Following are some of the many books and articles that inform and inspire us. We will be adding more over time. In most cases, you can find out more about a title and purchase a book via Amazon.com if you click on the cover image. We invite and encourage you to recommend books and other media for us to present in this section.
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Aristotle observed 2300 years ago that more than anything men and women seek happiness. Csikszentmihalyi has for 25 years made similar observations regarding "flow," a field of behavioral science examining connections between satisfaction and daily activities. A flow state ensues when one is engaged in self-controlled, goal-related, meaningful actions.
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Mary Ruwart, Healing Our World: In an Age of Aggression
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Ralph Aldo Emerson, Self Reliance and other Essays
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J.S. Mill, On Liberty
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Fred Turner,"Make Everybody Rich."
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Michael Strong, "The Creation of Conscious Culture Through Educational Innovation"...first chapter from a forthcoming book.
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Candace Allen, "Entrepreneur as Hero."
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“This book gives us an inspiring as well as practical way to make the dream of peace come true, one person at a time.” - Jerry Greenfield, co-founder, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream
Louise Diamond’s book is a powerful tool for cultivating the practice of peace in your life.
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The book is all about what it takes to succeed in business -- especially the big picture and strategy by FLOW member, entrepreneur and student of business Gary Hoover. And what it takes springs from within you, not from adopting a formula out of a textbook or borrowed from another enterprise.
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Muhammad Yunus, Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
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Peter Drucker, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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Collins & Porras, Built to Last
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Collins & Porras, Good to Great
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John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
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Napolean Hill, Think and Grow Rich
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Johan Norberg, In Defense of Global Capitalism
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Virgina Postrel, The Future and Its Enemies
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Hernando De Soto, The Mystery of Capital
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C. K. Prahalad, The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits
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Frederick Hayek, The Creative Powers of a Free Civilization (available in Essays in Individuality, Felix Morley, ed.)
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On The History Of Innovation
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Arthur Herman, How the Scots Invented the Modern World
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Paul Johnson, The Birth of the Modern
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Joel Mokyr, The Lever of Riches
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Daniel Boorstin, The Discoverers
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Daniel Boorstin, The Creators
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Daniel Boorstin, The Seekers
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On Social Entrepreneurship
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What business entrepreneurs are to the economy, social entrepreneurs are to social change. They are, writes Bornstein, the driven, creative individuals who question the status quo, exploit new opportunities, refuse to give up--and remake the world for the better. This book tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals.
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J. Gregory Dees, Enterprising Nonprofits: A Toolkit for Social Entrepreneurs
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J. Gregory Dees, Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs: Enhancing the Performance of Your Enterprising Nonprofit
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David Bornstein, The Price of a Dream: The Story of the Grameen Bank
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Peter C. Brinckerhoff, Social Entrepreneurship: The Art of Mission-Based Venture Development
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Bill Shore, The Cathedral Within: Transforming Your Life by Giving Something Back
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On The Institutional Structures Needed By Entrepreneurs
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Daniel Yergin, The Commanding Heights
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Charles Murray, In Pursuit of Happiness and Good Government
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Milton Friedman, Free to Choose
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Rothschild, Bionomics
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Idealism, Optimism, Emotional And Spiritual Growth
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Seligman, Learned Optimism
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Nathaniel Branden, Taking Responsibility
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Nathaniel Branden, The Psychology of Self-Esteem
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Tarthang Tulku, Gesture of Balance
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Tarthang Tulku, Openness Mind
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Dalai Lama, The Art of Happiness
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Abraham Maslow, Toward a Psychology of Being
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Thomas Merton, Essential Writings
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Jung, The Essential Jung
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Martin Buber, I and Thou
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Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics
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Bible, The Book of John
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Carl Rogers, On Becoming a Person
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James Hillman, The Soul’s Code:In Search of Character and Calling
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M.Scott Peck, The Road Less Travelled
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M.Scott Peck, People of the Lie
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M.Scott Peck, The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace
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Harville Hendrix, Getting the Love You Want
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Leo Buscaglia, Love
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Anthony De Mello, Awareness
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Anthony De Mello, The Way to Love
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Philip Kapleau Roshi, The Three Pillars of Zen
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Suzuki Roshi, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
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Lao-tse, Tao Te Ching translated by Stephen Mitchell
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Essential Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks
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Kabir, translated by Robert Bly
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A Course in Miracles
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Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love
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Gerald Jampolsky, Love is Letting Go of Fear
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Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
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