Here are two highly recommended books on social action, both from the practical point of view. The first is from the Midwest Academy, a Chicago-based social change activist school that since the 1970s has been training organizers for communities, unions, women's groups and other social movements.

Organizing for Social Change: Midwest Academy: Manual for Activists by Kim Bobo, Jackie Kendall and Steve Max.

The Activist's Handbook: A Primer Updated Edition with a New Preface by Randy Shaw

Some Do Care: Contemporary Lives of Moral Commitment
Anne Colby, preface by William Damon - 1994

The Moral Child: Nurturing Children's Natural Moral Growth
William Damon - Reprint 1990

Greater Expectations: Overcoming the Culture of Indulgence in Our Homes and Schools
William Damon - 1996

"[I]f the fundamentals of good work excellence and ethics are in harmony, we lead a personally fulfilling and socially rewarded life."
Good Work: Where Excellence and Ethics Meet
Howard Gardner, Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi, William Damon
Paperback 2002 / Hardcover 2001

For the Common Good:
Redirecting the Economy Toward Community, the Environment, and a Sustainable Future
Herman E. Daly, John B. Cobb
Paperback / Published 1994

Ethics of Environment and Development: Global Challenge, International Response
J. Ronald Engel (Editor), Joan G. Engel (Editor)
Paperback / Published 1991
Reprint Edition / 1994

Sacred Sands: The Struggle for Community in the Indiana Dunes
J. Ronald Engel / Reprint 1986

Democracy and Social Ethics
by Jane Addams
Introduction by Charlene Haddock Seigfried
"Illinois Edition" published 2002

Following Kohlberg : Liberalism and the Practice of Democratic Community (Revisions)
Donald R. C. Reed / Hardcover / Published 1998

Ethics for Everyone: How to Increase Your Moral Intelligence
by Arthur Dobrin

Written clearly enough for adolescents and young adults to understand, and yet with enough sophistication in the ideas that adults of all ages can grow and learn. Dobrin begins with a short overview of common ethical approaches, and then, for the rest of the book, presents difficult ethical dilemmas, with some insight into the thinking process for each one.

Teaching Right from Wrong:
40 Things You Can Do to Raise a Moral Child
by Arthur Dobrin

An accessible and practical book based on sound and current research for parents who want to raise their children with good values.