When I started work on The Art of Community I was really keen that it should be a body of work that all communities have access to. My passion behind the book was to provide a solid guide to building, energizing and enabling pro-active, productive and enjoyable communities. I wanted to write a book that [...]
After months of writing, editing, copy-editing, reviews and production, I am pleased to announce the general availability of The Art of Community! The book is printed and on its way to bookstores – it may take a few days for it to hit your local bookstore or regional online store.
This is a book that I [...]
Sent by the always wonderous Mike Basinger: The Art of Community is now available on the Kindle. Kindle fans, go and buy it and don’t forget to review the book!
Folks, I am proud to announce the release of what is likely to be the final version of the first chapter of The Art Of Community.
In this chapter I lay the foundations of the book, talk through some of the underlying elements around collaboration, belonging, opportunities, the driving forces in community, and set the tone [...]
Hi everyone, I have some exciting news to report. Tomorrow (Thu 16th July 2009) at 5pm UTC (check your equivalent time here) I will be releasing the likely final version of Chapter 1 from the book, in full! The chapter will be available as a PDF to download and share from artofcommunityonline.org.
The chapter will still [...]
After a crazy few weeks I am pleased to get online and deliver another heart-pounding slam-dunking rip-roaring update with a bee-line for your peepers. It has been a hectic time recently but work is going really well on the book. A few weeks back I received a PDF of the book fully type-set, and it [...]
Quick update!
Today I was booked off work to complete the first copy-edit of The Art of Community. What this mean’t for me is that I have just read the whole book again. I am pleased to report that it is looking good!
Now the chapters are back with my copy-editor and then they head over to [...]
Ladies and gents, I am pleased to confirm that Leo Laporte has been confirmed as the author of the foreward for the The Art of Community. Recently I have been joining Leo Laporte and Randal Schwartz on FLOSSWeekly as a presenter, and Leo confirmed live on air a few days back that would be “honoured [...]
Well folks I just wanted to give you a quick update on the book. Things have been a little quiet on the website as I have spent the last few weeks in Barcelona with work, and the few weeks before that was preparing for said work trip. Thankfully, I am back now and I can [...]
Among other good book stores, The Art Of Community is now available to pre-order on Amazon: