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Biography
There are currently 142 books catalogued under Biography.
Author Title Date Publisher
  Pocket Biographical Dictionary 1996 Merriam-Webster
  Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. 1986 HarperCollins
  Irrepressible Spirit: Conversations with Human Rights Activists    
Ansberry, Clare Women of Troy Hill.The Back-Fence Virtues of Faith and Friendship 2000 Harcourt Inc.
Artzi-Pelossof, Noa Ben In the Name of Sorrow and Hope 1996 Knopf
Attenborough, Richard In Search of Gandhi 1982 New Century Press
Attwater, Donald Dictionary of Saints 1965 Penguin Reference
Atwood, Ann For all that Lives 1975 Charles Scribner's Sons
Baehr, Peter The Portable Hannah Arendt 2000 Penguin Books
Bainton Roland H. Here I Stand: Life of Martin Luther 1995 Meridian
Bauman, Elizabeth Hershberger Coals of Fire 1954 Herald Press
Bauman, Elizabeth Hershberger Coals of Fire 1954 Herald Press
Beiting, Ralph W. Frontier of the Heart: The Search for Heroes in Appalachia 1994  
Bender, H. S. Menno Simmons. Su vida y escritos 1979 Herald Press
Benedict, Don Born Again Radical 1982 The Pilgrim Press
Bergner, Daniel God of the Rodeo 1998 Crown Publishers, Inc.
Bernardin, Joseph Cardinal Gift of Peace 1997 Loyola Press
Berrigan, Daniel Portraits of Those I Love 1982 Crossroad
Berrigan, Daniel America is Hard to Find 1972 Doubleday and Company, inc.
Bierman, John Righteous Gentile: The Story of Raoul Wallenberg, Missing Hero of the Holocaust 1995 Penguin
Bodansky, Yossef Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America 1999 Forum / Prima Publishing
Catlin, George Above all Nations 1945 Harper and Brothers
Classen, Susan Vultures and Butterflies: Living the Contradictions 1992 Herald Press
Coles, Robert Dorothy Day: A Radical Devotion 1987 Addison-Wesley
Cousins, Norman Dr. Schweitzer of Lambarene 1960 Harper and Brothers
Craig, Mary Kundun: The Biography of the Family of the Dalai Lama 1997 Counterpoint
Cruz, Nicky Run Baby Run 1968 Pyramid
Cummingham, Lauren Is that Really You, God? 1984 Chosen Books
Curry, Constance Deep in Our Hearts: Nine White Women In The Freedom Movement 2000 Georgia
D'arcy, Paula Gift of the Red Bird 1996 Crossroad
Day, Dorothy Dorothy Day: Selected Writings 1992 Orbis / Maryknoll
Day, Dorothy Dorothy Day Book 1982 Templegate
de las Casas, Bartolome Witness: Writings of Bartolome de las Casas 1971 Orbis
Dear, John Peace Behind Bars 1995 Sheed and Ward
Del Castillo, Richard Griswold Cesar Chavez: A Triumph of Spirit 1995 University of Oklahoma Press
Diehl, Kemper Cisneros: Portrait of a New American 1985 Corona
Dobschiner, Johanna Ruth Selected to Live 1969 Fleming H. revell Company
Dyck, Peter J. Leap of Faith: True Stories For Young and Old 1990 Herald Press
Eareckson, Joni Joni 1976 Zondervan
Eby, Omar Covenant of Despair 1973 Herald Press
Edman, V. Raymond They Found the Secret 1960 Zondervan Publishing House
Egan, Eileen Dorothy Day and the Permanent Revolution 1983 Benet Press
Eighner, Lars Travels With Lizbeth 1993 Fawcett Columbine
Elliot, Elisabeth Through Gates of Splendor 1956 Spire Books
Erdozain, Placido Archbishop Romero: Martyr of Salvador 1980 Orbis
Erikson, Erik H. Gandhi's Truth 1969 Norton
Flinder, Carol Lee Enduring Grace. Living Portraits of Seven Women Mystics 1993 Harper San Francisco
Gage, Nicholas Eleni 1983 Ballantine
Gallen, David Malcolm A to X: The Man and His Ideas 1992 Carroll and Graf Publishers, Inc.
Gandhi, Arun M. K. Gandhi's Wit and Wisdom   Gandhi Institute
Gandhi, Arun M. K. Gandhi's Wit and Wisdom   Gandhi Institute
Gandhi, Mahatma The Essential Gandhi: an Anthology of his Writings on His Life, Work and Ideas 1962 Vintage
Garcia, Freddie Outcry in the Barrio 1988 Freddie Garcia Ministries
Garcia, Freddie & Ninfa Outcry in the Barrio 1988 Freddie Garcia Ministries
Graham, Billy World Aflame 1965 Spire Books
Graham, Ruth Bell It's My Turn 1982 Grayson
Greaser, Frances Bontranger And a Time to Die: The Faith and Love of a Journey Home With Aids 1995 Herald Press
Griffin, Lynne Book of Women: 300 Notable Women History Passed By 1992 Bob Adams, Inc.
Haley, Alex Autobiography of Malcolm X 1964 Ballantine Books
Havel, Vaclav Disturbing the Peace 1990 Knopf
Heat-Moon, William Least Blue Highway: A Journey into America 1982 Mariner Press
Henderson, Michael All Her Paths are Peace: Women Pioneers in Peacemaking 1994 Kumarian Press
Herriot, James All Things Wise and Wonderful 1976 Bantam Books
Herriot, James Lord God Made Them All 1981 Bantam Books
Herrmann, Dorothy Helen Keller: a Life 1998 Alfred A. Knopf
Hoffman, Jack Run, Run, Run: The Lives Of Abby Hoffman 1994 G.P. Putnam's Sons
Horton, Myles Long Haul 1988 Teachers College Press
Jackson, Dave and Neta On Fire for Christ: Stories of Anabaptist Martyrs   Herald
Jenkins, Peter The Road Unseen 1985 Thomas Nelson
Jones, E. Stanley Gandhi: Portrayal of a Friend 1948 Abingdon
Kim, Esther Ahn If I Perish; Esther Ahn Kim 1977 Moody Press
King, Coretta Scott Martin Luther King, Jr. Companion 1993 St. Martin's
Kisare, Z. Marwa Kisare: A Mennonite of Kiseru 1984 Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions
Knaack, Twila Ethel Waters: I Touched a Sparrow 1978 World Wide
Kniss, Lloy A. I Couldn't Fight 1971 Herald Press
Leon, Vicki Uppity Women of Medieval Times 1997 MJF Books
Lockyer, Herbert Ancient Portraits in Modern Frames: Church History Biographies Volume Two 1975 Baker
Maier, Paul L. Pontius Pilate 1968 Doubleday
Marshall, Catherine Something More: In search of a Deeper Faith 1974 Spire Books
Marshall, Catherine Man Called Peter 1951 McGraw-Hill
McBride, James Color of Water 1996 Riverhead Books
McDaniel, Lurlene No Time to Cry 1993 Willowship Press
McDonough, Pat Without Keys: My 15 Weeks with the Street People 1996 Terra Sancta Press Inc.
McGuinness, Elizabeth Anne People Waging Peace 1988 Alberti Press
Mehta, Ved Mahatma Gandhi and His Apostles 1976 Penguin
Merriam Webster Merriam Webster's Pocket Biographical Dictionary 1996 Merriam Webster
Merton, Thomas Passion for Peace 1995 Crossroad
Miller, Keith Please Love Me 1977 Word
Miller, Melissa Path of Most Resistance 1982 Herald Press
Mitford, Jessica Making of a muckraker 1979 Quartet Books
Moore, Howard W. Plowing My Own Furrow 1985 WW Norton
Moore, Pat Disguised 1985 World Books
Morris, Debbie Forgiving the Dead Man Walking 1998 Zondervan Publishing House
Musser, Joe Josh:The Excitement of the Unexpected 1981 Heres Life Publishers
Muzorewa, Bishop Abel T. Rise Up and Walk 1978 Abingdon
Naeve, Lowell A Field of Broken Stones 1950 Swallow paperbook / Liberation Press
Nanda, B. R. Mahatma Gandhi 1958 Barron's
Nouwen, Henri J. M. Pray to Live: Thomas Merton, Contemplative Critic 1972 Fides, Claretian
Oranga, Wendy Coming Home to Jerusalem 2000 Simon and Schuster
Oranga, Wendy Coming Home to Jerusalem 2000 Simon and Schuster
Painter, Nell Irvin Sojourner Truth: A Life, A Symbol 1996 W. W. Norton
Patterson, Becky Crouch Hondo, My Father 1979 Shoal Creek Publishing
Peace Pilgrim Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in her Own Words 1982 Ocean Tree Books / Friends of Peace Pilgrim
Peachey, Titus Seeking Peace: True Stories of Mennonites Around the World 1991 Good Books
Peaston, Monroe Personal Living: An Introduction to Paul Tournier 1972 Harper and Row
Percy, Lord Eustace John Knox 1965 John Knox Press
Perkins, John Let Justice Roll Down 1976 Regal Books
Perry, Bruce Malcolm X: The Last Speeches 1989 Pathfinder
Phillips, Carolyn E. Michelle 1980 Regal Books
Police, John Master: A Life Of Jesus 1983 Victor Books
Ramseyer, Robert L. Mission and the Peace Witness 1979 Herald Press
Roberts, Nancy L. Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker 1984 State University of New York Press
Roddick, Anita Body and Soul: Profits with Principles 1991 Crown
Rogers, Mary Beth Cold Anger: A Story of Faith and Power Politics   University of North Texas Press
Romero, Oscar La Voz de los sin Voz 1987 UCA Editores
Ryan, Alan Bertrand Russell: A Political Life 1988 Hill and Wang
Salazar, Ruben Ruben Salazar: Border Correspondent 1995 University of California Press
Sandperl, Ira Little Kinder 1974 Palo Alto
Santos, John Phillip Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation 1999 Penguin
Schechter, Betty Peaceable Revolution: A Challenging Inheritance from Thoreau to Gandhi 1963 Houghton Miffllin
Schlink, Basilea Basilea Schlink ; Foretaste of Heaven; My Personal Story 1975 Lakeland
Severance, John B. Gandhi: Great Soul 1997 Clarion Books
Sheehan, Arthur Peter Maurin: Gay Believer 1959 Hanover House
Shoumatoff, Alex World is Burning 1990 Little Brown
Simons, Menno Menno Simmons Su Vida y Escritos 1979 Herald Press
Stein, Edith Edith Stein Life in a Jewish Family 1891-1916 1986 ICS Publications
Studer, Gerald Colonial Schoolmaster: The Biography and Writings of Christopher Dock 1967 Herald
Ten Boom, Corrie Hiding Place 1971 Chosen Books
ten Boom, Corrie In My Father's House: The Years Before "The Hiding Place" 1976 Comission Press
ten Boom, Corrie The Hiding Place 1971 Chosen Books
ten Boom, Corrie Tramp for the Lord 1974 Spire Books
Thomas, Lee Billy I 1974 Son Rise
Thompson, Phyllis Hudson Taylor: God's Venturer   Moody Press
Timerman, Jacobo Prisoner Without A Name, Cell Without A Number 1981 Knopf
Tlhagale, Buti Hammering Swords into Plowshares 1986 Africa World Press
Twyman, James F. Emissary of Light: My Adventures with the Secret Peacemakers 1996 Warner Books
Twyman, James F. Emissary of Light: My Adventures with the Secret Peacemakers 1996 Warner Books
Washington, James M. Essential writings and speeches of Martin Luther King Jr.    
Weaver, Wayne M. Dust Between my Toes 1997 The Wooster Book Company
Welch, John Spiritual Pilgrims, Carl Jung and Teresa of Avila   Paulist Press
Wilkerson, David Twelve Angels from Hell 1965 Spire Book
Young, Andrew A Way Out of No Way: The Spiritual Memoirs of Andrew Young 1994 Thomas Nelson Press

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