Berrett Koehler Publishers: 672 books
Loyal to the Sky
Notes from an Activist
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2007
Combining captivating personal memoir and astute political reportage, Marisa Handler offers a fascinating inside look at the burgeoning global justice movement through her own compelling coming-of-age story. Born in apartheid South Africa, Handler emigrated to Southern California at the age of twelve....
Regime Change Begins at Home
Freeing America from Corporate Rule
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2004
Since 1980, America has been run by a corporate regime that has co-opted both political parties and shifted sovereignty from "we the people" to trans-national corporations. The result has been job insecurity for millions of workers, debts as far as the eye can see, and a dangerous quest...
2048
Humanity's Agreement to Live Together
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2010
Creating an enforceable international guarantee of basic human rights Outlines the basics of a universally acceptable agreement Shows what everyone can do to make this agreement a reality In 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a deeply inspiring...
The Rise of the American Corporate Security State
Six Reasons to Be Afraid
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
In the United States today we have good reasons to be afraid. Our Bill of Rights is no more. It has been rendered pointless by heavy surveillance of average citizens, political persecution of dissenters, and the potential of indefinite detention now codified into law. Our democracy and freedoms are...
Prescription for Survival
A Doctor's Journey to End Nuclear Madness
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2008
“How close we came to extinction, and it is forgotten now.” So begins Nobel Prize-winner Bernard Lown’s story of his fight against the nuclear symptom of what he calls “the disease of militarism.” It is still active and highly contagious, as witnessed by events in Iran, North Korea, Pakistan,...
From Crisis to Calling
Finding Your Moral Center in the Toughest Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2016
Making the Hardest Decisions
As a young aid worker, Sasha Chanoff was sent to evacuate a group of refugees from the violence-torn Congo. But when he arrived he discovered a second group. Evacuating them too could endanger the entire mission. But leaving them behind would mean their certain...
Take Back Your Time
Fighting Overwork and Time Poverty in America
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2003
Take Back Your Time is the official handbook for TAKE BACK YOUR TIME DAY, a national event. Organizers have enlisted the support of colleges, universities, religious organizations, labor unions, businesses, activist groups, and non-profit organizations to create events that will take place across...
by Ellen Augustine, Suzanne Stoddard
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 1999
Reveals the profound impact of the global corporate economy on our daily lives Details 75 immediate and long-term Action Steps for empowering ourselves both individually and as a society Offers specific tips, ideas, and resources on how to pare down our lives and open up our time Provides questions...
Power and Love
A Theory and Practice of Social Change
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2010
A new approach, proven in the field, for making progress on our most important and difficult collective challenges Based on Kahane’s first-hand experiences working with teams of business, government and civil society leaders around the world Profound, personal and practical The two main ways that...
Theory U
Leading from the Future as It Emerges
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
**Access the deepest source of inspiration and vision
We live in a time of massive institutional failure that manifests in the form of three major divides: the ecological, the social, and the spiritual. Addressing these challenges requires a new consciousness and collective leadership capacity....
The Serious Business of Small Talk
Becoming Fluent, Comfortable, and Charming
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
**Small Talk Is the Single Most Important Communication Skill You Can Develop
Carol Fleming wants to show you that small talk is not as “small” as you might think. It's the foundation of every relationship, professional and personal. It is the sound of people reaching out to each other,...
Figures of Speech
First Amendment Heroes and Villains
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Recounting controversial First Amendment cases from the Red Scare era to Citizens United, William Bennett Turner—a Berkeley law professor who has argued three cases before the Supreme Court—shows how we’ve arrived at our contemporary understanding of free speech. His strange cast of heroes and...
Whistle While You Work
Heeding Your Life's Calling
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2001
Calling is natural. We all possess it. It needs only to uncovered, not
discovered. *Whistle While You Work makes the uncovering process inspiring and fun. Featuring a unique “Calling Card” exercise—a powerful way to put the whistle in your work—it is a liberating and practical guide that will...
Leading with Character and Competence
Moving Beyond Title, Position, and Authority
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
**Leading with Character and Competence
Moving beyond Title, Position, and Authority
“Leadership is an applied discipline, not a foamy concept to muse about,” says three-time CEO, Oxford-trained scholar, and consultant Timothy R. Clark. “In fact, it's the most important applied discipline...