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New Books Oct - Nov 2011
New Books Oct - Nov 2011
| PRICE $NZ | TITLE | AUTHOR | PUBLISHER | DESCRIPTION |
| 18.00 | JAMES NAYLOR SPEAKING | Brian Drayton | Pendle Hill Pamphlet 413, US, 2011, 36pp | Speaks to the turmoil of our times, central themes of Naylor's Ministry are explored |
| 15.50 | COSTING NOT LESS THAN EVERYTHING | Pam Lunn | Quaker Books, Britain, 2011, 148pp Illus | 2011 Swarthmore Lecture. Sustainability and spirituality in challenging times |
| 11.50 | POWER WE CALL GOD, THE | Frank Parkinson | The Kindlers, Britain, 2011, 44pp | Threshing matters. The Power of God in new ways. Designed for group or individual reading |
| 22.00 | HOFFNUNG SYMPHONY, THE | Gerard Hoffnung | Hoffnung Partnership, Britain, 2000, 54pp Illus | Music cartoon figures recommended by Quakers |
| 17.50 | EARTH BOOK, THE | Todd Parr | Little Brown, US, 2010, Illus | For young children. We can all help protect the Earth. If we take care of it, it will take care of us. |
| 22.00 | BEING A QUAKER | Geoffrey Durham | Quaker Quest, Britain, 2011,134pp | A guide for new comers |
| 25.00 | SIMPLICITY MADE EASY | Jennifer Kavanagh | O Books, Britain, 2011, 68pp | Simplicity is not just a lifestyle option, but an attitude of mind, a path for the inner as well as the outer life |
| 19.00 | HOLDING FAITH: creating peace in a violent world | David Gee | Quaker Books, London, 2011, 144pp | Refusing to allow past violations to determine our present & future choices, cycles of violence can be broken |
| 34.00 | BETWEEN FAITH AND DOUBT | John Hick | Palgrave McMillan, Britain, 2010, 176pp | Dialogues on religion and reason |
| 30.00 | HUMAN SMOKE | Nicholson Baker | Simon and Schuster, London, 2008, 566pp Hardbound | Maybe the most compelling argument for peace ever, why war? Lots of Quaker references |
| 16.00 | MAKE CAKES NOT WAR | Judy Horacek | Andrew McMeel, US, 2007, 133pp Illus | Australian-based cartoonist focuses on the environment, feminism, and social justice,surreal to profound |
| 23.00 | NOTES FROM AN EXHIBITION | Patrick Gale | Harper, London, 2007, 374pp | Story of a Quaker facing challenges of a partner with mental illness, thought provoking and sensitive |
| 22.00 | WITHOUT BUDDHA I COULD NOT BE A CHRISTIAN | Paul Knitter | Oneworld, Britain, 2009, 240pp | Ground breaking, rarest combination of theological acumen. Humility and humour- renews our faith |
| 30.00 | SPRING INTO THINKING | Marjorie Isaacs | Isaacs, US, 2010, 20pp A4 Illus | Guided meditation for primary age and young people |
| 40.00 | IN THE NAME OF PEACE | Erin Ladd Sanders | Pier 5, Australia, 2010, 303pp Illus A4 size rustic presentation | How history's great pacifist's have changed the world |
| 14.00 | SEEKING INNER PEACE | Elizabeth De Sa | Pendle Hill Pamphlet 414, US, 2011, 36pp | Using Quaker presence to peel back pain, gain wholeness and freshly appreciate Friends' Testimonies |
| 33.00 | HEALING THE HEART OF DEMOCRACY | Parker Palmer | Jossey Bass, US, 2011, 236pp | The courage to create with the heart where everything is grounded and where democracy needs to be to survive |
| 50.00 | FLEEING VESUVIUS-New Zealand Edition | Richard Douthwaite & Gillian Falloon (Eds) | Living Economics, NZ, 2011, 514pp, Illus | Responding to the effects of economic & environmental collapse- new ways of doing things-practical/optimistic |
| Free | QUAKER MEETING AND ME | Britain Yearly Meeting, Britain, 2010, Illus | A guide for children to Quaker Meeting for Worship/simple, lovely colour illustrations/all ages/pocket size | |
| Free | QUAKERS: A GUIDE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE | Britain Yearly Meeting, Britain, 2010, Illus | guide for young people (really good for adult newcomers too), simple, lovely colour illustrations/pocket size | |
| 36.00 | WITH OR WITHOUT GOD | Gretta Vosper | Harper, US, 2008, 384pp | Why the way we live is more important than what we believe |