The Words of Peace
Title | The Words of Peace PDF eBook |
Author | Irwin Abrams |
Publisher | ReadHowYouWant.com |
Pages | 214 |
Release | 2010-08 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1458757838 |
Selected by the world's foremost historian of the Nobel Peace Prize, this uplifting collection of excerpts from acceptance speeches and lectures given since the award's inception in 1901 includes recent laureates: Al Gore, Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan, Kim Dae-Jung, Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin, Nelson Mandela, and Mikhail Gorbachev. Also included are the Dalai Lama, Elie Wiesel, Desmond Tutu, Lech Walesa, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King, Jr., and many others. Illustrated with black and white photos throughout, the book presents the laureates' perspectives on: the Bonds of Humanity, Faith and Hope, the Tragedy of War, Violence and Nonviolence, Human Rights, Politics and Leadership, and, of course, Peace. The Words of Peace includes biographical notes on each winner, along with a complete chronology. The Words of Peace, from the acclaimed New market ''Words Of'' series, is part of the Nobel Prize Series official publications, designed to share achievements of the laureates and developed by the International Management Group with the assistance of the Nobel foundation.
Peace
Title | Peace PDF eBook |
Author | Mahatma Gandhi |
Publisher | Blue Mountain Arts, Inc. |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781598422429 |
A collection of words and inspiration by Mahatma Gandhi, one of the 20th Century's most preeminent humanitarians. Featuring an introduction by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Can You Say Peace?
Title | Can You Say Peace? PDF eBook |
Author | Karen Katz |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 42 |
Release | 2006-07-25 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0805078932 |
Teaches how to say peace in 20 different languages to celebrate the International Day of Peace.
The Children's Peace Book
Title | The Children's Peace Book PDF eBook |
Author | Jolene DeLisa |
Publisher | |
Pages | 80 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Children's art |
ISBN | 9781883423193 |
Peace Pilgrim
Title | Peace Pilgrim PDF eBook |
Author | Peace Pilgrim |
Publisher | Friends of Peace PIlgrim |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780943734293 |
Peace Pilgrim was born Mildred Lisette Norman to Ernest and Josephine Norman in 1908 on a poultry farm in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey. Her father was a carpenter, and her mother was a tailor. Mildred Lisette Norman adopted the name "Peace Pilgrim" in 1953 in Pasadena, California, and walked across the United States for 28 years. 'Peace Pilgrim: her life and work in her own words' was compiled by some of her friends in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1982. Composed mainly in her own words except for the reproduced newspaper articles and the introduction. There are comments by people she met while on her 28 year pilgrimage for peace.
Peace
Title | Peace PDF eBook |
Author | Baptiste Paul |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 38 |
Release | 2021-03-02 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0735844496 |
"From saying hello and pronouncing your friend's name correctly to giving more than you take and saying I'm sorry, this simple concept book explores definitions of peace and actions small and big that foster it"--
Architects of Peace
Title | Architects of Peace PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Collopy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 191 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9781577310815 |
Celebrates the power of nonviolence in a tribute to seventy-five of the world's peacemakers, including such spiritual leaders, activists, writers, and scientists as Jimmy Carter, Colin Powell, Jane Goodall, Coretta Scott King, and Mother Teresa.