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Believe it or not, today we may be living in the most peaceful moment in our species' existence. In his gripping and controversial new work, New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker shows that despite the ceaseless news about war, crime, and terrorism, violence has actually been in decline over long stretches of history. Exploding myths about humankind's inherent violence and the curse of modernity, this ambitious book continues Pinker's exploration...
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p2003
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2 sound discs (2.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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A psychologist shares his insights for aligning speech and action with the heart's purest intentions, including how to use empathy to defuse stressful situations and accessing our natural compassion to create honest, nurturing relationships.
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"Strategic nonviolent action has reasserted itself as a potent force in shaping public debate and forcing political change. Whether it is an explosive surge of protest calling for racial justice in the United States, a demand for democratic reform in Hong Kong or Mexico, a wave of uprisings against dictatorship in the Middle East, or a tent city on Wall Street that spreads throughout the country, when mass movements erupt onto our television screens,...
7) Sole journey
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[2009]
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1 videodisc (59 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Documents a dedicated and courageous group of individuals who took a six-day, 65 mile march from the Colorado State Capitol in Denver to the Focus on the Family's headquarters in Colorado Springs to expose the well-funded, politically powerful organization that assaults the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families.
8) Ahimsa
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When her mother is jailed for being one of Gandhi's freedom fighters, ten-year-old Anjali overcomes her own prejudices and continues her mother's social reform work, befriending Untouchable children and working to integrate her school.
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2023.
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711 pages (large print) : map ; 23 cm.
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"In Waging a Good War, Thomas E. Ricks offers a fresh perspective on the civil rights movement of 1950s and 1960s and its legacy today. He follow Martin Luther King, Jr. and other key figures from Montgomery to Memphis, demonstrating that Gandhian nonviolence was a philosophy of active, not passive, resistance. Ricks also highlights lesser-known figures who played critical roles in fashioning nonviolence into an effective tool. Waging a Good War is...
10) The radical King
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[2015]
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xvi, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Every year, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is celebrated as one of the greatest orators in US history, an ambassador for nonviolence who became perhaps the most recognizable leader of the civil rights movement. But after more than forty years, few people appreciate how truly radical he was. Arranged thematically in four parts, The Radical King includes twenty-three selections, curated and introduced by Dr. Cornel West, that illustrate King's revolutionary...
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[2015]
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xix, 244 pages ; 23 cm.
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In these polarized times, words really matter. Nonviolent Communication (NVC) was created by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg. NVC can help find common ground with anyone, anywhere and anytime in diverse situations: intimate relationships, families, schools, organizations and institutions, therapy and counseling, diplomatic and business negotiations, disputes and conflicts of any nature. Nonviolent Communication shows us a way of being very honest, without...
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