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1	Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future more books like this by Bill McKibben add to wishlist In this powerful and provocative manifesto, Bill McKibben offers the biggest challenge in a generation to the prevailing view of our economy. For the first time in human history, he observes, "more" is no longer synonymous with "better" indeed, for many of us, they have become almost opposites. McKibben puts forward a new way to think about the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream more books like this by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Jeff Speck add to wishlist Three urban planners offer bold alternatives to the worst problems of suburban life, most specifically the problem of sprawl. see all copies from $3.85! new only from $4.67! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Restoring At-Risk Communities: Doing It Together and Doing It Right more books like this by Dr. John M Perkins (Editor) add to wishlist A comprehensive handbook to urban ministry introduces and shows how to implement a Christian community development program. see all copies from $4.86! new only from $5.56! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Free Money from the Federal Government for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs more books like this by Laurie Blum add to wishlist A completely revised, updated edition of the bestselling guide to the millions of dollars available for free from the federal government Even in the best of times, starting and running a small business can be an uphill battle. To help make life easier, Free Money guru Laurie Blum shows you how to successfully tap into the hundreds of millions of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.66! \| first editions
5	Promoting Community Change: Making It Happen in the Real World more books like this by Mark S Homan add to wishlist Learn the skills that will allow you to improve the lives of not only individual clients, but of entire communities, with "Promoting Community Change". This text addresses the real world issues facing social work, human services, and community health professionals who want to take the theoretical discussion of community forward and realize ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.62! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Leading Without Power: Finding Hope in Serving Community more books like this by Max de Pree, Max de Pree add to wishlist Simple yet profound, Max De Pree's observations are often quoted by America's top CEOs, educators, and opinion makers. The best-selling author of Leadership Is an Art and Leadership Jazz, he has done no less than revolutionize leadership thinking and practice. Now, in Leading Without Power, De Pree finds that the most successful organizations of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.67! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Community Organizing and Development more books like this by Herbert J Rubin add to wishlist This revised edition of a well-known and widely used text in community organizing and development fully examines the broad and changing political and social settings that influence actions; while portraying the infra-structure of social change -- the knowledge, personnel, and organizations -- that enable such work to be successfully accomplished. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $72.60! \| SVS
8	Planning Local Economic Development: Theory and Practice more books like this by Edward James Blakely add to wishlist Since the appearance of the first edition in 1990, "Planning Local Economic Development" has become the foundation for an entire generation of planners and academics teaching planning. Building on the success of its predecessors, the Fourth Edition continues to explore the theories of local economic development and address the dilemmas communities ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $33.27! \| first editions
9	House by House, Block by Block: The Rebirth of America's Urban Neighborhoods more books like this by Professor Alexander Von Hoffman add to wishlist Not long ago, neighborhoods such as the South Bronx, South Central Los Angeles, and Boston's Roxbury were crime-ridden wastelands of vacant lots and burned-out buildings, notorious symbols of urban decay. In House by House, Block by Block, Alexander von Hoffman tells the remarkable stories of how local activists and community groups helped turn ... see all copies from $2.12! new only from $3.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Building Communities from the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a more books like this by John P Kretzmann, John L McKnight add to wishlist This guide summarizes lessons learned by studying successful community-building initiatives in hundreds of neighborhoods across the U.S. It outlines what local communities can do to start their own journies down the path of asset-based development. see all copies from $12.06! new only from $18.80! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Building Powerful Community Organizations: A Personal Guide to Creating Groups That Can Solve Problems and Change the World more books like this by Michael Jacoby Brown add to wishlist Intended for individuals who want to start, strengthen, or revitalize a group to address a community issue, this indispensable guide includes a series of practical steps that help build a successful community orgranization and offers sample cases that more clearly illustrate each step. In addition to addressing common problems that are often ... see all copies from $8.50! new only from $11.27! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Beyond Charity: The Call to Christian Community Development more books like this by Dr. John M Perkins add to wishlist The urban poor are oppressed, observes Perkins, but not always in the ways normally thought. They oppress themselves by clinging to their role as "victims." From the wisdom gained in his many years of working with both black and white church leaders, Perkins helps readers rethink their assumptions about what inner-city ministry should be and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.65! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Streets of Hope: The Fall and Rise of an Urban Neighborhood more books like this by Peter Medoff, Holly Sklar add to wishlist Streets of Hope tells the unique story of the revitalization of a Boston neighborhood--from the grassroots and without gentrification. In the early 1980s Dudley Square was under attack. Redlining and redevelopment made arson common and hardly a night passed when a house was not on fire. It was here that residents and their allies formed the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.98! \| signed copies
14 view cover	Asset Building & Community Development more books like this by Gary Paul Green, Anna Haines add to wishlist In Asset Building and Community Development Gary Paul Green and Anna Haines provide an engaging, thought-provoking, interdisciplinary overview of the community development field. They explore the history of the community development movement in the United States and in international settings. Using an asset-based approach that considers human, ... see all copies from $9.52! new only from $56.99! \| SVS
15 view cover	Compassion, Justice and the Christian Life: Rethinking Ministry to the Poor more books like this by Robert D Lupton add to wishlist How do people, programs and neighborhoods move toward reciprocal, interdependent relationships? To effect these types of changes will require new skill sets and resources, but the possibilities for good are great. see all copies from $6.50! new only from $7.03! \| SVS
16 view cover	Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age more books like this by Michael Shuman add to wishlist National drug chains squeeze local pharmacies out of business, while corporate downsizing ships jobs overseas. All across America, communities large and small are losing control of their economies to outside interests. "Going Local" shows how some cities and towns are fighting back. Refusing to be overcome by Wal-Marts and layoffs, they are taking ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Community Organizing more books like this by George A Brager add to wishlist This book discusses how individuals, groups, and organizations develop the means to deal with problems in their interaction with institutions, exploring what methods and practices should be implemented to address various issues. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $106.74! \| first editions
18 view cover	Wealthy and Wise more books like this by Claude Rosenberg, Jr. add to wishlist Philanthropy from the private sector is rapidly becoming the most practical source of long-term change in America - and in Wealthy and Wise, Claude Rosenberg explains why charitable giving is not only a sensible solution to today's most pressing problems but a sound personal investment as well. At last, here is a guide that revolutionizes the way ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Storming Caesar's Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty more books like this by Annelise Orleck add to wishlist It was a spring day on the Las Vegas strip in 1971 when Ruby Duncan, a former cotton picker turned hotel maid, the mother of seven, led a procession. Followed by an angry army of welfare mothers, they stormed the casino hotel Caesars Palace to protest Nevada's decision to terminate their benefits. The demonstrations went on for weeks, garnering ... see all copies from $12.94! new only from $19.22! \| SVS
20 view cover	For the common good : redirecting the economy toward community, the environment and a sustainable future more books like this by Herman E. Daly, John B. Cobb, Clifford W. Cobb add to wishlist Updated and Expanded Edition Winner of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order 1992, Named New Options Best Political Book Economist Herman Daly and theologian John Cobb, Jr., demonstrate how conventional economics and a growth-oriented industrial economy have led us to the brink of environmental disaster, and show the possibility ... see all copies from $3.85! new only from $28.41! \| SVS
21 view cover	Urban Problems and Community Development more books like this by Ronald F Ferguson (Editor), William T Dickens (Editor) add to wishlist In recent years, concerned governments, businesses and civic groups have launched ambitious programmes of community development designed to halt, and even reverse, decades of urban decline. But while massive amounts of effort and money are being dedicated to improving the inner-cities, two important questions have gone unanswered: can community ... see all copies from $7.45! new only from $28.77! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Free Money for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs more books like this by Laurie Blum add to wishlist Recommended by the L.A. Times, Nation's Business, Women's Enterprise, D & B Reports, Small Business Opportunities, and Income Opportunities "Blum's book offers valuable tips and navigates fund-seekers through the foundation application and proposal process." - Entrepreneur Laurie Blum knows her way around free money. Her books and fund-raising ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Strategies of Community Intervention more books like this by Dr. Jack Rothman (Editor), Dr. John L Erlich (Editor), John E Tropman (Editor) add to wishlist This volume takes a broad view of community organization, viewing it as a rich and diverse field of practice that includes policy analysis and development, program planning, administration, evaluation, and resource development and allocation. The Sixth Edition emphasizes strategic and tactical considerations in community change. It treats social ... see all copies from $32.95! new only from $169.85!
24 view cover	Comeback Cities: A Blueprint for Urban Neighborhood Revival more books like this by Paul S Grogan, Tony Proscio add to wishlist Americas inner cities, recovering from pervasive crime and social disorder that plagued them only a decade ago, are now revived - producing results beyond expectations and reawakening Americas toughest neighborhoods. Comeback Cities shows how innovative, pragmatic tactics for ameliorating the nations urban ills have produced results beyond ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Architecture for the Poor: An Experiment in Rural Egypt more books like this by Hassan Fathy add to wishlist This volume describes Hassan Fathy's plan for building the village of New Gourna, near Luxor, Egypt, without the use of more modern and expensive materials such as steel and concrete. Using mud bricks, the native technique that Fathy learned in Nubia, and such traditional Egyptian architectural designs as enclosed courtyards and vaulted roofing, ... see all copies from $24.30! new only from $30.24! \| first editions \| SVS

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