「本書不講理論，只和世人分享佛教和平工作的狀況。」編者大衛．查波開宗明義向讀著說明。 了讓世人瞭解佛教團體究竟做了些什麼，大衛．查波邀請全球十八位知名的和平工作勒，包括達賴喇嘛、一行禪師、哥沙納達法師、池田大作、證嚴法師、聖嚴法師等人，請他們暢談自己如何帶領大眾將佛教理念化為具體行動。 許多人不知道，佛陀在兩千五百年前創立的僧團，已具備最早的民主社會雛形，並已致力於實踐和諧、平等、合作、接受多元等觀念，遠遠超越了當時時代的認知。書中所呈現的眾多工作重點雖然不同，但目的卻是相同的：發揮人類最大的良善潛能，實現佛陀理想中的和諧社會。

When is political compromise acceptable--and when is it fundamentally rotten, something we should never accept, come what may? What if a rotten compromise is politically necessary? Compromise is a great political virtue, especially for the sake of peace. But, as Avishai Margalit argues, there are moral limits to acceptable compromise even for peace. But just what are those limits? At what point does peace secured with compromise become unjust? Focusing attention on vitally important questions that have received surprisingly little attention, Margalit argues that we should be concerned not only with what makes a just war, but also with what kind of compromise allows for a just peace. Examining a wide range of examples, including the Munich Agreement, the Yalta Conference, and Arab-Israeli peace negotiations, Margalit provides a searching examination of the nature of political compromise in its various forms. Combining philosophy, politics, and history, and written in a vivid and accessible style, On Compromise and Rotten Compromises is full of surprising new insights about war, peace, justice, and sectarianism.

有一个故事简直令人难以置信，说的是第一次世界大战一次成功的短暂和平。1914年圣诞节，交战国的士兵们放下武器，在前线的无人区共同欢度圣诞节。几个星期来躺在无人区没有被埋藏的死者由敌对的双方在“永远安息”的祈祷声中共同掩埋。战场成了交换烟丝、烟斗、葡萄干布丁、雪茄、朗姆酒、啤酒、葡萄酒的场所。他们互相述说渴望，展示家人的照片，甚至比赛足球。战壕上面立起了圣诞树，铁丝网上燃起了蜡烛。互为敌人的救死扶伤唱起了圣诞歌，祝福圣诞快乐，希望和平持久。 他们是敢于自发追求和平的英雄，他们只是想活着返回家乡。因为不久他们又必须按上司的命令继续开枪，互相杀戮，战争还要持续几年，上百万人即将失去生命，所以这些和平缔造者的故事很快被掩盖。 但是当年的照片留存了下来…… 1914年12月24日，因为圣诞节，交战正酣的英德军队相约罢战一天。满是硝烟的战场上出现了暂的和平。敌对的双方在歌声中走出战壕，互致祝福，甚至举办了一场足球赛。 比赛结束，战争重新开始…… 根据这个故事，欧洲多个国家的电影公司共同投资制作了经典巨片《今夜无战事》。 不分国界、不分信仰、不分何种战争，世界和平是人们的愿望，战争是一个讲不完的失败的故事。

When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive. Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize. I AM MALALA is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons. I AM MALALA will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.

《二十四只眼睛》是著名作家壶井荣的代表作，控诉战争罪恶的最经典小说。 那一年，大石老师来到海角村的小学校，第一次站到讲台上。教室里一共有十二个学生，那二十四只眼睛清纯透彻、盛满梦想。 那时外界已处于剧烈的历史变动中，但幼小的孩子们吃着麦饭，依旧茁壮成长着。他们不知道有什么样的前途在等待自己，只是为成长感到高兴。 十八年里，一场战争，一切全变了。十二个孩子眼中布满沧桑，有的眼睛已经瞎了，有的则永远不会再回来…… 壶井荣以平民的遭遇写出战争的痛苦，如《萤火虫之墓》般令人潸然泪下。 因《二十四只眼睛》小说感人的力量，由木下惠介执导的同名电影击败黑泽明《七武士》，获金球奖最佳外语片奖。 活着是最宝贵的事，战争只能带来最真切的生离死别。这本书里有爱与和平，所以值得推荐给每一个人。