Buying Reading Program Books
Buy Reading Program books through our E-store, by phone at 1-800-305-9857 or download the 
order form (PDF, 1M). Prices and availability are subject to change by publishers.
- Circulate books among your unit members
- Check out Reading Program books at your local library
- Suggest titles to your local and church library if no Reading Program books are available
- Exchange books with other United Methodist Women units or circles
- Ask your district or conference leaders to buy books for circulation for local units
Free? Stories About Human Rights
FOR YOUTH
by David Almond, et al
This collection of short fiction by 14 prominent writers from around the world dramatizes the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights with contemporary personal stories about young people who are victims, perpetrators and activists.
$8.99
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예수 그리스도의 인격과 그분이 오신 목적을 제시하며 교회들의 현실상을 적나라하게 드러낸 이 책은 이 땅의 그리스도인들에게 근본적이면서도 급진적인 예수 그리스도의 복음을 따라 살라는 메시지를 전하고 있다. 저자는 그동안 복음이 얼마나 문화적인 취향에 맞게 변해왔는지 현대 문화 속의 교묘한 위험 인자들을 샅샅이 찾아내서 보여 주며 열린 마음으로 곰곰이 생각해보라고 말한다.
From Preparation to Passion: Devotional and Reflective Meditations
by Eleanor Cooper Brown
This resource is intended to allow true engagement in the preparation for a holy passion for Christ on the path to Easter. From Preparation to Passion is a resource to use in subsequent years, as it offers insights through the meditative readings on the message that music and the Word of God brings.
Get Up, Stand Up: Uniting Populists, Energizing the Defeated, and Battling the Corporate Elite
Bruce E. Levine
Even though most Americans oppose war and bristle at bailouts, most remain passive and appear resigned to powerlessness. Get Up, Stand Up describes how readers can recover dignity, energy and unity in order to wrest power away from the corporatocracy. Get Up, Stand Up details strategies and tactics that oppressed peoples have employed to gain power and put that power back in the hands of we, the people.
e-reader version available
Her Place at the Table: A Woman's Guide to Negotiating Five Key Challenges to Leadership Success
by Deborah M. Kolb, Ph.D., Judith Williams, Ph.D., Carol Frohlinger, J.D.
Her Place at the Table points out that the skills women have developed at the foot of the table – bringing people together, building bridges across differences and thinking outside the box – are in great demand, but women still face challenges and barriers to a seat at the table. This book will help women negotiate what they need to succeed as leaders.
e-reader version available
A Hopeful Earth: Faith, Science, and the Message of Jesus
by Sally Dyck and Sarah Ehrman
A Hopeful Earth bridges the gap between Jesus and the environment and guides readers in their understanding that living as good stewards of God's creation is a significant component of what it means to follow Jesus. Readers will discover how the church can reach out to younger generations by joining them in the race to save the planet.
e-reader version available
A Hopeful Earth: Faith, Science, and the Message of Jesus – Leader Guide
by Sally Dyck and Sarah Ehrman
A Hopeful Earth leader guide is designed to walk groups through a study of the book in seven sessions. This guide provides discussion questions and activities. As readers grow in thinking together about faith and the environment, they will discover that living as good stewards of God's creation is a significant component of what it means to follow Jesus.
How Coffee Saved My Life: And Other Stories of Stumbling to Grace
by Ellie Roscher
At 25, Ellie Roscher, a self- described rich, white North American overachiever, decided to spend a year in Lascano, Uruguay. She reveals her physical and emotional struggles for survival, and though spiritually tried and tested, she eventually flourished beautifully. This is the story of Ms. Roscher's year-long mission and how, through a multitude of grace- filled moments, she discovers that God has accompanied her all along the journey.
e-reader version available
I Am Hutterite: The Fascinating True Story of a Young Woman's Journey to Reclaim Her Heritage
by Mary-Ann Kirkby
I Am Hutterite takes readers into the hidden heart of the little-known Hutterite colony in Manitoba where Mary-Ann Kirkby spent her childhood. When she was 10, her family left the colony and Ms. Kirkby describes how she adapted to popular culture, but felt a deep sense of loss. I Am Hutterite is a powerful tale of understanding how beginnings can define a person.
This is a large print book; e-reader version available
In From the Wilderness: She-r-man
by David E. Weekley
Stories of transgender people reach back to the beginnings of recorded history. This is the story of a transgender man who has been an ordained elder in The United Methodist Church and who has quietly served for 28 years before sharing his story and spiritual journey with his congregation, denomination and the world.
e-reader version available
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