The Quiet Eye

A Way Of Looking At Pictures

BY SYLVIA SHAW-JUDSON
Through selected art and text, a Quaker sculptor communicates a sense of affirmation, wonder and trust in the sacredness of the daily.

Regnery Gateway 1982 84 PP. Cloth

$12.95 (in stock)

Quiet Helpers

Quaker Service In Postwar Germany

BY ACHIM VON BORRIES
Friends translated this account of Quaker relief work in Germany, written originally for the Stille Helfer exhibit. It is a useful and readable analysis of how and why Quakers were involved in building bridges with the vanquished. The account includes descriptions of the efforts of Friends to prevent the sufferings of Jews and descriptions of contemporary service efforts. copublication of QPS in Britain and AFSC in America.

Britain Yearly Meetin/AFSC 2000 62 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

A Quiet Place

BY DOUGLAS WOOD, ILLUSTRATED BY DAN ANDREASON
"Readers will relate to the ruddy-cheeked, blond city-dweller, who with hands clamped tightly over his ears yearns for respite from `whistles shrieking and grown-ups talking and engines roaring and ... grown-ups talking....' In prose saturated with simile and metaphor, Wood suggests numerous subdued spots for solitude from ponds and deserts to caverns and museums and then interjects the boy's fantasies into the mix. . These scenarios will hold children rapt until the concluding thought perhaps a bit lofty for the very young that people hold within themselves `the very best quiet place of all.'" -Publishers Weekly Coming in May in Paper!

Simon & Schuster 2005 32 PP. Paper

$7.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

The Quiet Rebels

The Story Of The Quakers In America

BY MARGARET HOPE BACON
Chapter titles include: 1. Who are the Quakers? 2. British beginnings 3. The Quakers come to the New World 4. The Holy Experiment 5. The middle years of American Quakerism: 1775-1875 6. The abolition of slavery 7. Pioneers in social change 8. The Quaker contribution to the cultural life of America 9. Quakers and the world 10. American Quakers today. Includes an introductory essay, "The Quaker Contribution to Nonviolent Action."

Pendle Hill 1999 240 PP. Paper

$12.00 (in stock)

Quilting The Black-eyed Pea

Poems And Not Quite Poems

BY NIKKI GIOVANNI
Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea is an extraordinarily intimate collection. Each poem bears Giovanni's trademark of the unfalteringly political and the intensely personal; the collection is a meditation on humanity and the soul. Nikki Giovanni is the University Distinguided Professor of English and Virginia Tech, and was a plenary speaker at the 2009 FGC Gathering.

Morrow 2002 128 PP. Cloth

$6.50 (in stock)

Race And Prayer

Collected Voices, Many Dreams

EDITED BY MALCOLM BOYD, CHESTER TALTON
The damage done by hatred and prejudice - based on race, sexual orientation, religion, or gender - runs very deep. Race and Prayer is a collection of poems, prayers, and prose divided into five sections: Suffering and Anger; Prejudice and Hatred; Diversity; Reconciliation and Healing; and Growth in Understanding and Sharing. Contributors range in age from teenagers to the elderly are from a wide variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds, all of whom speak honestly of their own experiences, heartbreaks, and hopes.Some copies have very mild water damage.

Morehouse 2003 201 PP. Paper

$4.00 (in stock)

Rachel And Obadiah

BY BRINTON TURKLE
Obadiah Starbuck and his Quaker family live in Nantucket in the early 1800s. Obadiah and his sister Rachel try to prove they can be trusted with a very important task. Tender lessons on humility, perseverance and true sportsmanship are gently integrated into this innocent story. A Quaker classic now reprinted and available again. Ages four and up.

Beautiful Feet Books 2004 37 PP. Paper

$7.95 (in stock)

Rachel Carson And Her Book That Changed The World

BY LAURIE LAWLOR, ILLUSTRATED BY LAURA BEINGESSNER
Once you are aware of the wonder and beauty of earth, you will want to learn about it, wrote Carson, the pioneering environmentalist and author of Silent Spring, the book that woke people up to the harmful impact humans are having on the planet.Rachel found many adventurous ways to study nature. She went diving to investigate coral reefs and tracked alligators through the Florida Everglades on a rumbling glades buggy. However, one of the bravest things she did was to write and publish Silent Spring, a book pointing out the dangerous effects of chemicals on the living world. Powerful men tried to stop publication of the book, but thankfully Rachel and her publishers persisted.

Holiday House 2012 32 PP. Cloth

$16.95 (in stock)

Racism

Beginners Guide Series

BY ALANA LENTIN
Despite the fact that we've spent hundreds of millions of dollars promoting tolerance, racism is still prevalent today. In fact, since 9-11 the subject of race, and exactly what this means, has become more important than ever before. Alana Lentin traces the development and mutation of ideas about race, through political history right up to modern debates about ethnicity and xenophobia, and considers the implications of a raceless society amid concerns about diluted traditions and identities. Thought-provoking and intelligent, this invaluable resource exposes the roots of racist thought, and reveals how it has remained a part of our everyday lives.

Oneworld - Oxford 2008 166 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

Radical Presence

Teaching As Contemplative Practice

BY MARY ROSE O'REILLEY, FOREWORD BY PARKER PALMER
This book is about our lives as well as our work, suggesting that the "secrets" of good teaching are the same as the secrets of good living: seeing one's self without blinking, offering hospitality to the alien other, having compassion for suffering, speaking truth to power, being present and being real. These are secrets hidden in plain sight. But it takes the clear sight and courage of someone like Friend O'Reilly to call secrets of this sort to our attention.

Heinemann 1998 50 PP. Paper

$18.75 (in stock)

Radical Simplicity

Sustainable Lifestyles For Global Equity

BY JIM MERKEL
Imagine you are first in line at a potluck buffet. The spread includes not just food and water, but all the materials needed for shelter, clothing, healthcare, and education. How do you know how much to take? How much is enough to leave for your neighbors behind you-not just the six billion people, but the wildlife, and the as-yet-unborn? In the face of looming ecological disaster, many people feel the need to change their own lifestyles as a tangible way of transforming our unsustainable culture. Radical Simplicity is the first book that guides the reader to a personal sustainability goal.

New Society 2003 288 PP. Paper

$17.95 (in stock)

Radical Spirits

Spiritualism And Women's Rights In Nineteenth-century America, 2nd Edition

BY ANN BRAUDE
In Radical Spirits, Ann Braude contends that the early women's rights movement and Spiritualism went hand in hand. Her book makes a convincing argument for the importance of religion in the study of American women's history. In this new edition, Braude discusses the impact of the book on the scholarship of the last decade and assesses the place of religion in interpretations of women's history in general and the women's rights movement in particular. A review of current scholarship and suggestions for further reading make it even more useful for contemporary teachers and students.

Indiana University Press 2001 296 PP. Paper

$19.95 (in stock)

Radical Witness

Four Talks On Faith Made Manifest In The World

EDITED BY SARAH SPENCER
In these four talks from Beacon Hill Friends House in Boston, Friends not only share their experience of radical witness. They offer sorely needed guidance on how we can make this essential part of the Quaker tradition a living aspect of our meetings' lives as well as our own. John Humphries: Light Arises Out of Darkness: Prophetic Witness as Spiritual and Political Practice. Gina & Heidi Norton Smith: Our Faith Journey to Becoming a Family - Radical Witness for Equal Marriage. Katherine Fisher: Witnessing from the Root. Sadie Forsythe: On the Ministry of Presence and 'Getting in the Way.'

Beacon Hill Friends House 2009 98 PP. Paper

$10.00 (in stock)

The Raid At Red Mill

BY MARY MCGAHAN, ILLUSTRATED BY NED BUTTERFIELD
"At the close of the Revolutionary War in 1782, no one seems concerned about the recent raids on their neighbors except fourteen-year-old Quaker Anne Mott. But when a family friend is followed back to the Mott's Westchester mill after a secret trading mission to New York City, Anne is sure their home will be the next to be hit by the infamous Tory raiders. She determines to find a way to protect her family and home." - Silver Moon Press. Ages 8-12.

Silver Moon Press 2001 92 PP. Cloth

$14.95 (in stock)

Rainbows, Halos, And Glories

BY ROBERT GREENLER
Greenler provides a scientific, but still understandable, explanation of celestial phenomena, including both rainbows and the divinely-named halos and glories. A secular explanation but still provides readers looking for the beauty of creation with a new look at some wonders of nature.

Peanut Butter Publishing 1999 195 PP. Cloth

$19.00 (in stock)

Rainer Maria Rilke, The Years In Switzerland (616)

A Contribution To The Biography Of Rilke's Later Life

BY J R VON SALIS
SECONDHAND BOOK, Hardback, in fair condition, no Dust jacket. In 1919, Rilke traveled from Munich to Switzerland to escape the post-war chaos and take up his work on the Duino Elegies once again. Rilke lived in Soglio, Locarno, and Berg am Irchel. Only in mid-1921 was he able to find a permanent residence in the Chateau de. In an intense creative period he completed the Duino Elegies &f the poem cycle Sonnets to Orpheus In May 1922, Rilke's patron Werner Reinhart bought and renovated Muzot so that Rilke could live there rent-free.

Univ California 1964 520 PP. Cloth

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Raising Blaze

A Mother And Son's Long, Strange Journey Into Autism

BY DEBRA GINSBERG
Debra Ginsberg knew that her son was unique from the moment he was born. Blaze never crawled; at age one he simply stood up and walked. By the time he was four, he knew the complete works of Miles Davis. At five, he assigned colors to the days of the week. But from his first day of kindergarten, Blaze was considered a "problem" in the classroom. All his life he's defied diagnosis by a host of experts who have sought to label him. Ginsberg interweaves her moving personal story and tales of her hard-fought battles with schools and medical professionals to create a book that speaks to all parents.

HarperOne 2003 320 PP. Paper

$13.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Raising Conscientious Objector Consciousness Among Our Youth

Six Lesson Plans For U.s. Friends High School First Day Programs

COMPILED BY CURT TORELL AND ALICE CARLTON, ON BEHALF OF CHAPEL HILL MEETING
In our current political climate reinstituting a draft for military service no longer seems implausible. Currently registration is required for young men and the process does not allow for declaring CO status. This manual for young Friends carefully considers the issues involved, the law and Quaker practice. It guides the young person and the meeting community through information gathering, decision making and follow-up needed to support CO status.

Quaker Press of FGC 2003 44 PP. Looseleaf

$12.00 (in stock)

Ramona

BY HELEN HUNT JACKSON
Along with Uncle Tom's Cabin, Ramona is regarded as one of the 19th century's great ethical novels. Ramona is the fictional love story of a beautiful, illegitimate Scots-Indian orphan and the handsome and courageous Indian Alessandro. Persecuted and betrayed by individuals and the government, Ramona and Alessandro struggle and flee. Their love is portrayed in dramatic and classical terms, while the tragedy of their lives is the tragedy of their people who endure brutal poverty and the loss of their land. Along with the non-fiction book A Century of Dishonor, This was part of Jackson's efforts to promote the rights of Native Americans.

Signet Classic 1988 362 PP. Paper

$5.99 (in stock)

The Rapture Exposed

The Message Of Hope In The Book Of Revelation

BY BARBARA ROSSING
The idea of "The Rapture" - the return of Christ to rescue and deliver Christians off the earth - is an extremely popular interpretation of the Bible's Book of Revelation and a jumping-off point for the bestselling "Left Behind" series of books. This interpretation, based on a psychology of fear and destruction, guides the daily acts of thousands if not millions of people worldwide. In The Rapture Exposed, Barbara Rossing argues that this script for the world's future is nothing more than a disingenuous distortion of the Bible. The truth, Rossing argues, is that Revelation offers a vision of God's healing love for the world.

Basic Books 2004 222 PP. Paper

$15.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

The Re- Education Of George W Bush

No President Left Behind - The Role Of Comedy In Social Justice Work

BY PETERSON TOSCANO
The reeducation of George W Bush. This was the plenary "talk" given by Peterson Toscano at the July 2008 FGC Gathering. In it Peterson exposes the "Inner Bush" in all of us, and aims to reeducate it with the aid of his crazy cast of characters.

Quaker Press of FGC 2008 Audio

$2.50 (in stock)

Re-education Of George W. Bush Mp3 Download

No President Left Behind - The Role Of Comedy In Social Justice Work

BY PETERSON TOSCANO
The reeducation of George W Bush. This was the plenary "talk" given by Peterson Toscano at the July 2008 FGC Gathering. In it Peterson exposes the "Inner Bush" in all of us, and aims to reeducate it with the aid of his crazy cast of characters. This is a downloadable mp3 version of his talk. When you purchase this, after confirming your order, we will send you a limited time web link to download the file.

Quaker Press of FGC 2008 65 MIN MP3 Audio

$5.00 (in stock)

Re-enchantment Of Everyday Life (6)

THOMAS MOORE
SECONDHAND COPY -hardback with dustjacket-good condition. The author of the popular CARE OF THE SOUL shows that a profound, enchanted interaction with life is not a childish thing to be put away with adulthood, but a necessity for one's personal and collective survival. Moore describes how the ordinary becomes extraordinary when there is genuine engagement with beauty, quality, art, and nature.

HarperCollins 1997 393 PP. Cloth

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Re-engage

America And The World After Bush, An Informed Citizen's Guide

BY HELENA COBBAN
In this concise guide, FCNL's Helena Cobban proposes moving the United States away from its "Global Control paradigm" to a policy of global inclusion which seeks to repair the relationship with other countries, recommit the United States to effective participation in the United Nations and other multilateral institutions, and ground U.S. foreign policy firmly in the principle of human equality. It also involves moving away from the language of threats and fear to a language of challenge and possibility. Global Inclusion addresses key challenges that face the whole world such as terrorism and weapons proliferation, inequality, human rights abuses and climate change.

Paradigm 2008 134 PP. Paper

$2.50 (in stock)

A Reader's Companion To George Fox's Journal

BY JOSEPH PICKVANCE
Reissued in 2001 by the New Foundation Fellowship. The best introduction to the history, author, faith and relevance of the Journal for the modern reader. By one of the foremost Fox scholars, it is a must for the beginner on Fox and his work. An abbreviated concordance and glossary of 17th century terms help the reader grasp the significance of Fox's experience and the early Christian gospel he brought back to full light.

New Foundation Fellowship 2001 150 PP. Paper

$22.00 (in stock)

Reading Judas

The Gospel Of Judas And The Shaping Of Christianity - Paperback

BY ELAINE PAGELS AND KAREN KING
When the Gospel of Judas was published in 2006, it received extraordinary media attention and was heralded as a major Biblical discovery that rocked the world of scholars and laypeople alike. Elaine Pagels and Karen King are the first to reflect on this newfound text and its ramifications for telling the story of early Christianity. The two well known scholars illustrate how the newly discovered text helps us understand how Jesus' followers understood his death, why Judas betrayed Jesus, and why God allowed it.

Penguin 198 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

Reading The Bible Again For The First Time

Taking The Bible Seriously But Not Literally

BY MARCUS BORG
Growing numbers of people are unwilling to abandon the world of science and historical thinking for their faith and are searching for an enlightened, integrated way to be believers and to understand the Bible. Marcus Borg offers a new understanding of scripture that respects both tradition and reality. Moving away from the narrow literalism that drives so many away from the profound richness of the bible, this book blends the best of biblical scholarship with a concern for authentic faith and how it can be lived today.

HarperSanFrancisco 2002 321 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

The Real Jesus

The Misguided Quest For The Histo Rical Jesus And The Truth Of The Traditional Gospels

BY LUKE TIMOTHY JOHNSON
The Real Jesus was the first book to challenge the findings of the Jesus Seminar. Drawing on the best biblical and historical scholarship, respected New Testament scholar Luke Timothy Johnson demonstrates that the "real Jesus" is the one experienced in the present through faith rather than the one found in speculative historical reconstructions. A new preface by the author for the paperback edition presents his point of view on the most recent rounds of this lively debate. The author points out with irony that he shares his publisher with most of the Jesus seminar authors

HarperOne 1997 208 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

The Reason For God

BY TIMOTHY HELLER
Timothy Keller, the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, addresses the frequent doubts that skeptics and non-believers bring to religion. Using literature, philosophy, anthropology, pop culture, and intellectual reasoning, Keller explains how the belief in a Christian God is, in fact, a sound and rational one. "In a flood of bestsellers by skeptics and atheists...Keller stands out as an effective counterpoint and defender of the faith. The Reason for God makes a tight, accessible case for reasoned religious belief." - The Washington Post

Riverhead 2009 336 PP. Paper

$16.00 (in stock)

Reasons For Hope

The Faith And Future Of The Friends Church

BY JOHN PUNSHON
Punshon writes of the evangelical Friends Church and its problems and in so doing addresses topics of interest and concern to all Friends. He cites the "distinctives" that make us Quakers and their biblical basis and, as he always does, he writes clearly on complicated matters of faith, making transparent what was confused or unstated and hoping to promote an informed discussion. An important book.

Friends United Press 2001 375 PP. Paper

$24.00 (in stock)