{"product_id":"threads-of-peace-how-mohandas-gandhi-and-martin-luther-king-jr-changed-the-world-9781481416795","title":"Threads of Peace: How Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Changed the World","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Inviting and original.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMohandas Gandhi and Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. both shook and changed the world in their quest for peace among all people, but what threads connected these great activists together in their shared goal of social revolution?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lawyer and activist, tiny of stature with giant ideas, in British-ruled India at the beginning of the 20th century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA minister from Georgia with a thunderous voice and hopes for peace at the height of the civil rights movement in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn more than a half-century apart, with seemingly little in common except one shared wish, both would go on to be icons of peaceful resistance and human decency. Both preached love for all human beings, regardless of race or religion. Both believed that freedom and justice were won by not one, but many. Both met their ends in the most unpeaceful of ways--assassination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut what led them down the path of peace? How did their experiences parallel...and diverge? \u003ci\u003eThreads of Peace\u003c\/i\u003e keenly examines and celebrates these extraordinary activists' lives, the threads that connect them, and the threads of peace they laid throughout the world, for us to pick up, and weave together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUma Krishnaswami is the author of several books for children including \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Plan to Fix Everything \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Problem with Being Slightly Heroic\u003c\/i\u003e. She was born in New Delhi, India, and now lives in British Columbia, Canada.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50727010238738,"sku":"9781481416795","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_af939823-76af-49a8-820b-2590275bff48.jpg?v=1737253206","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/threads-of-peace-how-mohandas-gandhi-and-martin-luther-king-jr-changed-the-world-9781481416795","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}