Peter Block: List of Recommended Readings

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  • Alexander, Christopher. The Timeless Way of Building. New York: Oxford University Press, 1979.
  • Berman, Marshall. All That Is Solid Melts Into Air: The Experience of Modernity. New York: Penguin Books, 1988
  • Berman, Marshall. Adventures in Marxism. New York: Verso Books, 1999.
  • Berry, Wendell. Home Economics (Fourteen Essays). New York: North Point Press, 1987
  • Berry, Wendell. The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1977.
  • Berry, Wendell. What Are People For? San Francisco: North Point Press, 1990.
  • Freire, Paulo. Pedagogy of the Oppressed. New York: Continuum Publishing Co.,1994.
  • French, Howard W. Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa. New York: Vintage Books, 2004
  • Heilbrun, Carolyn G. Writing a Woman's Life. New York: Ballantine Books, 1988.
  • Illich, Ivan, John McKnight, Irving K. Zola, Jonathan Caplan, and Harley Shaiken. Disabling Professions. New York and London: Marion Boyars Publishers, 1987.
  • McKnight, John. The Careless Society: Community and Its Counterfeits. New York: BasicBooks, 1995.
  • Koestenbaum, Peter. The Philosophic Consultant: Revolutionizing Organizations with Ideas. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, 2002
  • Koestenbaum, Peter. Managing Anxiety. Celestial Arts, 1979
  • Peters, Jason, ed., Wendell Berry: Life and Work. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2007.
  • Sardello, Robert. Facing the World with Soul: The Reimagination of Modern Life. New York: HarperPerennial, 1992.
  • Yalom, Irvin. Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy. New York: BasicBooks, 1989.
  • Yalom, Irvin D. When Nietzsche Wept. New York: BasicBooks, 1992.
  • Zinn, Howard. A People's History of the United States. New York: HarperPerennial, 1990.
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  • Alexander, Christopher. A Pattern Language:Towns, Buildings, Construction. New York: Oxford University Press, 1977.
  • Alexander, Christopher. A New Theory of Urban Design. New York: Oxford University Press, 1986.
  • Alexander, Christopher. The Production of Houses. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985.
  • Allen, Woody. Getting Even. New York: Random House, 1978.
  • Arrien, Angeles. The Four-Fold Way™: Walking the Paths of the Warrior, Teacher, Healer, and Visionary. New York: HarperCollins, 1993.
  • Axelrod, Richard H. Terms of Engagement: Changing the Way We Change Organizations. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2000.
  • Bellman, Geoffrey M. The Consultant's Calling: Bringing Who You Are to What You Do. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1992.
  • Briskin, Alan. The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1998.
  • Bugental, J.F.T. The Search for Authenticity.
  • Bunker, Barbara Benedict, and Billie T. Alban. Large Group Interventions: Engaging the Whole System for Rapid Change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.
  • Campbell, Joseph. The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Bollingen Series, vol. XII. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1972.
  • Dannemiller, Kathleen, et al. Whole-Scale Change: Unleashing the Magic in Organizations. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2000.
  • Dannemiller Tayson Associates, Whole-Scale Change Toolkit. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2000.
  • Dass, Ram. Be Here Now. New York: Crown Publishing, 1971.
  • Elaide, Mircea. The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1959.
  • Frankl, Victor E. Man's Search for Meaning. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959.
  • Gallwey, W. Timothy. The Inner Game of Tennis.(rev. ed.). New York: Random House, 1997.
  • Greenleaf, Robert K. Servant Leadership: A Journey in the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness. New York: Paulist Press, 1977.
  • Heller, Joseph. Something Happened. New York: Knopf, 1974.
  • Henning, Joel P. The Future of Staff Groups: Daring to Distribute Power and Capacity. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1997
  • Havel, Vaclav. Disturbing the Peace. New York: Vintage House, 1990.
  • Illich, Ivan. Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health. New York: Pantheon Books, 1976.
  • Kemmis, Daniel. Community and the Politics of Place. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1990.
  • Koestenbaum, Peter. The Heart of Business: Ethics, Power, and Philosophy. Dallas: Saybrook Publishing Co., 1987.
  • Koestenbaum, Peter. Leadership: The Inner Side of Greatness--A Philosophy for Leaders. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1991.
  • Kopp, Sheldon. An End to Innocence: Facing Life Without Illusions. New York: Bantam Books, 1983.
  • Kopp, Sheldon. If You Meet the Buddha in the Road, Kill Him. New York: Bantam, 1976.
  • Kopp, Sheldon. No Hidden Meanings. Palo Alto, Calif: Science & Behavior Books, 1975.
  • Lillard, Paula Polk. Montessori Today: A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood. New York: Schocken Books, 1996.
  • Matthews, Richard K. The Radical Politics of Thomas Jefferson: A Revisionist View. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1984.
  • Maurer, Rick. Beyond the Wall of Resistance: Unconventional Strategies That Build Support for Change. Austin, Texas: Bard Press, 1996.
  • McKnight, John. The Professional Service Business. Evanston, Ill.: The Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research, Northwestern University, 1976.
  • Montessori, Maria. The Montessori Method. New York: Schocken Books, 1964.
  • Nietzsche, Friedrich. Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for Everyone and No One. Translated by R.J. Hollingdale. New York: Penguin Books, 1969.
  • Oshry, Barry. Seeing Systems: Unlocking the Mysteries of Organizational Life. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1995.
  • Palmer, Parker J. A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life. San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons, 2008
  • Palmer, Parker J. The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1998.
  • Saul, John Ralston. The Unconscious Civilization. New York: The Free Press, 1995
  • Schaper,Donna. A Book of Common Power:Narratives against the Current. San Diego: Lura Media, 1989.
  • Schein, Edgar H. Process Consultation: Its Role in Organizational Development. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 1969.
  • Shorris, Earl. Scenes from Corporate Life: The Politics of Middle Management. New York: Penguin Books, 1981.
  • Steele, Fritz. Consulting for Organizational Change. Amherst, Mass.: University of Massachusetts Press, 1975.
  • Sternburg, Janet, The Writer on Her Work, Vol. I, New York: W. W. Norton & Co. Inc., 1980.
  • Walton, Richard E. Interpersonal Peacemaking: Confrontations and Third-Party Consultation. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 1969.
  • Weisbord, Marvin. Discovering Common Ground: How Future Search Conferences Bring People Together to Achieve Breakthrough Innovation, Empowerment, Shared Vision, and Collaborative Action. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1993.
  • Weisbord, Marvin, and Sandra Janoff. Future Search: An Action Guide to Finding Common Ground in Organizations and Communities. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1995.
  • Weisbord, Marvin R. Productive Workplaces: Organizing and Managing for Dignity, Meaning and Community. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1987.
  • Wheatley, Margaret, Turning to One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope to the Future. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2009.
  • Wheatley, Margaret J., and Myron Kellner-Rogers. A Simpler Way. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 1996.
  • Whyte, David. Songs for Coming Home. Langley, Wash.: Many Rivers Press, 1989.
  • Woodman, Marion. Addiction to Perfection: The Still Unravished Bride. Toronto: Inner City Books, 1982.
  • Zinn, Howard. Declarations of Independence. New York: HarperPerennial, 1990.

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