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In Brief: The Life of Richard Cadbury: Socialist, Philanthropist, and Chocolatier

By Diane Wordsworth. Pen and Sword History, 2020. 176 pages. $39.95/hardcover; $24.95/paperback (available in August); $19.99/eBook. Richard Cadbury was one…

Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand

Friendly Invasion (Books in Brief)

By Daniel Turner. Booklocker, 2014. 517 pages. $21.95/paperback; $3.99/eBook. The background of this novel comes from Daniel Turner’s earlier novel,…

Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand

Bluffing Is Murder (Books in Brief)

By Tace Baker. Barking Rain Press, 2014. 177 pages. $12.95/paperback; $5.95/eBook. Sleuth Lauren Rousseau is back in this sequel to…

Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand

Seeking the Light: A Story of Quaker Culture and Homewood Friends Meeting (Books in Brief)

By Emma Hohenstein. Self-published, 2014. 90 pages. $30/hardcover. This short book is the precursor to young author and photographer Emma…

Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand

A Garden Grows: Quakerism in Nazi Germany (Books in Brief)

Translated by Mary Mills. Self-published, 2014. 90 pages. $5.99/eBook. This book, in electronic format only, is a collection of translations…

Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand

The Way of Grace: Finding God on the Path of Surrender (Books in Brief)

By Glandion Carney. IVP Books, 2014. 160 pages. $15/paperback; $12.99/eBook. If you have ever loved anyone—or been anyone—for whom an…

Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand

You Have to Get Lost Before You Can Be Found: A Memoir of Suffering, Grit, and Love of the Himalayas and Basa Village

By Jeff Rasley. Self-published, 2019. 494 pages. $14.99/paperback; $5.99/eBook.

Compiled by Karie Firoozmand

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…

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Quakers: The Quiet Revolutionaries

Directed by Janet P. Gardner. Gardner Documentary Group, 2018. 108 minutes. See Quakersthefilm.com for more information. Friend Janet Gardner and…

Books In Brief: Review by Karie Firoozmand

Pray for Guidance: A Prayer Workbook for Finding Direction for Your Life

By Cathy Curry Smith. Masthof Press, 2019. 125 pages. $14/paperback.

Compiled by Karie Firoozmand