Our Books for Nonviolence Study
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This practical handbook is a brief guide to the core principles and strategies at the heart of nonviolent resistance. Michael Nagler distills the guiding principles of nonviolence into a straightforward, practical and short handbook that will help anyone in a nonviolent movement work more safely and effectively towards achieving social change.
Signed copy: Nonviolence Daily: 365 Days of Inspiration from Gandhi, 2019, Person Power Press.
As a constructive power, nonviolence is unleashed when potentially destructive drives like fear or anger are converted into creative equivalents like love and compassion. When harnessed systematically and in an experimental, scientific spirit, nonviolence can be used as a force for realizing greater security, justice, and social unity. The question is, how do we put this positive force into practice for the benefit of ourselves, our families, and our broader communities? Nonviolence Daily lights the way, with 365 digestible insights and daily calls-to-action for creating inner peace, resolving conflicts, and building community. Each page highlights a quote by Mahatma Gandhi, whose very life was a message of nonviolence, or “love in action.” Michael N. Nagler and Stephanie N. Van Hook provide commentary to the quotes, illustrating how today’s practical idealists can draw from Gandhi’s wisdom.
108 quotes from Michael Nagler's work on the new story and nonviolence; plus two bonus essays: "Six Principles of Nonviolence" and "It's Not Really a New Story At All."
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Michael N. Nagler’s The Search for a Nonviolent Future remains one of the most compelling explorations of nonviolence as a force for personal and social transformation. This updated edition renews the book’s timeless message for today’s world, offering new material that connects the science, spirit, and strategy of nonviolence to the challenges and possibilities of our time.
This expanded and revised edition is an essential book for your nonviolence library.
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Citing the convergence of modern science and the essence of the world's wisdom traditions, Michael Nagler argues for a new story: the universe is conscious and purposeful, humans are spiritual beings, and cooperation and collaboration are our natural way of interacting.
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Our Children’s Books
“If we are to have peace in the world, we will need to start with the children.” ~Attributed to Maria Montessori and Mahatma Gandhi
Bonus: Watch this story as an animation!
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Courage and nonviolence are inseparable. In this book, Ela shares a story about her Grandfather, Mahatma Gandhi, and how he realized, through his fear of snakes, that fear is in the mind. We can transform our fear into courage and nonviolent action.
Ela Gandhi is a social worker and political activist in South Africa. She was a founding member of the Natal Organization of Women and served two terms in the South African Parliament representing the African National Congress (ANC). She is the Honorary Chairperson of the Gandhi Development Trust and Phoenix Settlement Trust, and Co-President of Religions for Peace International. She is also a beloved member of the Metta Center for Nonviolence’s board of directors.
She is “Mahatma” Gandhi’s granddaughter.
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2025 New Edition, soft cover, with new dedication, introduction, and a poster with principles/strategies of nonviolence inside.
Mahatma Gandhi was an ordinary child who sought to do something extraordinary with his life: discover Truth. In 12 short stories, this beautifully illustrated book chronicles Gandhi’s inner and outer journey from childhood to the independence of India. For both children and grown-ups, these stories explore how Gandhi discovered the key principles and tools of nonviolence, including concepts like “satyagraha” and “nonviolent non-cooperation.” Most importantly, it addresses how we can bring his great message in our own lives and become peacemakers at any age.
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A beautiful and delicate meditation for children about the interconnectedness of life, and of the sacred relationships that bind all of us together and give our lives meaning, with intricate collage work providing a visual reflection on the beauty of the world around us. By Anna Ikeda with illustrations by Andrée Young.
WINNER OF THE 2023 INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK (0-5)
FINALIST FOR BEST ILLUSTRATOR (0-6)
An exquisitely illustrated picture book that, with just a few words, conveys all the beauty in the world. The vivid colors are simultaneously inspirational and calming. The whole experience paints an ethereal image of our world and existence.
~Marcie Tennen, Next Generation Indie Book Awards Judge
Benni heads into the woods behind her house and discovers some important truths about the nature of the world around her and her capacity for love.
Intended age range up to 10 years old.
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Other Products
Principles and Strategies of Nonviolence for handouts, posters, and more!
A special activity book for children and a supplement to the Third Harmony and Cosmic Peaceforce, Mission: Harmony 3
Illustrations by Sophia Giegerich and Activities by Tiffany Soleil Malakal
Send someone a gift card and they can pick out their own books/merch from our bookstore. This is a wonderful way to celebrate nonviolence and to encourage someone to learn about our work.