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Comment by Melissa Ruhl on August 10, 2009 at 8:11am

Hello library team! What do you think about this proposal? http://beyondwar.ning.com/forum/topics/library-of-war It came about as a result of this discussion about cluster bombs. http://beyondwar.ning.com/forum/topics/cluster-bombs-in-afghanstan

Comment by Lani Emary on March 21, 2009 at 3:23am

I would be very interested in volunteering for book reviews and recommendations.

Comment by Bill Scheurer on January 2, 2009 at 5:02pm

Check out the exciting display of artwork that students from South Eugene High School will be showing in the Eugene public library for the next two months as part of Martin Luther King celebrations. They have made a neat video too. Here are the flyer and press release for this event.

Comment by Anne Millhollen on December 14, 2008 at 9:04am

I'll add "Einstein on Peace" to the list. I wouldn't be surprised to find many of the Einstein quotes from our Study Series in this book.

I'll also look forward to your review of "Jerusalem 1913." When evaluating any of these books, keep in mind that one of our review criteria reflects the idea of not preoccupying oneself with an enemy. Any book we include can include unpleasant facts about a country or group but should reflect Beyond War's attitude of good will overall.
Anne

Comment by Dan Welke on December 13, 2008 at 2:16pm

An important book for the bibliography is "Einstein on Peace" , Edited by Otto Nathan and Heinz Norden, published by Simon and Schuster, New Yok 1960. This book is Albert Einstein's own writings on war and peace, and contains some very profound writings from one of the greatest minds of teh 20th century. No peace bibliography is complete without this book. It is out of print, but can be obtained used from Amazon.com and also Biblio.com (a rare and used books on line resource). It would be fabulous is Beyond War could get sponsorship to fund another printing of this book and then send copies to every influential person we can identify.
Dan
Dan Welke

Comment by Dan Welke on December 13, 2008 at 1:36pm

Anne,
Thank you for your feedback on my suggestion of Jimmy Carter's "Palestine - Peace not Apartheid" book.
I have obtained another book that I am planning to read soon. It is "Jerusalem 1913" (ISBN 978-0-670-03836-7, published by Viking) by Amy Dockser Marcus, a Pulitzer Prize winning author and Wall Street Journal Reporter. This book is important because it provides an account of Palestine before the British Mandate (1920 -1948), a time when many nationalities including Jews and Palestinians lived together peacefully in Jerusalem. This book documents the rise of Zionism and the roots of tension between Jews and Arabs. I am going to read it in hopes that it provides a good understanding of the roots of the issues and challenges we now face in the Middle East. I will read and review it for the Library Project. I choose this as my immediate task to support this project unless you want me to focus my time and energy elsewhere. Please advise.
Your friend in peace,
Dan Welke

Comment by Dan Welke on December 4, 2008 at 10:38pm

Anne,
Sally and I will be glad to read and review books that are nominated for the Core List. We would also be happy to participate in a discussion group. Perhaps we could pick a book, set the timeline for reading, and then hold discussions via teleconference.

I would like to nominate "Palestine - Peace not Apartheid" by Jimmy Carter as a Core List book. It is essential that the Palestinian and Israeli stituation be resovled peacefully to reduce tensions between Muslims and the western nations. This is one of the biggest challenges we face, but also holds the most promise for significant reduction of hostilities and the advancement of peace. The Jimmy Carter book is considered controversial by some, but if you read it, it is clearly factual and unbiased. We should seek to add a few other titles on this subject that offer alternative, but intelligent and honest, viewpoints on the issue. This falls into the Beyond War category of "We are all one". If we are to transend differences and achieve better unity among diverse peoples, we must advance understanding. We cannot ignore the most significant challenge and advance that goal.

Dan

Comment by Sally Silva on December 1, 2008 at 7:32pm

I'm so happy to be joining this team! I am passionate about education. I look forward to working with the team and sharing ideas.
Sally Silva
funfitness@roadrunner.com

Comment by Dan Welke on December 1, 2008 at 7:20pm

Greetings Team!
I am very interested in helping with the Library Display Project in Ventura County, California. How do I get started?
Dan Welke
djames1@roadrunner.com