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Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky Publisher Comments The father of modern community organization, Saul Alinsky taught a generation of activists and politicians how to effectively construct social change. In Rules for Radicals, Alinsky writes with passion and intelligence, carefully outlining the difference... (read more) Your price: $14.00 New - Trade Paper 
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Be the Change: How to Get What You Want in Your Community by Thomas Linzey Synopsis Inspired by five true stories of communities who were tired of corporate political power entitlements running roughshod over their townships, Be the Change offers solutions for how individuals can stand up and take back their local governments. Thomas... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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50 Ways You Can Help Obama Change America by Michael Huttner Synopsis Millions of Americans worked hard to elect Barack Obama. Now they're asking themselves, What's next? How do we keep the momentum going? 50 Simple Ways You Can Help Obama Change America describes actions citizens can take to clean up the mess, enact Obama'... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Our Day to End Poverty: 24 Ways You Can Make a Difference (Bk Currents) by Shanno Daley Harris Publisher Comments Imagine ending poverty at home and around the globe in our own lifetimes. Imagine your actions combining with others; actions to make poverty history. With originality and imagination, this book invites us to look at our very ordinary days, from waking... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Going Public: An Organizer's Guide to Citizen Action by Michael Gecan Publisher Comments Urban decay can sap the determination—not to mention the soul—of anyone who experiences it. But there are forces that can and do reverse it. They are not spectators, or critics, or occasional demonstrators. They are groups of citizens... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $5.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Reveille for Radicals by Saul D Alinsky Publisher Comments First published in 1946 and updated in 1969 with a new Introduction and Afterword, this volume represents the fullest statement of the political philosophy and practical methodology of one of the most important figures in the history of American... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Revolution Will Not Be Funded (07 Edition) by Incite! Women Of Color Against Violence (ed.) Publisher Comments A $1.3 trillion industry, the US nonprofit sector is the world's seventh largest economy. From art museums and university hospitals to think tanks and church charities, over 1.5 million organizations of staggering diversity share the tax-exempt 501(c)(3)... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Nonviolence: The History of a Dangerous Idea (Modern Library Classics) by Mark Kurlansky Publisher Comments In this timely, highly original, and controversial narrative, New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky discusses nonviolence as a distinct entity, a course of action, rather than a mere state of mind. Nonviolence can and should be a technique for... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Threshold: The Crisis of Western Culture by Thom Hartmann Publisher Comments An urgent look at our world's looming crises and what we must do to avert them. In Threshold, writer and Air America host Thom Hartmann looks at the deteriorating state of our planet, where the dynamics of environmental, economic, and population... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas by David Bornstein Publisher Comments What business entrepreneurs are to the economy, social entrepreneurs are to social change. They are, writes David Bornstein, the driven, creative individuals who question the status quo, exploit new opportunities, refuse to give up — and remake the... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $11.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in a Cynical Time by Paul Rogat Loeb Publisher Comments Soul of a Citizen awakens within us the desire and the ability to make our voices heard and our actions count. We can lead lives worthy of our convictions. A book of inspiration and integrity, Soul of a Citizen is an antidote to the twin scourges of... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning by Chris Hedges Staff Pick "War is seductive," Hedges tells readers in this powerful and intelligent book. Throughout our history, it has appealed to the human mind by providing a false sense of purpose and the opportunity to rise above everyday life. Using examples from his... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Getting a Grip: Clarity, Creativity, and Courage in a World Gone Mad by Frances Moore Lappe Publisher Comments Getting a Grip: Clarity, Creativity and Courage in a World Gone Mad is a little book with a big message. Frances Moore Lappe — author of sixteen books, including three-million-copy bestseller Diet for a Small Planet — distills her world... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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War Is a Racket: The Anti-War Classic by America's Most Decorated General by Smedley D. Butler Publisher Comments A new edition of this anti-war classic written by America's most decorated General.... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Trade Paper
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Wherever There's a Fight: How Runaway Slaves, Suffragists, Immigrants, Strikers, and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in California by Elaine Elinson Synopsis The first thorough history of civil liberties struggles in California from the cases of early Chinese immigrants, professionals who challenged McCarthyism, people of color, people with disabilities, and to todays' same-sex marriage, and religious... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca Solnit Publisher Comments Throwing out the crippling assumptions with which many activists proceed, award-winning author Solnit proposes a new vision of how change happens.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Let Me Stand Alone: The Journals of Rachel Corrie by Rachel Corrie Publisher Comments Corrie, a 23-year-old American activist killed in 2003, brings to life--through intense and poetic writings--the looming issues of her time as well as the ordinary angst of an young American woman. 35 illustrations.... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Creating a World That Works for All by Sharif Abdullah Publisher Comments Exclusivity--the desire to stay separate from other people--is at the root of most of the world's problems, according to Abdullah, who then presents a unique blueprint for social justice.... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Building Powerful Community Organizations: A Personal Guide to Creating Groups That Can Solve Problems and Change the World by Michael Jacob Brown Publisher Comments Intended for individuals who want to start, strengthen, or revitalize a group to address a community issue, this indispensable guide includes a series of practical steps that help build a successful community orgranization and offers sample cases that... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.50 Used - Trade Paper
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We Fight to Win: Inequality and the Politics of Youth Activism (Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies) by Hava Rachel Gordon Synopsis In an adult-dominated society, teenagers are often shut out of participation in politics. We Fight to Win offers a compelling account of young peopleas attempts to get involved in community politics, and documents the battles waged to form youth... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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