March 2016 Books

March 2016 Books

The People Make the Peace: Lessons from the Vietnam Antiwar Movement

Edited by Karín Aguilar-San Juan and Frank Joyce. Just World Books, 2015. 268 pages. $23.99/paperback; $9.99/eBook. On June 5, 1969,… Reviewed by Richard Taylor
March 2016 Books

In Our Power: U.S. Students Organize for Justice in Palestine

By Nora Barrows-Friedman. Just World Books, 2014. 274 pages. $20.99/paperback; $9.99/eBook. My political education about Palestine began through my friends,… Reviewed by Hina Fathima
March 2016 Books

Fighting Fascism and Surviving Buchenwald: The Life and Memoir of Hans Bergas

By Bension Varon. Xlibris, 2015. 196 pages. $29.99/hardcover; $19.99/paperback; $3.99/eBook. Hans Bergas was a high official in the Ministry of… Reviewed by Robert Dockhorn
March 2016 Books

Experiences: Life at a Continuing Care Retirement Community

By Residents of Kendal at Longwood. Peggy and Allan Brick Publishers, 2015. 167 pages. $12/paperback. Alan Walker’s essay “Quakers and… Reviewed by Peter Bien
March 2016 Books

The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path

By Ethan Nichtern. North Point Press, 2015. 288 pages. $25/hardcover; $16/paperback; $11.99/eBook. Ethan Nichtern comes from deeply planted Buddhist roots.… Reviewed by Valerie Brown
March 2016 Books

This Changes Everything

Directed by Avi Lewis, written and narrated by Naomi Klein. Klein Lewis Productions, 2015. 89 minutes. $9.99 to buy or… Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand
March 2016 Books

Dog Medicine: How My Dog Saved Me From Myself

By Julie Barton. Think Piece, 2015. 221 pages. $14.95/paperback; $9.99/eBook. It’s hard to prioritize whom to recommend this book to:… Compiled by Karie Firoozmand
March 2016 Books

Godless: Living a Valuable Life Beyond Beliefs

By Jeff Rasley. Midsummer Books, 2014. 280 pages. $12.95/paperback; $4.45/eBook. Although its title sounds confrontational, Godless is about freedom from… Compiled by Karie Firoozmand
March 2016 Books

Jack Jones, a True Friend to China: The Lost Writings of a Heroic Nobody

Collected and edited by Andrew Hicks. Earnshaw Books, 2015. 370 pages. $50/paperback. This is an expensive book, and it’s obvious… Compiled by Karie Firoozmand
March 2016 Books

Voices from a Trunk: The Lost Lives of the Quaker Eddisons, 1805–1867

By Sara Woodall. Blackthorn Press, 2014. 260 pages. $9.99/eBook. UPDATE, August 2016: Voices from a Trunk is now available in… Compiled by Karie Firoozmand
March 2016 Books

A Contemporary Mysticism: Support on the Spiritual Path

By Michael Resman. Zumbro River Press, 2015. 282 pages. $14.95/paperback; $3.49/eBook. It can be lonely on the spiritual path if… Compiled by Karie Firoozmand
March 2016 Books

A Little Book of Unknowing

By Jennifer Kavanagh. Christian Alternative Books, 2015. 57 pages. $9.95/paperback; $3.99/eBook. This very slim book’s title is about mysticism, as… Compiled by Karie Firoozmand
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The People Make the Peace: Lessons from the Vietnam Antiwar Movement

March 1, 2016

In Our Power: U.S. Students Organize for Justice in Palestine

March 1, 2016

Fighting Fascism and Surviving Buchenwald: The Life and Memoir of Hans Bergas

March 1, 2016