Top 10 Best "Activists" Books

Do It Anyway

Courtney E. Martin

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The Appalling Strangeness of the Mercy of God

Ruth Pakaluk
Michael Pakaluk (edited by)

Activists

The Appalling Strangeness of the Mercy of God

This book is the powerful story of an amazing woman, Ruth Pakaluk, who converted to Catholicism at Harvard, married her college sweetheart and joyfully welcomed seven children. She became a renowned pro-life leader and brilliant debater, who was struck with breast cancer and died at the young age of forty-one.

Ruth's inspiring story is told primarily through her humorous, sparkling and insightful letters in which her realistic cheerfulness shines. A biographical overview by her husband fills in important details about her life, and a collection of her talks on abortion, faith and being a Catholic wife and mother conclude the volume.

Ruth Pakaluk exemplified the powerful integrity of someone who lived what she believed. She was steadfastly committed to Christ and to the culture of life, and this commitment was manifested in her consistent affirmation of life in her family, in society and even in the face of her own death. Peter Kreeft, well known Professor of Philosophy and author, described Ruth as the best, most effective and inspiring pro-life speaker he had e...

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Activists beyond Borders

Margaret E. Keck
Kathryn A. Sikkink

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The Activist's Handbook

Randy Shaw

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The One-Hour Activist

Christopher Kush

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Alternative and Activist New Media (DMS - Digital Media and Society)

Leah Lievrouw

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Freedom's Children

Ellen S. Levine

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The Making of Pro-life Activists

Ziad W. Munson

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The Long Loneliness

Dorothy Day

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Fire in the Heart

Mark R. Warren

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The Revolution Starts at Home

"Was/is your abusive partner a high-profile activist? Does your abusive girlfriend's best friend staff the domestic violence hotline? Have you successfully kicked an abuser out of your group? Did your anti-police brutality group fear retaliation if you went to the cops about another organizer's assault? Have you found solutions where accountability didn't mean isolation for either of you? Was the 'healing circle' a bunch of bullshit? Is the local trans community so small that you don't want you or your partner to lose it? "We wanted to hear about what worked and what didn't, what survivors and their supporters learned, what they wish folks had done, what they never want to have happen again. We wanted to hear about folks' experiences confronting abusers, both with cops and courts and with methods outside the criminal justice system." -The Revolution Starts at Home collective Long demanded and urgently needed, The Revolution Starts at Home: Confronting Intimate Violence Within Activist Communities finally breaks the dangerous silence surrounding the “secret" of intima...

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The Revolution Starts at Home

Ching-In Chen
Jai Dulani
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Andrea Smith

Activists

The Animal Activist's Handbook

Matt Ball
Bruce Friedrich

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