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June/July 2019 Books
June/July 2019 Books
Remember the Ladies: Celebrating Those Who Fought for Freedom at the Ballot Box
By Angela P. Dodson. Center Street, 2017. 448 pages. $26/hardcover; $15.99/paperback; $9.99/eBook. The upcoming 2020 centennial of women’s suffrage in…
Reviewed by Gwen Gosney Erickson
June/July 2019 Books
Faith and Experience in Education: Essays from Quaker Perspectives
Edited by Don Rowe and Anne Watson. Trentham Books, 2018. 256 pages. $41.95/paperback or eBook. As an early childhood teacher,…
Reviewed by Sharlee DiMenichi
June/July 2019 Books
Becoming a Welcoming Church AND Scrappy Church
Becoming a Welcoming Church By Thom S. Rainer. B&H Publishing Group, 2018. 128 pages. $12.99/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. Scrappy Church: God’s Not…
Reviewed by David Etheridge
June/July 2019 Books
The Monk Within: Embracing a Sacred Way of Life
By Beverly Lanzetta. Blue Sapphire Books, 2018. 400 pages. $19/paperback; $9.99/eBook. One of the more noteworthy movements in current spirituality…
Reviewed by William Shetter
June/July 2019 Books
Still, in the City: Creating Peace of Mind in the Midst of Urban Chaos
Edited by Angela Dews. Skyhorse Publishing, 2018. 288 pages. $21.99/hardcover; $14.99/eBook. Conscience or consciousness? While the demands of conscience and…
Reviewed by Carl Blumenthal
June/July 2019 Books
Lens on Syria: A Photographic Tour of Its Ancient and Modern Culture
By Daniel Demeter. Just World Books, 2016. 304 pages. $49.99/hardcover; $29.99/paperback. While I do know a fair amount about photography,…
Reviewed by Brent Bill
June/July 2019 Books
How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
By Sy Montgomery, illustrated by Rebecca Green. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. 208 pages. $20/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. A memoir has the power…
Reviewed by Pamela Haines
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Remember the Ladies: Celebrating Those Who Fought for Freedom at the Ballot Box
June 1, 2019
Faith and Experience in Education: Essays from Quaker Perspectives
June 1, 2019
Becoming a Welcoming Church AND Scrappy Church
June 1, 2019