A Ned Rorem Reader

BY NED ROREM
This anthology of his musings on music, people, and life surveys the full range of his literary achievement and reflects the evolution of his sensibilities. "Myself, raised in Quaker silence, I craved Catholic sound. Is that why some invisible hand urged me as a child toward the arts? To this day, although Quaker tenets in?uence my reason, my fancy is more sparked by the ?re of the Mass. Being unreligious so far as ordered belief is concerned, it is not the purpose but the pomp - not salvation but sensuality - which attracts me in worship. To be a birthright member of the Society of Friends and to be a composer is to embody the paradox of reconciling implicit quiet with explicit sound."

Yale 2001 287 PP Cloth

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New Light

12 Quaker Voices

EDITED BY JENNIFER KAVANAGH
Jennifer Kavanagh pulls together the writings from the Quaker Quest series "Twelve Quakers and..." on such as pacifism, evil, simplicity and the Quaker understanding of God. "In this book, we are given varied and thought-provoking Quaker views on a series of important topics related both to belief and to practice. ...A valuable resource for those who wish to reflect on their Faith and Practice, whether a newcomer to Quakerism or an experienced member of a Quaker Meeting. Particularly helpful is that they are each short and to the point, with the different viewpoints..." - George Ellis, Quaker Cosmologist, Winner of the Templeton Prize

O Books 2008 240 PP. Paper

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New Seeds Of Contemplation

Audio

BY THOMAS MERTON
Thomas Merton examines the contemplative life and experience. Full of insightful reflections on how one can seek, and find, nearness to God in the modern world. Abridged audio version.

Audiologos 1995 90 MIN. Audio

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The North End Lives

A Journey Through Poverty Terrain

BY HUGO NEUFELD, FOREWARD BY SISTER MARY SCULLION
In one of the oldest neighborhoods of Hamilton, Ontario, Mennonites Hugo and Doreen Neufeld lived and worked among residents of the city's North End, at a community center called the Welcome Inn, in much the same way as Quaker Jonathon Dale did in Britain. Here are the stories of how they tried to bridge the class discrimination that stops the comfortable majority from truly understanding and responding effectively to those trapped in poverty.

Herald Press 2006 189 PP. Paper

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Notes From An Exhibition

A Novel

BY PATRICK GALE
This British novel is about a family struggling with the death of the gifted, bi polar artist who is the mother of the family. Only the father's staunch Quaker beliefs give them any chance of withstanding her destructive influence and the suspicion that they came second to her art. The reader becomes a detective, piecing together the clues of her life, as artist, lover, mother, wife and patient. The story takes them from today's Penzance to 1960s Toronto to St Ives in the 1970s. What emerges is a story of enduring love, and of a family which weathers tragedy, mental illness and the intolerable strain of living with genius.

Harper 2007 375 PP. Paper

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Nuclear Terrorism

The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe

BY GRAHAM ALLISON
If policy makers in Washington keep doing what they are currently doing about the threat, a nuclear terrorist attack on America is likely to occur in the next decade. And if one lengthens the time frame, a nuclear strike is inevitable. But the surprising and largely unrecognized good news is that nuclear terrorism is, in fact, preventable. In these pages, Allison offers an ambitious but feasible blueprint for eliminating the possibility of nuclear terrorist attacks.

Times Books 2004 259 PP. Cloth

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Oil And Ice

A Story Of Arctic Disaster And The Rise And Fall Of America's Last Whaling Dynasty

BY PETER NICHOLS
In 1871, America's last fleet of whaling ships was destroyed in an arctic ice storm. Miraculously, 1,218 men, women and children survived, but the disaster was catastrophic at home. Oil and Ice is the story of one fateful whaling season that illuminates the unprecedented rise and devastating fall of America's first oil economy, and the fate of today's petroleum industry.

Penguin Books 2009 293 PP. Paper

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Open Moral Communities

SEMOUR MANDLEBRAM
The book is divided into three parts. The first part sets out the role of communities in the creation of moral orders and discusses the implications of three prevalent myths about community. The second part discusses six terms--theory, story, time, city, tool, and plan--that figure prominently in both professional and lay constructions of public orders. The third part presents two cases in which ambiguous moral claims for redemption and justice challenge the pluralism of the open myth. One concerns exclusionary zoning in New Jersey, the other the 1985 attack on the MOVE compound in West Philadelphia.

MIT 2000 258 PP. Cloth

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Our World

Unmarked Publishers Remainder

PHOTOGRAPHS BY MOLLY MALONE COOK, TEXT BY MARY OLIVER
Intertwined in art and life: the prose of Mary Oliver and the photographs of Molly Cook. Mary Oliver, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, is one of the most celebrated and best-selling poets in America. Molly Malone Cook, who died in 2005, was Oliver's partner for many years, a pioneer gallery owner and photographer. This book joins Cook's photographs with Oliver's prose-a uniquely intimate intertwining of their lives and art.Unmarked publishers remainder.

Beacon 2007 86 PP. Cloth

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Owen Wingrave, A Made For Tv Opera

BY BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Owen Wingrave was conceived and composed as an opera for television.Based on a story by Henry James: the story of a y oung man who, groomed for a military career, rebels against his family for whom soldiering is a way of life. It provided Britten with an ideal opportunity to make a public statement of his deeply held pacifist beliefs. Far from being mere propaganda however, Owen Wingrave is a characteristically rich and multi-layered work, the supreme irony of Owen's predicament being that in his battle with his own family, he shows himself to be just as much of a fighter as any of his warmongering ancestors.

Kultur 2001 2.5 HOURS Dvd

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Pavement

Reflections On Mercy, Activism & Doing "nothing" For Peace

BY LIN JENSEN
Every day, Lin Jensen plops down a meditation cushion on the streets of Chico, CA, and sits 'peace vigils' to protest the U.S. Iraq invasion - his effort to change the world. From his knee-level spot, Jensen encounters a bracing array of what he calls 'uprights': a heartbreakingly generous homeless man; hostile passersby who scream obscenities; 'White Wolf,' who punctuates every shout with a sharp poke to Lin's chest; compassionate soldiers - all amid rain, sun, exhaust, and the scent of azaleas. Jensen shares his struggles and helps us all learn more about humility, generosity, and what it really means to love our neighbors.

Wisdom Publications 2007 128 PP. Paper

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A Perfect Freedom

Religious Liberty In Pennsylvania

BY J. WILLIAM FROST
Frost uses a wide variety of historical sources to trace the development of religious freedom in Pennsylvania from the founding of the colony up to World War II. Quakers figure prominently throughout. "Given the importance of the Pennsylvania story to the development of religious liberty in America, it is surprising-as J. William Frost notes-that this story has received so little attention. Here, at last, we have the vital narrative offered in impressive and illuminating detail."-Edwin S. Gaustad, American Historical Review

Pennsylvania State Press 1990 220 PP. Paper

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Peruginos Path, Renaisance Painter (84)

NANCY CLOUSE
SECONDHAND COPY-as new. A look for mid school kids at a renaisance painters world in Italy. Lots of painting for popes...

Eerdmans 1997 32 PP. Cloth

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Pessimist Optimist

The Optimist's / Pessimist's Handbook is a charming companion piece for both the cynic and the believer in each of us. This handbook is filled with quotes and bits of wisdow that can apply to many of life's little ups and downs.

Simon and Schuster INC 2008 WHO CARES Cloth

$5.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Picasso's War

The Destruction Of Guernica And The Masterpiece That Changed The World

BY RUSSELL MARTIN
In Picasso's War, Russell Martin weaves politics, history, art, and science into a stirring narrative of the monumental canvas that was to become the most important artwork of the 20th century. Pablo Picasso, enraged by Hitler's bombing of Guernica in Northern Spain on April 26, 1937, responded to the devastation in his homeland by beginning work on Guernica. In Picasso's War, Martin follows Guernica, the renowned masterwork, across decades and continents, crafting an engrossing story of a its impassioned creation and the struggle to find hope in the face of unspeakable acts of terror.

Plume 2002 274 PP. Paper

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Planet Earth

An Illustrated History

FROM THOSE EDIRIAL FOLKS AT TIME MAGAZINE
Honking great coffee table type book, Organized into major thematic sections, with an array of full-color photographs offers a close-up portrait of Planet Earth--its history, oceans, geology, flora and fauna, and imperiled climate. Documents its great natural wonders, diverse habitats, and the forces that shape the planet. Only ships Media mail.

Time 2008 245 PP. Cloth

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The Power Of Woman

The Life And Writings Of Sarah Moore Grimke

BY PAMELA DURSO
Esteemed Quaker Sarah Moore Grimke (1792-1873) wanted to become "a useful member of society," a goal she met through her contributions to social reform during the 1830s. The main issue during that decade was slavery, and Sarah became a spokeswoman and leader in the abolition movement But Sarah did more than fight for the rights of slaves. Perhaps her greatest contribution was as an advocate of women's rights.

Mercer 2004 228 PP. Paper

$5.00 (out of stock but can be backordered)

The Price Of A Dream

The Story Of The Grameen Bank

BY DAVID BORNSTIEN
Drawing upon interviews with villagers, development workers, economists, and the Bank's founder Muhammad Yunus--a recipient of numerous humanitarian awards, including this years Nobel prize--the book shows how the Grameen Bank grew from an experiment in one village to an organization that lends billions of dollars in small individual loans.

Oxford University Press 1997 370 PP. Paper

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The Price Of Altruism

George Price And The Search For The Origins Of Kindness

BY OREN HARMEN
A pioneer of mathematical biology, and the discoverer of an equation that could help account for altruism in evolutionary terms. An American, he travelled to London and convinced Quaker mathematician Cedric Smith of his genius and started his brilliant but troubled career.

vintage UK 2011 451 PP. Paper

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Private Peaceful

BY MICHAEL MORPURGO
Thomas struggles to stay awake through the night as the Germans lurks in the darkness, He has lived through the terror of gas attacks and watched friends die by his side. But in the morning, Thomas, who enlisted at 15, will be forced to confront an even greater horror. As the minutes tick by, He remembers his childhood spent deep in the countryside with his mother, his brother Charlie, and Molly, the love of his short life. But each minute that passes brings Thomas closer to something even worse something he can't bear to think about...Grade 7 up.

Scholastic 2006 200 PP. Paper

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Quakers In Fiction

An Annotated Bibliography

BY ANNA BREINER CAULFIELD
A useful reference work for readers and Quaker librarians. Learn for instance that Christopher Isherwood and Herman Melville had Quaker characters in their novels, discover well known authors who are Quakers. The main feature is that this book gives brief plot descriptions of hundreds of adult and children's fiction titles that feature Friends. The book is alphabetical by author with a subject and title index at the back. Was $13.95, We have a lot so we are making this very cheap!

Pittenbruach Press 1993 168 PP. Paper

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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

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The Quran, A Biography

BY BRUCE LAWRENCE
Bruce Lawrence shows precisely how the Qur'an is Islam. He describes the origins of the faith and assesses its tremendous influence on today's societies and politics. Above all, Lawrence emphasizes that the Qur'an is a sacred book of signs that has no single message. It is a book that demands interpretation and one that can be properly understood only through its history. Lawrence's work is a beautifully written and, in these increasingly troubled times, invaluable introduction to and exploration of the core sacred text of Islam.

Atlantic Books UK 2006 230 PP. Paper

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Red Summer

The Summer Of 1919 And The Awakening Of Black America

BY CAMERON MCWHIRTER
A narrative history of America's deadliest episode of race riots and lynchings. After World War I, black Americans fervently hoped for a new epoch of peace, prosperity, and equality. Black soldiers believed their participation in the fight to make the world safe for democracy finally earned them rights they had been promised since the close of the Civil War. Instead, an unprecedented wave of anti-black riots and lynchings swept the country for eight months. From April to November of 1919, the racial unrest rolled across the South into the North and the Midwest, even to the nation's capital. Millions of lives were disrupted, and hundreds of lives were lost.

Holt 2011 352 PP. Cloth

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The Religious Case Against Belief

BY JAMES CARSE
An insightful explanation for why belief-not religion-keeps us in a perilous state of willful ignorance Through careful, creative analysis, James P. Carse's "The Religious Case Against Belief" reveals a surprising truth: What is currently criticized as religion is, in fact, the territory of belief. Looking to both historical and contemporary crises, Carse distinguishes religion from belief systems and pinpoints how the closed-mindedness and hostility of belief has corrupted religion and spawned violence the world over. Drawing on the lessons of Galileo, Martin Luther, Abraham Lincoln, and Jesus Christ, Carse creates his own brand of parable and establishes a new vocabulary.

Penguin 2008 224 PP. Paper

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Remembrance (96)

BY TERESA BRESLIN
SECONDHAND -Tatty cover but fair condition inside. In this ALA Best Book for Young Adults, by the Carnegie Medal-winning author of Whispers in the Graveyard, the brutal reality of war is brought home to five Scottish teens in 1915. Seventeen-year-old John Malcolm Dundas, a shopkeeper's son, is eager to fight for his country, as is his fourteen-year-old brother Alex, while John Malcolm's twin sister Maggie hopes war work is the key to escaping her limited prospects as a woman. Meanwhile, the aristocratic Charlotte Armstrong-Barnes, with a mad crush on John Malcolm, has begun training as a nurse, while her older brother Francis quietly opposes the war as sheer lunacy.

Delacorte 2002 296 PP. Cloth

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A Rhode Island Original

Frances Harriet Whipple Green Mcdougall

BY SARA O'DOWD
A collection of writings by nineteenth century writer Frances Harriet Whipple who grew up Quaker and later embraced spiritualism. This literary biography includes poetry and works of social reform, including antislavery writings that were influential in her time.

Univ. Press of New England 2004 187 PP. Paper

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Roads To Quoz, An American Mosey

Audiobook On Cd

BY WILLIAM LEAST HEAT - MOON
About a quarter century ago, a previously unknown writer named William Least Heat-Moon wrote a book called Blue Highways. Acclaimed as a classic, it was a travel book like no other. Quirky, discursive, endlessly curious, Heat-Moon had embarked on an American journey off the beaten path. Now he is back on the back roads. ROADS TO QUOZ is his lyrical, funny, and touching account of a series of American journeys into small-town America.

Hatchette 2008 18 CDS Disk

$5.25 (in stock)

Sacred Compass

The Way Of Spiritual Discernment

BY BRENT BILL
Now out in paperback- we have a few copies remaining of the hardback at $12.00 reduced from $19.95.

Paraclete 2008 190 PP. Cloth

$12.00 (in stock)

Schweitzer

A Biography

BY GEORGE MARSHALL AND DAVID POLING
An accomplished organist and interpreter of Bach, a crusader for world peace, and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Schweitzer made his philosophy of "reverence for life" an ethic for the world. The hospital he founded in Lambarene (still in operation in present-day Gabon) is a model of what Europeans might have given to Africans throughout colonial history. This biography probes beyond his timeworn image as "the old man in the pith helmet" to portray the philosopher, scholar, husband, father, humanitarian, and liberal rebel within a conservative church.

JohnsHopkins 2000 348 PP. Paper

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