Ready for some civil disobedience, but need guidance on how to get started? Here are five books to get you going—no matter what your politics.

“The Activist’s Handbook: Winning Social Change In The 21st Century (2nd ed.)” by Randy Shaw

“A Field Guide To Lies: Critical Thinking In The Information Age” by Daniel Levitin

“Hope In The Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities” by Rebecca Solnit

“The ALL NEW Don’t Think Of An Elephant!: Know Your Values And Frame The Debate” by George Lakoff

“Civil Disobedience” by Henry David Thoreau

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BOOK TALK: Activism Talks

by Tom Beans, Dudley's BookShop Cafe, The Source - Bend, Oregon
February 15, 2017

<h1>BOOK TALK: Activism Talks</h1> <p class="byline">by Tom Beans, Dudley's BookShop Cafe, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />February 15, 2017</p> <p><p> <b>Ready for some civil disobedience, but need guidance on how to get started? Here are five books to get you going—no matter what your politics.</b> </p> <p> <b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17739572-the-activist-s-handbook" target="_blank">"The Activist's Handbook: Winning Social Change In The 21st Century (2nd ed.)"</a></b> by Randy Shaw </p> <p> <b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28504537-a-field-guide-to-lies?from_search=true" target="_blank">"A Field Guide To Lies: Critical Thinking In The Information Age"</a></b> by Daniel Levitin </p> <p> <b><a href="http:// Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities " target="_blank">"Hope In The Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities"</a></b> by Rebecca Solnit </p> <p> <b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23392815-the-all-new-don-t-think-of-an-elephant?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" target="_blank">"The ALL NEW Don't Think Of An Elephant!: Know Your Values And Frame The Debate"</a></b> by George Lakoff </p> <p> <b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18626866-civil-disobedience?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" target="_blank">"Civil Disobedience"</a></b> by Henry David Thoreau </p> <div class="wp-block-group fdn-after-article-related"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Related Stories</h3> </p></div> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/culture/book-talk-activism-talks-2781782/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=23016&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/culture/book-talk-activism-talks-2781782/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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