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Beacon Press books seek to change the way readers think about fundamental issues, promoting such values as freedom of speech and thought, the importance of economic and social justice issues, religious pluralism, respect for our environment, and the importance of the arts in a civil society.Beacon has published several national bestsellers, and its books are frequently reviewed and discussed in national print and broadcast media.They are also used in university and secondary school curricula, citywide reading programs, and reading groups, and within a variety of organizational and faith - based reading programs.

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Man's Search for Meaning
Author: Viktor E. Frankl
Product Code: 5064
Binding Info: Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 06/15/2006
 

A book for finding purpose and strength in times of great despair, the international best-seller is still just as relevant today as when it was first published


 
 
Price: $16.00
Man's Search for Meaning - Gift Edition
Author: Viktor E. Frankl
Product Code: 7629
Binding Info: Hard cover
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 10/28/2014
 
A new gift edition of a modern classic, with supplemental photographs, speeches, letters, and essays
 
 
Price: $22.95
Many Miles
Author: Mary Oliver
Product Code: 4419
Binding Info: CD
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 04/01/2010
 

Beloved poet Mary Oliver reads a selection of forty-one of her poems


 
 
Price: $18.95
Marching Toward Coverage
Author: Rosemarie Day
Product Code: 6996
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 03/03/2020
 
A lively, clear explanation of the American healthcare reform movement from a noted expert - giving women the tools they need to demand fair and affordable coverage for all people
 
 
Price: $16.95
Mayor of the Tenderloin
Author: Alison Owings
Product Code: 9416
Binding Info: Hardback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 09/10/2024
 

The unforgettable account of Del Seymour, who overcame 18 years of homelessness and addiction to become one of the most respected advocates in San Francisco


 
 
Price: $28.95
Me Dying Trial
Author: Patricia Powell
Product Code: 6931
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 12/03/2019
 
From a major voice in Caribbean literature - this is a story of Gwennie Glaspole, a schoolteacher trapped in an unhappy marriage, fighting to resist Jamaican cultural expectations and for her independence
 
 
Price: $16.00
Meditations of the Heart
Author: Howard Thurman   Foreword by: Yolanda Pierce
Product Code: 3194
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 01/31/2023
 

A universal beacon of hope and endurance for people of all faiths seeking to meet the challenges, uncertainties, and joys of life. With a New Foreword by Yolanda Pierce


 
 
Price: $20.00
Migration Letters
Author: M. Nzadi Keita
Product Code: 9327
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 04/02/2024
 

A poetry collection that reflects on intimate aspects of Black history, culture, and identity, revealing an uncommon gaze on working-class Philadelphia from the 1960s to the present day


 
 
Price: $18.00
Mind Over Monsters
Author: Sarah Rose Cavanagh
Product Code: 9330
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 04/23/2024
 

An investigation into the mental health crisis affecting young adults today, and an impassioned argument for creating learning environments characterized both by compassion and challenge


 
 
Price: $18.95
Mirabai
Translated Bys: Robert Bly, Jane Hirshfield
Product Code: 4983
Binding Info: Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 04/01/2009
 
Mirabai is a literary and spiritual figure of legendary proportions.
 
 
Price: $16.00
Momfluenced
Author: Sara Petersen
Product Code: 9329
Binding Info: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 04/16/2024
 

How momfluencer culture impacts women psychologically as consumers, as performers of their stories, and as mothers


 
 
Price: $17.95
Morning Haiku
Author: Sonia Sanchez
Product Code: 4043
Binding Info: Paperback
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Date: 01/25/2011
 
A collection of haiku that celebrates the gifts of life and mourns the deaths of revered African American figures in the worlds of music, literature, art, and activism.
 
 
Price: $14.00