Atomic Bomb, Hiroshima & Nagasaki, and Nuclear War

The Peace Resource Center is having a 75% off sale to streamline their operations and refocus their efforts. The collection of materials on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is still at the heart of the Center and many of these books are already at low price to encourage the reading of this material.

Ellen C, The Friendly Doll

A great number of dolls counting more than twelve thousand were sent as the little messengers of American children to the boys and girls of Japan under the auspices of the Committee on World Friendship Among Children. This is the story of the doll sent from Wilmington, Ohio.

.50 (Mary Elizabeth Stanfield, United Society of Friends Women International. 1986. Paperback.)

City of Silence: Listening to Hiroshima

With the eye of a contemplative, Linner explores some of the lesser-known stories of the atomic bomb and its human legacy. These are stories of suffering, to be sure; but they are also stories of grace, solidarity, and the resilience of the human spirit. The hibakusha survived a devastating experience; in a moment their world was literally, completely destroyed. Their physical sufferings were compounded by isolation, social stigmatization, and fear of the delayed effects of radiation. But with this experience many of them accepted a sense of mission and purpose: to bear witness and to overcome the burdens of bitterness and hate.

$8.00 (Rachelle Linner, Orbis Books, 1995. Hardcover.)

Fallout: An American Nuclear Tragedy

"This well-researched exposé attests to the negligence, ignorance and corruption of authorities, and violation of the Nuclear Test Ban treaty... The Supreme Court's refusal to hear an appeal supports [Fradkin's] contention that the judiciary consistently upheld the government's policy of denial, placing national security above human health." Publishers Weekly

$3.00 (Philip L. Fradkin, University of Arizona Press, 1989. Paperback.)

Hibakusha

This booklet was published in English and Spanish to remind the world that "we must fix our eyes on the horror of the effects of the nuclear weapons described in this pamphlet, and do whatever we an to prevent a suicidal nuclear war and realize the total ban of nuclear weapons."

$1.00 (Japan Confederation of A- and H- bomb Sufferers Organizations. Paperback.)

Hiroshima

This is a reprint of John Hersey's 1945 classic account of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima as told through the stories of six survivors. Almost four decades after the original publication of the book, Hersey went back to Hiroshima in search of the people whose stories he told. His account of what he discovered about them is now the eloquent final chapter of Hiroshima.

$5.99 (John Hersey, Vintage Books, 1989 edition. Paperback.)

Hiroshima Calling

Filled with almost eighty pages of fantastic color photos, often two and three to a page, "this book is my attempt to put a human face on the name Hiroshima... Hiroshima's past is ever present, wtih the result that all photos taken in Hiroshima become symbolic... [This book is] a shout, a plea, a cry to the world, an alarm call for humanity to wake up and learn the lessons from Hiroshima." author

$20.00 (Paul Quayle, 1995. Paperback, oversize.)

Hiroshima in Memoriam and Today: A Testament of Peace for the World

"By telling their tragic stories and sharing their painful memories, the citizens of Hiroshima have helped to ensure that the rest of the world will never forget the immeasurable human cost of warfare in the modern age." Dr. Oscar Arias, Nobel Peace Laureate, 1987; President of Costa Rica, 1986-1990.

$12.00 (Edited by Hitoshi Takayama with the Cooperation of Hiroshima Citizens, Himat Group, 3rd edition, 2000. Paperback.)

In the Sky Over Nagasaki: An A-bomb Reader for Children

This book is the first volume of a series of four written by Japanese teachers for Japanese children to be used for peace education in Nagasaki. As such, it provides an informative account of what happened on the day of the atomic bombing and during the years that followed. It emphasizes the tragedy and horror of war and ordinary peoples' reactions to it. This peace reader is not intended for children to read alone and unguided. It is meant to be used where informed parents or teachers can lead children through the material, discuss ideas with them, answer their questions, and thereby develop their understanding of the realities and challenges of the nuclear age. Living Beneath the Atomic Cloud, for older readers, is the second in the series.

$5.00 (Nagasaki Prefecture Hibakusha Teachers Association, Peace Education Materials Tutorial Committee, translated by Cheryl Green Lammers Translation Collective, Peace Resource Center, 2nd edition, 1983. Paperback.)

Living Beneath the Atomic Cloud: Testimony of the Children of Nagasaki

This book is the second volume of a series of four used for peace education in Nagasaki. It is intended for older children and youth. In the Sky Over Nagasaki, for younger readers, is the first in the series.

$5.00 (Edited by Takashi Nagai, translated by a volunteer group, compiled by Frank Zenisek, Nagasaki Appeal Committee, 1983. Paperback.)

A Physician's Diary of the Atomic Bombing and Its Aftermath

Dr. Shirabe began this diary on August 9, 1945, to record his experiences in the wake of the atomic bombing that completely destroyed the Medical University. This edition contains reproductions of original drawings included in the diary, and photographs of Nagasaki after the bombing.

FREE, plus S&H (Raisuke Shirabe, MD, translated by Aloysius F. Kuo, MD, edited by Fidelius R. Kuo. Hardback.)

Sadako

In her novel Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, Eleanor Coerr told the story of Sadako and her grave struggle against leukemia that she developed at age twelve - ten years after the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The novel became a classic and gives the hope that Sadako's story will inspire children of all ages. This is a beautifully illustrated version of that same story.

$6.99 (Eleanor Coerr, illustrated by Ed Young, G.P. Putman's Sons, 1993. Paperback, oversize.)

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

This book is based on the true story of Sadako Sasaki, who was two years old when a U.S. atomic bomb destroyed Hiroshima. She grew to be a lively, athletic star of her school's running team before becoming gravely ill with leukemia. Recalling a Japanese legend, Sadako began folding paper cranes, believing that if she folded one thousand cranes, the gods would grant her to be healthy again.

$4.99 (Eleanor Coerr. Puffin Books, 1999. Paperback.)

Shin's Tricycle

This book tells the story of a young boy who was happily riding his red tricycle when his life was tragically cut short by the atomic blast in Hiroshima. His memory lives on through his cherished tricycle, which is now permanently displayed in the Hiroshima Peace Museum. The author lived through the atomic explosion and currently lives in Hiroshima.

$15.95 (Tatsuharu Kodama, illustrated by Noriyuki Ando, Walker Publishing Company, Inc., 1995. Hardcover, oversize.)

Summer Cloud: The A-bomb Experience of a Girls' School in Hiroshima

"For the human race never to repeat the wrong in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we must, first of all, know the horrors of the A-bombs. It is the duty of us Japanese to make an appeal at every opportunity to the world for the abolition of nuclear weapons. This book was written with a double aim - for high school students to learn English through this book and, at the same time, to acquaint themselves with the experience of Hiroshima, know the brutality of war, and take interest in the problems of peace." The Translators

$2.50 (Sanyusha Shuppan, edited by the English Department of Hiroshima Jogakuin High School, 1980. Paperback.)

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