Introduction to Quakerism
This book of Quaker faith and practice is an attempt to express Truth through the vital personal and corporate experience of Friends. It is largely composed of extracts: a fitting way of expressing the breadth of Quaker theology.
£10.00
This book is a companion volume to 'Celebrating the Quaker Way' and offers explanation on Quaker practice in Britain. Written as part of the author's ongoing ministry, it draws on his experience of Quakerism and includes extracts from Friends.
£3.00
The Quakers are a fascinating religious group both in their origins and in the variety of reinterpretations of the faith since.
£9.99
In this third edition Geoffrey Durham has updated scores of practical details, added new information about online Quakers meetings, made fresh recommendations of books, magazines and websites.
£10.00
Though there have never been many Quakers, these small numbers belie the sect's tremendous impact, both historical and contemporary.
£8.99
New Titles
The Garden Against Time is the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller from acclaimed writer Olivia Laing; a passionate, epic exploration of the power and possibilities of gardens.
£10.99
Beastly is the 40,000-year story of our changing kinship with the animal world - from the smallest microbe to the largest creature that ever lived.
£10.99
An inspirational and compelling collection of stories from XR scientists detailing their personal responses to the climate and ecological crisis and the motivations that led them to work with XR.
£9.99
Who really cares for the countryside? This is a bold, shared vision for our nation’s wild places, and how we can treat them with the awe and care they deserve.
£22.00
An eye-opening investigation into the science, economics, history and production of ultra-processed food. It's not you, it's the food.
£10.99
Anywhere But Here is a powerful expose of Britain's broken asylum system and how it fails us all. Each year tens of thousands of people risk their lives to cross the Channel in small boats hoping to find safety in Britain.
£20.00
Dr Kathleen Lonsdale was a pioneering scientist who worked in the field of crystallography. Her scientific career spanned almost fifty years from the early 1920s to 1971.
£10.50
Author Jennifer Kavanagh, shares her moments of discovery while addressing themes of Russia, Jewishness, motherhood, music, home, and language, as well as the vagaries of memory.
£11.99
Books of the Month
A ground-breaking new book that dares to bridge the divide between peacemakers and military strategists.
£18.99
A beautiful and gripping novel, highlighting the personal and tragic struggles faced during the Vietnam War, bringing the late author and his 'forgotten' manuscript to life.
£12.99
Quaker meeting for worship is often described with a focus on silence, but the practice of speaking into the silence, known as giving vocal or spoken ministry, is equally important to a full understanding of how this kind of worship works.
£7.99
Craftivism is a form of activism that gives people a voice when they feel voiceless and power where they feel powerless. Noted craftivism expert Sayraphim Lothian has put together the first-ever tutorial book on craftivism.
£22.99
Kathleen Lonsdale was a groundbreaking chemist who was instrumental in developing the science of crystallography. She was also a midlife convert to Quakerism who campaigned for peace and prison reform.
£12.99
This book is a call to bring before Friends the urgent need for a renewed focus on mental health within the work of Britain Yearly Meeting. It forms part of the work of the Quaker Recognised Body (QRB), Quaker Voices on Mental Health.
£10.00
This book and its partner longer version are being published following devastating war and violence in the Middle East and arising from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
£7.00
* Winner of the Southern Schools Book Awards 2025, shortlisted for the UKLA Books Prize 2025 and the Carnegie Medal 2025. How I Live Now meets Exodus - a startling YA dystopia that imagines London as the epicentre of the refugee crisis, ...
£8.99
A gorgeously illustrated, accessible celebration of queer activism, by the creator of the award-winning Suffragette, David Roberts. With an afterword by Juno Dawson. Touching on major moments in the story of the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.
£25.00
The Antiquarian Sticker Book is a beautiful collection of sticker ephemera for the modern-day crafter, scrapbooker, art lover, or for anyone who just loves stickers.
£22.00
No subject is off limits in this brilliant guide to life. From frenemies, crushes and consent to mental health, family dynamics and online addiction, this book will be the big sister you had.
£12.99
Celebrating ten Biff-tastic years of this hilarious story about a small dog with a big personality and even bigger dreams! Meet Biff, an adorable little puppy who will stop at nothing to become a ballet dancer. My dog is not like other dogs.
£7.99
Huge scaly DRAGONS roamed the land In long gone days of olde. They LOVED to wear big underpants In colours bright and bold.
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This one young flamingo, Adele was her name, Knew under HER wings something wasn't the same. Whilst quite unremarkably pink from outside ... Inside were some colours she struggled to hide!
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News and Events
12 June
The Library at Friends House will be the venue for the UK launch of the new QCEA Handbook.
Migration is one of the most defining global challenges of our time. Yet, dominant approaches to migr...
02 June
A talk about inclusive global peacebuilding and social justice
A discusion about peace and how it can be built today, involving peacebuilding practitioners including Saskia Binet, Jonathan Cohen and ...
20 May
During the long weekend from the 24th to the 26th of May, we are having some events at the bookshop and the Library for the YM visitors:
"Quaker Quicks: Meet the Authors" with Rhiannon Grant, Joan...
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28 April
The Ella Baker School of Organising will be introducing Changemakers, radical strategies for social justice organising at the Friends Meeting House in London on Wednesday 21st May.
Join the book's au...
25 April
"In ‘Riverbank of Grief’ I explore predicaments of the human condition through artwork and writing. I am dealing with quandaries and opposing forces in illustrating a journey that can lead from darkn...
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