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Endangered Species: How We Can Avoid Mass Destruction and Build a Lasting Peace
by Stephen Mic Younger  Publisher Comments A former nuclear weapons designer discusses the increasing threat of weapons of mass destruction and offers ideas on how to construct the best practical world consistent with our human nature. "I have been in the nuclear weapons business for over twenty...
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Moral Architecture-World Peace
by Helena Cobban Publisher Comments Based on the views expressed by a contingent of Nobel Peace Prize laureates--including the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and East Timorese independence activist Jos Ramos-Horta--who gathered at the University of Virginia in 1998, this book...
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The Modern Pagan: How to Live a Natural Lifestyle in the 21st Century
by Brian Day Publisher Comments A guide to harmonious, natural living through modern pagan principles. Paganism is a sustainable way of life that has existed for thousands of years. Sometimes mistaken as a religious path (true pagans do not worship deities), paganism will appeal to...
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The No-Nonsense Guide to Conflict and Peace (No-Nonsense Guides)
by Helen Ware Publisher Comments The twentieth century was the most bloody in history, and already conflict in this century has taken a heavy toll. Most wars are now within countries rather than between states, and often it is civilians that suffer most, especially women and children....
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The Future of Peace: On the Front Lines with the World's Great Peacemakers
by Scott Hunt Publisher Comments In this illuminating journey around the globe, Scott A. Hunt takes us face to face with true heroes including: the Dalai Lama; the famed dissident of Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi; and the activist who brought peace to Latin America, Oscar Arias of Costa Rica,...
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Social Movements and Networks: Relational Approaches to Collective Action (Comparative Politics)
by Mario Diani Publisher Comments For the first time in a single volume, leading social movement researchers map the full range of applications of network concepts and tools to their field of inquiry. They illustrate how networks affect individual contributions to collective action in...
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Stick Your Neck Out: A Street-Smart Guide to Creating Change in Your Community and Beyond
by John Graham Publisher Comments Meeting challenges and resolving conflicts are things that can be done by anyone with the passion to do so, according to John Graham. And he should know. A veteran conflict mediator, Graham heads the Giraffe Heroes Project, whose extensive workshops have...
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The Right to Protest: The Basic ACLU Guide to Free Expression (American Civil Liberties Union Handbook)
by Joel M Gora Publisher Comments Americans have a great many legal rights that government must respect and courts will enforce. This altogether new volume sets forth the rights of those people who become involved in the vital issues of our time and seek to effect—or perhaps resist&...
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How Wal-Mart Is Destroying America (and the World) and What You Can Do about It
by Bill Quinn Synopsis Following on from "How Wal-Mart is Destroyning America", this text relates how Wal-Mart acquired Britain's third largest supermarket chain and brought Goliath to the doorsteps of the British. The text also features "fight-back" strategies for individuals,...
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Powerline: The First Battle of America's Energy War
by Paul Wellstone Publisher Comments The inspiring story of a grassroots rebellion. Powerline describes the opposition of rural Minnesotans to the building of a high voltage powerline across 430 miles of farmland from central North Dakota to the Twin Cities suburbs. Convinced that the...
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Be the Change!: Change the World. Change Yourself. (Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides)
by Michelle Nunn Publisher Comments "Be the Change" celebrates the personal transformations of men and women who, by working to change the world, changed themselves. Featuring interviews with over 1,000 volunteers, from everyday people to business and community leaders to celebrities, the...
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The Politics of Hope: Reviving the Dream of Democracy
by Donna Zajonc Publisher Comments Donna Zajonc, a leadership coach, and former three-term elected state legislator, asserts that we must adopt a view beyond the traditional two party system; taking note of its inherent flaws. In, The Politics of Hope: Reviving the Dream of Democracy...
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Power of Many: How the Living Web Is Transforming Politics, Business, and Everyday Life
by Christian Crumlish Publisher Comments The development of social networks on the Web touches countless aspects of our everyday lives. With instant access to people of similar mindsets, near or far, we can really form partnerships with more people and in more ways than ever before. It's now...
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Notes from Canada's Young Activists: A Generation Stands Up for Change
by Sever Cullis Suzuki Publisher Comments In this compilation, young citizens describe the moments they were inspired to pursue their passions to improve their world. Their methods and causes are diverse, and their stories highlight their innovative ways of identifying and addressing problems in...
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All the Power
by Mark Andersen Publisher Comments An ambitious, accessible mix of history, autobiography, and how-to-manual, this "anti-manifesto" challenges popular concepts of radical activism. Long-time inner-city organizer and punk rabble-rouser Mark Andersen takes aim at the illusions that tend to...
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Are Americans Becoming More Peaceful?
by Paul Joseph Publisher Comments Are Americans becoming more peaceful-even after the 2004 elections and the seeming affirmation of the war in Iraq? Through most of 2005, support for U.S. militarism appeared to continue unabated. But with the umulative impact of Abu Ghraib, Valerie Plame,...
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Civic Innovation in America: Community Empowerment, Public Policy, and the Movement for Civic Renewal
by Carmen Sirianni Publisher Comments Two leading experts on community action provide the first scholarly examination of the civic renewal movement that has emerged in the United States in recent decades....
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Not for Rent: Conversations with Creative Activists in the U.K.
by Stacy Wakefield and Grrrt Publisher Comments Resistence is more important than ever. Living in a country with a president we did not elect, who is waging a war without popular support, vast numbers of Americans are feeling disempowered, alienated from our government leaders, and frightened. What...
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Campaign Boot Camp
by Christine Pelosi Publisher Comments The daughter of Nancy Pelosi, the nations first female Speaker of the House, offers a guidebook for citizens wanting to enter public service and become involved in their communities, whether through working with nonprofit agencies or seeking election to...
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Violence and Reconstruction (Rirec Project on Post-Accord Peacebuilding)
by John Darby Publisher Comments The first book to focus on the effects of violence in internal conflicts after peace agreements have been signed....
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