Working Together: Entrepreneurial Couples by Frank and Sharan Barnett. Ten Speed Pr; ISBN: 0898152666. For every couple ready to put an end to separate lives and separate agendas. Interviews with entrepreneurial couples across the country provide an in-depth look at shared work and life experiences. This book dispels the myths, addresses the social biases, looks at the benefits and risks, and outlines the steps to becoming successful co-entrepreneurs.

People Skills by Robert Bolton. Paperback - 300 pages Reissue edition (June 1986) Simon and Schuster Books; ISBN: 067162248X. A remarkably jargon free book, People Skills offers in-depth coverage of five "clusters" of skills critical to effective interpersonal relationships, including listening, assertiveness, conflict-resolution, collaborative problem-solving, and the skill to know which of these other skills to use and when.

Chop Wood, Carry Water: A Guide to Finding Spiritual Fulfillment in Everyday Life by Rick Fields, Rex Weyler, Rick Ingrasci, and Peggy Taylor. Paperback - 287 pages (January 1985) J.P. Tarcher Inc.; ASIN: 0874772095. Even though this book was created in the early 1980s, it still feels new. A good basic guide to the development of spirituality in everyday life.

Chop Wood, Carry Water by Rick Fields. Audio Cassette (November 1988) Audio Renaissance; ASIN: 0940687542.

The Family Patterns Workbook: Breaking Free from Your Past & Creating a Life of Your Own by Carolyn Foster Paperback; Tarcher (1993) ASIN: 087477711. Strategies for assessing family dynamics and ways to make healthy changes in how family patterns play out in your life. Uses a journaling program to evaluate your memories, feelings, and experiences and uncover the unrealized assets you can draw upon as you pursue your goals.

Servant Leadership: A Journey Into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness by Robert K. Greenleaf. Paperback (March 1983) Paulist Press; ISBN: 0809125277. A compilation of former AT&T executive Robert Greenleaf's work in identifying and elucidating the nature of authentic leadership. Greenleaf deals with one of the most important social questions of our time: Who is a leader? Who is a follower? How does one effectively lead others?

The Courageous Follower: Standing Up to and for Our Leaders by Ira Chaleff. Hardcover - 194 pages (May 1995) Berrett Koehler; ISBN: 1881052664. Here, at last, is a book to balance the hundreds of management books on leadership. "The Courageous Follower" is a handbook that gives us the insights and tools necessary to partner effectively with our leaders when we are confronted with the challenges of supporting and, at times, correcting them. This book is a comprehensive guide for positively influencing the leader/follower relationship and assuring that power is used wisely to accomplish our agreed upon purposes.

"If we are going to reinvent our government it will require that our agencies be filled with both courageous leaders and courageous followers. Paying more attention to the follower end of the equation is long overdue." Vice President Al Gore

"Countless books have been written to describe the qualities and responsibilities of the leader, but democracy cannot survive unless followers also behave responsibly. This book fills a large gap in any organization's library." Barber Conable, Jr., former President, The World Bank

We: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love by Robert Johnson. Paperback - 224 pages Reprint edition (September 1985) HarperCollins Publishers; ISBN: 0062504363. The myth of Tristan and Iseult is one of the earliest tales of romantic love. Johnson uses this myth to explain the essence and meaning of romantic love. Using his training in Jungian psychology as a reference point, he identifies many of the unconscious beliefs about love that are shared by both women and men. Then he goes on to show how we can overcome the illusions we often have about love and create a deeper, longer lasting, more meaningful relationship based on a new understanding of true love.

We: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love Audio Cassettes by Robert A. Johnson. Harper Audio; ISBN: 1559943394.

On the Way to the Wedding: Transforming the Love Relationship by Linda Schierse Leonard. Paperback (May 1987) Shambhala Publications; ISBN: 087773402X. With deep understanding and practical wisdom, Jungian therapist Linda Leonard writes about the longing for a true wedding, one that unites two beings in a sacred search for meaning in life. Exploring dreams, personal experience, myths, fairy tales, and themes from films and literature, the author uncovers the inner obstacles to love and creativity as experienced by both men and women by using the poetry and life of Rainer Maria Rilke to explore such traditional rituals as putting on the veil, taking the vow, and exchanging rings. She shows that whether one seeks an inner or an outer wedding, it is the work of transformation within that provides the transcendent ground for the attainment of enlightened relationship.

Business Without Bosses: How Self-Managing Teams Are Building High Performing Companies. by Charles Manz and Henry Sims. (New York: John Wiley, 1997). This book presents real-world case studies of teams working effectively in a wide variety of situations. A strong case is made for self-directed teams as the foundation of not just future organizational success but the high performance required to meet the challenges of today's chaotic business environment.

Builders of the Dawn: Community Lifestyles in a Changing World by Corinne McGlaughlin and Gordon Davidson. Paperback - 372 pages (April 1990) Book Publishing Co.; ISBN: 091399068X. This book is based on real-life stories from 87 intentional communities, from Arcosanti in the Arizona desert and Auroville in India to The Farm in Tennessee and Findhorn in Scotland. These are not "cults," and only a handful are organized around any particular religious belief. These are all non-fanatical and down-to-earth communities that really work.

Soul Mates: Honoring the Mysteries of Love and Relationship by Thomas Moore. Paperback - 288 pages Reprint edition (November 1994) HarperCollins Publishers; ISBN: 0060925752. A deep look at what it means to meet another person soul to soul. Frequently recommended by friends and associates.

Soul Mates: Honoring the Mysteries of Love and Relationship by Thomas Moore (Harper Audio, 1994) ISBN: 1559949414.

We Build the Road As We Travel by Roy Morrison (Essential Books, 1997). Many decades ago, a humble parish priest and a handful of students motivated the people of the town of Mondragon in the Basque region of Spain to build what is now a successful and resilient network of more than 170 worker-owned-and-operated cooperatives that serve well over 100,000 people. This is the compelling story of the 21,000 workers of the Mondragon cooperatives, who built their own businesses, schools and banks--taking control of their own communities and lives.

Ecological Democracy by Roy Morrison (South End Press, 1995). In this provocative, creative, and revelatory work, Roy Morrison explains in practical and theoreical terms how to build an ecological democracy. Offering a broad-based critique of industrialism, Morrison explores currently emerging ecological democracies, such as the Mondragon Cooperative system in Spain, the Seikatsu Cooperative Clubs in Japan, and Coop Atlantic in Canada. He outlines a dramatically revitalized participatory democracy--which includes community control of finances, a social wage, cooperative economies, demilitarization, and a solar transition--and shows how to get there from here.

The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace by M. Scott Peck. Simon & Schuster (T); ISBN: 067160192X. "In and through community lies the salvation of the world." So says Scott Peck, the author of the best selling books The Road Less Travelled and People of the Lie. With those two best sellers as background, Different Drum moves on to explore the spiritual journey toward self-acceptance, true belonging and world peace.

In his usual captivating style, Peck uses colorful anecdotes from his more than 10 years of experience with The Foundation for Community Encouragement to give us clear directions for building a personal experience of community. This book makes it easy to see that we have within our grasp the power to experience a new connectedness and wholeness through community.

The Different Drum Audio Cassette by Morgan Scott Peck. (September 1987) Simon & Schuster (A); ISBN: 0671646338.

In the Company of Others: Making Community in the Modern World edited by Claude Whitmyer. J P Tarcher; ISBN: 0874777356 . An inspiring guide to making deeper connections with others by living or working together. This volume brings together a range of voices singing the praises of the human dream of community in its many forms. It offers guidance for starting a community and practical solutions for the economic and emotional challenges that may arise when we live or work with others--especially challenges of communications, authority, membership, decision making, and purpose. It also contains profiles of successful groups and communities.

Productive Workplaces: Organizing and Managing for Dignity, Meaning and Community. by Marvin Weisbord (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1987). Proven guidelines for managing in turbulent times. Also a great source for historic perspectives on work, management and organization consulting. Handsomely written.