social change

Describes activities and ideas to make a difference every Monday of the calendar year, including tips and instructions to prepare for an emergency, rideshare, donate books, plant a tree, get tested, mentor a child, and more.

Explores how to confront social problems and continue progress through the application of Enlightenment era ideals, including reason, science, and humanism.

Chronicles the author's travels across seven continents and twenty-five years as he witnessed political, cultural, and spiritual shifts in many diverse cultures. Demonstrates how history is altered by individuals and how personal identities are altered when governments alter.

"An illustrated and informative primer on the progressive social change movements of the last 60 years as told through the stories of 60 diverse female and non-binary leaders in those movements, from the Civil Rights Movement and Stonewall riots through today"--Provided by publisher.

Photographs and text examine the history and the events surrounding protest movements which created social and political change throughout the world, including the Berlin wall protests, women's suffrage, civil rights, censorship and more.

Argues for an end to the belief that military domination is the best path to global peace, offering the tradition of nonviolent political action and passive resistance in its stead.

"A person will experience many changes throughout their lifetime. Adapting and surviving is the difficult part. This . . . title addresses the concept of resilience and how to cope with personal and social changes"--Provided by publisher.

"[Introduces] sixteen changemakers--boys, girls, men, and women. All of them are part of Ashoka, an organization that offers networking, mentorship, and financial aid to social entrepreneurs of all ages around the world. Each member strives to make a difference in the world, from animal rights to environmentalism, preservation of Aboriginal culture to food conservation . . . [Describes] how they've made global changes, the challenges they faced, and how you can start your own initiative!"--Provided by publisher.

Two families, separated by centuries, who live in the same house in Vineland, New Jersey, struggle to cope when life as they know it seems to be crumbling around them. In the present, Willa Knox and her husband suddenly find themselves unemployed with only an inherited brick house that needs repair. Joining them in this dubious shelter is an elderly disabled parent, their free-spirited daughter, and their recently widowed Ivy-educated son and his child. In the past, science teacher Thatcher Greenwood admires the latest work by Charles Darwin but is forbidden to speak of it by his wife and mother-in-law who worry about scandal. His thoughts, and relationship with a woman scientist and a newspaper editor, put him at odds with powerful people around him.