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Nonviolent Resistance Proves Potent Weapon

By Michelle Nicholasen — 2019

Erica Chenoweth discovers it is more successful in effecting change than violent campaigns

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I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches that Changed the World (Special 75th Anniversary Edition)

“His life informed us, his dreams sustain us yet.”* On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial looking out over thousands of troubled Americans who had gathered in the name of civil rights and uttered his now famous words, “I have a dream . . .

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Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King (foreword), James Washington (editor)
1992
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Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?

In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., isolated himself from the demands of the civil rights movement, rented a house in Jamaica with no telephone, and labored over his final manuscript.

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Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King (foreword), Vincent Harding (introduction)
2010
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The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism

“Every age has its teachers, who keep the eternal truths alive for all of us,” writes Marianne Williamson, the best-selling author of The Age of Miracles. “In the case of Andrew Harvey, the light he sheds is like a meteor burst across the inner sky.

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Andrew Harvey, Caroline Myss (foreword)
2009
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Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World

Tibet is more than its mountains, its monks, and its martyrs.

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Robert Thurman
2011
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Who Is Greta Thunberg?

When she was just fifteen years old, Greta Thunberg knew she wanted to change the world. With a hand-painted sign that read "School strike for the climate" in Swedish, Greta sat alone on the steps of the Swedish parliament to call for stronger action on climate change.

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Jill Leonard
2020
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Greta’s Story: The Schoolgirl Who Went On Strike to Save the Planet

It’s 20 August 2018, late summer in Stockholm, and it feels incredibly hot in the city. The TV news reports rising temperatures, and there have been numerous fires throughout Sweden.

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Valentina Camerini
2019
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Greta and the Giants

Using allegory to make this important topic accessible to young children, this inspiring picture book tells the story of Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager who has led a global movement to raise awareness about the world’s climate crisis.

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Zoe Tucker
2025
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No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference

No One Is Too Small to Make A Difference brings you Greta in her own words, for the first time.

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Greta Thunberg
2019
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Speak Peace in a World of Conflict: What You Say Next Will Change Your World

Speak Peace is filled with inspiring stories, lessons and ideas drawn from over 40 years of mediating conflicts and healing relationships in some of the most war torn, impoverished, and violent corners of the world.

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Marshall B. Rosenberg
2005
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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life (3rd Edition)

Nonviolent Communication is the integration of four things: • Consciousness: a set of principles that support living a life of compassion, collaboration, courage, and authenticity • Language: understanding how words contribute to connection or distance • Communication: knowing how to...

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Marshall B. Rosenberg, Deepak Chopra (foreword)
2015
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