books about: community

books about: community

books:

Community

Saul Alinsky

Vintage, 1989

If you want to understand Democrats - and Obama
If you want to understand Barack Obama - and Democrats in general - READ THIS BOOK. In September of 2008, Democrat were repeating the same phrase in the media: "Jesus was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate was a Governor" This was intended to imply, to voters, ...

Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, New Edition

Benedict Anderson

Verso, 2006

An amazing introduction
If you want a scholarly introduction to nationalism and its history, this is an excellent book to start with. Anderson begins with a discussion of how the concept of the nation first came into being, with emphasis on the factors that enabled people to imagine ...

Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook

Jane Maxwell, Carol Thuman, ...

Hesperian Foundation, 1992

Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook
This book was designed for primitive health care. It isn't set up to turn the layman into a surgeon. For what it is; it does an excellent job. A huge block of it has little use here in the states, but there is at least one good tip on every page. Once you move ...

Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

Seth Godin

Portfolio Hardcover, 2008

Seth leads us into leadership!
After years of building a solid foundation in marketing strategy, Seth Godin has now graduated to leadership guru with this book, Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us. The book helps chronicle (and diagnose) the dilemma facing all of us in the increasingly ...

Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future

Bill McKibben

Holt Paperbacks, 2008

Changed the way I see the world
I must admit, I wasn't particularly enthused about "Deep Economy" when I picked it up... it was one of several shorter texts required for my senior seminar class as a business major. I'm so glad I stuck with it... because it's had a lasting impression upon me. I won't ...

My New Baby (New Baby Series)

Child's Play International, 2000

If you have a baby AND are expecting a baby-- this is the book for you!
Our little boy is 9 months old-- and in just 4 more months, he'll be a big brother! We've been looking around to find a book that we could share with him that might make the transition a little easier-- and we found it, totally, in this book. We have several other ...

The Snowy Day

Ezra Jack Keats

Puffin, 1976

Absolutely timeless
So this is pretty much one of the best books ever written. The story is sweet and magical in the way of nature, and the pictures are just to die for with Keats' imaginative and surprisingly expressive design that still has not quite been beaten since. The book, story ...

Six Disciplines® Execution Revolution: Solving the One Business Problem That Makes Solving All Other Problems ...

Gary Harpst

Six Disciplines Publishing, 2008

Planning and Execution
While the ultimate message put forth in this book is about executing your plans and how to go about that, it is very much based on what needs to be done first - and that is Planning, Goal-Setting. Without this foundation in place first, any actions in business will be ...

Scarecrow

Cynthia Rylant

Voyager Books, 2001

Children love it
From an adult viewpoint, I thought the book was "very nice", but my child fell in love with this book. I am rating it as he would rate it. After all, the book is intended for children. He came home from school one day to describe a wonderful story that their ...

Great Emergence, The: How Christianity Is Changing and Why (emersion: Emergent Village resources for ...

Phyllis Tickle

Baker Books, 2008

must-reading for church leaders of all kinds
in a recent video post by doug pagitt (http://dougpagitt.com/emergent/emergent-and-emerging-church-distinction), he talks about the relationship between the terms "emergence", "emerging church", and "emergent" (or emergent village). the emerging church, as many have ...

Living Your Strengths: Discover Your God-Given Talents and Inspire Your Community

Albert L. Winseman, Donald O. Clifton, ...

Gallup Press, 2004

Are You On Track?
Are you on the right track? Do you wonder about why you love doing certain things and dislike others? Do you wonder why you react in certain ways? Are you looking for a better way to make right decisions, enjoy peace of mind, and live in harmony with others. This may ...

Marketing to the Social Web: How Digital Customer Communities Build Your Business

Larry Weber

Wiley, 2007

Great tool for marketers
I spend a great deal of time presenting social media concepts to marketing and agency professionals. This is a great book to help marketers build a solid understanding of key concepts and be prepared to make informed decisions. Marketing to the Social Web is an ...

Mo' Urban Dictionary: Ridonkulous Street Slang Defined

urbandictionary.com

Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2007

Great Insight into Urban Culture
This is a great book for those who have no idea what is being said on MTV, VH1, or BET! I can now decode hip-hop songs and rather than just going along with what is being said (because I had no clue what "skeet-skeet" meant), I can now decide for myself whether it is ...

Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life

Richard Florida

Basic Books, 2008

Location is EVERYTHING
Excellent book! From personal experience I agree that choice of where to live is the most important factor in one's personal happiness. I grew up in Canada in a Rocky Mountain town called Calgary (home of the Calgary Stampede) north of the Montana border. When I was ...

Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work (Book & CD-ROM)

Richard Dufour, Rebecca DuFour, ...

Solution Tree, 2006

Great Resource for PLCs
Professional Learning Communities are the big buzz currently. Does your school district have professional learning communities? Have you wondered where to start? Have you wondered how your professional learning communities are doing? If you've wondered about any of ...