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Small Ways to Shape the World    by Jackie O'Donnell
Price: $1.99 USD. 5540 words. Published on June 17, 2009. .

How can you bring about a more peaceful, just world? This little book offers simple ideas which anyone can carry out-- some comfortable, some more challenging. It’s both a supplement to Small Things Count!—Simple Ways to Live Christ’s Love Each Day and an introduction to the power each of us has to make a better world simply by living our lives.
Writings From WEB DuBois: Selected Writings from one of America's Most Famous African-American Fighters for Civil Rights and Black Equality    by Lenny Flank
Price: $9.99 USD. 130120 words. Published on November 21, 2009. .

W.E.B. Du Bois combined radical politics with an uncompromising fight for social justice. This anthology contains "The Souls of Black Folk", "The Negro", and "The Conservation of Races". Preface presents a brief biography.
How to Teach Children to be Sex Offenders    by Jane Gilgun
Price: Free! 7260 words. Published on February 23, 2010. .

This small book outlines steps parents can take to teach children how to be sex offenders. It's easy. This part is satire. Next I discuss what parents and a concerned public can do to prevent children from becoming sex offenders. Prevention is hard. People must really want to do it. Apparently, not enough of us do. So, we will keep on raising children to be sex offenders. Is that what we want?
2012 The Awakening    by Bill Douglas
Price: $9.95 USD. 114380 words. Published on June 4, 2010. .

A young woman finds herself at the center of a global human awakening. Filled with self doubt, exhileration, fear, and limitless possibility, her adventure leads into a storm of danger. Unknown to her, humanity is experiencing the same self doubt and unraveling of their lives, as they too are experiencing this massive shift in consciousness. Deepak Chopra called 2012 The Awakening "A Gift!"
The Sword of the Lord: The Roots of Fundamentalism in an American Family    by Andrew Himes
Price: $0.99 USD. 130130 words. Published on November 10, 2010. .

The Scots-Irish who settled the South inherited both an evangelical legacy of abolitionism and social reform on the one hand, and responsibility for the destructive consequences of slavery on the other. Himes’ granddad was John R. Rice, the dean of American fundamentalists until his death in 1980. This book is about the history of fundamentalism and how we can move beyond it.
Religion For The 21st Century: Unitarian Universalism    by Charles Rossiter
Price: $0.99 USD. 4070 words. Published on April 19, 2011. .

UU is a religion that is suited to people who are seeking a spiritual affiliation, but who are not attracted to the rigidity of traditional religions. UU encourages each individual to seek his or her own spiritual path as part of a community of fellow seekers. The seven principles discussed in this ebook are the basis of UU. I find UU deeply satisfying and believe others will too.
Nujood Ali, 10, Divorces Her 30 Year-Old Husband    by Jane Gilgun
Price: $0.99 USD. 2520 words. Published on May 8, 2011. .

This is a story about Nujood Ali, 10, who divorced her 30 year-old husband and wrote a best-seller that lifted her and her family out of poverty. The analysis shows how the theory of unkind deeds and cover-ups applies and how important resistance is to abuses of power.
Born a Refugee: A Novel of One Palestinian Family    by Dixiane Hallaj
Price: $3.99 USD. 134100 words. Published on June 23, 2011. .

Born a Refugee opens a window into the lives of one Palestinian family living in the Kalandia refugee camp amidst the harsh constraints and violence of military occupation. Four sons and their widowed mother build surprisingly normal lives as they support each other through tragedy and trauma, love and joy in spite of very different views on life, love, and politics.
Vampire Messiah: Waging A Conspiracy Of Hope And Saving The World One Bite At A Time    by Tom Douglas
Price: $0.99 USD. 171200 words. Published on August 3, 2011. .

Social activist Wardell Church changes forever the night he blacks out and receives a dangerous gift from a powerful, blindingly fast vampire with a penchant for high fashion, pop music and horrible puns. Church loses everything that ever mattered to him, but under the unconventional instruction of his insane maker, Wardell hunts for salvation itself, and reluctantly sets out to save the world.
Social Injustice: What Evangelicals Need to Know About the World    by Michael T. Cooper
Price: $15.99 USD. 80740 words. Published by Sacred Tribes Press  on August 6, 2011. .

William Moulder and Michael Cooper have done us a great service in compiling these essays on justice from an evangelical perspective. The first three essays in this timely and important book lay out the biblical, theological and his-torical foundations of justice. The next six essays address the practical application of biblical principles of justice.