Non-Fiction Books

Get the most out of your grantmaking Authors Paul Connolly (Vice President, Conservation Company) and Carol Lukas (President, Fieldstone Alliance)...

How to foster community problem solving: Filled with fresh ideas, concrete strategies, wisdom from the field, compelling case studies, and contact...

This workbook is designed for use with our counselor's guide, Foundations for Violence-Free Living. It forms a permanent record of the work the ...

FINALIST 2008 Book of the Year Awards, Career Category, Foreword Magazine A must read for anyone hoping to launch a nonprofit career! Nonprofits ne...

The step-by-step guide to successful forums Community forums are powerful tools for educating the public, building consensus, focusing action, ...

At last! A comprehensive guide to the art, craft, and business of consulting with nonprofits and community groups Nonprofit consulting requires ...

As nonprofit organizations mature and grow, their staffs and programs expand, their operations and dynamics become more complex, and the climate th...

  Conflict resolution designed for the unique needs of nonprofits Whether you're dealing with arguments about how services should be delivered ...

The no-cost way to improve your organization on a daily basis Most nonprofits are already benchmarking informally. This unique book defines a fo...

  Bring focus and direction to your work: Too often, if you ask four people in a nonprofit what their organization's mission is, you'll get four di...

Create compelling women's groups that deal effectively with domestic abuse  Journey Beyond Abuse and its accompanying participant's journal, Mov...

How to start, run, and maintain an effective collaboration The Collaboration Handbook is your complete guide to putting together a collaboration th...

How to find, test, and launch a successful nonprofit venture Venture Forth! The Essential Guide to Starting a Moneymaking Business in Your Nonprof...

Participant's journal helps women get even more out of their group This participant’s journal is a series of stories and questions that coordina...

From the introduction: I owe you for that night at that dive bar on our road trip. I should not line dance under the influence, and I think we bot...

"Jennie has a great talent for building relationships around delicious food—this beautiful book shares the spirit of her cooking." ―Jamie Oliver, a...

"Anger is like an essential vitamin, and Jen has given me even more reasons to be angry. I couldn't be happier or healthier."—Lewis Black, stand-u...

This is the first guide to the ethnic spas of Los Angeles, which are exploding in popularity. The expert authors demystify Asian and European massa...

A PEOPLE Pick – PEOPLE MagazineA SCIBA Award FinalistTraveling with―and learning from―the women saintsWhile visiting Siena, Italy, Mary Lea Carroll...

“Kent Woodyard’s mnemonics are the most essential non-essential mnemonics in the history of language.” ―Christopher Monks, McSweeney’s Interne...

"Laugh-out-loud funny... this book is going to be a huge success!" –Teen Vogue "Made us laugh out loud... Rothman is an acute observer of the ...

Make the Most of Mammoth & the Eastern Sierra The popularity of Mammoth Lakes and environs―June Lake, Bishop and the rest of the Eastern Sierr...

The celebration of Mexican cooking that food lovers have been waiting for. Richly photographed and authentically local, L.A. Mexicano showcases L....

The definitive guide to the 101 best photo locations in and around Los Angeles, Insta L.A. is compact, colorful, useful, and loads of fun. Foll...