BOOKS by Alice Walker

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1	Color Purple more books like this by Alice Walker add to wishlist Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her marriage to "Mister," a brutal man who terrorizes her. Celie eventually learns that her abusive husband ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	In Love & Trouble: Stories of Black Women more books like this by Alice Walker add to wishlist This collection of short fiction, which is heavily influenced by the folkloric stories of Zora Neale Hurston, provide glimpses into the lives of a variety of African-American women. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.52! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Possessing the Secret of Joy more books like this by Alice Walker add to wishlist After undergoing a brutal procedure of female genital mutilation in Africa, the main character of this novel immigrates to the United States and descends into a world of madness. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.46! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose more books like this by Alice Walker add to wishlist A collection of essays, lectures, articles, and reviews that Walker wrote between 1966 and 1982. The title essay advocates seeking out the creative spark that racism and sexism extinguished in earlier generations of women and people of color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.63! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Temple of My Familiar more books like this by Alice Walker add to wishlist Walker's novel spans 500,000 years as it tells the story of men and women in Europe, Africa, and America--their spiritual lives and their attempts to comprehend their worlds. The plot centers on an aging, much-victimized woman and the young American rock musician for whom she creates feathered costumes; the two fall passionately in love, finding ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Meridian more books like this by Alice Walker add to wishlist Meridian Hill is a young woman at an Atlanta college attempting to find her place in the revolution for racial and social equality. She discovers the limits beyond which she will not go for the cause, but despite her decision not to follow the path of some of her peers, she makes significant sacrifices in order to further her beliefs. Working in a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Finding the Green Stone more books like this by Alice Walker, Catherine Deeter (Illustrator) add to wishlist Everybody has their own beautiful green stone. When Johnny loses his, he learns that the secret to finding his green stone lies within his own heart. The author also wrote "To Hell With Dying". She won a Pulitzer Prize and an American Book Award for her novel "The Color Purple" in 1982. see all copies from $2.27! new only from $10.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	By the Light of My Father's Smile more books like this by Alice Walker add to wishlist A book about a violent father and his two daughters, and the reconciliations they achieve after years of misunderstanding and pain. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Color Purple M more books like this by Alice Walker add to wishlist Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her marriage to "Mister," a brutal man who terrorizes her. Celie eventually learns that her abusive husband ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
10	We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting for: Light in a Time of Darkness more books like this by Alice Walker add to wishlist Walker, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Color Purple," draws on her deep spiritual grounding, her political conviction and experience, and her literary gifts to offer a series of meditations filled with wisdom, hope, encouragement, and serenity. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Warrior Marks: Female Genital Mutilation and the Sexual Blinding of Women more books like this by Alice Walker add to wishlist In her bestselling novel Possessing the Secret of Joy, Walker opened the door to a long-hidden secret by bringing female genital multilation to prominence. This book--based on Parmer's extraordinary film--chronicles the authors' journey together, from California to England to Africa, to interview the people concerned with and affected by this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Color Purple: Color Purple more books like this by Alice Walker add to wishlist Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her marriage to "Mister," a brutal man who terrorizes her. Celie eventually learns that her abusive husband ... see all copies from $1.99!
13 view cover	Third Life of Grange Copeland more books like this by Alice Walker add to wishlist In Alice Walker's first novel, three generations of black sharecroppers struggle to free themselves from oppressive white land owners, and to break the cycle of violence by black men against black women that is only abetted by the injustice and oppression they live under. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Why War Is Never a Good Idea more books like this by Alice Walker, Stefano Vitale (Illustrator) add to wishlist Poet and activist Alice Walkers evocative, heartfelt poem personifies the power and wanton devastation of war. Vitales compelling paintings illustrate this unflinching look at wars destructive nature and unforeseen consequences. Full color. see all copies from $4.55! new only from $6.63! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart more books like this by Alice Walker add to wishlist Kate Talkingtree, an African-American feminist writer who has made it big, decides to join an all-female rafting trip down the Colorado. There she has an epiphany, and when she returns home she eschews sex with her lover, eventually signing on for another trip, this one down the Amazon. There she encounters The Grandmother, who helps her see that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Same River Twice: Honoring the Difficult more books like this by Alice Walker add to wishlist By using journal entries, letters from fans and critics, media commentary, and fragments of her own script, Alice Walker recounts and appraises the years surrounding the making of THE COLOR PURPLE into the Steven Spielberg film. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	In Her Hands: Craftswomen Changing the World more books like this by Paola Gianturco, Toby Tuttle, Alice Walker (Foreword by) add to wishlist Authors Paola Gianturco and Toby Tuttle have spent five years photographing, interviewing, and writing about craftswomen for "In Her Hands: Craftswomen Changing the World. The artisans' individual voices are heard throughout the book as the authors describe their encounters with the craftswomen; amusing, affecting journal entries relate to the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $33.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Absolute Trust in the Goodness of the Earth: New Poems more books like this by Alice Walker add to wishlist These poems by Alice Walker affirm her faith in humanity. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Stop the Next War Now: Effective Responses to Violence and Terrorism more books like this by Medea Benjamin (Editor), Jodie Evans (Editor), Alice Walker (Foreword by) add to wishlist Violence begets violence--so believes the majority of people around the world who have stood up in protest against war. "Stop the Next War Now" is a reflective look and call to action to end violence, by acclaimed peace activists, experts, and visionaries, including Eve Ensler, Barbara Lee, Arianna Huffington, Janeane Garafalo, Nancy Pelosi, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Double Stitch: Black Women Write about Mothers and Daughters more books like this by Patricia Bell-Scott (Editor), Scott Patricia Bell, Dr. Maya Angelou (Photographer) add to wishlist Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, and Sonia Sanchez are among the contributors to this volume about the struggles, the turmoil, and particularly the special bond between mothers and daughters. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Anything We Love Can Be Saved: A Writer's Activism more books like this by Alice Walker add to wishlist This collection of personal essays includes Walker's thoughts on Winnie Mandela, Zora Neale Hurston, her daughter, female genital mutilation in Africa, her critics, and the Million Man March. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Complete stories more books like this by Alice Walker add to wishlist Gleaned from her experiences as a child and young adult in America's Deep South and her life as an activist, lover, mother and teacher, this collection showcases three decades of the work from one of the most gifted writers of our time. see all copies from $2.84! new only from $9.63! \| first editions
23 view cover	Mosby's Paramedic Refresher and Review: A Case Studies Approach more books like this by Alice Dalton, R.N., M.S., C.N.S., Richard Allen Walker add to wishlist This revised reprint is now updated to reflect the new 2005 emergency cardiovascular care guidelines. Using a case-based approach, it offers the most realistic view of prehospital emergency care. This unique text is the only case-based text available covering all of the information needed for paramedic refresher and certification preparation and ... see all copies from $19.32! new only from $27.84! \| SVS
24 view cover	The Way Forward is with a Broken Heart more books like this by Alice Walker add to wishlist This collection of fiction is heavily autobiographical, and includes a story about the activities of Walker and her first husband, a Jewish lawyer, in the civil rights movement, and a remembrance of a great-aunt who was a former slave. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	You can't keep a good woman down more books like this by Alice Walker add to wishlist A natural evolution from the earlier, much-acclaimed short story collection "In Love & Trouble," these fourteen provocative and often humorous stories show women oppressed but not defeated. No longer do they excuse the aggression of others; no longer are they suspended in their unhappy condition. The women here claim every bit of space they make. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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