Edward Abbey

A Life

BY JAMES CAHALAN
He was a hero to environmentalists and the patron saint of monkeywrenchers, a man in love with desert solitude. A supposed misogynist who counted women among his closest friends. A writer who attracted a cult following but was often uncomfortable with it. Quaker James Cahalan shows that Abbey was neither simply a countercultural cowboy hero nor an unprincipled troublemaker, but instead a complex and multifaceted individual whose legacy has only begun to be appreciated.

Univ of Arizona Press 2003 378 PP. Paper

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Edward Lowbury - Selected Poems (10008)

BY EDWARD LOWBURY
SECONDHAND. Eminent Welsh bacteriologist whose mercurial verse sprang from his faith in dream and intuition. (1913-2007) A selection of his poetry. Fair condition, very plain paperback. Was Elizabeth watsons copy.

Celtion Press 1978 96 PP. Paper

$4.00 USED - availability checked Mar 16th 10:24am CDT

An Egg Is Quiet

BY DIANNA ASTON, ILLUSTRATED BY SILVIA LONG
Poetic in voice and elegant in design, "Egg" introduces children to more than 60 types of eggs and an interesting array of egg facts. Even the endpapers brim with information. A tender and fascinating guide that is equally at home being read to a child on a parent's lap or in a classroom reading circle.

Chronicle Books 2006 48 PP. Cloth

$16.95 (in stock)

The Eight Essential Steps To Conflict Resolution

BY DUDLEY WEEKS
Seemingly intractable problems can be settled through methods developed by one of America's leading experts in conflict resolution. In clear language, Weeks shows readers how to turn conflict into lasting partnerships and ensure a fruitful outcome. Look to the future but learn from the past.

Tarcher 1998 304 PP. Paper

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Einstein's God

Conversations About Science And The Human Spirit

BY KRISTA TIPPETT
NPR's Krista Tippet interviews scientists Freeman Dyson, Paul Davies, Jenna Levin and Quaker Parker Palmer amongst others. Tippett says rather grandly of the book " To the faithful I say this: if God is God, we cannot be afraid of what we can learn with our remarkable three-pound brain. I offer this book to all-religious and nonreligious, theologians, scientists, and people of all walks of life in between-who want to engage our kindred capacities to think and to live together more richly than our debates would ever suggest is possible." It is an fascinating look at the intersection of "God" and science.

Penguin 2010 284 PP. Paper

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Elegy

BY MARY JO BANG
64 poems elegies written after the death of her 37 year old son from an accidental perscription drug overdose. Devastated, but still writing clearly and with great intelligence the poems have garnered great praise. She intended the poems to be a distraction from her sorrow; they offer no hope, no consolation and no solution. She wrote them for one year as a conversation with her son and then stopped.

Graywolf Press 2007 92 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

Elise Boulding

A Life In The Cause Of Peace

BY MARY LEE MORRISON
Elise Boulding has been among the most influential of social reformers to advocate the integration of peace studies and women's studies. Her ideas inspired a number of works addressing the role of the family in producing social change and discussing women's unique capacity for promoting peace through nurturing and networking. Boulding's additional ideas on transnational networks and their relationship to global understanding are considered seminal contributions to modern peace studies and have earned her the title of "matriarch" of the 20th century peace movement.

McFarland and Company 2005 228 PP. Paper

$39.95 (in stock)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

An American Life

BY LORI D. GINZBERG
In this subtly crafted biography, the historian Lori D. Ginzberg narrates the life of a woman of great charm, enormous appetite, and extraordinary intellectual gifts who turned the limitations placed on women like herself into a universal philosophy of equal rights. Few could match Stanton's self-confidence; loving an argument, she rarely wavered in her assumption that she had won. But she was no secular saint, and her positions were not always on the side of the broadest possible conception of justice and social change. At once critical and admiring, Ginzberg captures Stanton's ambiguous place in the world of reformers and intellectuals.

Hill & Wang 2009 282 PP. Cloth

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Women's Rights Pioneer (graphic Novel)

BY CONNIE MILLER
A full-color graphic novel telling the life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a staunch supporter of women's rights including women's right to vote. Not a Quaker, but working closely with many women who were.For ages 9+.

Capstone Press 2006 32 PP. Paper

$7.95 (in stock)

Elizabeth Fry (31063)

Quaker Heroine

BY JANET WHITNEY
First American edition of this much reprinted biography. Was Lydia Stokes copy, Hardback with no dust jacket. Slightly scruffy cover but inside pages fair to good condition with no foxing. Large hardback, much nicer "library book feel" then many later reprints. Some illustrations and engravings at chapter beginnings. SECONDHAND BOOK.

Atlantic Monthly Press 1936 333 PP. Cloth

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Elizabeth Fry - A Quaker Life

Selected Letters And Writings

EDITED BY GIL SKIDMORE
This book focuses on how Elizabeth Fry's Quaker Faith inspired her work for prison reform and her life, leading her to see the light within the impoverished and imprisoned. With Elizabeth Fry: A Quaker Life noted Quaker historian Gil Skidmore has brought together Fry's essential writings--some previously unpublished--from her journals, letters, and published work into a single volume. The result is a rich portrait of the struggles and anxieties behind the public persona of this "Quaker saint."

AltaMira 2005 246 PP. Paper

$27.00 (in stock)

Embracing The Tension

Moral Growth In F

MORAL GROWTH STUDY T

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Emily Brown Prints

One Of Each Of Her Suite Of Prints Based On Friends Testimonies

BY EMILY BROWN
One each of her suite of prints based on Friends testimonies: But Once; O wait for it; Released; In Memory; Happy the Place . Each with an extract of the text from PYM's Faith and Practice. "My hope was to convey visually some qualities commonly found in Friends' writings and practices. They are 15 x 22 inches on sturdy archival paper, signed and dated on the reverse side. Each print has both an original line etching on gampi paper and a digital print on which it is set. They are for sale unframed. Very suitable for offices, hospitals, retirement communities, colleges, schools, social service agencies, and homes." - - Emily Brown's web site: www.emilybrown.net

Emily Brown 2008 FIVE PRINTS Blank

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The Empty Pot

BY DEMI
The Chinese Emperor announces an unusual test to chose an heir: the child who cultivates the most beautiful plant from a seed he gives each of them will become Emperor. Ping, a talented gardener, is persistent and tries everything he can think of to nurture his tiny seed, but he can't make it grow. When he arrives at the palace with his empty pot, all the other children have brought beautiful flowers in their pots. Ping is embarrassed to present his pot, but is greeted with a great surprise for being so honest and faithful.

Henry Holt 1996 32 PP. Paper

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Encounter

BY JANE YOLEN
When Christopher Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492, what he discovered were the Taino Indians. Told from a young Taino boy's point of view, this is a story of how the boy tried to warn his people against welcoming the strangers, who seemed more interested in golden ornaments than friendship. Years later the boy, now an old man, looks back at the destruction of his people and their culture by the colonizers.

Voyager Books 1992 32 PP. Paper

$6.00 (in stock)

Encounter Point

DIRECTED BY JULIA BACHA, RONIT AVNI
A documentary film that follows a former Israeli settler, a Palestinian ex-prisoner, a bereaved Israeli mother and a wounded Palestinian as at great risk to their lives and public standing they try to promote a nonviolent end to the conflict. Their journeys lead them to the unlikeliest places to confront hatred within their communities. The film explores what drives them and thousands of other like-minded civilians to overcome anger and grief to work for grassroots solutions. It is a film about the everyday leaders in our midst. Featured on "Speaking of Faith." on NPR. Was $24.95.

JustVision 2006 85 MIN. Dvd

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Encounter With Silence

Reflections From The Quaker Tradition

BY JOHN PUNSHON
"John Punshon has written a small and excellent essay on Quaker tradition. He presents the uniqueness of Quaker faith and practice while also relating it to the tradition of Christian spirituality. (His section on silence and the cross, for example, is superb.) The grace of Punshon's message is matched by the grace of his writing style. I hope this book will find its way into many hands, and minds, and hearts."-Parker J. Palmer, author of To Know As We Are Known

Friends United Press 1987 131 PP. Paper

$15.00 (in stock)

Encountering The Light

A Journey Taken

BY MARTIN LYNN
Irish Friend Martin Lynn expressed the Quaker message deeply within his life and these papers document part of his spiritual journey. As an historian, Martin Lynn starts with his challenging message of early Friends and stresses that by looking to 'the light within' everyone can encounter God. In this precious legacy of Quaker papers delivered to Friends Meetings in Ireland, Martin Lynn urges modern Quakers to confidently reconnect with the living light experienced by early Friends. Speaking from is own experience he guides us to find ways to listen to the message of our Quaker forebears.

Sessions of York 2007 92 PP. Paper

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Encuentro Con Las Escrituras

Como Los Primeros Amigos

BY MICHAEL BIRKEL, TRANSLATED BY DINORA UVALLE-VAZQUEZ
This is an abridged translation of Engaging Scripture: Reading The Bible With Early Friends, in which Michael Birkel invites readers into the meditative way early Friends read the Bible through a close study of early Quaker writings. His own experience encourages contemporary readers to enter scripture through this contemplative Quaker approach, which - like the ancient practice of lectio divina - challenges the reader to be not only informed, but transformed.

Friends United Press 2007 67 PP. Paper

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The End Of Life Handbook

A Compassionate Guide To Connecting With And Caring For A Dying Loved One

BY DAVID FELDMAN AND ANDREW LASHER
This book address both the emotional and psychological issues associated with death and dying and the practical and medical realities typically dealt with at this time - unusual among titles in this subject area. The authors bring an emphasis on hope, inspiration, meaning, and human connection at the end of life to the book. As medical technology progresses and life expectancies edge upward, families are being faced with ever-more-complicated choices as death approaches. This book offers readers much-needed guidance and support for making these often difficult decisions.

New Harbinger Publications 2008 200 PP. Paper

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The End Of Poverty

Economic Possibilities For Our Time

BY JEFFREY SACHS
Rather than deliver a worldview to readers from on high, Sachs leads them along the learning path he himself followed, telling the remarkable stories of his own work in Bolivia, Poland, Russia, India, China, and Africa as a way to bring readers to a broad-based understanding of the array of issues countries can face and the way the issues interrelate. He concludes by drawing on everything he has learned to offer an integrated set of solutions to the interwoven economic, political, environmental, and social problems that most frequently hold societies back. In the end, he leaves readers with an understanding, not of how daunting the world's problems are, but how solvable they are.

Penguin 2006 398 PP. Paper

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The End Of The Long Summer

Why We Must Remake Our Civilization To Survive On A Volatile Earth

BY DIANNE DUMANOSKI
"A splendid book. We cannot now stop global change, but we can adapt and survive. Crucial to survival is the need to understand our planet, and Dianne Dumanoski's powerful book is the best guide that I have seen. It is a delight to read and clearly written in the best tradition of great American journalism." James Lovelock

Crown a division of Random House 2009 311 PP. Cloth

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The End Of Words

Issues In Contemporary Quaker Theology Republished Together With Creeds And The Search For Unity

BY REX AMBLER
A re-issue of two important essays grappling with what Quakers believe. In The End of Words the author explores the meaning of Quaker faith and practice. He takes up these issues with admirable clarity, setting them in their wider context, and looking for ways to resolve them. Creeds and the Search for Unity is intended mainly as a guide for Quakers wrestling with questions about membership of inter-church bodies.

Britain Yearly Meeting 2004 79 PP Paper

$10.00 (in stock)

Endeavours To Mend

Perspectives On British Quaker Work In The World Today

EDITED BY BRIAN PHILLIPS, JOHN LAMPEN
From William Penn's time to now, Quakers have been influential with a continuing tradition of work for justice and peace in the world, arising out of their religious experience. This book's contributors represent a wide range of experience as Quakers at work. Together they suggest there is still a crucial gap to be filled by projects such as theirs, and offer some criteria for running them.

Britain Yearly Meeting 2006 127 PP. Paper

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Ending Slavery

How We Free Today's Slaves

BY KEVIN BALES
In his 1999 book, Disposable People, British Quaker author Kevin Bales brought to light the shocking fact of modern slavery and described how, nearly two hundred years after the slave trade was abolished (legal slavery would have to wait another fifty years), global slavery stubbornly persists. In Ending Slavery, Bales again grapples with the struggle to end this ancient evil and presents the ideas and insights that can finally lead to slavery's extinction. Recalling his own involvement in the antislavery movement, he recounts a personal journey in search of the solution and explains how governments and citizens can build a world without slavery.

University of California 2007 274 PP. Cloth

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Enduring Hope

The Impact Of The Ramallah Friends Schools

BY PATRICIA EDWARDS-KONIC WITH MAX CARTER
"Enduring Hope" explores the impact of the Ramallah Friends Schools on students, alumni, teachers, staff, parents, the community, the Religious Society of Friends, and the wider world through first-person interviews and testimonies. The school is widely considered the best in Palestine and is a small beacon of hope in a desperate situation.

Friends United Press 2008 121 PP. Paper

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The Enemy - A Book About Peace

BY DAVIDE CALI, ILLUSTRATED BY SERGE BLOCH
In this moving picture book, award-winning collaborators Davide Cali and Serge Bloch present a fable for our time about two lonely soldiers facing each other across a barren battlefield. What each discovers, as the story unfolds, is that the enemy is not a faceless beast, but rather a real person with family, friends, and dreams. "Poignant, thought-provoking, and powerful in its frankness and simplicity, this short piece will prompt discussion on war and other means of resolving conflict." - School Library Journal

Schwartz and Wade 2009 40 PP. Cloth

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Enemy Pie

BY DEREK MUNSON, ILLUSTRATED BY TARA CALAHAN-KING
It was the perfect summer. That is, until Jeremy Ross moved into the house down the street and became neighborhood enemy number one. Luckily Dad had a surefire way to get rid of enemies: Enemy Pie. But part of the secret recipe is spending an entire day playing with the enemy! In this funny yet endearing story, one little boy learns an effective recipe for turning your best enemy into your best friend. Accompanied by charming illustrations, Enemy Pie serves up a sweet lesson in the difficulties and ultimate rewards of making new friends.

Chronicle Books 2000 40 PP. Cloth

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The Energy Of Prayer

How To Deepen Your Spiritual Practice

BY THICH NHAT HANH
Exploring why people pray, The Energy of Prayer examines the applications and effectiveness of prayer in Buddhist and other spiritual traditions. The book introduces several meditation methods that re-envision prayer as an inclusive, accessible practice that is not tied to a particular religious or spiritual affiliation, but rather that helps anyone create healthy lives through the power of awareness and intention. Included are visualization and breathing exercises as well as a rich sampling of prayers, chants, and invocations from the Buddhist tradition.

Parallax Press 2006 120 PP. Paper

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Engage - Exploring Nonviolent Living

A Study Program For Learning, Practicing And Experimenting With Nonviolence

BY LAURA SLATTERY, KEN BITIGAN, VERONICA PELICARIC, KEN PRESTON-PILE
Full of stories, exercises and resources, Engage is a workbook to learn study and practice the nonviolent options available to us. It offers a guide for groups on how to take action for justice and peace in the midst of war, injustice and environmental destruction. Engage is ideal for advocacy organizations, religious communities, citizen action leagues, campus networks and any group seeking to work together to create a society committed to justice, democracy, peace, sustainability and equality.

Pace Bene 2005 302 PP. Paper

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