Omni Library Notes
Peace Books from Joanie Conners
One of OMNI’s earliest supporters was Joanie Conners, professor at UAF. She now lives in New Mexico, is downsizing, visited here recently, and donated to Omni’s library a box of distinguished books. The books, catalogued by Abel Tomlinson, will be available for loan for one week at OMNI.
This is a good time to remember two other generous book donors: Rev. Dave Hunter, retired minister of UUFF, and Adolph Reed, Jr., Prof. Emer., UAF, and others. — Dick Bennett (Note: Dick Bennett also donated many of the books in our library. Thanks to all of you)
1. Books On Violence
a. On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society. Dave Grossman
b. Unlearning Violence: A Breakthrough Book for Violent Men and All Those Who Love Them. Paul Kivel
c. Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood. William Pollack
d. Violent Men: An Inquiry into the Psychology of Violence. Hans Toch
2. Books on World Peace
a. Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies. John Paul Lederach
b. Peace: A History of Movements and Ideas. David Cortright.
c. The Peace Book: 108 Ways to Create a More Peaceful World. Louise Diamond.
d. White Roots of Peace: Iroquois Book of Life. Paul Wallace.
e. Choosing Peace Through Daily Practices. Ellen Marshall
3. Books on Peacemakers
a. A Testament of Hope: Essential Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr. James Washington
b. The Gandhi Reader: A Sourcebook of His Life and Writings. Homer Jack
c. All Men are Brothers: The Life and Thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Gandhi: His Life and Message for the World. Louis Fischer.
e. The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas. Louis Fischer.
f. Gandhi Today: A Report on Gandhi’s Successors. Mark Shepard.
g. Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words. Friends of Peace Pilgrim.
4. Books on Justice Seekers
a. I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatamala. Elisabeth Burgos-Debray.
b. Samuel Ruiz, el Caminante. Carlos Fazio
5. Book of Antiwar Poetry
a. Poets Against the War. Sam Hamill
6. Book on Nonviolence a. The Frontiers of Nonviolence. Chaiwat Satha-Anand
7. Book on Terrorism and War
a. Tinderbox: U.S. Middle East Policy and the Roots of Terrorism. Stephen Zunes.
Peace Books from Joanie Conners
