PRAXIS BOOK CLUB In the fall of 2007, Praxis Peace Institute launched a book club in Sonoma. We are also encouraging other members to begin book clubs in their areas. We will post the books we are reading on this site every month. Books: * The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein * Globalization and Its Discontents by Joseph Stiglitz * The End of America by Naomi Wolf * Is There no Other Way? The Search for a Non-Violent Furture by Michael Nagler * The Conscience of a Liberal by Paul Krugman
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Peace: On Dialogue by David Bohm Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh The Courage for Peace by Louise Diamond Seeds of Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh Getting to Peace by William Ury
Leading Through Conflict by Mark Gerzon
Economics: The Ecology of Commerce by Paul Hawken Natural Step Capitalism by Paul Hawken, Amory and Hunter Lovins When Corporations Rule the World by David Korten The Post Corporate World: Life After Capitalism by David Korten The Crisis of Global Capitalism by George Soros Beyond Globalization: Sharing a Sustainable Global Economy by Hazel Henderson Ethical Markets: Growing the Green Economy by Hazel Henderson
Take it Personally by Anita Rodick
Globalization and its Discontents by Joseph Stiglitz
Alternatives to Economic Globalization - Editors John Cavanagh and Jerry Mander
Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins The Real Wealth of Nations by Riane Eisler
Capitalism 3.0 by Peter Barnes
The Soul of Capitalism by William Greider Crunch by Jared Bernstein
Environmentalism: Biopiracy, the Plunder of Nature and Knowledge by Vandana Shiva Beyond the Limits by Donella Meadows
Plan B by Lester R. Brown
Crimes Against Nature: How George W. Bush and His Corporate Pals are Plundering the Country and Hijacking Our Democracy by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore
War: On Killing by David Grossman Century of War by Gabriel Kolko On War by Howard Zinn The New Military Humanism by Noam Chomsky Terrorism and War by Howard Zinn
Politics: The Tao of Politics, edited and translated by Thomas Cleary Power Politics by Arundhati Roy Wilson's Ghost by Robert McNamara Blowback by Chalmers Johnson New World Disorder: Another World is Possible by various authors. Published by New Mouth from the Dirty South, P.O. Box 19742, New Orleans, LA 70179. - Website: www.newmouthfromthesouth.com The Soul of Politics by Jim Wallis The Healing of America by Marianne Williamson Wealth and Democracy by Kevin Phillips American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century by Kevin Phillips
Fixing Elections by Steven Hill How to Overthrow the Governmet by Arianna Huffington Moral Politics by George Lakoff Whose Freedom? The Battle over America's Most Important Idea by George Lakoff Thinking Points by George Lakoff
Unequal Protection by Thom Hartmann Screwed: The Undeclared War Atainst the Middle Class by Thom Hartmann The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight by Thom Hartmann
Rebel by Tom Hayden The Port Huron Statement: The Visionary Call of the 1960s Revolution By Tom Hayden Radical Nomad: C. Wright Mills and His Times by Tom Hayden
Conservatives without Conscience by John Dean
Ten Steps to Repair American Democracy by Steven Hill Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw it Coming by Paul Hawken The Political Brain by Drew Westen The Conscience of a Liberal by Paul Krugman The End of America by Naomi Wolf An Attack on Reason by Al Gore
Psychology: Kinds of Power by James Hillman The Guru Papers by Diana Alstad and Joel Kramer Forgive for Good by Fred Luskin
Faces of the Enemy by Sam Keen
Fields Notes on the Compassionate Life by Marc Ian Barasch
The Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton
Gender: The Creation of Patriarchy by Gerda Lerner
The Chalice and the Blade by Riane Eisler
Men and the Water of Life by Michael Meade The Demon Lover: The Roots of Terrorism (1989) by Robin Moore The Whimp Factor by Stephen Ducat
Philosophy and Culture: The Passion of the Western Mind by Richard Tarnas
Cosmos and Psyche by Richard Tarnas A Critique of Pure Tolerance by Herbert Marcuse, Robert Wolff, and Barrington Moore, Jr. Eros and Civilization by Herbert Marcuse
Sacred Pleasure by Riane Eisler The Power of Partnership by Riane Eisler
The Culture of Make Believe by Derrick Jensen
The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community by David Korten
Media: Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky Wizards of Media Oz by Norman Solomon and Jeff Cohen Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes by Jacques Elliul
History: The People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn (and updated versions)
Spirituality: Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh The Path of Heart by Jack Kornfield The Warriors by Glen Grey Hymns to an Unknown God by Sam Keen Love in Action by Thich Nhat Hanh Seeds of Peace by Sulak Sivaraksa The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace by Jack Kornfield
The Left Hand of God: Taking our Country Back from the Religious Right By Rabbi Michael Lerner
Books on the former Yugoslavia and the war This section was created for the three conferences we held in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Since we hosted our most recent conference there in 2007, we are maintaining this section for people interested in the region's history.
The Fall of Yugoslavia by Misha Glenny The Balkans by Misha Glenny Yugoslavia: The Death of a Nation by Laura Silber and Allen Little The Balkan Express (a novel) by Slavenka Drakulic S (a novel) by Slavenka Drakulic Tito by Richard West Balkan Tragedy (a scholarly work) by Susan Woodward Burn This House - Editors: Jasminka Udovicki and James Ridgeway Ethnic Nationalism, The Tragic Death of Yugoslavia by Bogdan Denitch The National Question in Yugoslavia by Ivo Banac Yugoslavia, The Former and Future - Editors: Payam Akhavan and Robert Howse (This is a collection of essays by scholars from the region) Novels by Danilo Kis and Ivo Andric offer some background on the history and cultures of the Balkan region. |