books about: community     books:       The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web22 reviews Tamar Weinberg O'Reilly Media, 2009 Tour de force for social marketing This book covers all the basics of using online social tools for marketing. It doesn't just gloss over things though. The author gives a thorough run-down of the tools that are available at this time. She also gives a clear and concise explanation of how and why to use them. An example of this is her chapter on social bookmarking. Here she covers the most popular tools, which are Delicious ...             Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (New Edition)32 reviews Benedict Anderson Verso, 2006 A short-lived idea? The thesis: "Nations" are imagined communities. They don't exist per se, as we will never know the overwhelming majority of our fellow compatriots. Nations don't respect ethnicity, religion, or preferences. They are not entities formed out of voluntary association. They are not optional at birth. They are political concoctions, perceived as limited and sovereign. Independently of the existing ...             Foundations of Nursing in the Community: Community-Oriented Practice12 reviews Marcia Stanhope RN DSN FAAN, Jeanette Lancaster RN PhD FAAN Mosby, 2009 Just as described Item is for my class, so it's not for my entertainment, but it came as described and as promised.             Creating Community: Five Keys to Building a Small Group Culture20 reviews Andy Stanley, Bill Willits Multnomah Books, 2004 Easy to read and to practice Andy Stanley makes light work of creating biblical community. His style is as easy to read as Andy is to listen to. You will be challenged and encouraged as you put these principles into action.             Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work: New Insights for Improving Schools1 review Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, ... Solution Tree, 2008 PLC process a must for schools These celebrated leaders in education reflect on their past ten years of discoveries they have encountered during their incredible Professional Learning Community jouney. The PLC process continues to emerge as the most important model for school improvement. Schools committed to professional learning communities are seeing incredible results for their students' learning. Read and you will gain ...             Community: The Structure of Belonging33 reviews Peter Block Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2009 Creating a We in any group Peter Block has created a roadmap to connection in any type of group. I have tried the ideas in this book. They are simple and effective. This is the most impactful book that I have read on creating a genuine sense of We that moves us out of a collection of Is.             Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement5 reviews Solution Tree, 1998 Practices from some of the best schools in the country The collaborative work of Richard DuFour (Superintendent of Adlai Stevenson High School District 125, Lincolnshire, Illinois) and Robert Eaker (Dean of the College of Education, Middle Tennessee State University), Professional Learning Communities At Work: Best Practices For Enhancing Student Achievement offers the reader informed and informative information on how to transform any private or ...             School and Community Relations, The (9th Edition)5 reviews Don Bagin, Donald R. Gallagher, ... Allyn & Bacon, 2007 The School and Community Relations My order came right on time! Just like it said that it would. The book was in excellent condition. It was neatly wrapped and packed for safety. I will shop here again in the near future. J. Smith Cedar Hill, Texas             The Abundant Community: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods2 reviews John McKnight, Peter Block Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2010 Revoluntionary Thinking About Community When diving into the whole arena of civic/community engagement, most people are almost instantaneously bombarded with advice and information on how to link together organizations, where to get funding, and how to build the community with resources that come from outside. We are told that there are systems and processes that hold the key to a better life. John McKnight and Peter Block steer the ...             Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War327 reviews Nathaniel Philbrick Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 MAYFLOWER Nathaniel Philbrick is one of the best historical authors that I have read. He is a top notch researcher, one of best when it comes to describing historical events. The ideas he writes are clear and logical. The reason I chose MAYFLOWER to read was because I enjoyed reading Philbrick's last book published this year, THE LAST STAND, the history of Custer and the Little Big Horn, the book ...             Community/Public Health Nursing: Promoting the Health of Populations8 reviews Mary A. Nies PhD RN FAAN FAAHB, Melanie McEwen PhD RN Saunders, 2006 Very quick delivery... I would purchase from this seller again. The book came quickly and was in excellent condition.             Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community7 reviews Marcia Stanhope RN DSN FAAN, Jeanette Lancaster RN PhD FAAN Mosby, 2007 Great purchase! This was a great purchase, just as described. I would most definitely buy from this seller again.             Building Communities from the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community's Assets5 reviews John P. Kretzmann, John L. McKnight ACTA Publications, 1997 Kretzmann and McKnight help us see through new eyes. Building Communities from the Inside Out guides readers to a new, asset-based approach to community building that proves everyone has a gift to share. The book offers practical advice, helpful tools, and powerful stories that help us see communities in new ways--as treasure troves of talent. Kretzmann and McKnight's front-line experience working with neighborhoods across America has created ...             Community Health Nursing: Promoting and Protecting the Public's Health (Community Health Nursing (Allender))5 reviews Judith Ann Allender, Cherie Rector, ... Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009 fast I received this book only a couple days after ordering, fast service and no problems!             Theology for the Community of God13 reviews Stanley J. Grenz Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000 An excellent theological work for this generation. Every generation needs theologians willing to wrestle with the challenging task of communicating the timeless theological truths of the Bible in the cultural and linguistic setting of the day. Such work is difficult because it requires the theologian to "draw lines" between rigid doctrinalism and syncretism. Stanley Grenz's work provides an excellent example of such a task well done. Theology for ...             Introduction to Community Health7 reviews James F. McKenzie, Robert R. Pinger, ... Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc., 2007 Great services The book was shipped really fast and as the same condition as it was described!             On Common Ground: The Power of Professional Learning Communities6 reviews Roland Barth, Rebecca DuFour, ... Solution Tree, 2005 How Many Ways... In how many ways are we going to have to hear that the unexamined methods in which our schools have been organized, structured, staffed, and departmentalized work against our best efforts to create real, sustainable learning communities? The following items were a collection of thoughts on behalf of educators working at the Butte County Office of Education that gathered to discuss this book as ...             Organic Community: Creating a Place Where People Naturally Connect (emersion: Emergent Village resources for ...12 reviews Joseph R. Myers Baker Books, 2007 Excellent Book on Church or Organizational Planning and Leadership I have read dozens of books on how to do church, but each one seems to assume that if you will only submit to a particular church model and recreate those circumstances, similar success will come. But this is not so. Organic Community helps you to chill out with master planning and begin identifying what God has given you so that a unique church model can naturally arise. Great, great read. Don't ...             Cultivating Communities of Practice30 reviews Etienne Wenger, Richard McDermott, ... Harvard Business Press, 2002 A must read for those working to create learning communities This book was recommended to me by a colleague who has years of experience in cultivating learning collaboratives. It is stunningly insightful and practical, and the authors speak from observation and experience spanning a wide range of organizations and circumstances. It really is a "how to think about this issue" and "how to make it happen successfully" manual. Highly recommend it.             Community/Public Health Nursing Practice: Health for Families and Populations5 reviews Frances A. Maurer RN C MS, Claudia M. Smith RN-BC MPH PhD Saunders, 2008 Community Health and Public nursing Book Very imformative book, reads easy, and makes information easy to remember. When reading this book you know you are reading an educational book, but you feel like you are reading something for fun. 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