In the spring of this year a number of peace electronic discussion groups were canvassed to determine the title and author of the single book which above all others inspired and informed responding peace educators. The same request was also placed in the last issue of PSA NEWS. Listed below in alphabetical order by author, are the titles of those "best books" and the name and home territory of each of the persons suggesting the book. The purpose is to help recognize some of the most influential books and to appreciate how people, many of whom we know, began or developed their journey in peace education.

Cheshmak Farhoumand later forwarded the request on the PEACE and ICAR listservs and enlarged the quest from peace education to "peace studies". Although this opens up a somewhat expanded body of considerations for choosing one best book those selections are also integrated in what follows. They are denoted by *PS* which follows the title. The Peace STUDIES list is not as extensive and deserves a full treatment at some future date.

The Single Book Which Most Inspired and Informed Me in Peace Education (and in some cases: Peace Studies generally):

Barash, David; Introduction to Peace Studies *PS*
-- Kathleen Maas Weigert, Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA

Chomsky, Noam; What Uncle Sam Really Wants
--Jennifer Atieno Fisher, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA, USA

Clarke, Bill; Enough Room for Joy: Jean Vanier's L'Arche: A Message for Our Time
-- Pat Goulet, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Dalai Lama, H.H. The 14th; Ocean of Wisdom
-- Ellen W. Gorsevski, Penn State Univ., Univ. Park, PA, USA

Deming, Barbara; We Cannot Live Without Our Lives
--Kathy Bickmore, OISE, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Eisler, Riane; The Chalice and the Blade
-- Lisa Schirch, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Fisher, Roger & Ury, William; Getting to Yes
-- Steve Iliff, Avila College, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Freire, Paulo; Pedagogy of the Oppressed
-- Amy L.Scanlon Christian Children s Fund, Richmond, VA, USA
-- Larry J. Fisk, MSVU, Halifax, NS, Canada

Galtung, Johan; Peace by Peaceful Means
-- Joanna Santa Barbara, McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON, Canada

Galtung, Johan; "Violence, Peace, and Peace Research" in Journal of Peace Research
-- Mitsuo Okamoto (Hiroshima Shudo University) Japan & Harvard Law School, MA, USA

Gandhi, Mohandas K.; My Experiments with Truth
-- M.V. Naidu, Brandon Univ., Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
-- Janet M. Powers, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA, USA
-- Kumar S. P. Udayakumar, U of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

Golas, Thaddeus; The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment
-- Gay Rosenblum-Kumar, United Nations, New York, USA

Gray, J. Glenn; The Warriors: Reflections on Men in Battle *PS*
-- Tamra Pearson d'Estree, George Mason U. Fairfax, VA, USA

Hanigan, James P.; Martin Luther King Jr. and the Foundations of Nonviolence *PS*
-- Mara Lyn Schoeny, ICAR, George Mason U, Fairfax, VA, USA

Harris, Ian; Peace Education
-- Sharon Wisniewski, Cooperative Educ. Service Agency, West Allis, WI, USA

Havel, Vaclav; The Art of the Impossible: Politics as Morality in Practice
-- Thomas P. Dwyer, Osceola, Wisconsin, USA

Heger, Heinz; The Men with the Pink Triangle
-- Christopher E. Renner, University of Naples, Italy

Horton, Myles, The Long Haul
-- Bernie Wiebe, Menno Simons College, Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada

Huxley, Aldous; The Perennial Philosophy
-- Malvern Lumsden, Newmedia, Norway

Isaacs, Harold R.; Idols of the Tribe: Group Identity and Political Change *PS*
-- Ivan King, National Science Foundation, USA

Kelman, Herbert C. & Hamilton, V. Lee; Crimes of Disobedience: Toward a Social Psychology of Authority & Responsibility
-- Ruth Krall, Goshen College, Goshen, IN, USA

King , Martin Luther Jr. A Testament of Hope
-- Ian Harris, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,. WI, USA

King, Martin Luther Jr.; Strength to Love *PS*
-- Antonia (Tonie) Malone, Seton Hall University, & Middletown, New Jersey, USA

Kleidman, Robert: Mobilizing for Peace
-- Eric Swank, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky, USA

Kreidler, Bill; Creative Conflict Resolution
-- Randy Salm, Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia

Lakey, George; Strategy for a Living Revolution
-- James D. Pickens, Elon College, North Carolina, USA

Lederach, John Paul; Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies
-- Cynthia Sampson, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA

Lifton, Robert Jay & Falk, Richard; Indefensible Weapons: The Political and Psychological Case Against Nuclearism.
-- H. J. Hank Stam, Univ. of Calgary, Calgary Alberta, Canada

Max-Neef, Manfred: Human Scale Development: Conception, Application and Further Reflections *PS*
-- Davin Bremner, ICAR George Mason U. Fairfax, VA, USA

Mische, Gerald and Patricia; Toward a Human World Order
-- Jacqueline Haessly, Cardinal Stritch U. Milwaukee, WI, USA

Owen, Wilfred; Collected Poems
-- Ada Aharoni, Israel

Parry, Danaan, Warriors of the Heart
-- Happi McQuirk, Four Winds, Greenore, Co. Louth, Ireland

Peace Pilgrim, Peace Pilgrim Writings
-- Joanne Curran, SUNY College at Oneonta, New York, USA

Prutzman. Priscilla et al; The Friendly Classroom for a Small Planet
-- Marsha S. Blakeway, George Mason U. Fairfax, VA, USA
-- Celina Garcia, CEPPA Foundation, San Jose, Costa Rica

Quinn, Daniel; Ishmael.
-- Gordie Fellman, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA

Rapoport, Anatol; The Origins of Violence: Approaches to the Study of Conflict
-- Metta Spencer, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Said, Edward; Culture and Imperialism *PS*
-- Linda Forcey, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA

Saint. Exupery, Antoine de; The Little Prince
-- Lea Scott-Donelan, Independent Projects Trust, Durban, South Africa

Satir, Virginia; The New Peoplemaking
-- Harriet Field, Child & Youth Studies, MSVU Halifax, NS, Canada

Sharp, Gene; The Politics of Nonviolent Action. Boston (3 vols)
-- Ron McCarthy, Merrimack College North Andover, MA, USA

Sibley, Mulford Q.; The Quiet Battle: Writings on the Theory &
Practice of Non-Violent Resistance
-- Ted Herman, Colgate, Hamilton, NY, USA & the Balkans.

Thich Nhat Hanh; Being Peace
-- Geraldine (Gerry) Ulstrup, Whyalla, Australia
-- Patrick McNamara ICAR, George Mason U. Fairfax, VA, USA

Thoreau, Henry David; Walden & The Duties of Civil Disobedience
-- Floyd W. Rudmin, University of Tromso, Norway

Trumbo, Dalton; Johnny Got His Gun
-- Joyce Kennedy, Continuing Education, MSVU, Halifax, NS, Canada

Universal House of Justice; The Promise of World Peace: A Baha'i Statement on Peace
-- Cheshmak A. Farhoumand, York University Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Vogt, Wolfgang R. & Jung, Eckhard; Kultur des Friedens: Wege zu einer Welt ohne Krieg (Culture of Peace: Roads to a World without War)
-- Karlheinz Koppe, IPRA & Universitaet Muenster, Bonn, Germany

Waltz, Ken; Man the State and War *PS*
-- Kevin Clements, ICAR George Mason U., Fairfax, VA, USA

Walzer, Michael; Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations
-- Crandall R. Kline, Jr., Akron. OH, USA

Webster-Doyle, Terrence; Why Is Everybody Always Picking On Me? A Guide to Handling Bullies
-- Susan Fitzell, AIMHI Educational Programs, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

Wink, Walter; Engaging the Powers: Discernment and Resistance in a World of Domination
-- Maria Cockroft, Fairfax Virginia, USA
-- Julie Hart, Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas, USA

Winn, Albert Curry; Ain't Gonna Study War No More
-- Warren Eastman, Florida Southwest Peace Education Coalition, Florida, USA

Woolf, Virginia; The Three Guineas
-- Frances Early, Peace History Society & MSVU, Halifax, NS Canada

Yoder, John Howard; The Politics of Jesus *PS*
-- David Cockburn, Bradford.University, United Kingdom

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page author: Robin Crews (crews@csf.colorado.edu)
recoded by Sara Van Degrift (Earlham College - TWG) 2/1/01