RECOMMENDED LIST FOR CREDIT
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but available at a local library or bookstore and can be read for credit.
Nurturing for Community
RESPECT
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot 243 pages
Perseus Books, 2000 $15.00
This book reveals the power of respect in relationships, whether professional, personal or in public life. These stories reach into the human experience from the drama of birth to the solemn vigil before death to find the essence of respect.
VERNON CAN READ! A MEMOIR
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. 352 pages
Basic Civitas Books, 2002 $16.00
The story of Vernon E. Jordan Jr.’ s life is a U.S. success story emblematic of the journey of Blacks in the U.S. since World War II. It is a testament to Mr. Vernon’s family, whose support and courage provided the framework for his achievements. This is a memoir of a life of pride, sacrifice, style and accomplishment.
Social Action
THE FUTURE IN THE
BALANCE: ESSAYS ON GLOBALIZATION AND RESISTANCE
Walden Bello 267 pages
Food First Books, 2001 $13.95
In this collection of essays, author Walden Bello tells the truth about the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and their grip on developing nations. He shatters myths of development prescribed by these institutions and offers the possibility of a world based on fairness and justice.
INVISIBLE WALLS: WHY WE
IGNORE THE DAMAGE WE INFLICT ON THE PLANET AND OURSELVES
Peter Seidel 338 pages
Prometheus Books, 2001 $18.00
Author Peter Seidel explains how to recognize and overcome obstacles to responsible action as he provides a strategy for change.
THE WAR ON TERRORISM AND THE TERROR OF GOD
Lee Griffith Hardcover/399 pages
Wm. B. Eerdmans $29.00
Publishing Co., 2002
This book analyzes the culture of violence and calls people of faith to the way of peace that is the Christian response to aggression.
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