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A Manual for Group Facilitators
by Center for Conflict Resolution
Re-published by the Fellowship for Intentional Community
Retypeset and reprinted with a new cover, December 2003
89 pages; paperbound; ISBN: 0-9718264-0-4
The role of group facilitator is often pivotal to good results for groups making the transition to consensus. The Manual is the best introduction we've found on approaching the role of facilitator as someone who welcomes both rational and emotional input. |
$16.00 |
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Art of Facilitation, The
How to Create Group Synergy
by Dale Hunter, Anne Bailey, and Bill Taylor
1995; 241 pages; paperbound
A superb training resource for facilitators; enables group members to understand facilitation and to take on this role themselves. It also provides access to the source of group empowerment and shows how to create group synergy. |
$18.00 |
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Blessed Unrest
How The Largest Social Movement In History Is Restoring Grace, Justice and Beauty to the World
by Paul Hawken
2008; 342 pages; 8.5" x 5.5", paperback; ISBN:0-14311-3-658
The author of this important work has a wonderful gift of pattern recognition that enables him to draw from diverse sources and sew together a patchwork of information that is compelling in its message: We must work together if life on this planet as we know it today is going to survive the threats of devaluation of individual life, depleted resources, pollution and global warming. |
$16.00 $13.00 |
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Bookmarks - How To Build Community
painting by Karen Kerney; words by Syracuse Cultural Workers
The same great text as our poster, but in a more portable size! Bookmarks measure 2" x 6" and come in packets of SIX (that is, when you order "one" of the bookmarks, you get ONE packet of six bookmarks). Postage is included in the price. |
$5.00 |
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Building United Judgment
A Handbook for Consensus Decision Making
edited by Center for Conflict Resolution
Re-published by the Fellowship for Intentional Community
124 pages; paperbound; ISBN: 0-9602714-6-5
Consensus decision making in groups can maximize cooperation and participation of all group members. Consensus brings together the needs, resources, and ideas of every group member by means of a supportive creative structure. This classic introduction to secular consensus was recently brought back into print by the Fellowship for Intentional Community. |
$16.00 |
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Circles of Strength
Community Alternatives to Alienation
edited by Helen Forsey
1993; 144 pages; paperbound
A collection of experiences and reflections of over 20 members of communities, Circles of Strength helps turn the desire for a home base of family and friends into reality. The voices are diverse - urban neighborhoods, First Nations, religious orders, rural communes and activist camps are represented. Contains practical advice and inspiring visions about ways to reconstruct circles of mutual caring and support. |
$10.00 $7.00 |
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Co-op Villages
The Next Evolution
By Jack Reed, Jen Chendra and Jim Costa
2007; 290 pages; 9"x 6"; paperback; ISBN: 0-97948-650-5
Brimming with good ideas, this book offers a blueprint for a sustainable future. This title will be of interest to everyone who feels that the current me-first paradigm is not good for the health of the planet. |
$20.00 |
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Cohousing
A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves
by Kathryn McCamant and Charles Durrett
Revised and updated 2nd Edition 1994 (reprinted 2003); 288 pages
This groundbreaking and practical guide to creating cohousing is a must-have for the growing number of people who want to build a cohousing community. Revised, updated and expanded this new edition includes case studies of communities in Europe and the United States with illustrations, photographs and personal experiences. |
$30.00 |
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Cohousing Handbook, The
Building a Place for Community
by Chris ScottHanson and Kelly ScottHanson
2004; 304 pages; 7.5 x 9 inches; paperback; ISBN: 0-8657151713
A source of inspiration for those who want to create their ideal community, The Cohousing Handbook is a practical guide to building a better society one neighborhood at a time. This book is a must-have for the growing number of people who want to live in a cohousing community. |
$27.00 |
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Communities Directory
published by the Fellowship for Intentional Community, Rutledge, Missouri, USA
2007; 432 pages; paperbound; 8-1/2x11 inches; ISBN-13: 978-0-9718264-3-4 ISBN-10: 0-9718264-3-9; Fifth Edition, Summer 2007. Note: Fifth edition (2007) on sale now at special discounted rates! Sixth edition due out in winter 2009.
The essential reference tool for those interested in finding or creating community. |
$30.00 $24.00 |
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Community Building Companion
50 Ways to Make Connections and Create Change in Your Own Backyard
by Peter D. Rogers, Lisa Frankfort, & Matthew McKay
2002; 128 pages
Are you feeling lost in your town, and seeking a sense of community? Then The Community Building Companion is a great place to start! The Companion includes practical building strategies that can help anyone find neighbors with common interests, work with others to find solutions to local problems, and discover few ways to have fun. Filled with great ideas! |
$11.00 |
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Consensus Through Conversation
How To Achieve High-Commitment Decisions
by Larry Dressler
2006; 89 pages; 8.5" x 5.5"; paperback; ISBN: 1-57575-419-7
It is important that groups feel that the process they are engaging in to think through problems and make decisions is inclusive of a diversity of perspectives and is also effective at achieving results that facilitate progress. This excellent book provides the framework and methodology to produce both those outcomes. |
$16.00 |
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Creating a Life Together
Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities
Diana Leafe Christian
2003; paperbound; 272 pages; ISBN: 0-86571-471-1
Creating a Life Together is a unique guide to launching and sustaining successful communities providing step-by-step, practical advice on everything from the role of founders to vision documents, decision-making, agreements, legal options, buying and financing land, sustainable site design, and communication, group process, and dealing well with conflict, as well as community profiles, cautionary tales, and ample resources for learning more. There is no better book on how to start an intentional community. Author Diana Leafe Christian is editor of Communities magazine. |
$28.00 |
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Culture Change: Civil Liberty, Peak Oil and the End of Empire
Culture Change: Civil Liberty, Peak Oil and the End of Empire
by Alexis Zeigler
2007; 136 pages; 9" x 6"; paperback; ISBN:0-96650-482-8
Culture Change challenges us to think outside the box about the issues that face our society. The book provides inspiration to seek solutions by taking a quantum leap in thought and action. |
$10.00 |
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Depletion and Abundance
Depletion and Abundance: Life on the New Home Front
by Sharon Astyk
2008; 288 pages; 8.9" x 6"; paperback; ISBN: 0-86571-614-5
Depletion and Abundance is a much needed and well-written book. While some of the other books that have been written about climate change and peak oil have seemed strident, Sharon Astyk sticks to the facts, suggests realistic scenarios for what all of us can do about these problems, and offers her opinions in a way that invites the reader into the dialogue. |
$19.00 |
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Difficult Conversations
How to Discuss What Matters Most
by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton & Sheila Heen
2000; 250 pages; 8" X 5", paperback; ISBN: 0140288520
In our lives we prepare for almost everything and this should also be true of our crucial communications with others. This book maps a path to better outcomes for those exchanges by showing how to avoid the pitfalls encountered when facing a difficult conversation. It is highly recommended for those wanting to improve their communication skills. |
$15.00 |
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Earthscore
Your Personal Environmental Audit and Guide
by Donald W. Lotter
Revised and updated 2002; 36 pages; 8 1/2" x 11"
Are you curious about the environmental impact of yourself and your household? In this excellent booklet, designed to raise awareness rather than produce guilt, we are presented with questions about impact, given five choices for answers, and then tally our score as we go along. Included are explanations, resources, and lots of helpful information. Thoughtful, well-written, and actually fun and encouraging! Special rates for quantity purchases of 10 and more. Note: cover is photocopied rather than 'printed'. |
$5.00 |
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Ecological Design and Building Schools
Ecological Design and Building Schools: Green Guide to Educational Opportunities in the United States and Canada
by Sandra Leibowitz Earley
2005; 160 pages; 10" x 6.5"; paperback; ISBN: 0-97660-541-4
Ecological Design and Building Schools offers a current and comprehensive resource covering the scope of offerings available for those wanting to further their education in the areas of natural and green building. It covers every type of course from hands on workshops to more formal college and university programs. |
$20.00 $13.00 |
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EcoVillage At Ithaca
Pioneering A Sustainable Culture
by Liz Walker
2005; 256 pages; 6" by 9"; paperback; ISBN: 0-86571-524-6
Human scale, accessible and inspiring, the example of Ecovillage At Ithaca will help readers imagine fresh alternatives to "life as usual". It will appeal to all who want to learn about successful working models of a more sustainable approach to living with each other and the environment. |
$18.00 |
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Ecovillage Living
Ecovillage Living: Restoring the Earth and Her People
edited by Hildur Jackson and Karen Svensson
2002; 216 pages; 8" x 11.5"; paperback; ISBN: 1-90399-816-6
Ecovillage Living is multi-faceted in its approach to its subject. It could be a textbook for the wealth of data, practical real-life examples, and additional resources presented. The remarkable compilation of full-color photographs contained in the book enable the reader to journey to many of the ecovillages around the globe. This visual variety and global context should give those interested in this lifestyle stimulation to translate their dreams into action. |
$25.00 |
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