| Peace Books for Youth Gaining Mind of Peace: Why Violence Happens and How to Stop It For young people puzzled by warring and violent ways, concepts are explained in simpler language, with stories to illustrate the points. This is a good peace education resource for both young people and adults who would like a shorter overview. Because of its format with each chapter starting with a story, explaining a concept, and then suggesting action applications, it is also well suited for adult book discussion groups. It can make excellent birthday and Christmas presents. Review: "This 172 page book is written for young people. My Peace and Conflict Studies class of high school sophomores, juniors and seniors found this book very accessible and interesting. We had great discussions based on the chapter readings, and I am sure the one of the reasons the students left the course with a strong understanding of nonviolence is because of Rachel MacNair's book. It was easy to get the book adopted by our public school board." -- Educators for Nonviolence review see Educators for Nonviolence home page The book is available in hard cover and paperback from Xlibris. You can also peruse the content of the first chapter to help you decide if you wish to purchase the book. For a 40% discount for libraries, classes, non-profits and resellers, order at 1-888-795-4274 ext. 276. History Shows: Winning with Nonviolent Action Did you know that large nonviolent campaigns go back at least as far as the ancient Romans, whose workers staged a major walk-out in 494 B. C.? Did you know that several brutal dictatorships and entrenched empires have been toppled by nonviolent movements? Did you know this has been going on throughout history, all over the world, by people of different religions and backgrounds? Even governments have engaged in nonviolence. The first organized nonviolent army was by Muslims! This book gives short stories of some of the major nonviolent actions that have succeeded. Each page has separate cases, so pages can be photocopied for history or other social studies classes to enrich understanding of different peoples and times. Color pictures are included, and it is available in both hard cover and paperback. It can make excellent birthday and Christmas presents. Young people can learn about the part of history that war-focused texts tend to overlook. Adults can be educated with an overview of the broad span of how well nonviolent action has worked in the past. Both can learn the basics of the history of nonviolent action. Available in hard cover and paperback from Xlibris. You can peruse excerpts here. For a 30% discount for libraries, classes, non-profits and resellers, order at 1-888-795-4274 ext. 276. ============================================================================================== Email questions and comments to: admin@rachelmacnair.com Back to Home Page |
