble. Every element of creation - from the magpie to the minnow - glorifies God in its own way in this bold and brightly illustrated work, adapted from The Book of Common Prayer. Goble invites readers to join with the land and the animals in singing praise to God.

Eerdmans 2004 32 PP. Cloth

$16.00 (low stock)

A Song Of Death, Our Spiritual Birth

A Quaker Way Of Dying - Php 342

BY LUCY SCREECHFIELD-MCIVER
The author traces her understanding of death as a "spiritual birth, the completion of God's work upon us."

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 1998 38 PP. Paper

$7.00 (in stock)

Sons Of Providence

The Brown Brothers, The Slave Trade, And The American Revolution

BY CHARLES RAPPLEYE
A biography of two of the four Brown brothers - and their legacy from the years 1736 to 1836. They came from a wealthy Rhode Island family and found themselves on opposite sides on the issue of slavery, after they themselves had actually engaged in the trade. Moses became a Quaker of high ideals and was strongly opposed to slavery, while John with his anti colonial and anti taxation views helped spur the movement for independence. They still worked together in the family business, and in opening what became Brown University.

Simon and Schuster 2006 416 PP. Cloth

$10.00 (in stock)

Soul At Work

Spiritual Leadership In Organizations

BY MARGARET BENEFIEL
Soul at Work describes the way organizations do business. Soul in the workplace is not a theological abstraction, but a way of being and doing. Each of the organizations that Benefiel profiles in this lively and informative book--from Southwest Airlines to the band U2--describes the profound role that awareness of soul, or spirituality, can play in leadership and organizational life. "This book is a must-read for anyone who wants the workplace to become more life-giving for all concerned." --Parker J. Palmer, author of Let Your Life Speak

Seabury Books 2005 160 PP. Paper

$21.00 (in stock)

Soul Graffiti

Making A Life In The Way Of Jesus

BY MARK SCANDRETTE, FOREWORD BY SHANE CLAIBORNE
Mark, a writer and leader in the Emergent church movement, uses stories from his life and the lives of the people he has encountered in his home in San Francisco's Mission District to explore what "good news of God" might mean for our particular time and place. He seeks to answer the question: "How can we be about making a life in the way of Jesus?" He integrates theological insight with awareness of human psychology, culture, and daily life. Written to appeal to the sensibilities of those who inhabit a post-Christendom milieu, Mark Scandrette's deepest hope is to give readers greater motivation for, and a fuller sense of what it means to make a life in, the way of Jesus.

Josey-Bass 2008 272 PP. Paper

$14.95 (low stock)

The Soul Of Christianity - Paperback

: Restoring The Great Tradition

BY HUSTON SMITH
In his most personal and passionate book on the spiritual life, scholar and teacher of world religions Huston Smith turns to his own life-long religion, Christianity. With stories and personal anecdotes, Smith not only presents the basic beliefs and essential teachings of Christianity, but argues why religious belief matters in today's secular world. Though there is a wide variety of contemporary interpretations of Christianity- some of them conflicting- Smith cuts through these to describe Christianity's "Great Tradition," the common faith of the first millennium of believers, which is the trunk of the tree from which Christianity's many branches, twigs, and leaves have grown.

Harper SanFrancisco Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

The Soul Of Politics

Beyond 'religious Right' And 'secular Left'

BY JIM WALLIS, DIANE STERLING, EDITED BY GARY WILLS
Wallis' work in Washington's poorer areas combining faith and politics is the basis for his contribution to this book, which seeks to unite left and right in a genuine attempt to help correct social wrongs.

Harcourt 1995 327 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

Soul Of Politics - Sale Version

BY JIM WALLIS
This book is the product of Wallis' years of struggling against poverty and violence on the streets of Washington, D.C., Detroit, Chicago, and Los Angeles. He argues that the moral vision of politics must be rooted, ultimately, in a spirituality that emerges from genuine human contact with the poor and a respect for cultural diversity, sexual and gender inclusivity, community-based economic development, and ecological conservation.

Harvest Books 1995 325 PP. Paper

$7.50 (low stock)

Soul Work

Anti-racist Theologies In Dialogue

EDITED BY MARJORIE BOWENS-WHEATLEY AND NANCY PALMER-JONES
In January 2001, the UUA convened a three-day consultation on theology and racism. Approximately 30 scholars, ministers, theologians, seminarians, teachers and activists participated. The resulting 9 papers -and dialogue that followed -address the complex and pressing issues of racism. The thoughts and feelings captured here encourage reconsideration of long-held beliefs. A resource presenting many points of view, Soul Work can be used for individual reflection and study, for book discussion groups or adult education classes.

Skinner House 2002 272 PP. Paper

$20.00 (low stock)

South Of The Angels (33006)

BY JESSAMYN WEST
SECONDHAND, fairly tatty, but readable (though unread?) paperback. Romance novella type cover -story set in S California in 1916 with Quaker theme.

Avon 1960 605 PP. Paper

$5.00 USED - availability checked Mar 19th 2:55pm CDT

Southeastern Yearly Meeting Organizational Handbook

BY SEYM

2007 BINDER Looseleaf

$16.00 (in stock)

Speak Peace In A World Of Conflict

What You Say Next Will Change Your World

BY MARSHALL ROSENBERG
Dr. Rosenberg reveals how to take the first step to reduce violence, heal pain, resolve conflicts and spread peace on our planet by developing an internal consciousness of peace rooted in the language one uses each day. Speak Peace is filled with inspiring stories, lessons and ideas drawn from over 40 years of mediating conflicts and healing relationships in some of the most war torn, impoverished, and violent corners of the world. Speak Peace offers insight, practical skills, and powerful tools.

Puddle Dancer 2005 240 PP. Paper

$15.95 (in stock)

Speak To The Earth And It Shall Teach Thee

BY THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COMMITTEE OF PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING
Curriculum on caring for our environment based on the creation story. Stories, activities and resources for mixed ages.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 1991 60 PP. Looseleaf

$8.75 (low stock)

Speaking Of Faith - Paperback

Why Religion Matters - And How To Talk About It

BY KRISTA TIPPETT
The host of public radio's Speaking of Faith explores the role of faith in the world and in human life today. Tippett draws on her life experiences and studies, as well as on conversations with Quaker Parker Palmer, Elie Wiesel, Karen Armstrong, Thich Nhat Hanh, and other renowned figures, to explore such complex subjects as belief, justice, science, evil, and love. Her way of speaking and listening about these complex subjects both illuminates them and defuses the many conflicts that surround them.

Penguin 2008 240 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

Speaking Of Faith - Sale

Why Religion Matters And How To Talk About It

BY KRISTA TIPPETT
The host of public radio's Speaking of Faith explores the role of faith in the world and in human life today. Tippett draws on her life experiences and studies, as well as on conversations with Quaker Parker Palmer, Elie Wiesel, Karen Armstrong, Thich Nhat Hanh, and other renowned figures, to explore such complex subjects as belief, justice, science, evil, and love. Her way of speaking and listening about these complex subjects both illuminates them and defuses the many conflicts that surround them. Was $14.00

Penguin 2007 240 PP. Paper

$6.00 (in stock)

Speaking Treason Fluently

Anti-racist Reflections From An Angry White Male

BY TIM WISE
In this highly anticipated follow-up to White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son, activist Tim Wise examines the way in which institutional racism continues to shape the contours of daily life in the United States, and the ways in which white Americans reap enormous privileges from it. The essays included in this collection span the last ten years of Wise's writing and cover all the hottest racial topics of the past decade: affirmative action, Hurricane Katrina, racial tension in the wake of the Duke lacrosse scandal, white school shootings, racial profiling, phony racial unity in the wake of 9/11, and the political rise of Barack Obama.

Soft Skull 2008 352 PP. Paper

$16.95 (in stock)