Community Bookshelf

Author : Minneapolis Public Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Community Bookshelf written by Minneapolis Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Diana Leafe Christian
Publisher : New Society Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0865714711
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Creating a Life Together written by Diana Leafe Christian and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intentional community is a group of people who have chosen to live or work together in pursuit of a common ideal or vision. An ecovillage is a village-scale intentional community that intends to create, ecological, social, economic, and spiritual sustainability over several generations. The 90s saw a revitalized surge of interest in intentional communities and ecovillages in North America: the number of intentional communities listed in the Communities Directory increased 60 percent between 1990 and 1995. But only 10 percent of the actual number of forming-community groups actually succeeded. Ninety percent failed, often in conflict and heartbreak. After visiting and interviewing founders of dozens of successful and failed communities, along with her own forming-community experiences, the author concluded that "the successful 10 percent" had all done the same five or six things right, and "the unsuccessful 90 percent" had made the same handful of mistakes. Recognizing that a wealth of wisdom were contained in these experiences, she set out to distill and capture them in one place. Creating a Life Together is the only resource available that provides step-by-step, practical "how-to" information on how to launch and sustain a successful ecovillage or intentional community. Through anecdotes, stories, and cautionary tales about real communities, and by profiling seven successful communities in depth, the book examines "the successful 10 percent" and why 90 percent fail; the role of community founders; getting a group off to a good start; vision and vision documents; decision-making and governance; agreements; legal options; finding, financing, and developing land; structuring a community economy; selecting new members; and communication, process, and dealing well with conflict. Sample vision documents, community agreements, and visioning exercises are included, along with abundant resources for learning more.

Author : Katie Kawa
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN 13 : 1482457415
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America's Oddest Buildings written by Katie Kawa and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architecture is a very special kind of art, and sometimes it veers into the oddest places of our imaginations. Buildings both inspired by the past and looking ahead to the future are common sights, but America is full of goofy buildings in weird places, from a building shaped like a picnic basket in Ohio to man-made dinosaurs standing guard in California. This book takes an exciting look at some of the strangest places in the United States with colorful photographs and engaging stories about the how and why of these oftentimes massive construction projects.

Author : Michael Sandler
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1617723053
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Freaky-Strange Buildings written by Michael Sandler and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes some of the most unusual buildings in the world, including a hotel built of salt and an office building that looks like a basket, and compares their various features to similar characteristics of other things.

Author : Sue Polanka
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 0838958362
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The No Shelf Required Guide to E-book Purchasing written by Sue Polanka and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Library Technology Reports vol. 47 no.8 According to recent studies, e-book penetration in libraries of all types is rising rapidly. Creating or expanding an e-book collection is a complicated challenge. In addition to facing the same challenges a librarian would face in developing a print collection, librarians developing an e-book collection also face a host of unprecendented legal, technological, and vendor challenges. This issue of Library Technology Reports will examine these challenges, focusing on strategies for purchasing e-books in a consortium, working with vendors, implementing e-reader programs in an academic environment, and purchasing electronic textbooks. Although the challenges are significant, this issue will show how they can be overcome and how the effort it takes to develop an e-book collection is well worth the effort.

Author : Fellowship for Intentional Community
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Communities Directory written by Fellowship for Intentional Community and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An "international community" is made up of a group of people who live or work together in pursuit of a common ideal or vision. This guide includes more than 700 listings of communities around the world, maps of those located in North America, 33 illustrated articles about community living, a resources section with indices, and more.

Author : Boston Public Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bulletin [1908-23] written by Boston Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Boston Public Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bulletin of the Public Library of the City of Boston written by Boston Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Office of Management and Budget
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1032 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance written by United States. Office of Management and Budget and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifies and describes specific government assistance opportunities such as loans, grants, counseling, and procurement contracts available under many agencies and programs.

Author : Brian Steensland
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199329540
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New Evangelical Social Engagement written by Brian Steensland and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evangelicals are increasingly turning their attention to such issues as the environment, international human rights, economic development, racial reconciliation, and urban renewal. The New Evangelical Social Engagement maps this new religious terrain and spells out its significance.