"Read the best books first or you may not have a chance to read them all."
Henry David Thoreau

This is the lifetime reading list compiled by Colman McCarthy and taken from the introduction to his Class of Nonviolence. He recommends,

"Browse through used bookstores for peace books. Look on the back dusty shelves, some real finds are there. Begin building your home peace library. If you don't, who will?"

Those books whose tiles are hyperlinked can be purchased from Amazon.Com through the peaceCENTER's association with the online bookseller.

1. Peace and Nonviolence by Edward Guinan
2. Nonviolent Resistance by M.K. Gandhi
3. Nonviolence in Peace and War, by M.K. Gandhi
4. The Methods of Nonviolent Action, by Gene Sharp
5. Gandhi on Nonviolence, by Thomas Merton
6. Nonviolence in an Aggressive World, by A.J. Muste
7. The Power of Nonviolence, by Richard Gregg
8. The Healing Power of Nonviolence, by Bernard Haring
9. Power of the People: Active Nonviolence in the United States, by Robert Cooney
10. Reweaving the Web of Life: Feminism and Nonviolence, by Pam McAllister
11. Nonviolent National Defense, by Norman C. Fruend
12. Revolutionary Nonviolence, by David Dellinger
13. Dwell in Peace: Applying Nonviolence to Everyday Relationships, by R. Arnett
14. Nonviolence in America: A documentary History, by Staughton Lynd
15. The Nonviolet Alternative, by Thomas Merton
16. Roots of Jewish Nonviolence, by Allan Solomonov
17. Nonviolence: A Christian Interpretation, by William Robert Miller
18. Waging Peace in the Nuclear Age, Ed. David Krieger and Frank Kelly
19. War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy
20. Peace and Bread in Time of War, by Jane Addams
21. Peace is our Calling, by Mary Lou Kowanacki
22. Blessed are the Peacemakers, ed. Allen Kirschner
23. Peacemakers: Christian Voices from the New Abolitionist Movement, ed. Jim Wallis
24. The Peace Race, by Seymour Melman
25. The Mystery of Peace, by Arthur Cochrane
26. Justice and Peace Education: Models for College and University Faculty , ed. David Johnson
27. The Peace Book, by Bernard Bensen
28. The Peace Catalog: A Guidebook to a Positive Future, ed. Duane Sweeny
29. Seeds of Peace: A Catalogue of Quotations, Comp. Jeane Larson
30. Perspectives on Peacemaking, ed. John Bernbaum
31. Peace Pilgrim, by Peace Pilgrim
32. To Dwell in Peace, by Daniel Berrigan
33. Working for Peace: A Handbook of Practical Psychology and Other Tools, by Neil Wollman
34. Peace in Search of Makers, ed. Jane Rockman
35. The Discovery of Peace, by R.V. Sampson
36. Jailed for Peace, by Stephen Martin Kohn
37. Peaceable Kingdon: An Anthology of Utopian Writings , ed. Robert Chianese
38. An Outbreak of Peace, by Sarah Pirtle
39. Peace Heroes by Charles DeBenedetti
40. Peace is our Duty, by Youth Division of Soka Gakkai
41. Thinking About Peace and War, by Martin Ceadel
42. Disturbers of the Peace: Profiles in Nonadjustment., by Colman McCarthy
43. The Ways of Peace: A Philosophy of Peace As Action, by Gray Cox
44. Stable Peace, by Kenneth Boulding
45. Parenting for Peace and Justice: Ten Years Later, by Kathleen and James McGinnis
46. Peace Education, by Ian Harris
47. Dorothy Day: A Radical Devotion, by Robert Coles
48. By Little and By Little: The Selected Writings of Dorothy Day
49. America Without Violence: Why Violence Persists and How You Can Stop It, by Michael Nagler
50. Strength to Love, by Martin Luther King, Jr.
51. The Triumph of Conscience, by Martin Luther King, Jr.
52. Essays on Life, by Leo Tolstoy
53. Tolstoy and Gandhi: Men of Peace, by Martin Green
54. And a Voice to Sing With, by Joan Baez
55. Ain't Gonna Study War No More: The Story of America's Peace Seekers, by Milton Meltzer
56. Justice Seekers, Peace Seekers, by Michael True
57. Point of the Lance, by Sargeant Shriver
58. Witness to War: An American Doctor in El Salvador, by Charles Clements
59. American Heroes in and Out of School, by Nat Hentoff
60. The Essays of A.J. Muste, ed. Nat Hentoff
61. My Country is the World, by Garry Davis
62. Permanent War: The Militarism of America, by Sidney Lens
63. The Conquest of Violence: The Gandhian Philosophy of Conflict, by Joan Bondurant
64. Day One: Before Hiroshima and After, by Peter Wyden
65. Lest Innocent Blood be Shed: The Story of the Village of Le Chambon and How Goodness Happened There, by Phillip Hallie
66. Inner Companions, by Colman McCarthy
67. Involvements: One Journalist's Place in the World, by Colman McCarthy
68. A Solitary Witness, by Gordon Zahn
69. A Little Kinder, by Ira Sandperl
70. Biblical Pacifism: A Peace Church Perspective, by Dale Brown
71. Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence, by Myriam Medzian
72. Rules for Radicals, by Saul Alinsky
73. Conflict Mediation Across Cultures: Pathways and Patterns, by David Augsburger
74. Conflict Regulation, by Paul Wehr