This Is Who I Am

Listening With Older Friends

BY THE COMMITTEE ON ELDERSHIP AND OVERSIGHT OF BRITAIN YEARLY MEETING
This book on spirituality and aging explores the wider implications of the entry into old age -- theological, spiritual, emotional, sociological. It is also a practical handbook to give guidance and confidence to Friends and meetings wanting to tackle a perceived gap in care of one another. This book presents a vision of what old age does and can contain, in its desolation and its richness, and encourages Friends in practical ways to step into that landscape, with all its discomforts, surprises and true riches.

Britain Yearly Meeting 2003 64PP Paper

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This Little Light Of Mine

ILLUSTRATED BY E B LEWIS
This book illustrates the traditional song beautifully with the expressions and actions of a joyful young African-American boy, who greets all he meets with kindness and warmth. The book ends with the boy meeting a downcast young man and inviting him to play and meet his friends. "In keeping with the refrain of the spiritual, light fills the pictures, brightening and warming the day and shining from the face of the boy and the people he meets." - Booklist

Simon & Schuster 2005 32 PP. Cloth

$16.95 (in stock)

This Was A Poet (10009)

A Critical Biography Of Emily Dickinson

BY GEORGE FRISBE WHICHER
SECONDHAND. A revised 1980 reprint of his classic work of 1938. Good condition paperback, was Elizabeth Watsons copy.

Amherst College Press 1932 337 PP. Paper

$6.00 USED - availability checked Mar 18th 3:39am CDT

This We Can Say - Australian Quaker Life

Faith And Thought

BY AUSTRALIA YEARLY MEETING
Project started by Australian friends in 1993. This is an unusual Faith and Practice almost entirely consisting of quotations from modern Friends and minutes of Australia Yearly Meeting. Includes Advices and Queries and a short history of Australian Quakers.

Australia Yearly Meeting 2003 352 PP Paper

$25.00 (in stock)

Thomas Merton Monk And Poet (305)

A Critical Study

BY GEORGE WOODCOCK
SECONDHAND COPY. Slightly worn jacket. Very Good condition Mostly biographical study which "situates Merton as a poet within the context of his monastic vocation." The author is the well known gentle anarchist Canadian essayist, critic, biographer and poet himself with a long standing interest is Merton's Asian philosophic work.

Farrar Straus & Giroux 1978 200 PP. Cloth

$8.50 USED - availability checked Mar 18th 3:39am CDT

Thomas Paine

Enlightenment, Revolution, And The Birth Of Modern Nations

BY CRAIG NELSON
Nelson traces Paine's full life, his visits to Quaker Meeting as a boy, his years as a London mechanic, his journey to the New World suffering from typhus, his pamphleteering, his emergence as a voice of revolutionary fervor on two continents, his escape from execution in Paris to his final years in America, where the once-lionized patriot spent his final days impoverished and with dementia.

Viking 2006 396 PP. Cloth

$8.50 (low stock)

Those Shoes

BY MARIBETH BOELTS, ILLUSTRATED BY NOAH JONES
to be wearing. But Jeremy's grandma tells him they don't have room for "want," just "need," and what Jeremy needs are new boots for winter. When Jeremy's shoes fall apart at school, and the guidance counselor gives him a hand-me-down pair, the boy is more determined than ever to have those shoes, even a thrift-shop pair that are much too small. But sore feet aren't much fun, and Jeremy comes to realize that the things he has - warm boots, a loving grandma, and the chance to help a friend - are worth more than the things he wants.

Candlewick 2007 40 PP. Cloth

$15.99 (in stock)

Three Cups Of Tea

One Man's Mission To Promote Peace . . . One School At A Time

BY GREG MORTENS0N
Anyone who despairs of the individual's power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan's treacherous K2, was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers and promised to build them a school. Over the next decade he built fifty-five schools-especially for girls-that offer a balanced education in one of the most isolated and dangerous regions on earth. As it chronicles Mortenson's quest, which has brought him into conflict with both enraged Islamists and uncomprehending Americans, Three Cups of Tea combines adventure with a celebration of the humanitarian spirit.

Penguin 2007 349 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

Three Cups Of Tea (young Reader's Edition)

One Man's Journey To Change The World... One Child At A Time

BY GREG MORTENSON AND SARAH THOMPSON
This young readers' edition of the worldwide bestseller Three Cups of Tea has been specially adapted and updated by Greg Mortenson to bring his remarkable story of humanitarianism up-to-date. It includes brand-new photos, maps, and illustrations, as well as a special afterword by Greg's twelve-year-old daughter, Amira, who has traveled with her father as an advocate for the Pennies for Peace program for children.

Penguin 2009 209 PP. Paper

$8.99 (in stock)

The Three Little Wolves And The Big Bad Pig

BY EUGENE TRIVIAS, ILLUSTRATED BY HELEN OXENBURY
When it comes time for the three little wolves to go out into the world and build themselves a house, their mother warns them to beware the big bad pig. But the little wolves' increasingly sturdy dwellings are no match for the persistent porker, who has more up his sleeve than huffing and puffing. It takes a chance encounter with a flamingo pushing a wheelbarrow full of flowers to provide a surprising and satisfying solution to the little wolves' housing crisis. This tale is an hilarious and insightful exploration into conflict escalation and the solution to that - laying down the fortresses in favor openness.

Aladdin 1997 32 PP. Paper

$7.99 (low stock)

The Three Questions

Based On A Story By Leo Tolstoy

BY JON MUTH
When is the best time to do things? Who is the most important one? What is the right thing to do? When young Nikolai seeks counsel from Leo, the wise old turtle who lives in the mountains, he is sure Leo will know the answers to his three questions. But is Nikolai's own response to a stranger's cry for help that leads him directly to the answers he is looking for. Jon Muth combined his studies of Zen with his love for Tolstoy to create this profound, yet simple book about compassion and living in the moment.

Scholastic 2002 32 PP. Cloth

$16.95 (low stock)

Three Ravens & Two Widows

A Perspective On Controversy Among Friends - Php 401

BY RICHARD MACY KELLY
This essay is an intimate portrait of two women whose very different lives and characters were faithful responses to the challenges of loss, responsibility, love, and difficulty at different times and places in Quaker history. The author's mother, Lael Macy, and his grandmother, Madora Kersey, "sang" the same ballad of love and pain in very different lyrics. Using the metaphor of the ancient ballad, The Three Ravens, Richard Kelly invites us to explore how history and family traditions may limit our understanding of Truth or give us the strength and vision to see new possibilities in times when disagreements trouble our communities.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2009 36 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Through Flaming Sword

The Life And Legacy Of George Fox

BY ARTHUR O ROBERTS
Reissued and updated after fifty years this is Arthur Roberts spiritual biography of Fox together with a closer look at Fox's legacy, particularly his thoughts on Christian holiness and what should be the nature of a church. Causing much excitement in the blogosphere this is an inspiring book. The title comes from George Fox's desire for a kingdom of truth and love on this side of "the flaming sword of Eden".

Barclay Press 2008 143 PP. Paper

$16.00 (in stock)

Through My Eyes

BY RUBY BRIDGES, EDITED BY MARGO LUNDELL
"Bridges relates her story far more powerfully than has anyone else to date. After establishing a context for her place in the history of the Civil Rights movement, she lets her childhood memories, rather than her adult perceptions, drive the narrative, and emerges as an understandable and sympathetic young girl."-Horn Book

Scholastic 1999 63 PP. Cloth

$16.95 (in stock)

Thus Far On My Journey (314)

An Autobiography

BY E RAYMOND WILSON
SECONDHAND COPY. Good condition book, Dust jacket tatty and torn. Often called the "dean of Washington religious lobbyists," E. Raymond Wilson was one of the founders and served as the Executive Secretary of FCNL, 1943 until he became Executive Secretary Emeritus in January 1962. Born on a farm in Iowa, Wilson graduated from Iowa State College in 1921 and received an MS degree religious education from Columbia University in 1925. After helping to found the Committee on Militarism in Education, he studied and toured for a year (1926-1927) in Japan under a Japanese Brotherhood Scholarship. From 1931 to 1943, he was Field and Education Secretary for the Peace Section of the AFSC.

FUP 1976 310 PP. Cloth

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Thy Friend, Obadiah

BY BRINTON TURKLE
The story of a New England Quaker boy's encounter with a seagull. A Caldecott Honor Book, and a "classic" Quaker children's story.

Penguin 1969 38 PP. Paper

$6.99 (in stock)

Time For Peace

BY JANET GANGULI
In the current world climate of violence, terrorism and war, it is critical for young people to study peace and the ways peace exists in the world. Geared toward readers in middle school Time for Peace takes a lively, fully illustrated and international approach to peacemaking. The author explores the roots of violence and true alternatives to force, as well as profiling many peacemakers. First Day Scool, classroom teachers, as well as parents, will find this an invaluable tool in working with young people.

Quaker Press of FGC 2003 64 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

Time On Two Crosses

The Collected Writings Of Bayard Rustin

EDITED BY DEVON CARBADO AND DONALD WEISE
Time on Two Crosses showcases the extraordinary career of this black gay civil rights pioneer. Spanning five decades, the book combines classic texts ranging in topic from Gandhi's impact on African Americans, white supremacists in Congress, the antiwar movement, and the assassination of Malcolm X, with never-before published selections on the call for gay rights, Louis Farrakhan, affirmative action, AIDS, and women's rights.

Cleis Press 2003 350 PP. Paper

$16.95 (backorder)

A Time To Heal

Protecting Children & Ministering To Sex Offenders

BY DEBRA HAFFNER, FOREWARD BY STEVE CLAPP
This important book provides the tools that faith communities need to : Determine under what circumstances, if any, a convicted sex offender may be involved in the congregation; Determine how to respond if someone in the congregation is accused of a sexual offense; Be sensitive to and supportive of persons in the congregation who have been victims of abuse; Develop and implement strategies that will keep children in the congregation save and which will prevent sexual abuse from happening. An important book for clergy, lay leadership in churches & synagogues, denominational executives, regional judicatory executives ,correctional officials, judges, parole officers and treatment providers.

Lifequest Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

Time Will Make Things Clear

The Story Of Stephen Yang, Chinese Quaker

BY PATRICK WOOD
"In his long and inspiring life in China, [Yang] has lived through many changes and much upheaval which has had a profound effect on him and both challenged and strengthened his Quakerism and pacificism. In turn he, as a Christian doctor and teacher dedicated to the service of his fellow countrymen and women, has undoubtedly influenced many, even thought the majority would deny any religious belief." - From the Preface

Sowle 1999 144 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

The Tin Forest

BY HELEN WARD, ILLUSTRATED BY WAYNE ANDERSON
In the middle of a windswept wasteland full of discarded scrap metal and devastation lives a sad and lonely old man. In spite of his gloomy surroundings, he dreams every night of a lively forest full of trees, birds, and animals. When he finds a broken light fixture that looks like a flower, his imagination is sparked. He begins to build a tin forest, branch by branch, creature by creature. In time, real birds arrive, bearing seeds, and soon the artificial forest is taken over by living vines and animals until it looks just like the forest of the old man's dreams. This book conveys the important message that where there is imagination, there is hope.

Penguin 2003 32 PP. Paper

$7.99 (low stock)

To Be Silent... Would Be Criminal

The Antislavery Influence And Writings Of Anthony Benezet

BY IRV BRENDLINGER
Born in 1713 Philadelphia Quaker Anthony Benezet was one of the most significant forces in advancing the cause against slavery and the African slave trade in the eighteenth century. To Be Silent... Would Be Criminal introduces the development of antislavery activity in America and then traces the life of Benezet, examining both his work and influence on individuals. Benezet's correspondence with several influential contemporaries is reproduced here, giving insight into his relationships and his desire to build a viable network to oppose slavery.

Scarecrow Press 2006 246 PP. Cloth

$35.00 (in stock)

To Bless The Space Between Us

A Book Of Blessings

BY JOHN O'DONOHUE
Drawing on Celtic spiritual traditions to create words of inspiration for today, this book is a compelling blend of poetic language and spiritual insight offering readers comfort and encouragement on their journeys through life. Looking at life's thresholds - getting married, having children, starting a new job - and offering guidelines for making the transition from a known world into new, unmapped territory. Most profoundly, however, O'Donohue describes "blessing" as a way of life, as a lens through which the whole world is transformed.

Doubleday 2007 220 PP. Cloth

$22.95 (in stock)

To Err Is Divine

A Novel

BY AGOTA BOZAI
One evening after her bath, Anna discovers a strange light floating about her head. It is a halo, like that of a saint, but Anna is, in fact, an atheist. She sets about trying to conceal her halo, but soon realizes that only the truly innocent - small children and animals - can see it. But the concurrent power to heal and produce miracles is visible to a less exclusive audience, and once the greedy mayor and physician of her Hungarian town discover Anna's new gifts, they set about using her to their advantage. They are in for a surprise.

Counterpoint 2004 244 PP. Cloth

$5.00 (backorder)

To Know As We Are Known

A Spirituality Of Education

BY PARKER PALMER
Palmer offers a vision of teaching and learning that engages the whole person. Provides teachers with concrete suggestions for the classroom and addresses their need for spiritual formation.

HarperSF 1983 125 PP. Paper

$13.95 (in stock)

To Live A Truer Life

A Story Of The Hopedale Community

BY LYNN GORDON-HUGHES, ILLUSTRATED BY LINDRO
The Hopedale Community was founded in 1841 by Adin and Lucy Ballou and others who wanted to try a new way of living, based on their understanding of the teachings of Jesus and the will of God. They called themselves Practical Christians' because they intended to put their religion into practice in their daily lives. The Practical Christians believed in a radical form of non-violence called Christian non-resistance, which rejected not only war and capital punishment, but all authority based on force. This book accompanies a young member of the community as she delivers mail to the diverse inhabitants and witnesses the way that they live their beliefs.

Blackstone Editions 2003 32 PP. Cloth

$10.00 (in stock)

To Plead Our Own Cause

Personal Stories From Today's Slaves

EDITED BY KEVIN BALES AND ZOE TRODD
Boys strapped to carpet looms in India, women trafficked into sex slavery across Europe, children born into bondage in Mauritania, and migrants imprisoned at gunpoint in the U.S. are just a few of the many forms slavery takes in the 21st century. There are 27 million slaves alive today, more than at any point in history, and they are found on every continent except Antarctica. This book contains 95 narratives by slaves and former slaves from around the globe. Told in the slaves' own words, the narratives movingly chronicle the horrors of contemporary slavery, the process of becoming free, and the challenges faced by former slaves as they build a life in freedom.

Cornell University Press 2008 260 PP. Paper

$18.95 (in stock)

To The Mountaintop

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Mission To Save America: 1955-1968

BY STEWART BURNS
In a striking departure from earlier books, Burns focuses on King's biblical faith and spiritual vision as fundamental to his political leadership. King is not portrayed as a lone exalted hero, but as the heart of a fabric of principled leadership that stretched from his closest colleagues to the movement's foot soldiers on the streets. This book stresses his shaping by other leaders - heroic figures such as Bayard Rustin, Ella Baker, James Bevel, Bob Moses, and Marian Wright Edelman - and his conflicted relationships with John and Robert Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.

HarperSanFrancisco 2005 502 PP Paper

$8.50 (in stock)

To The Tune Of A Welcoming God

Lyrical Reflections On Sexuality, Spirituality, And The Wideness Of God's Welcome

BY DAVID WEISS
A timely collection of essays and hymns eloquently calling for a Christian faith that extends an affirming welcome to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons. To the Tune of a Welcoming God brings academic insight, prophetic vision, and poetic clarity to the question of the church's welcome to those GLBT Christians at its doorstep and already in its pews. Author David Weiss, while rooted deeply in his own Lutheran context, reaches out in these engaging and provocative writings to challenge, encourage, and empower persons regardless of their particular tradition.

Langdon Hill 2008 181 PP. Paper

$14.95 (backorder)

To Try The Bloody Law

The Story Of Mary Dyer

BY ROBERT S. BURGESS
A new biography of Mary Dyer, written by a member of New England Yearly Meeting.

Celo Valley Books 2000 131 PP. Cloth

$19.95 (low stock)