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Friends Past and Present: The Bicentennial History of Cincinnati Friends Meeting (1815–2015)

By Sabrina Darnowsky. Self-published, 2015. 334 pages. $18.15/paperback; $0.99/eBook. Fortunate indeed are those meetings with a published history for new…

Compiled by Karie Firoozmand

The Revolution Where You Live: Stories from a 12,000-Mile Journey Through a New America

By Sarah van Gelder. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2017. 208 pages. $18.95/paperback or eBook. In this exciting book, the word “revolution” doesn’t…

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In Brief: Born East-West: Stories of a Quaker Hippie Jesus Freak

By Sarah McClelland McMullen. Self-published, 2020. 296 pages. $14.99/paperback; $6.99/eBook. I have a fondness for memoirs, and for ones that…

Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand

The Angel of Har Megiddo

By Mike King. Stochastic Press, 2014. 447 pages. $15.85/paperback; $5/eBook. British Quaker Mike King, who also wrote the non-fiction Quakernomics,…

Compiled by Karie Firoozmand

Live Like You Give a Damn!: Join the Changemaking Celebration

By Tom Sine. Cascade Books, 2016. 195 pages. $24/paperback; $9.99/eBook. The acorn, you may say, can be very afraid when…

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In Brief: My Life Is a Quilt: A Book of Quaker Messages

By Wendy Clarissa Geiger. Southeastern Yearly Meeting Publishing, 2020. 133 pages. $15/paperback. This little book is square in shape, which…

Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand

Salt Runs in My Blood

By Susan Schmidt. Kakapo Press, 2015. 70 pages. $10/paperback; $3.99/eBook. Susan Schmidt gets inspiration from lowlands and water bodies; even…

Compiled by Karie Firoozmand

Active Peace: A Mindful Path to a Nonviolent World

By G. Scott Brown. Collins Foundation Press, 2016. 197 pages. $19.95/paperback. I learned about this book through the Metta Center…

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In Brief: Facilitating Group Learning: Strategies for Success with Diverse Learners (Second Edition)

By George Lakey. PM Press, 2020. 320 pages. $20/paperback; $8.95/eBook. Teaching is a space of perennial interest, and in this…

Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand

The Sauntering Eye: Kansas Meditations and other titles

The Sauntering Eye: Kansas Meditations. By Elizabeth Schultz. FutureCycle Press, 2014. 101 pages. $15.95/paperback; $2.99/eBook. Mrs. Noah Takes the Helm.…

Compiled by Karie Firoozmand