Our Literature: English Language Books

We promote a new form of literacy, one that is more conducive to the flourishing of a culture of peace. We seek to cultivate both the mind and the heart in order to empower people socially, ecologically, politically, and spiritually. Via our periodicals and books, we hope to provide alternative ways of thinking and living to the public.

SNF is closely associated with the Komol Keemthong Foundation - whose main objective is to promote youth idealism, and Foundation for Children and its Village School in Kanjanaburi.

Besides SNF shares its office with Suksit Siam and Kled Thai, which distribute its publications. The following is a list of books in English, published by SNF or its affiliates. They can be ordered from Suksit Siam 117 Fuangnakorn Road, Bangkok 10200. Tel: 225-9531-2; Fax: (66-2) 222-5188

Distributors in USA and UK are Parallax Press and Wisdom Books respectively. For further details see Our Distributers and Publishers.

Angkarn Kalyanapong: A Contemporary Siamese Poet.
(US$ 5) By Angkarn Kalyanapong (Editor: Michael Wright), 82 Pages

Dhammic Socialism.
(US$6) By Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, Chief translator and editor Donald K. Swearer, Thai Inter-Religious Commission for Development. Bangkok 1986, 142 Pages

Radical Conservatism
Paperback (US$ 40) A volume in celebration of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu's 84th year written by: Thich Nhat Hanh, Gabriel Lafitte. Phra Debvedhi, Bhikkhu Sumedho, Lewis R. Lancaster, Sulak Sivaraksa, John A. McConnell, G. Lubsantseren and David W. Chappell etc, 576 Pages

Modern Thai Monarchy and Cultural Politics.
(US$15) Edited by David Streckfuss, Santi Pracha Dhamma Institute, 180 Pages

The Dissolution of the Sparkling Bridge.
(US$ 10) Poems by Frank Finney

Mindful Mediation.
(US$20) A handbook for Buddhist peace makers, by John A. McConnell. 385 Pages Paperback

Entering the Realm of Reality.
(US$ 15) Towards Dhammic Societies. Edited by Jonathan Watts, Alan Senauke, Santikaro Bhikkhu. INEB, 291 Pages

Life Without a Choice.
(US$15) By Karuna Kusalasaya; Published by Sathirakoses Nagapradipa Foundation & Thai Inter- Religious Commission for Development Bangkok 1991, 303 Pages

Essays on Thai Folklore.
(US$15) By Phya Anuman Rajadhon (new edition),422 Pages

Popular Buddhism in Siam and Other Essays on Thai Studies
paperback (US$ 15) By Phya Anuman Raj'adhon, Thai Inter-Religious Commission for Development/Sathirakoses-Nagapradipa Foundation Bangkok 1986, 216 Pages

Some Traditions of the Thai.
(US$10) By Phya Anuman Rajadhon, 196 Pages

Wishes and Lies.
(US$15) Feature Stories from Thailand by Pravit Rojanaphruk, Santi Pracha Dhamma Institute/ Sathirakoses-Nagapradipa Foundation, 168 Pages

Real Life at Moo Baan Dek.
paperback (US$ 10) By Rajani & Pibhop Dhongchai, Edited by Ellen Coahey and Piphop Udommittipong, FFC Publishing House, 157 Pages

Seeds of Hope.
(US$20) By Sanitsuda Ekafchi. Published by Thai Development Support Committee, 230 Pages

Buddhist Perception for Desirable Societies in the Future.
(US$15) Papers prepared for the United Nations University, edited by Sulak Sivaraksa et al. Thai Inter- Religious Commission for Development, Sathirakoses-Nagapradipa Foundation, 1993, 288 Pages

A Buddhist Vision for Renewing Society.
(US$ 15) Collected articles by a concerned Thai intellectual, Sulak Sivaraksa. Thai Inter-Religious Commission for Development, 3rd printing 1994, 380 Pages

Five Cycles of Friendship.
(US$ 5) By Friends of Sulak Sivaraksa to honor his 60th birthday anniversary, Suksit Siam, Bangkok 1993, 132 Pages

Looking to America to Solve Thailand's Problems.
(US$ 5) By Phra Rajavaramuni, Translation by Grant A. Olson

Loyalty Demands Dissent.
paperback (US$15) Autobiography of a Socially Engaged Buddhist, by S. Sivaraksa, Parallax Press

The Quest for a Just Society.
(US$ 6) The Legacy and Challenge of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu edited by Sulak Sivaraksa, Thai Inter-Religious Commission for Development & Santi Pracha Dhamma Institute, Bangkok 1994

Religion and Development.
(US$ 10) By Sulak Sivaraksa, Thai Inter-Religious Commission for Development, 3rd Edition, 1987, 84 Pages

Searching for Asian Cultural Integrity.
(US$ 10) Papers from Inter-Cultural Seminar in Bangkok 1990, edited by Sulak Sivaraksa et al, 222 Pages

Seeds of Peace: A Buddhist Vision for Renewing Society.
(US$ 10) Sulak Sivaraksa. Foreword by H.H.The Dalai Lama. Parallax Press/International Network of Engaged Buddhist/ Sathirakoses-Nagapradipa Foundation 1992.186 Pages

Siam in Crisis.
paperback (US$ 15) A Collection of Articles by Sulak Sivaraksa. Revised 2nd Edition, Santi Pracha Dhamma Institute & Thai Inter-Religious Commission for Development, Bangkok 2533/1990. 371 Pages

A Socially Engaged Buddhism.
paperback (US$ 10) By Sulak Sivaraksa: A Controversial Siamese. Thai Inter-Religious Commission for Development, Bangkok 1998. 206 Pages

When Loyalty Demands Dissent.
(US$ 20) Sulak Sivaraksa and the charge of lese majeste in Siam 1991-1993, Santi Pracha Dhamma Institute/ Ashram Wongsanit/Sathirakoses-Nagapradipa Foundation, 350 Pages

Global Healing
(US$15) Essays and interviews on structural violence, Social development and spiritual transfor-mafion; by Sulak Sivaraksa.

Socially Engaged Buddhism for the New Millennium.
(US$ 15) Sulak Sivaraksa Hon. Editor Sathirakoses - Naga pradipa Foundation, May 2542,536 Pages Hard cover (US$ 60) paperback (US$ 38)

Occasional Papers by Santi Pracha Dhamma Institute and Spirit in Education Movement:

Alternative Development.
Price 10.00 US$ From a Buddhist perspective. By Sulak Sivaraksa.

Alternative Development.
Price 10.00 US$ From a Buddhist perspective. SEM course report. By Sulak Sivaraksa.

Luong Pho Nan : Building Peace.
By Pithaya Wongkun. Price 5.00 US$ Translated from the original Thai by Joshua J. Prokopy.

Deep Ecology Forest Walk 1996, or "Not Just Another Walk in the Woods."
Price 5.00 US$ SEM course report. By Annette Dunklin & Jennifer Rain.

Buddhism and Human Rights in Siam.
Price 5.00 US$ By Sulak Sivaraksa.

Thai Buddhist Responses to the AIDS Crisis.
Price 5.00 US$ By Sulak Sivaraksa.

Present Trends of Buddhism in Siam and a Positive Future of the Sangha.
Price 5.00 US$ By Sulak Sivaraksa.

Ajarn Noam Chomsky: Professor of Linguistics
Price 5.00 US$

Social Critic, and Conscience for an Unjust World.
By Tong Banarak.

Applying Gandhi for Alternatives to Consumerism.
Price 5.00 US$ By Sulak Sivaraksa.

3rd Annual SEM Lecture. 29 October 1997.
Price 5.00 US$ Silpakorn University. Bangkok Thailand. By Jakob Von Uexkull.

Five Awardees from Sathirakoses-Nagapradipa
Price 5.00 US$ and the Komol Keemthong Foundations.

Assembly of the Poor.
Price 5.00 US$ By Chris Walker and Danny Campbell.

The following titles are published in honor of Mr.Pridi Banomyong's Centennary on May 11th 2000. They are distributed by Booklight Inc.

Powers That Be: Pridi Banomyong through the rise and fall of Thai democracy
By Sulak Sivaraksa US$10

The 1932 Revolutionist
By Kamron Gunatilaka US$10

National Economic Policy
By Luang Pradist Manudharm (Pridi Banomyong) US$12

The King of the White Elephant
By Pridi Banomyong US$12

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