Berrett Koehler Publishers: 672 books
Rebooting the American Dream
11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2010
America does not need an “upgrade.” For years the Right has been tampering with one of the best political operating systems ever designed. The result has been economic and environmental disaster. In this hard-hitting new book, nationally syndicated radio and television host and bestselling author...
The Ecology of Law
Toward a Legal System in Tune with Nature and Community
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
WINNER OF THE 2015 IBPA BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AWARD IN POLITICS/CURRENT EVENTS
**The Ecology of Law
Fritjof Capra and Ugo Mattei argue that at the root of many of the environmental, economic, and social crises we face today is a legal system based on an obsolete worldview. Capra, a bestselling...
Women Lead the Way
Your Guide to Stepping Up to Leadership and Changing the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2009
Offers practical steps for women to bring their passion, brains, and background to the power tables and make life better for themselves, their company or organization and global society. • Combines compelling research, international experience, and fascinating personal stories with solid advice...
The Fox in the Henhouse
How Privatization Threatens Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2005
Privatization has been on the right-wing agenda for years, but now it has the power of the Bush administration behind it. Health care, schools, Social Security, public lands, the military, prisons--all are considered fair game. But does privatization really serve the public good? Or is it a payoff...
The Death of "Why?"
The Decline of Questioning and the Future of Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2009
The spirit of inquiry is the engine of democracy. The democratic process is nothing less than citizens regularly asking what kind of society they want to live in and whom they want to lead them. But more and more people are avoiding the whole messy business of questioning. Americans are instead being...
Unite and Conquer
How to Build Coalitions That Win and Last
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Old-school divide-and-conquer tactics—demonizing opponents, frightening voters, refusing to compromise—may make us feel good about the purity of our ideals, but it's no way to get anything done. Worse, this approach betrays some of the most cherished ideals of the progressive movement: inclusion,...
by John Izzo
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
Imagine for a moment that you are about to take a foreign vacation to an exotic destination. You have saved your entire life to travel there. It is a destination with almost unlimited choices of how to spend your time and you know you will not have enough time to explore every opportunity. You are...
Creative Community Organizing
A Guide for Rabble-Rousers, Activists, and Quiet Lovers of Justice
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
A unique approach -- uses stories, lyrics, and poems to inspire and energize both new and experienced organizers Offers sage insights into aspects of community organizing not addressed by more conventional manuals Written by a veteran activist and musician with over forty-five years of experience...
Repacking Your Bags
Lighten Your Load for the Good Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2012
“Living in the place you belong, with the people you love, doing the right work, on purpose.” This is how Richard Leider and David Shapiro define “the good life.” Technological advances, economic shifts, and longer life spans mean most of us will need to repeatedly reimagine our lives. In...
Agenda for a New Economy
From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2010
As David Korten showed in the first edition of this hard-hitting book, the steps taken to address the financial meltdown ? including pouring trillions of dollars into bailouts for the Wall Street institutions that created the mess ? did nothing to deal with the reality of a failed economic system....
The Real Wealth of Nations
Creating a Caring Economics
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2008
Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations provided the first, most influential and lasting explanation of the workings of modern economics. But with his focus on "the market" as the best mechanism for producing and distributing the necessities of life, Smith's concepts only told part of the story, leading...
Building a Win-Win World
Life Beyond Global Economic Warfare
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1997
In Building a Win-Win World , world-renowned futurist Hazel Henderson extends her twenty-five years of work in economics to examine the havoc the current economic system is creating at the global level. Markets are now spreading worldwide-a spread which is often equated with the hope of democracy...
The Living Universe
Where Are We? Who Are We? Where Are We Going?
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2009
By the bestselling author of Voluntary Simplicity (over 150,000 sold) • Brings together cutting-edge science and ancient spiritual wisdom to demonstrate that the universe is a living, sentient system and that we are an integral part of it • Explores the power of this new paradigm to move humanity...
The Reunited States of America
How We Can Bridge the Partisan Divide
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
Out of Many, One
In this era of poisonous partisanship, *The Reunited States of America is a lifesaving antidote. At a time when loyalty to party seems to be overpowering love of country, it not only explains how we can bridge the partisan divide but also tells the untold story of how our fellow...