books: the community

books: the community

books:

The community

Community: The Structure of Belonging

Peter Block

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2008

what the world needs right now!
Peter Block has given us a blueprint for building community on all levels, local, national and even global. And the world can use more of it with all the incivility and violence! Cudos to Mr. Block for the timing and the wisdom in the pages of this book. -John ...

Alcohol Can Be a Gas!: Fueling an Ethanol Revolution for the 21st Century

David Blume

International Institute for Ecological Agriculture, 2007

The solution for our great country!!
This book is the bible for using a resource that we have in endless supply to end our dependance on foreign oil, curb global warming and adapt to a new economy that will create jobs for our country. Big oil has made most people skeptics and this is not new technology ...

My New Baby (New Baby Series)

Child's Play International, 2000

awesome book!
I bought this book for my son who will be 21 months when baby #2 is due. I love that there are no words so we can make up our own story at a level he can comprehend. It's wonderful to see the mommy breastfeeding and the daddy changing diapers, cooking, and dressing the ...

Rules for Radicals

Saul Alinsky

Vintage, 1989

A real eye-opener
This book is a must read for all to understand radicalism and how their goals are achieved. This book was essentially the blueprint for the Obama campaign. Saul Alinsky and his views are admired by both Obama and Hillary Clinton.

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 ...

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

Phyllis Tickle

Baker Books, 2008

Keep moving
To move is to emerge, and become what you are destined to be. HOORAY for writers like Tickle who amuse and amaze you with their insights on the church's future. Don't dispair, there is HOPE for the future if we go back to the basics and learn to love our neighbors ...

The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror

Christopher Moore

William Morrow, 2005

You'll know if you'll like it by the title
Like all of Moore's books, if you didn't like the title, you won't like the book. It is fun, light reading with a twisted sense of humor that is sarcastic and satirical without being overly cynical or superior. If you enjoy looking at the human condition from three ...

Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War

Nathaniel Philbrick

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

book review
The service was so prompt, I was happy as it was to be given as a gift.

Dream Snow

Philomel, 2000

"Dream Snow" is a great book for young readers.
Eric Carle's "Dream Snow" is a book that mesmerizes young readers, when they "listen" to the sound of the snow.

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

Benedict Anderson

Verso, 2006

A must-read
No need to comment. This is one of the classics and a must for any student of nationalism. Even if you don't agree with Anderson's account on the origins of nationalism, you still have to read it.