Peace Lessons from Around the World? - Sixteen lessons from around the world serve to stimulate values and skills for a culture of peace, includes guidelines on how to make a peace lesson.? Published in 2006
Hague Appeal for Peace, Global Campaign for Peace Education
777 United Nations Plaza, 3rd Fl, NYC, NY 10017
www.haguepeace.org
Enough Blood Shed - 101 Solutions to Violence, Terror and Wars
by Mary-Wynne Ashford with Guy Dauncey, foreword by Arun Gandhi
New Society Publishers - 2006? www.newsociety.com
World Report 2006, Events of 2005
Human Rights Watch www.hrw.org
A Force More Powerful - A Century of Nonviolent Conflict?
by Peter Akerman and Jack Duvall
Palgrave - 2000
Global Values 101, a Short Course with Howard Zinn, Amy Goodman, Noam Chomsky, Pete Singer, Paul Farmer, and others
"this book shows us education as it should be - a conversation? across generations, a shared search for a better world, a dialogue about what is possible." - Susan Sarandon
ed. Kate Holbrook , etc.
Beacon Press - 2006
The Unconquerable World - Power, Nonviolence, and the Will of the People
by Jonathan Schell
A Metropolitan/Owl Book, Henry Holt and Co. - 2003
Peace Begins Here - Palestinians and Israelis Listening to Each Other
Action oriented guide born of ongoing Buddhist retreat project for Israelis and Palestinians
by Tich Nhat Hahn
Parallax Press - 2004
Being Peace
Tich Nhat Hahn
Parallax Press
A Lifetime of PeaceEssential Writings by and About?Tich Nhat Hahn
ed. Jennifer Schwamm Willis
Marlowe and Co. - 2003
Nonviolent Soldier of Islam - Badshah Khan, A Man to Match His Mountains
Badshah Khan and Mahatma Gandhi, Allies in a Revolution of Human Spirit, Pioneers in a Culture of Peace
by Eknath Easwaran
Nilgiri Press - 1999
What's Right With Islam, A New Vision for Muslims and the West
by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf
"This book shows that the only possible way forward is by the assiduous cultivation of mutual respect.? it should be read, but then - even more important - it should be acted upon." from the foreword by Karen Armstrong
Harper/San Francisco - 2004
Islam, A Short History
by Karen Armstrong
A Modern Library chronicles Book - 2000
Hope for a Global Ethic, Shared Principles in Religious Scriptures
by Brian D. Lepard
Baha'i Publishing - 2005
Peace Pilgrim, Her Life and Work in Her Own Words
"She walked more than 25,000 miles .... bearing the simplest of messages .... Overcome evil with good, and falsehood with truth, and hatred with love."
Compiled by some of her friends
Ocean Tree Book - 1991
The Art of Peace, Nobel Peace Laureates Discuss Human Rights, Conflict and Reconciliation
ed. Jeffrey Hopkins
Snow Lion Publications - 2000
Radical Simplicity, Small Footprints on a Finite Earth
"... The most persuasive argument I have seen yet for all of us to radically change the way we live day-to-day ... a profoundly important book." _ Howard Zinn
by Jim Merkel
New Society Press - 2003
The Psychology of Peace, An Introduction
by Rachel M. MacNair
Praeger - 2003
Leadership and the New Science, Discovering Order in a Chaotic World
Best Management Book of the Year -Industry Week magazine survey
"It displays the intricate webs of cooperation that that connect us."
by Margaret Wheatley
Berrett-Koehler Publishers - 1999
The Dignity of Difference -- How to avoid the Clash of Civilizations
by Jonathan Sacks--winner of the Grawmeyer award
"The dignity of Difference is a plea--the most forceful I could make for tolerance in an age of extremism" Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi
Continuum - 2002 reprinted and revised
Ahmad's War, Ahmad's Peace
by Michael Goldfarb
Surviving under Saddam, Dying in the New Iraq
?The author has been a NPR voice from London for many years and he won the 2005 Lowell Thomas Overseas Press club award for his report:? British Jihad: Inside Out
?Carroll and Graf Publishers - 2005
?
God's Politics---Why the Right gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get it.?? A new vision for faith and Politics in America
by?Jim Wallis
?"Jim Wallis is an inspriation to me--for his witness of faith, his generous heart, his way of life, and his engagement with politics"-- Bill Moyers
?"Jim Wallis is compelling, provocative, and inspirational, with the kind of faith that can move mountains and can certainly move people and communities.? God be praised for Jim Wallis" -?Archibishop Desmond Tutu
Harper/San Francisco -2005
?Middle Church
by Dr. Bob Edgar, General secretary of the National Council of Churches, USA
"Middle Church is a stirring call to American believers." - President Carter
Soul of a Citizen---Living with Conviction in a Cyncial Time
by Paul Rogat Loeb
St. Martin's Press - 1999
?
The Impossible Will Take a While Longer?
by Paul Rogat Loeb
At Hell's Gate---a Soldier's Journey from War to Peace
by Claude Anshin Thomas
?"This is a book of great power, Thomas's pilgrimage to find living peace in a world full of teror and war gives us a wonderfully practical lesson in how to lieft ourselves out the insanity of fea, hatred, violence and trauma.? His singularly courageous story has the power to heal, to inspire, to teach."? Vietnam War/Buddhism
Shambala Publications, Inc. - 2004
?
Michael Lapsley - Priest and Partisan -? A South African Journey??
by Michael Worsnip
"...the most important message of this book is that there is hope:? hope for Michael, Hope for South Africa, hope for humanity."- Nelson Mandella
Ocean Press - 1996
The Courage for Peace- Daring to Create Harmony in Ourselves and the World
by Louise Diamond
Conari Press--2000(note:? Conari Press publishes books on topics ranging from spirituality, personal growth, women's issues, social issues, etc)
"Who are the peacemakrs of the world?? In my work in international peacebuilding inrecent years, ...this book is a must-read for everyone who understands that peace in our daily lives.....is a crucial part of building a world where peace is truly a way of life."? Sen. George Mitchell
(A call to action book)
?
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows - Turning Our Grief Into Action for Peace
by David Potorti with Peaceful Tomorrows 9/11 Families
RDV?Books/Akashic Books--2003??
?Patriots Act
by Bill Katovsky
The Lyons Press--2006
Voices of Dissent and the Risk of Speaking Out--What does Patriotism really mean.(Among the voices heard in Patriots Act:? Coleen Rowley, Paul Krugman, Daniel Ellsberg, Max Cleland, etc)
?
Our Endangered Values
by Jimmy Carter---
Simon & Schuster---2005
Current Events--america's Moral Crisis
?
The Peace Book-----108 Simple Ways to Create a More Peaceful World
by Louise Diamond
Conari Press--2001
?
Small Wonders-
by Barbara Kingsolver?
Soulful and soul-searching essays......A passionate invitation to readers to be a part of the crowd that cares about the environment, peace, and family.- SFChronicle
Harper/Collins--2002???? Perennial Edition -2003
Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace?
"Earth democracy shifts the world-view from one dominated by markets and military, monocultures and mechanistic reductionism, to the peaceful co-creation of diverse beings, connected through the bonds of life ... (It) allows us to remove our blinders, imagine and create other possibilities? ... Liberation in our genocidal times is, first and foremost, the freedom to stay alive." ... presents? a holistic view of the?basic problems threatening planetary health?and even survival and what we can do about them
? ?by Vandana Shiva?
South End Press, 2005??
Also by Vandana Shiva?
Stloen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply??
Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit??
Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge
? ?Monocultures of the Mind: Perspectives on Biodiversity and Biotechnology
??
?
?First They Killed My Father
by Loung Ung
Harper Collins-2000---Perennial -2001
Loung Ung is a National Spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine Free World
"From a childhood survivor of Cambodia's Pol Pot regime comes a riveting narrative of war, desperate actions, and the unnerving strength of a child and her family"--------(3rd Filipov Forum speaker)
?
?Embedded---The Media at War in Iraq
an oral history--over 60 personal perspective about the media at war in Iraq
by Bill Katovsky and Timothy Carlson
The Lyons Press -?2003? (won Harvard U Goldsmith Book Prize.)
No Future Without Forgiveness
"The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa has put the spotlight on all of us ... In its hearings Desmond Tutu has conveyed our common pain and sorrow, our hope and confidence in the future."? -?Nelson Mandela
Desmond Tutu
An Image Book/Doubleday - 1999
With All Our Strength, A Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
by Anne E. Brodsky
Routledge - 2003
Women for Afghan Women, Shattering Myths and Claiming the Future
ed. Sunita Mehta
Palgrave/Macmillan - 2002
"A must read for anyone with questions regarding Afghan women." - Dr. Faroque Khan
1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize
www.1000peacewomen.org/typo/index.php?
Caught Between, The Extraordinary Story of an Arab Palestinian Christian Israeli
by Riah Abu El-Assal, Bishop of Jerusalem
SPCK, Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone Road, London
Holy War, Holy Peace - How Religion Can Bring Peace to the Middle East
by Marc Gopin
Oxford - 2002
Books by Mahatma Gandhi:
All Men Are Brothers
Indian Home Rule
The Wisdom of Forgiveness
The Dalai Lama and Victor Chan
Riverhead Books - 2004
The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving-Kindness
by Pema Chodron
Shambala Classics - 1991
No Time to Lose
by Pema Chodron
2006
The Art of Forgiveness- A Book of Meditations
by Jack Kornfield
Bantam Books - 2004
The Power of Nonviolence: Writings by Advocates of Peace
ed.?Howard Zinn
Beacon Press - 2002?
America Against the World: How we are Different and Why We are Disliked
by Andrew Kohut and Bruce Stokes?
Henry Holt, 2006
? ?Battlebabble:? Selling War in America, A Dictionary of Deception.??
? ?by Thomas Lee
? ?Common Courage Press, 2005.
? ?King Leopold's Ghost (about the colonization of the Congo by King Leopold II of Belgium)
? ?Bury the Chains (about the anti-slavery movement in England)
? ?The Unquiet Ghost (about how a country that gave the world Tolstoy and Chekov also give us the Gulag)
?? ?all by Adam Hochschild, (all are about situations of great evil and great social change)
Unarmed Insurrection
by Kurt Schock
a sociological analysis of nonviolent direct action and looks at successful "people power" movements in the Philippines and South Africa, successful pro-democracy movements in Nepal and Thailand, and "unsuccessful"movementsin Burma and China
University of Minnesota Press, 2005
? ?Teaching and Raising Children
I'd Rather Teach Peace
by Colman McCarthy
Orbis Books - 2002
A Curriculum of Peace:? Selected Essays from English Journal.??
Virginia R. Monseau, Ed.
?National Council of Teachers of English, 2004.
I haven't visited the Heinemann web site, but they are publishing a book this fall, I think, which was tentatively titled:??
Nurturing the Peacemakers in Our Students:? A Guide to Teaching Peace, Empathy and Understanding.??
Chris Weber, ed.
Heineman, soon to be published
Teaching Peace: Nonviolence and the Liberal Arts
Essays on the critical analysis of normative assumptions about the inevitability of violence and the redeemptive quality of violence as the necessary foundation of American freedom.
?by J. Denny Weaver and Gerald Biesecker-Mast
Lanham: Rowan and Littlefield, 2003 $26.95 pb.
Gaining Mind of Peace, Why Violence Happens and How to Stop It
Appropriate for middle and high school students
by Rachel M. MacNair
Xlibris - 2003
History Shows - Winning With Nonviolent Action
Short stories of some of the major nonviolent actions that have succeeded - written for Middle and high school students
by Rachel M. MacNair
Xlibris - 2004?
A Choice of Heroes - The Changing Face of American Manhood
by Mark Gerzon
Houghton Mifflin-1982--Paperback -1984
"...one of the most significant books of the nuclear age.? It should be read by all who want to prevent a nuclear war and provide a future for their children" - Helen & Bill Caldicott
?Old Book------But a favorite for parents with sons
Nuturing the Spirit- in non-sectarian classrooms?
by Aline D. Wolf---
Parent Child Press--1996
( The book was written for Montessori teachers.? However, many readers who reviewed it felt it would be useful for any parents or teachers who want to include the spiritual dimension in their care of young children, no matter what methods of education they employ.)
?
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: An Adaptation for Children
Educational and fun to read, this beautifully illustrated book will captivate all, especially children. Written by world renown children's author Ruth Rocha and featurinsg the vivid linocut illustration of Brazilian artist Otavio Roth, the book helps us all to understand better the importance of human rights.
http://www0.un.org/cyberschoolbus/bookstor/Html/univ.htm
Above All Be Kind, Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times
by Zoe Weil
New Society Publications - 2003
FOR KIDS
What Does Peace Feel Like?
by Vladimir Radunsky
Atheneum - 2004
(some of the proceeds go to CARE)
The Big Book for Peace
ed. Ann Durell and Marilyn Sachs
Dutton - 1990
The Kids' Guide to Working Out Conflicts, How to Keep Cool Stay Safe and Get Along
? ?by Naomi Drew, M.A.
Delivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights
Jane Addams Book Award?for young children
a?true story of a mail carrier who led his community in the peaceful integration of all public facilities in Savannah in the 1940s
by Jim Haskins
Candlewick Press
Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX
Jane Addams Book Award for Older Children
by Karen Blumenthal and illus by Benny Andrews
Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster
Coretta Scott King Book Award honoring African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children
Day of Tears
masterful fictionalized account of the largest slave auction in US history, in 1859 in Savannah, GA
by Julius Lester
Rosa
illus. by Bryan Collier
Dr Seuss Books:
The Lorax
The Sneetches
?GAMES
A Force More Powerful Video Game
www.afmpgame.com
"... seeks to model nonviolent methods of resistance, aimed at people around the world who wish to use nonviolent conflict to fight for reform" - Darius Kazemi, student at Worcester Polytechnis Institute
Peacemaker, <www.peacemakergame.com>
The Climate Game, <www.climategame.org
Third World Farmer, <www.3rdworldfarmer.com>
Food Force, <www.food-force.com
Exchanging Culture, <http://interactive.usc.edu/members/jmfernandez/2006/02/exchanging_cultures_ec_game.html>
Global Kids Island, <www.globalkids.org>
Books on Restorative Justice
POETRY
The Other Side of Sorrow
by Pat Frisella?
Pub by Poetry Society of New Hampshire, 2006
email at frisella@worldpath.net
The Poetry of Peace
ed. Krieger, David
Capra Press, 2003
Poets Against the War
ed. Hamill, Sam
Thunder's Mouth Press, 2003. (These are the poets that were to read at the White House but Laura Bush cancelled the reading b/c they were going to speak against the war in Iraq.??The book is dedicated to her.)
Every War Has Two Losers :? William Stafford on Peace and War
ed. and introd. Kim Stafford
Milkweed Editions - 2003
The War Works Hard - trans. from Arabic
Winner of 2004 PEN Translation Fund Award
Dunya Mikhail
A New Directions Book First pub. 1993, also 2000
?
WEBSITES for books and magazines on social Issues, peace, nonviolence for adults and children
?? ?American Friends Service Committee? ?<www.afscstore.org>
? ?
?? ?Peacework, published monthly <www.afsc.org/peacework>
Peace Lessons from Around the World? - Sixteen lessons from around the world serve to stimulate values and skills for a culture of peace, includes guidelines on how to make a peace lesson.? Published in 2006
Hague Appeal for Peace, Global Campaign for Peace Education
777 United Nations Plaza, 3rd Fl, NYC, NY 10017
www.haguepeace.org
Enough Blood Shed - 101 Solutions to Violence, Terror and Wars
by Mary-Wynne Ashford with Guy Dauncey, foreword by Arun Gandhi
New Society Publishers - 2006? www.newsociety.com
World Report 2006, Events of 2005
Human Rights Watch www.hrw.org
A Force More Powerful - A Century of Nonviolent Conflict?
by Peter Akerman and Jack Duvall
Palgrave - 2000
Global Values 101, a Short Course with Howard Zinn, Amy Goodman, Noam Chomsky, Pete Singer, Paul Farmer, and others
"this book shows us education as it should be - a conversation? across generations, a shared search for a better world, a dialogue about what is possible." - Susan Sarandon
ed. Kate Holbrook , etc.
Beacon Press - 2006
The Unconquerable World - Power, Nonviolence, and the Will of the People
by Jonathan Schell
A Metropolitan/Owl Book, Henry Holt and Co. - 2003
Peace Begins Here - Palestinians and Israelis Listening to Each Other
Action oriented guide born of ongoing Buddhist retreat project for Israelis and Palestinians
by Tich Nhat Hahn
Parallax Press - 2004
Being Peace
Tich Nhat Hahn
Parallax Press
A Lifetime of PeaceEssential Writings by and About?Tich Nhat Hahn
ed. Jennifer Schwamm Willis
Marlowe and Co. - 2003
Nonviolent Soldier of Islam - Badshah Khan, A Man to Match His Mountains
Badshah Khan and Mahatma Gandhi, Allies in a Revolution of Human Spirit, Pioneers in a Culture of Peace
by Eknath Easwaran
Nilgiri Press - 1999
What's Right With Islam, A New Vision for Muslims and the West
by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf
"This book shows that the only possible way forward is by the assiduous cultivation of mutual respect.? it should be read, but then - even more important - it should be acted upon." from the foreword by Karen Armstrong
Harper/San Francisco - 2004
Islam, A Short History
by Karen Armstrong
A Modern Library chronicles Book - 2000
Hope for a Global Ethic, Shared Principles in Religious Scriptures
by Brian D. Lepard
Baha'i Publishing - 2005
Peace Pilgrim, Her Life and Work in Her Own Words
"She walked more than 25,000 miles .... bearing the simplest of messages .... Overcome evil with good, and falsehood with truth, and hatred with love."
Compiled by some of her friends
Ocean Tree Book - 1991
The Art of Peace, Nobel Peace Laureates Discuss Human Rights, Conflict and Reconciliation
ed. Jeffrey Hopkins
Snow Lion Publications - 2000
Radical Simplicity, Small Footprints on a Finite Earth
"... The most persuasive argument I have seen yet for all of us to radically change the way we live day-to-day ... a profoundly important book." _ Howard Zinn
by Jim Merkel
New Society Press - 2003
The Psychology of Peace, An Introduction
by Rachel M. MacNair
Praeger - 2003
Leadership and the New Science, Discovering Order in a Chaotic World
Best Management Book of the Year -Industry Week magazine survey
"It displays the intricate webs of cooperation that that connect us."
by Margaret Wheatley
Berrett-Koehler Publishers - 1999
The Dignity of Difference -- How to avoid the Clash of Civilizations
by Jonathan Sacks--winner of the Grawmeyer award
"The dignity of Difference is a plea--the most forceful I could make for tolerance in an age of extremism" Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi
Continuum - 2002 reprinted and revised
Ahmad's War, Ahmad's Peace
by Michael Goldfarb
Surviving under Saddam, Dying in the New Iraq
?The author has been a NPR voice from London for many years and he won the 2005 Lowell Thomas Overseas Press club award for his report:? British Jihad: Inside Out
?Carroll and Graf Publishers - 2005
?
God's Politics---Why the Right gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get it.?? A new vision for faith and Politics in America
by?Jim Wallis
?"Jim Wallis is an inspriation to me--for his witness of faith, his generous heart, his way of life, and his engagement with politics"-- Bill Moyers
?"Jim Wallis is compelling, provocative, and inspirational, with the kind of faith that can move mountains and can certainly move people and communities.? God be praised for Jim Wallis" -?Archibishop Desmond Tutu
Harper/San Francisco -2005
?Middle Church
by Dr. Bob Edgar, General secretary of the National Council of Churches, USA
"Middle Church is a stirring call to American believers." - President Carter
Soul of a Citizen---Living with Conviction in a Cyncial Time
by Paul Rogat Loeb
St. Martin's Press - 1999
?
The Impossible Will Take a While Longer?
by Paul Rogat Loeb
At Hell's Gate---a Soldier's Journey from War to Peace
by Claude Anshin Thomas
?"This is a book of great power, Thomas's pilgrimage to find living peace in a world full of teror and war gives us a wonderfully practical lesson in how to lieft ourselves out the insanity of fea, hatred, violence and trauma.? His singularly courageous story has the power to heal, to inspire, to teach."? Vietnam War/Buddhism
Shambala Publications, Inc. - 2004
?
Michael Lapsley - Priest and Partisan -? A South African Journey??
by Michael Worsnip
"...the most important message of this book is that there is hope:? hope for Michael, Hope for South Africa, hope for humanity."- Nelson Mandella
Ocean Press - 1996
The Courage for Peace- Daring to Create Harmony in Ourselves and the World
by Louise Diamond
Conari Press--2000(note:? Conari Press publishes books on topics ranging from spirituality, personal growth, women's issues, social issues, etc)
"Who are the peacemakrs of the world?? In my work in international peacebuilding inrecent years, ...this book is a must-read for everyone who understands that peace in our daily lives.....is a crucial part of building a world where peace is truly a way of life."? Sen. George Mitchell
(A call to action book)
?
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows - Turning Our Grief Into Action for Peace
by David Potorti with Peaceful Tomorrows 9/11 Families
RDV?Books/Akashic Books--2003??
?Act
by Bill Katovsky
The Lyons Press--2006
Voices of Dissent and the Risk of Speaking Out--What does Patriotism really mean.(Among the voices heard in Patriots Act:? Coleen Rowley, Paul Krugman, Daniel Ellsberg, Max Cleland, etc)
?
Our Endangered Values
by Jimmy Carter---
Simon & Schuster---2005
Current Events--america's Moral Crisis
?
The Peace Book-----108 Simple Ways to Create a More Peaceful World
by Louise Diamond
Conari Press--2001
?
Small Wonders-
by Barbara Kingsolver?
Soulful and soul-searching essays......A passionate invitation to readers to be a part of the crowd that cares about the environment, peace, and family.- SFChronicle
Harper/Collins--2002???? Perennial Edition -2003
Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace?
"Earth democracy shifts the world-view from one dominated by markets and military, monocultures and mechanistic reductionism, to the peaceful co-creation of diverse beings, connected through the bonds of life ... (It) allows us to remove our blinders, imagine and create other possibilities? ... Liberation in our genocidal times is, first and foremost, the freedom to stay alive." ... presents? a holistic view of the?basic problems threatening planetary health?and even survival and what we can do about them
? ?by Vandana Shiva
South End Press, 2005??
Also by Vandana Shiva?
Stloen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply??
Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit??
Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge
? ?Monocultures of the Mind: Perspectives on Biodiversity and Biotechnology
??
?
?First They Killed My Father
by Loung Ung
Harper Collins-2000---Perennial -2001
Loung Ung is a National Spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine Free World
"From a childhood survivor of Cambodia's Pol Pot regime comes a riveting narrative of war, desperate actions, and the unnerving strength of a child and her family"--------(3rd Filipov Forum speaker)
?
?Embedded---The Media at War in Iraq
an oral history--over 60 personal perspective about the media at war in Iraq
by Bill Katovsky and Timothy Carlson
The Lyons Press -?2003? (won Harvard U Goldsmith Book Prize.)
No Future Without Forgiveness
"The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa has put the spotlight on all of us ... In its hearings Desmond Tutu has conveyed our common pain and sorrow, our hope and confidence in the future."? -?Nelson Mandela
Desmond Tutu
An Image Book/Doubleday - 1999
With All Our Strength, A Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
by Anne E. Brodsky
Routledge - 2003
Women for Afghan Women, Shattering Myths and Claiming the Future
ed. Sunita Mehta
Palgrave/Macmillan - 2002
"A must read for anyone with questions regarding Afghan women." - Dr. Faroque Khan
1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize
www.1000peacewomen.org/typo/index.php?
Caught Between, The Extraordinary Story of an Arab Palestinian Christian Israeli
by Riah Abu El-Assal, Bishop of Jerusalem
SPCK, Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone Road, London
Holy War, Holy Peace - How Religion Can Bring Peace to the Middle East
by Marc Gopin
Oxford - 2002
Books by Mahatma Gandhi:
All Men Are Brothers
Indian Home Rule
The Wisdom of Forgiveness
The Dalai Lama and Victor Chan
Riverhead Books - 2004
The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving-Kindness
by Pema Chodron
Shambala Classics - 1991
No Time to Lose
by Pema Chodron
2006
The Art of Forgiveness- A Book of Meditations
by Jack Kornfield
Bantam Books - 2004
The Power of Nonviolence: Writings by Advocates of Peace
ed.?Howard Zinn
Beacon Press - 2002?
America Against the World: How we are Different and Why We are Disliked
by Andrew Kohut and Bruce Stokes?
Henry Holt, 2006
? ?Battlebabble:? Selling War in America, A Dictionary of Deception.??
? ?by Thomas Lee
? ?Common Courage Press, 2005.
? ?King Leopold's Ghost (about the colonization of the Congo by King Leopold II of Belgium)
? ?Bury the Chains (about the anti-slavery movement in England)
? ?The Unquiet Ghost (about how a country that gave the world Tolstoy and Chekov also give us the Gulag)
?? ?all by Adam Hochschild, (all are about situations of great evil and great social change)
Unarmed Insurrection
by Kurt Schock
a sociological analysis of nonviolent direct action and looks at successful "people power" movements in the Philippines and South Africa, successful pro-democracy movements in Nepal and Thailand, and "unsuccessful"movements in Burma and China
University of Minnesota Press, 2005
??Teaching and Raising Children
I'd Rather Teach Peace
by Colman McCarthy
Orbis Books - 2002
A Curriculum of Peace:? Selected Essays from English Journal.??
Virginia R. Monseau, Ed.
?National Council of Teachers of English, 2004.
I haven't visited the Heinemann web site, but they are publishing a book this fall, I think, which was tentatively titled:??
Nurturing the Peacemakers in Our Students:? A Guide to Teaching Peace, Empathy and Understanding.??
Chris Weber, ed.
Heineman, soon to be published
Teaching Peace: Nonviolence and the Liberal Arts
Essays on the critical analysis of normative assumptions about the inevitability of violence and the redeemptive quality of violence as the necessary foundation of American freedom.
?by J. Denny Weaver and Gerald Biesecker-Mast
Lanham: Rowan and Littlefield, 2003 $26.95 pb.
Gaining Mind of Peace, Why Violence Happens and How to Stop It
Appropriate for middle and high school students
by Rachel M. MacNair
Xlibris - 2003
History Shows - Winning With Nonviolent Action
Short stories of some of the major nonviolent actions that have succeeded - written for Middle and high school students
by Rachel M. MacNair
Xlibris - 2004?
A Choice of Heroes - The Changing Face of American Manhood
by Mark Gerzon
Houghton Mifflin-1982--Paperback -1984
"...one of the most significant books of the nuclear age.? It should be read by all who want to prevent a nuclear war and provide a future for their children" - Helen & Bill Caldicott
?Old Book------But a favorite for parents with sons
Nuturing the Spirit- in non-sectarian classrooms?
by Aline D. Wolf---
Parent Child Press--1996
( The book was written for Montessori teachers.? However, many readers who reviewed it felt it would be useful for any parents or teachers who want to include the spiritual dimension in their care of young children, no matter what methods of education they employ.)
?
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: An Adaptation for Children
Educational and fun to read, this beautifully illustrated book will captivate all, especially children. Written by world renown children's author Ruth Rocha and featurinsg the vivid linocut illustration of Brazilian artist Otavio Roth, the book helps us all to understand better the importance of human rights.
http://www0.un.org/cyberschoolbus/bookstor/Html/univ.htm
Above All Be Kind, Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times
by Zoe Weil
New Society Publications - 2003
FOR KIDS
What Does Peace Feel Like?
by Vladimir Radunsky
Atheneum - 2004
(some of the proceeds go to CARE)
The Big Book for Peace
ed. Ann Durell and Marilyn Sachs
Dutton - 1990
The Kids' Guide to Working Out Conflicts, How to Keep Cool Stay Safe and Get Along
? ?by Naomi Drew, M.A.
Delivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights
Jane Addams Book Award?for young children
a?true story of a mail carrier who led his community in the peaceful integration of all public facilities in Savannah in the 1940s
by Jim Haskins
Candlewick Press
Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX
Jane Addams Book Award for Older Children
by Karen Blumenthal and illus by Benny Andrews
Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster
Coretta Scott King Book Award honoring African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children
Day of Tears
masterful fictionalized account of the largest slave auction in US history, in 1859 in Savannah, GA
by Julius Lester
Rosa
illus. by Bryan Collier
Dr Seuss Books:
The Lorax
The Sneetches
?GAMES
A Force More Powerful Video Game
www.afmpgame.com
"... seeks to model nonviolent methods of resistance, aimed at people around the world who wish to use nonviolent conflict to fight for reform" - Darius Kazemi, student at Worcester Polytechnis Institute
Peacemaker, <www.peacemakergame.com>
The Climate Game, <www.climategame.org
Third World Farmer, <www.3rdworldfarmer.com>
Food Force, <www.food-force.com
Exchanging Culture, <http://interactive.usc.edu/members/jmfernandez/2006/02/exchanging_cultures_ec_game.html>
Global Kids Island, <www.globalkids.org>
Books on Restorative Justice
POETRY
The Other Side of Sorrow
by Pat Frisella?
Pub by Poetry Society of New Hampshire, 2006
email at frisella@worldpath.net
The Poetry of Peace
ed. Krieger, David
Capra Press, 2003
Poets Against the War
ed. Hamill, Sam
Thunder's Mouth Press, 2003. (These are the poets that were to read at the White House but Laura Bush cancelled the reading b/c they were going to speak against the war in Iraq.??The book is dedicated to her.)
Every War Has Two Losers :? William Stafford on Peace and War
ed. and introd. Kim Stafford
Milkweed Editions - 2003
The War Works Hard - trans. from Arabic
Winner of 2004 PEN Translation Fund Award
Dunya Mikhail
A New Directions Book First pub. 1993, also 2000
?
WEBSITES for books and magazines on social Issues, peace, nonviolence for adults and children
?? ?American Friends Service Committee? ?<www.afscstore.org>
? ?
?? ?Peacework, published monthly <www.afsc.org/peacework>
Peace Lessons from Around the World - Sixteen lessons from around
the world serve to stimulate values and skills for a culture of
peace, includes guidelines on how to make a peace lesson. Published
in 2006
Hague Appeal for Peace, Global Campaign for Peace Education
777 United Nations Plaza, 3rd Fl, NYC, NY 10017
www.haguepeace.org
Enough Blood Shed - 101 Solutions to Violence, Terror and Wars
by Mary-Wynne Ashford with Guy Dauncey, foreword by Arun Gandhi
New Society Publishers - 2006 www.newsociety.com
World Report 2006, Events of 2005
Human Rights Watch www.hrw.org
A Force More Powerful - A Century of Nonviolent Conflict
by Peter Akerman and Jack Duvall
Palgrave - 2000
Global Values 101, a Short Course with Howard Zinn, Amy Goodman, Noam
Chomsky, Pete Singer, Paul Farmer, and others
"this book shows us education as it should be - a conversation
across generations, a shared search for a better world, a dialogue
about what is possible." - Susan Sarandon
ed. Kate Holbrook , etc.
Beacon Press - 2006
The Unconquerable World - Power, Nonviolence, and the Will of the People
by Jonathan Schell
A Metropolitan/Owl Book, Henry Holt and Co. - 2003
Peace Begins Here - Palestinians and Israelis Listening to Each Other
Action oriented guide born of ongoing Buddhist retreat project for
Israelis and Palestinians
by Tich Nhat Hahn
Parallax Press - 2004
Being Peace
Tich Nhat Hahn
Parallax Press
A Lifetime of PeaceEssential Writings by and About Tich Nhat Hahn
ed. Jennifer Schwamm Willis
Marlowe and Co. - 2003
Nonviolent Soldier of Islam - Badshah Khan, A Man to Match His Mountains
Badshah Khan and Mahatma Gandhi, Allies in a Revolution of Human
Spirit, Pioneers in a Culture of Peace
by Eknath Easwaran
Nilgiri Press - 1999
What's Right With Islam, A New Vision for Muslims and the West
by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf
"This book shows that the only possible way forward is by the
assiduous cultivation of mutual respect. it should be read, but then
- even more important - it should be acted upon." from the foreword
by Karen Armstrong
Harper/San Francisco - 2004
Islam, A Short History
by Karen Armstrong
A Modern Library chronicles Book - 2000
Hope for a Global Ethic, Shared Principles in Religious Scriptures
by Brian D. Lepard
Baha'i Publishing - 2005
Peace Pilgrim, Her Life and Work in Her Own Words
"She walked more than 25,000 miles .... bearing the simplest of
messages .... Overcome evil with good, and falsehood with truth, and
hatred with love."
Compiled by some of her friends
Ocean Tree Book - 1991
The Art of Peace, Nobel Peace Laureates Discuss Human Rights,
Conflict and Reconciliation
ed. Jeffrey Hopkins
Snow Lion Publications - 2000
Radical Simplicity, Small Footprints on a Finite Earth
"... The most persuasive argument I have seen yet for all of us to
radically change the way we live day-to-day ... a profoundly
important book." _ Howard Zinn
by Jim Merkel
New Society Press - 2003
The Psychology of Peace, An Introduction
by Rachel M. MacNair
Praeger - 2003
Leadership and the New Science, Discovering Order in a Chaotic World
Best Management Book of the Year -Industry Week magazine survey
"It displays the intricate webs of cooperation that that connect us."
by Margaret Wheatley
Berrett-Koehler Publishers - 1999
The Dignity of Difference -- How to avoid the Clash of Civilizations
by Jonathan Sacks--winner of the Grawmeyer award
"The dignity of Difference is a plea--the most forceful I could make
for tolerance in an age of extremism" Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi
Continuum - 2002 reprinted and revised
Ahmad's War, Ahmad's Peace
by Michael Goldfarb
Surviving under Saddam, Dying in the New Iraq
The author has been a NPR voice from London for many years and he
won the 2005 Lowell Thomas Overseas Press club award for his report:
British Jihad: Inside Out
Carroll and Graf Publishers - 2005
God's Politics---Why the Right gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get
it. A new vision for faith and Politics in America
by Jim Wallis
"Jim Wallis is an inspriation to me--for his witness of faith, his
generous heart, his way of life, and his engagement with politics"--
Bill Moyers
"Jim Wallis is compelling, provocative, and inspirational, with the
kind of faith that can move mountains and can certainly move people
and communities. God be praised for Jim Wallis" - Archibishop
Desmond Tutu
Harper/San Francisco -2005
Middle Church
by Dr. Bob Edgar, General secretary of the National Council of
Churches, USA
"Middle Church is a stirring call to American believers." - President
Carter
Soul of a Citizen---Living with Conviction in a Cyncial Time
by Paul Rogat Loeb
St. Martin's Press - 1999
The Impossible Will Take a While Longer
by Paul Rogat Loeb
At Hell's Gate---a Soldier's Journey from War to Peace
by Claude Anshin Thomas
"This is a book of great power, Thomas's pilgrimage to find living
peace in a world full of teror and war gives us a wonderfully
practical lesson in how to lieft ourselves out the insanity of fea,
hatred, violence and trauma. His singularly courageous story has the
power to heal, to inspire, to teach." Vietnam War/Buddhism
Shambala Publications, Inc. - 2004
Michael Lapsley - Priest and Partisan - A South African Journey
by Michael Worsnip
"...the most important message of this book is that there is hope:
hope for Michael, Hope for South Africa, hope for humanity."- Nelson
Mandella
Ocean Press - 1996
The Courage for Peace- Daring to Create Harmony in Ourselves and the
World
by Louise Diamond
Conari Press--2000(note: Conari Press publishes books on topics
ranging from spirituality, personal growth, women's issues, social
issues, etc)
"Who are the peacemakrs of the world? In my work in international
peacebuilding inrecent years, ...this book is a must-read for
everyone who understands that peace in our daily lives.....is a
crucial part of building a world where peace is truly a way of
life." Sen. George Mitchell
(A call to action book)
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows - Turning Our Grief
Into Action for Peace
by David Potorti with Peaceful Tomorrows 9/11 Families
RDV Books/Akashic Books--2003
Patriots Act
by Bill Katovsky
The Lyons Press--2006
Voices of Dissent and the Risk of Speaking Out--What does Patriotism
really mean.(Among the voices heard in Patriots Act: Coleen Rowley,
Paul Krugman, Daniel Ellsberg, Max Cleland, etc)
Our Endangered Values
by Jimmy Carter---
Simon & Schuster---2005
Current Events--america's Moral Crisis
The Peace Book-----108 Simple Ways to Create a More Peaceful World
by Louise Diamond
Conari Press--2001
Small Wonders-
by Barbara Kingsolver
Soulful and soul-searching essays......A passionate invitation to
readers to be a part of the crowd that cares about the environment,
peace, and family.- SFChronicle
Harper/Collins--2002 Perennial Edition -2003
Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace
"Earth democracy shifts the world-view from one dominated by markets
and military, monocultures and mechanistic reductionism, to the
peaceful co-creation of diverse beings, connected through the bonds
of life ... (It) allows us to remove our blinders, imagine and create
other possibilities ... Liberation in our genocidal times is, first
and foremost, the freedom to stay alive." ... presents a holistic
view of the basic problems threatening planetary health and even
survival and what we can do about them
by Vandana Shiva
South End Press, 2005
Also by Vandana Shiva
Stloen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply
Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit
Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge
Monocultures of the Mind: Perspectives on Biodiversity and
Biotechnology
First They Killed My Father
by Loung Ung
Harper Collins-2000---Perennial -2001
Loung Ung is a National Spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine
Free World
"From a childhood survivor of Cambodia's Pol Pot regime comes a
riveting narrative of war, desperate actions, and the unnerving
strength of a child and her family"--------(3rd Filipov Forum speaker)
Embedded---The Media at War in Iraq
an oral history--over 60 personal perspective about the media at war
in Iraq
by Bill Katovsky and Timothy Carlson
The Lyons Press - 2003 (won Harvard U Goldsmith Book Prize.)
No Future Without Forgiveness
"The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa has put the
spotlight on all of us ... In its hearings Desmond Tutu has conveyed
our common pain and sorrow, our hope and confidence in the future."
- Nelson Mandela
Desmond Tutu
An Image Book/Doubleday - 1999
With All Our Strength, A Revolutionary Association of the Women of
Afghanistan
by Anne E. Brodsky
Routledge - 2003
Women for Afghan Women, Shattering Myths and Claiming the Future
ed. Sunita Mehta
Palgrave/Macmillan - 2002
"A must read for anyone with questions regarding Afghan women." - Dr.
Faroque Khan
1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize
www.1000peacewomen.org/typo/index.php?
Caught Between, The Extraordinary Story of an Arab Palestinian
Christian Israeli
by Riah Abu El-Assal, Bishop of Jerusalem
SPCK, Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone Road, London
Holy War, Holy Peace - How Religion Can Bring Peace to the Middle East
by Marc Gopin
Oxford - 2002
Books by Mahatma Gandhi:
All Men Are Brothers
Indian Home Rule
The Wisdom of Forgiveness
The Dalai Lama and Victor Chan
Riverhead Books - 2004
The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving-Kindness
by Pema Chodron
Shambala Classics - 1991
No Time to Lose
by Pema Chodron
2006
The Art of Forgiveness- A Book of Meditations
by Jack Kornfield
Bantam Books - 2004
The Power of Nonviolence: Writings by Advocates of Peace
ed. Howard Zinn
Beacon Press - 2002
America Against the World: How we are Different and Why We are Disliked
by Andrew Kohut and Bruce Stokes
Henry Holt, 2006
Battlebabble: Selling War in America, A Dictionary of Deception.
by Thomas Lee
Common Courage Press, 2005.
King Leopold's Ghost (about the colonization of the Congo by King
Leopold II of Belgium)
Bury the Chains (about the anti-slavery movement in England)
The Unquiet Ghost (about how a country that gave the world
Tolstoy and Chekov also give us the Gulag)
all by Adam Hochschild, (all are about situations of great evil
and great social change)
Unarmed Insurrection
by Kurt Schock
a sociological analysis of nonviolent direct action and looks at
successful "people power" movements in the Philippines and South
Africa, successful pro-democracy movements in Nepal and Thailand, and
"unsuccessful"movements in Burma and China
University of Minnesota Press, 2005
Teaching and Raising Children
I'd Rather Teach Peace
by Colman McCarthy
Orbis Books - 2002
A Curriculum of Peace: Selected Essays from English Journal.
Virginia R. Monseau, Ed.
National Council of Teachers of English, 2004.
I haven't visited the Heinemann web site, but they are publishing a
book this fall, I think, which was tentatively titled:
Nurturing the Peacemakers in Our Students: A Guide to Teaching
Peace, Empathy and Understanding.
Chris Weber, ed.
Heineman, soon to be published
Teaching Peace: Nonviolence and the Liberal Arts
Essays on the critical analysis of normative assumptions about the
inevitability of violence and the redeemptive quality of violence as
the necessary foundation of American freedom.
by J. Denny Weaver and Gerald Biesecker-Mast
Lanham: Rowan and Littlefield, 2003 $26.95 pb.
Gaining Mind of Peace, Why Violence Happens and How to Stop It
Appropriate for middle and high school students
by Rachel M. MacNair
Xlibris - 2003
History Shows - Winning With Nonviolent Action
Short stories of some of the major nonviolent actions that have
succeeded - written for Middle and high school students
by Rachel M. MacNair
Xlibris - 2004
A Choice of Heroes - The Changing Face of American Manhood
by Mark Gerzon
Houghton Mifflin-1982--Paperback -1984
"...one of the most significant books of the nuclear age. It should
be read by all who want to prevent a nuclear war and provide a future
for their children" - Helen & Bill Caldicott
Old Book------But a favorite for parents with sons
Nuturing the Spirit- in non-sectarian classrooms
by Aline D. Wolf---
Parent Child Press--1996
( The book was written for Montessori teachers. However, many
readers who reviewed it felt it would be useful for any parents or
teachers who want to include the spiritual dimension in their care of
young children, no matter what methods of education they employ.)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: An Adaptation for Children
Educational and fun to read, this beautifully illustrated book will
captivate all, especially children. Written by world renown
children's author Ruth Rocha and featurinsg the vivid linocut
illustration of Brazilian artist Otavio Roth, the book helps us all
to understand better the importance of human rights.
http://www0.un.org/cyberschoolbus/bookstor/Html/univ.htm
Above All Be Kind, Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times
by Zoe Weil
New Society Publications - 2003
FOR KIDS
What Does Peace Feel Like?
by Vladimir Radunsky
Atheneum - 2004
(some of the proceeds go to CARE)
The Big Book for Peace
ed. Ann Durell and Marilyn Sachs
Dutton - 1990
The Kids' Guide to Working Out Conflicts, How to Keep Cool Stay Safe
and Get Along
by Naomi Drew, M.A.
Delivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights
Jane Addams Book Award for young children
a true story of a mail carrier who led his community in the peaceful
integration of all public facilities in Savannah in the 1940s
by Jim Haskins
Candlewick Press
Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX
Jane Addams Book Award for Older Children
by Karen Blumenthal and illus by Benny Andrews
Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster
Coretta Scott King Book Award honoring African American authors and
illustrators of outstanding books for children
Day of Tears
masterful fictionalized account of the largest slave auction in US
history, in 1859 in Savannah, GA
by Julius Lester
Rosa
illus. by Bryan Collier
Dr Seuss Books:
The Lorax
The Sneetches
GAMES
A Force More Powerful Video Game
www.afmpgame.com
"... seeks to model nonviolent methods of resistance, aimed at people
around the world who wish to use nonviolent conflict to fight for
reform" - Darius Kazemi, student at Worcester Polytechnis Institute
Peacemaker, <www.peacemakergame.com>
The Climate Game, <www.climategame.org
Third World Farmer, <www.3rdworldfarmer.com>
Food Force, <www.food-force.com
Exchanging Culture, <http://interactive.usc.edu/members/jmfernandez/
2006/02/exchanging_cultures_ec_game.html>
Global Kids Island, <www.globalkids.org>
Books on Restorative Justice
POETRY
The Other Side of Sorrow
by Pat Frisella
Pub by Poetry Society of New Hampshire, 2006
email at frisella@worldpath.net
The Poetry of Peace
ed. Krieger, David
Capra Press, 2003
Poets Against the War
ed. Hamill, Sam
Thunder's Mouth Press, 2003. (These are the poets that were to read
at the White House but Laura Bush cancelled the reading b/c they were
going to speak against the war in Iraq. The book is dedicated to her.)
Every War Has Two Losers : William Stafford on Peace and War
ed. and introd. Kim Stafford
Milkweed Editions - 2003
The War Works Hard - trans. from Arabic
Winner of 2004 PEN Translation Fund Award
Dunya Mikhail
A New Directions Book First pub. 1993, also 2000
WEBSITES for books and magazines on social Issues, peace, nonviolence
for adults and children
American Friends Service Committee <www.afscstore.org>
Peacework, published monthly <www.afsc.org/peacework>
Peace Lessons from Around the World - Sixteen lessons from around
the world serve to stimulate values and skills for a culture of
peace, includes guidelines on how to make a peace lesson. Published
in 2006
Hague Appeal for Peace, Global Campaign for Peace Education
777 United Nations Plaza, 3rd Fl, NYC, NY 10017
www.haguepeace.org
Enough Blood Shed - 101 Solutions to Violence, Terror and Wars
by Mary-Wynne Ashford with Guy Dauncey, foreword by Arun Gandhi
New Society Publishers - 2006 www.newsociety.com
World Report 2006, Events of 2005
Human Rights Watch www.hrw.org
A Force More Powerful - A Century of Nonviolent Conflict
by Peter Akerman and Jack Duvall
Palgrave - 2000
Global Values 101, a Short Course with Howard Zinn, Amy Goodman, Noam
Chomsky, Pete Singer, Paul Farmer, and others
"this book shows us education as it should be - a conversation
across generations, a shared search for a better world, a dialogue
about what is possible." - Susan Sarandon
ed. Kate Holbrook , etc.
Beacon Press - 2006
The Unconquerable World - Power, Nonviolence, and the Will of the People
by Jonathan Schell
A Metropolitan/Owl Book, Henry Holt and Co. - 2003
Peace Begins Here - Palestinians and Israelis Listening to Each Other
Action oriented guide born of ongoing Buddhist retreat project for
Israelis and Palestinians
by Tich Nhat Hahn
Parallax Press - 2004
Being Peace
Tich Nhat Hahn
Parallax Press
A Lifetime of PeaceEssential Writings by and About Tich Nhat Hahn
ed. Jennifer Schwamm Willis
Marlowe and Co. - 2003
Nonviolent Soldier of Islam - Badshah Khan, A Man to Match His Mountains
Badshah Khan and Mahatma Gandhi, Allies in a Revolution of Human
Spirit, Pioneers in a Culture of Peace
by Eknath Easwaran
Nilgiri Press - 1999
What's Right With Islam, A New Vision for Muslims and the West
by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf
"This book shows that the only possible way forward is by the
assiduous cultivation of mutual respect. it should be read, but then
- even more important - it should be acted upon." from the foreword
by Karen Armstrong
Harper/San Francisco - 2004
Islam, A Short History
by Karen Armstrong
A Modern Library chronicles Book - 2000
Hope for a Global Ethic, Shared Principles in Religious Scriptures
by Brian D. Lepard
Baha'i Publishing - 2005
Peace Pilgrim, Her Life and Work in Her Own Words
"She walked more than 25,000 miles .... bearing the simplest of
messages .... Overcome evil with good, and falsehood with truth, and
hatred with love."
Compiled by some of her friends
Ocean Tree Book - 1991
The Art of Peace, Nobel Peace Laureates Discuss Human Rights,
Conflict and Reconciliation
ed. Jeffrey Hopkins
Snow Lion Publications - 2000
Radical Simplicity, Small Footprints on a Finite Earth
"... The most persuasive argument I have seen yet for all of us to
radically change the way we live day-to-day ... a profoundly
important book." _ Howard Zinn
by Jim Merkel
New Society Press - 2003
The Psychology of Peace, An Introduction
by Rachel M. MacNair
Praeger - 2003
Leadership and the New Science, Discovering Order in a Chaotic World
Best Management Book of the Year -Industry Week magazine survey
"It displays the intricate webs of cooperation that that connect us."
by Margaret Wheatley
Berrett-Koehler Publishers - 1999
The Dignity of Difference -- How to avoid the Clash of Civilizations
by Jonathan Sacks--winner of the Grawmeyer award
"The dignity of Difference is a plea--the most forceful I could make
for tolerance in an age of extremism" Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi
Continuum - 2002 reprinted and revised
Ahmad's War, Ahmad's Peace
by Michael Goldfarb
Surviving under Saddam, Dying in the New Iraq
The author has been a NPR voice from London for many years and he
won the 2005 Lowell Thomas Overseas Press club award for his report:
British Jihad: Inside Out
Carroll and Graf Publishers - 2005
God's Politics---Why the Right gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get
it. A new vision for faith and Politics in America
by Jim Wallis
"Jim Wallis is an inspriation to me--for his witness of faith, his
generous heart, his way of life, and his engagement with politics"--
Bill Moyers
"Jim Wallis is compelling, provocative, and inspirational, with the
kind of faith that can move mountains and can certainly move people
and communities. God be praised for Jim Wallis" - Archibishop
Desmond Tutu
Harper/San Francisco -2005
Middle Church
by Dr. Bob Edgar, General secretary of the National Council of
Churches, USA
"Middle Church is a stirring call to American believers." - President
Carter
Soul of a Citizen---Living with Conviction in a Cyncial Time
by Paul Rogat Loeb
St. Martin's Press - 1999
The Impossible Will Take a While Longer
by Paul Rogat Loeb
At Hell's Gate---a Soldier's Journey from War to Peace
by Claude Anshin Thomas
"This is a book of great power, Thomas's pilgrimage to find living
peace in a world full of teror and war gives us a wonderfully
practical lesson in how to lieft ourselves out the insanity of fea,
hatred, violence and trauma. His singularly courageous story has the
power to heal, to inspire, to teach." Vietnam War/Buddhism
Shambala Publications, Inc. - 2004
Michael Lapsley - Priest and Partisan - A South African Journey
by Michael Worsnip
"...the most important message of this book is that there is hope:
hope for Michael, Hope for South Africa, hope for humanity."- Nelson
Mandella
Ocean Press - 1996
The Courage for Peace- Daring to Create Harmony in Ourselves and the
World
by Louise Diamond
Conari Press--2000(note: Conari Press publishes books on topics
ranging from spirituality, personal growth, women's issues, social
issues, etc)
"Who are the peacemakrs of the world? In my work in international
peacebuilding inrecent years, ...this book is a must-read for
everyone who understands that peace in our daily lives.....is a
crucial part of building a world where peace is truly a way of
life." Sen. George Mitchell
(A call to action book)
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows - Turning Our Grief
Into Action for Peace
by David Potorti with Peaceful Tomorrows 9/11 Families
RDV Books/Akashic Books--2003
Patriots Act
by Bill Katovsky
The Lyons Press--2006
Voices of Dissent and the Risk of Speaking Out--What does Patriotism
really mean.(Among the voices heard in Patriots Act: Coleen Rowley,
Paul Krugman, Daniel Ellsberg, Max Cleland, etc)
Our Endangered Values
by Jimmy Carter---
Simon & Schuster---2005
Current Events--america's Moral Crisis
The Peace Book-----108 Simple Ways to Create a More Peaceful World
by Louise Diamond
Conari Press--2001
Small Wonders-
by Barbara Kingsolver
Soulful and soul-searching essays......A passionate invitation to
readers to be a part of the crowd that cares about the environment,
peace, and family.- SFChronicle
Harper/Collins--2002 Perennial Edition -2003
Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability, and Peace
"Earth democracy shifts the world-view from one dominated by markets
and military, monocultures and mechanistic reductionism, to the
peaceful co-creation of diverse beings, connected through the bonds
of life ... (It) allows us to remove our blinders, imagine and create
other possibilities ... Liberation in our genocidal times is, first
and foremost, the freedom to stay alive." ... presents a holistic
view of the basic problems threatening planetary health and even
survival and what we can do about them
by Vandana Shiva
South End Press, 2005
Also by Vandana Shiva
Stloen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply
Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit
Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge
Monocultures of the Mind: Perspectives on Biodiversity and
Biotechnology
First They Killed My Father
by Loung Ung
Harper Collins-2000---Perennial -2001
Loung Ung is a National Spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine
Free World
"From a childhood survivor of Cambodia's Pol Pot regime comes a
riveting narrative of war, desperate actions, and the unnerving
strength of a child and her family"--------(3rd Filipov Forum speaker)
Embedded---The Media at War in Iraq
an oral history--over 60 personal perspective about the media at war
in Iraq
by Bill Katovsky and Timothy Carlson
The Lyons Press - 2003 (won Harvard U Goldsmith Book Prize.)
No Future Without Forgiveness
"The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa has put the
spotlight on all of us ... In its hearings Desmond Tutu has conveyed
our common pain and sorrow, our hope and confidence in the future."
- Nelson Mandela
Desmond Tutu
An Image Book/Doubleday - 1999
With All Our Strength, A Revolutionary Association of the Women of
Afghanistan
by Anne E. Brodsky
Routledge - 2003
Women for Afghan Women, Shattering Myths and Claiming the Future
ed. Sunita Mehta
Palgrave/Macmillan - 2002
"A must read for anyone with questions regarding Afghan women." - Dr.
Faroque Khan
1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize
www.1000peacewomen.org/typo/index.php?
Caught Between, The Extraordinary Story of an Arab Palestinian
Christian Israeli
by Riah Abu El-Assal, Bishop of Jerusalem
SPCK, Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone Road, London
Holy War, Holy Peace - How Religion Can Bring Peace to the Middle East
by Marc Gopin
Oxford - 2002
Books by Mahatma Gandhi:
All Men Are Brothers
Indian Home Rule
The Wisdom of Forgiveness
The Dalai Lama and Victor Chan
Riverhead Books - 2004
The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving-Kindness
by Pema Chodron
Shambala Classics - 1991
No Time to Lose
by Pema Chodron
2006
The Art of Forgiveness- A Book of Meditations
by Jack Kornfield
Bantam Books - 2004
The Power of Nonviolence: Writings by Advocates of Peace
ed. Howard Zinn
Beacon Press - 2002
America Against the World: How we are Different and Why We are Disliked
by Andrew Kohut and Bruce Stokes
Henry Holt, 2006
Battlebabble: Selling War in America, A Dictionary of Deception.
by Thomas Lee
Common Courage Press, 2005.
King Leopold's Ghost (about the colonization of the Congo by King
Leopold II of Belgium)
Bury the Chains (about the anti-slavery movement in England)
The Unquiet Ghost (about how a country that gave the world
Tolstoy and Chekov also give us the Gulag)
all by Adam Hochschild, (all are about situations of great evil
and great social change)
Unarmed Insurrection
by Kurt Schock
a sociological analysis of nonviolent direct action and looks at
successful "people power" movements in the Philippines and South
Africa, successful pro-democracy movements in Nepal and Thailand, and
"unsuccessful"movements in Burma and China
University of Minnesota Press, 2005
Teaching and Raising Children
I'd Rather Teach Peace
by Colman McCarthy
Orbis Books - 2002
A Curriculum of Peace: Selected Essays from English Journal.
Virginia R. Monseau, Ed.
National Council of Teachers of English, 2004.
I haven't visited the Heinemann web site, but they are publishing a
book this fall, I think, which was tentatively titled:
Nurturing the Peacemakers in Our Students: A Guide to Teaching
Peace, Empathy and Understanding.
Chris Weber, ed.
Heineman, soon to be published
Teaching Peace: Nonviolence and the Liberal Arts
Essays on the critical analysis of normative assumptions about the
inevitability of violence and the redeemptive quality of violence as
the necessary foundation of American freedom.
by J. Denny Weaver and Gerald Biesecker-Mast
Lanham: Rowan and Littlefield, 2003 $26.95 pb.
Gaining Mind of Peace, Why Violence Happens and How to Stop It
Appropriate for middle and high school students
by Rachel M. MacNair
Xlibris - 2003
History Shows - Winning With Nonviolent Action
Short stories of some of the major nonviolent actions that have
succeeded - written for Middle and high school students
by Rachel M. MacNair
Xlibris - 2004
A Choice of Heroes - The Changing Face of American Manhood
by Mark Gerzon
Houghton Mifflin-1982--Paperback -1984
"...one of the most significant books of the nuclear age. It should
be read by all who want to prevent a nuclear war and provide a future
for their children" - Helen & Bill Caldicott
Old Book------But a favorite for parents with sons
Nuturing the Spirit- in non-sectarian classrooms
by Aline D. Wolf---
Parent Child Press--1996
( The book was written for Montessori teachers. However, many
readers who reviewed it felt it would be useful for any parents or
teachers who want to include the spiritual dimension in their care of
young children, no matter what methods of education they employ.)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: An Adaptation for Children
Educational and fun to read, this beautifully illustrated book will
captivate all, especially children. Written by world renown
children's author Ruth Rocha and featurinsg the vivid linocut
illustration of Brazilian artist Otavio Roth, the book helps us all
to understand better the importance of human rights.
http://www0.un.org/cyberschoolbus/bookstor/Html/univ.htm
Above All Be Kind, Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times
by Zoe Weil
New Society Publications - 2003
FOR KIDS
What Does Peace Feel Like?
by Vladimir Radunsky
Atheneum - 2004
(some of the proceeds go to CARE)
The Big Book for Peace
ed. Ann Durell and Marilyn Sachs
Dutton - 1990
The Kids' Guide to Working Out Conflicts, How to Keep Cool Stay Safe
and Get Along
by Naomi Drew, M.A.
Delivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights
Jane Addams Book Award for young children
a true story of a mail carrier who led his community in the peaceful
integration of all public facilities in Savannah in the 1940s
by Jim Haskins
Candlewick Press
Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX
Jane Addams Book Award for Older Children
by Karen Blumenthal and illus by Benny Andrews
Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster
Coretta Scott King Book Award honoring African American authors and
illustrators of outstanding books for children
Day of Tears
masterful fictionalized account of the largest slave auction in US
history, in 1859 in Savannah, GA
by Julius Lester
Rosa
illus. by Bryan Collier
Dr Seuss Books:
The Lorax
The Sneetches
GAMES
A Force More Powerful Video Game
www.afmpgame.com
"... seeks to model nonviolent methods of resistance, aimed at people
around the world who wish to use nonviolent conflict to fight for
reform" - Darius Kazemi, student at Worcester Polytechnis Institute
Peacemaker, <www.peacemakergame.com>
The Climate Game, <www.climategame.org
Third World Farmer, <www.3rdworldfarmer.com>
Food Force, <www.food-force.com
Exchanging Culture, <http://interactive.usc.edu/members/jmfernandez/
2006/02/exchanging_cultures_ec_game.html>
Global Kids Island, <www.globalkids.org>
Books on Restorative Justice
POETRY
The Other Side of Sorrow
by Pat Frisella
Pub by Poetry Society of New Hampshire, 2006
email at frisella@worldpath.net
The Poetry of Peace
ed. Krieger, David
Capra Press, 2003
Poets Against the War
ed. Hamill, Sam
Thunder's Mouth Press, 2003. (These are the poets that were to read
at the White House but Laura Bush cancelled the reading b/c they were
going to speak against the war in Iraq. The book is dedicated to her.)
Every War Has Two Losers : William Stafford on Peace and War
ed. and introd. Kim Stafford
Milkweed Editions - 2003
The War Works Hard - trans. from Arabic
Winner of 2004 PEN Translation Fund Award
Dunya Mikhail
A New Directions Book First pub. 1993, also 2000
WEBSITES for books and magazines on social Issues, peace, nonviolence
for adults and children
American Friends Service Committee <www.afscstore.org>
Peacework, published monthly <www.afsc.org/peacework>