Big Books of 2026
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Nonviolence


Nonviolence Books

Nonviolence: Twenty-Five Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea
Gandhi: An Autobiography
Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way
Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
Strength to Love
A Force More Powerful: A Century of Non-Violent Conflict
The Methods of Nonviolent Action
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Waging Nonviolent Struggle: 20th Century Practice and 21st Century Potential
The Politics of Jesus
Power and Struggle
The Force of Nonviolence: The Ethical in the Political
Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World
This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century
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Civil Disobedience and Other Essays by Henry David ThoreauThe Long Loneliness by Dorothy DayLetter from the Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr.Non-Violent Resistance by Mahatma GandhiAcross That Bridge by John Lewis
Civil Disobedients
78 books — 19 voters
Buses Are a Comin' by Charles PersonA Place at the Nayarit by Natalia MolinaAnd a Voice to Sing With by Joan BaezOutlaw Woman by Roxanne Dunbar-OrtizHouse of Diggs by Marion Orr
Sixties Memoirs & Biographies (nonfiction)
172 books — 37 voters

Tragic Sense of Life by Miguel de UnamunoLetters and Papers from Prison by Dietrich BonhoefferBonhoeffer by Eric MetaxasMy Experiments with Truth by Mahatma GandhiMy Life and Thought by Albert Schweitzer
Chan Kin Man's Tribute to Enlighteners
16 books — 1 voter
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. RosenbergAfrica's Peacemakers by Adekeye AdebajoIn Peace and Freedom by Bernard LaFayette Jr.Nonviolence by Mark KurlanskyGandhi's Truth by Erik H. Erikson
Peace and Nonviolence
70 books — 10 voters

The Struggle for the People’s King by Hajar YazdihaThe Radical King by Martin Luther King Jr.Letter from the Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr.Let the Trumpet Sound by Stephen B. OatesA Testament of Hope by Martin Luther King Jr.
(The Reverend) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (fiction and nonfiction)
110 books — 12 voters
The Long Loneliness by Dorothy DayThe Other America by Michael HarringtonPrison Journals of a Priest Revolutionary by Philip BerriganA Harsh and Dreadful Love by William D. MillerLoaves and Fishes by Dorothy Day
The Catholic Worker
106 books — 9 voters

Quotes Tagged “Nonviolence”

Amit Ray
“ Only the brave men and women can bring peace to the world, not by practicing war but by practicing nonviolence. ”
― Amit Ray, Nonviolence: The Transforming Power
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Amit Ray
“ Compassion is the signature of Higher Consciousness. Non-violence is the tool to evolve into the Higher Consciousness. ”
― Amit Ray, Nonviolence: The Transforming Power
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Videos Tagged “Nonviolence”

A Rebel Comes of Age
A Rebel Comes of Age
Nobody Turn Me Around: A People's History of the 1963 March on Washington
Nobody Turn Me Around: A People's History of the 1963 March on Washington
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