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This is a small selection of books that relate to either community building, M. Scott Peck or the spiritual path. If you order a book via a link from this page those nice chaps at Amazon make a small contribution to CBiB - so if you're going to order it anyway...
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M. Scott Peck 'The Different Drum' |
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If you're moved by what you've read on this site and you haven't read this book...then you really should! A book packed full of truth about the spirit of community and how to build, maintain and understand it, with no punches pulled about the joy, struggle and work involved. From this book sprang the Foundation for Community Encouragement and CBiB. If you would like to order this book then here is a link to the relevant page on Amazon (with a small discount paid to CBiB) |
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Carolyn Shaffer & Kristin Anundsen 'Creating community anywhere' |
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Not only a powerful account of a modern culture of isolation and loneliness but also a guidebook for the community building movement. Packed full of practical ways to find community in every day life AND full of wisdom about the process of authentic communication and community building, a hugely inspiring and important book. If you would like to order this book then here is a link to the relevant page on Amazon
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M.Scott Peck 'A world waiting to be born' |
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Offers a needed prescription for our ailing society. Our illness is incivility: destructive patterns of self-absorption, callousness, manipulativeness, and materialism so ingrained in our routine behavior that we do not recognize them. Using examples from his own life, case histories, and dramatic scenarios, Dr. Peck demonstrates how change can be effected and how we and our organizations can be restored to health. If you would like to order this book then here is a link to the relevant page on Amazon
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Robert D. Putnnam 'Bowling alone' |
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This book brilliantly identifies something that most of us were aware of - that social awareness and engagement is dropping in contemporary societies. Where the book is important is in detailed analysis and interpretation of seemingly rock-solid data. The conclusions are difficult to argue with. Television, generational attitudes, urban sprawl and the pressures of work have combined to fragment communities and contribute to an unhealthy level of social isolation. If you would like to order this book then here is a link to the relevant page on Amazon
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John Bunzl 'The Simultaneous Policy: An Insider's Guide to Saving Humanity and the Planet' |
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Can
we stop rampant trans-national companies and out of control global
markets ? John Bunzl argues that destructive competition is destroying
environmental protection and social structures. His solution is
the adoption of a 'Simultaneous policy' . John's world view includes
the
four stages of community and makes for a challenging read.
If you would like to order this book then here is a link to the relevant page on Amazon
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M.Scott Peck 'The Road Less Travelled' |
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Confronting
and solving problems is a painful process that most of us attempt to
avoid, yet avoidance may result in even greater pain.
Using his own professional experience, Dr M. Scott Peck, a psychiatrist, suggests ways in which facing our difficulties - and suffering through the ensuing changes - can enable us to reach a higher level of self-understanding. He discusses the nature of loving relationships; how to recognise true compatibility; how to distinguish dependency from love; how to become one's own person, and how to be a more sensitive parent. This guide sets out to show you how to embrace reality and at the same time achieve serenity and a richer existence. If you would like to order this book then here is a link to the relevant page on Amazon |
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M.Scott Peck 'Further along the Road Less Travelled' |
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This sequel to "The Road Less Travelled" addresses questions of personal growth and spiritual development and offers insights into the following areas: blame and forgiveness, sexuality and spirituality, self-love versus self-esteem and togetherness and separateness in marriages and families. If you would like to order this book then here is a link to the relevant page on Amazon |