books about: community     books:       Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community81 reviews Robert D. Putnam Simon & Schuster, 2001 A Lonelier Crowd Robert D. Putnam's BOWLING ALONE provides what is, arguably, the most robust scientific treatment in a single volume of the conversation about friendship and its benefits begun by Aristotle nearly twenty-four centuries ago, a conversation about what has now come to be called "social capital" : "...how can prosperity be guarded and preserved without friends...And in poverty and in other ...             Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, New Edition30 reviews 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 communities beyond their immediate surroundings. He then brings in more abstract concepts such as spatial/temporal relations and its ...             Introduction to Community Health James F. McKenzie, Robert R. Pinger, ... Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc., 2007 In an effort to effectively address the health issues facing today s communities, An Introduction to Community Health, Sixth Edition, has been updated to reflect the latest trends and statistics in community health. With an emphasis on developing the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in health education, this best-selling introductory text covers such topics as epidemiology, community organization, program planning, minority health, ...             Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community3 reviews Marcia Stanhope, Jeanette Lancaster Mosby, 2007 Public Health Nursing Book The book was received in very good shape and in a very timely fashion. Thank you             Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice11 reviews Jossey-Bass, 2008 very useful book This book is very useful to anyone involved in the public health field for research or developing interventions to address any health behavior with any group. I'm glad I purchased it. I highly recommend it as a valuable resource.             Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time1268 reviews Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 Greg Mortenson brews a lesson for us all By now, Greg Mortenson is a household name in parts of the world where central heating and air conditioning, superhighways, high definition television, and PCs are virtually unknown to the average citizen. Three Cups of Tea is a masterfully written memoir of his experiences building schools and supporting the disenfranchised in Pakistan and Afghanistan--and much more. It is a call to arms for ...             Six Disciplines® Execution Revolution: Solving the One Business Problem That Makes Solving All Other Problems ...10 reviews 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 haphazard, directionless and misguided. Six Principles Execution Revolution is an excellent business source that offers some ...             Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future48 reviews 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 give all the details about the book... several reviewers have already done a great job with that. All I will say is that the ...             Rules for Radicals37 reviews Saul Alinsky Vintage, 1989 how to effect change This book describes the model of community organizing practiced by successful leaders such as Barack Obama and Cesar Chavez. Very effective but difficult to practice.             Alcohol Can Be a Gas!: Fueling an Ethanol Revolution for the 21st Century15 reviews David Blume International Institute for Ecological Agriculture, 2007 This books helps strip away the myths of history. This book delves into the kind of information that could help us avoid making the same mistakes over and over. If it can help create awareness of how susceptible the public is to being flim-flammed by the Oil Industry experts and its sycophants imbedded throughout the government and media we could clean this mess up. The book shows that it was the oil interests who politicized energy not the ...             Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Faith in Community39 reviews Dietrich Bonhoeffer HarperOne, 1978 The Reality of Christian Fellowship This is a great little book, a classic that all Christians should read. At roughly 128 pages, this is a short treatise on Christian community that is very accessible. In the first chapter of this book Bonhoeffer presents his understanding of the reality of Christian community. Bonhoeffer's basic claim is that Christian community is a reality, both in the mundane realm and in the spiritual ...             Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War272 reviews Nathaniel Philbrick Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 Plymouth Myth Excellent and informative. This book is a must for history buffs and teachers. Mayflower busts most myths about our early settlers.             Community/Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Health of Populations Mary A. Nies, Melanie McEwen Saunders, 2006 Community/Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Health of Populations, 4th Edition focuses on the issues and responsibilities of contemporary community/public health nursing. Its emphasis on working with populations combined with the unique "upstream" preventive approach prepares the reader to assume an active role in caring for the health of clients in community and public settings. Plus, the new full-color design highlights special features ...             Planet of Slums22 reviews Mike Davis Verso, 2007 All SAPed Out What a tremendous work. I've got two chapters left to go, and thus far it's easily the most informative and scholarly book I've yet to read in 2008. Planet of Slums is all about how the Third World's major cities are growing at what seems like an almost exponential rate. They're turning into what Davis terms megacities and even hypercities: 20,000,000+ in population! In the next few ...             The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed6 reviews Michael Meyer Walker & Company, 2008 Learn about Beijing before it's forever changed Michael Meyer has crafted an engaging, sometimes funny, sometimes sad account of his life in Beijing. The people, places and occurences draw you into everyday situations in Meyer's current life. The mix of historical references is just right for those without a semester of Chinese History 101 in their past. Having recently visited Beijing, the author compels me to check my bank balance for the ...             Community: The Structure of Belonging15 reviews Peter Block Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2008 Community ....Peter Block Seminal work on how to change culture by changing the conversations we have. Had Peter as a graduate instructor and his fireside chats were marvelous...and the book continues in the tradition of insight, optimism, the power we have in language and questions to create a better future (or as Peter puts it ...possibilities). We are at a precipice in organizations to achieve engagement, ownership, ...             Don't Sweat the Small Stuff--and it's all small stuff (Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Series)254 reviews Richard Carlson Hyperion, 1997 Living with Ease This is a perfect book to have on your coffee table or at your bedside. Reading any of Richard Carlson's 2 page chapters a day is wonderful support in having a great life. This book has helped me feel at ease in myself. For example - the chapter "Cut Your Some Slack," reminds me "Life is a process - just one thing after another. When you lose it just start over again" - I love this! It's ...             My New Baby (New Baby Series)66 reviews Child's Play International, 2000 wondeful book for toddlers Our 27 month old son loves this book and its companion, "Waiting for Baby" by the same author. We talk about what's going on in the pictures and he's always noticing new things, even after repeated readings. I like this book because it presents the introduction of a new baby as a natural, happy event. The mom is pictured breastfeeding not once, but twice and the dad is shown changing diapers, ...             The Bean Trees: A Novel380 reviews Barbara Kingsolver HarperTorch, 1998 A Remarkable Guide to Life Taylor is a high spirited and strong willed girl whose whole life has been lead in Kentucky. Taylor had three goals in her life: not to get pregnant, to leave Pittman County, and to change her name. She ended up buying a '55 Volkswagen bug and leaving Pittman County behind. She ends up with the name Taylor which she got from the first town she stopped in. While on the desolate plains of Oklahoma ...             Foundations of Nursing in the Community: Community-Oriented Practice2 reviews Marcia Stanhope, Jeanette Lancaster Mosby, 2005 Average nursing textbook This textbook seems to be on par with the other texts I have had to purchase for nursing school. Nothing incredibly wonderful in terms of organization or content. Seems repetitive in places. Relatively well written in terms of syntax and vocabulary choice. I was able to read through the chapters without having to stop and disseminate what the authors were trying to say, so that was definitely ...              search for books backstreets, belonging, business, collapse, communities, community, community-oriented, disciplines, education, execution, exploration, foundations, introduction, mayflower, nationalism, oriented, population, population-centered, populations, practice, problems, promoting, radicals, reflections, research, revolution, structure, together, transformed, vanishing books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Toms, Coo Mulattoes, Mammies & Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in ... home  impressum - about us