An illustrated biography of Mahatma Gandhi, a political reformer known for his nonviolent methods, and a principle leader in the drive for the independence of India from British colonial rule.

Peace Pilgrim walked over 25,000 miles for peace wearing a tunic with pockets that contained all her worldly possessions.

Mathama Gandhi's grandson tells the story of how his grandfather taught him to turn darkness into light.

"The amazing autobiography of a young Sudanese boy who went from a child soldier to an international peace activist, a struggling refugee to a Hollywood actor."--Dust jacket.

Describes the events leading up to the assassination of Mohandas Ghandi, a preeminent champion of nonviolent civil disobedience, and details the political and social legacy he left behind.

A young man promises his father on his deathbed he won't fight anymore, and finds himself torn between honoring his father's last wishes and defending his true love's honor.

How to describe Dorothy Day? Grandmother, anarchist, prophet, journalist, pacifist, saint? The FBI once considered her a threat to national security. Now the Catholic Church is considering her for sainthood. Revolution of The Heart: The Dorothy Day Story profiles one of the most extraordinary and courageous women in American history. She was co-founder (along with Peter Maurin) of the Catholic Worker Movement that began as a newspaper to expose rampant...

An essay describing the establishment of the Nobel Peace Prize precedes chronologically organized profiles of all the individuals and organizations that have received the award since 1901.

"A look at the lives of Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. and how they were led to seek revolution through peace"--