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A Country For All: An Immigrant ManifestoA Country For All: An Immigrant Manifesto

by Jorge Ramos
For decades, fixing the United States' broken immigration system has been a challenge. With anti-immigrant sentiment rising around the country, it is now more important than ever to remember the role immigrants play in enriching our economy and culture. This timely book makes the case for a practical and politically achievable solution to this emotional issue.
e-reader version available

Purchase information:$14.00
 

 

Nunca es Tarde Para Decircle ¡Sí! a la VidaNunca es Tarde Para Decircle ¡Sí! a la Vida

por Joyce Cope de Wyatt
Este libro está escrito para dos grupos de adultos mayores: para el que goza de la adultez y para el que la rechaza. Se presentan distintas opciones para disfrutar y vivir una vida plena en la tercera edad. Ayuda a hacer mejores decisiones e inversiones para el futuro. Este libro también apoya a la totalidad de la familia, la iglesia y la comunidad que quiere conocer y entender a los adultos mayores. Algunos de los temas son: el fenómeno de la longevidad, dificultades comunes del adulto mayor, la vida social del adulto mayor, un plan financiero para vivir mejor, y otros.

Purchase information:$10.25
 

 

나라를 사랑하는 50가지 방법나라를 사랑하는 50가지 방법

무브온
10여 년간 시민의 힘으로 정치권을 작동시키는 창조적 활동을 펼쳐온 인터넷 풀뿌리 단체 ‘무브온(MoveOn)’ 회원들의 에세이 50편을 수록하고 있다. 짧고 명쾌한 문장들로 무엇을 했고, 어떤 크고 작은 변화를 만들어냈는지를 군더더기 없이 들려주며, 이야기마다 아이디어를 더 잘 활용할 수 있도록 노하우와 체크사항을 정리한 무브온의 팁(tips)이 덧붙여져 있다.

Purchase information:$26.00
 

 

Every Day is a Good Day: Reflections by Contemporary Indigenous WomenEvery Day is a Good Day: Reflections by Contemporary Indigenous Women

by Wilma Mankiller
Wilma Mankiller, the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation, engaged Native women in conversation about spirituality, traditions and culture, tribal governance, female role models, love and community. It is a rare and intimate glimpse of the resilience and perseverance of Native women who see the richness in their lives, facing each day positively.
e-reader version available

Purchase information:$18.95
 

 

Fatty Legs: A True StoryFatty Legs: A True Story

FOR YOUTH
by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton

When Margaret, a young Inuit girl, travelled from her home in the High Arctic to Aklavik, she was mesmerized by this "outsider's" world, and she knew the key to the greatest of the outsiders' mysteries – reading – could be found there. She begged her father to let her go to the outsiders' school and there encountered a disapproving nun bent on tormenting her.

Purchase information:$12.95
 

 

Love in a HeadscarfLove in a Headscarf

by Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
When Shelina Zahra Janmohamed opted for the traditional arranged route to finding a marriage partner, she never suspected it would be the journey of her life. During 10 long years of matchmaking aunties, countless mismatches and outrageous dating disasters, Ms. Janmohamed discovers more about herself and her faith – including the fact that sometimes being true to her religion means challenging tradition.
e-reader version available

Purchase information:$15.00
 

 

Mind on the Run: A Bipolar ChronicleMind on the Run: A Bipolar Chronicle

by Dottie Pacharis
Mind on the Run recounts the life and death of Scott C. Baker. It's the story of a family's efforts to help Mr. Baker through five major bipolar manic episodes – a story of love and loss and of a family's futile attempts to save their loved one. It takes readers inside the bipolar mind, a mind tormented by psychotic and delusional thoughts and a body ravaged by irreversible damage from untreated bipolar disorder.

Purchase information:$18.00
 

 

Plain Wisdom: An Invitation into an Amish Home and the Hearts of Two WomenPlain Wisdom: An Invitation into an Amish Home and the Hearts of Two Women

by Cindy Woodsmall and Miriam Flaud
Best-selling novelist Cindy Woodsmall might seem to have little in common with Miriam Flaud, but they both have found the secrets to facing life with strength and grace, and welcome you into their friendship. Plain Wisdom is a heartwarming celebration of God, womanhood and the search for beauty that unites us all.
This is a large print book; e-reader version available

Purchase information:$17.99
 

 

Radical Welcome: Embracing GodRadical Welcome: Embracing God, the Other, and the Spirit of Transformation

by Stephanie Spellers
Radical Welcome is a practical theological guide for congregations that want to move beyond mere inclusivity toward becoming a place where welcoming "the other" is taken seriously and where engaging God's mission becomes more than just a catch-phrase.
e-reader version available

Purchase information:$18.00
 

 

The Smell of Old Lady PerfumeThe Smell of Old Lady Perfume

FOR CHILDREN
by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez

Sixth grader Chela is a soccer-playing nerd excited about starting school. After her best friend turns on her and acts like she doesn't exist, she buries herself in schoolwork and in the warm comfort of her family. This small world is turned upside down when her father is rushed to the hospital and her grandmother arrives to help the family.

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