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Simplify: Selected Writings From Henry David Thoreau    by Lenny Flank
Price: $9.99 USD. 129920 words. Published on November 10, 2009. .

An anthology of writings from one of America's 's most famous naturalists and political activists. Contains "Walden", "Civil Disobedience", "Life Without Principle" and the unpublished "Reform and the Reformers". Preface gives a brief biography.
Friends to Keep Friends to Dump    by Prasanna Mudra
Price: $4.99 USD. 5220 words. Published on July 3, 2010. .

A quick reference guide about friends who have traits of fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge, alms-giving, self-restraint, worship, study of one’s own scriptures, austerity, uprightness, harmlessness, truth, absence of anger, renunciation, serenity, absence of calumny, compassion to creatures, un-covetousness, gentleness, modesty, absence of fickleness, energy,and vigor
Songs Honoring Martin Luther King    by Alyce Elliott
Price: $3.99 USD. 3290 words. Published on July 28, 2010. .

This book brings to life the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, a champion for justice, in song. It helps the cause of justice established by Dr. King continue in the hearts, minds and imagination of this and future generations.
Poems Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King    by Alyce Elliott
Price: $4.99 USD. 4540 words. Published on August 3, 2010. .

The poems in this book are perfect for reading aloud or performing as part of any King celebration. Children will better relate to Dr. King and his achievements when they know or understand his childhood. Hence, the poems include facts about his early life. The author's ultimate goal is to influence everyone to stand up for what is right so everyone is respected, using peaceful methods.
The Blessing Next to the Wound: A Story of Art, Activism, and Transformation    by Hector Aristizabal
Price: $8.99 USD. 80740 words. Published by Lantern Books on September 8, 2010. .

The story of a torture survivor from Colombia who has dedicated his life to healing the pains of others. Shockingly honest, heartbreaking, and vibrantly told, The Blessing Next to the Wound is a passionate and evocative memoir that, amid enormous suffering and loss, is a full-throated affirmation of life.
My Life After Hate    by Arno Michaelis
Price: $4.99 USD. 49670 words. Published on December 5, 2010. .

A former racist skinhead examines his past: How did a teenaged alcoholic become a central figure in the white power movement of the early 90s? What happened to bring about his drastic change of heart? With a collection of reflective essays, disturbing flashbacks, and an interview, My Life After Hate scrubs scabs off the wound of racism, then soothes with the essential wisdom of compassion.
The Eternal Gandhi    by Raj Kumar
Price: $4.99 USD. 42050 words. Published on March 10, 2011. .

The Eternal Gandhi traces Gandhi's life right from his early years to his student days in London; how his experiences in South Africa shaped his entry into active politics in India and finally his ultimate triumph of winning freedom for India. The story of the Mahatma using peace and truth as potent forces is told in a third person narrative smoothly intertwined with his actual quotes.
Cars Suck    by James Burnside
Price: $2.99 USD. 67210 words. Published on August 22, 2011. .

When peaceful protest doesn't work, monkeywrench the parking lot paving over paradise.
A Progressive's Guide to the New Testament    by T.Collins Logan
Price: $6.95 USD. 100710 words. Published on December 18, 2011. .

In A Progressive’s Guide, T. Collins Logan explores the progressive attitudes and activism of the New Testament that were radical in Jesus’ time, and continue to encounter the same resistance among religious conservatives today that they did in the first century.
Automatons for Peace -The Amazi Chronicles Book 1    by Hallett German
Price: $2.99 USD. 15610 words. Published on June 19, 2012. .

Return to the past of New York, where a young man arrives seeking a fresh start. A rapid series of events unfold, leading him from darkness into light, from remorse to creating instruments for peace, from the sweatshop to starting his own business designing devices to make a difference in the world. He is ahead of his time in creating a robotic human. An inspiring story of rebuilding one's life.