George Takei’s newest book, They Called Us Enemy, a New York Times best-selling graphic novel for people aged 10 and older, is in our Fuller Hall store. You will remember Mr. Takei as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek franchise. The book is a memoir of Takai’s childhood imprisonment with his parents in an American concentration camp at Tule Lake Segregation Center, California during World War II.  He was four-years old when the family was forced from their home by an order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Every person of Japanese descent on the west coast was rounded up and shipped to one of ten “relocation centers,” where they would be held for years under armed guard. “What does it mean to be American? Who gets to decide? When the world is against you, what can one person do? To answer these questions, George Takei joins co-writers Justin Eisinger and Steven Scott and artist Harmony Becker for the journey of a lifetime.”

The Bookstore carries the books being recommended for adult classes this fall, as well as books from previous terms. You’ll also find works to support meditation and contemplation, writing as a spiritual journey, and learning about Unitarian Universalist history and ideas. Seeking background on justice topics? The Bookstore has quite a lot of material. Thought about reading the Quran or the Bible in relatively modern language? An easy to read and light-hearted explanation of the Old Testament? They are in the Fuller Bookstore. Have you been assigned to provide the Blessing at your multi-religious family’s Thanksgiving dinner? You’ll find not only books with prayer / reading ideas, but also copies of our Singing the Living Tradition gray hymnal with dozens of readings in the back.  

Thank you for supporting our Beacon Bookstore where 40% of our sale price goes right to the Church’s bottom line. Need a dessert cookbook or book of hikes around Portland? We’re always happy to do special orders.