Cohousing-L Mailing List: New guide book by Diana Leafe Christian

[Lynn Nadeau (welcome]

Diana Christian <dianachr [at] alltel.net>, editor of COMMUNITIES magazine 
is the author of a new book on intentional community that is about to 
be published. It looks like a must-have for anyone interested in 
intentional 
community.  If you order it SOON (before June 6), it appears you can get 
20% off.

http://store.ic.org/community-bookshelf.html says
"Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and
  Intentional Communities, by Diana Leafe Christian, editor of
  Communities magazine, will be released by New Society
  Publishers in June. We are not yet taking orders on the web store,
  but you can pre-order by phoning 800-995-8342, for $18.40, a 20%
  discount off the $23 regular price, plus $3 shipping (standard mail
  US). Books are expected the second week of June. For a full review,
  see the Spring 2003 issue of Communities."

Diana writes:

My book is called "Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow
Ecovillages and Intentional Communities" (New Society Publishers, June 6,
2003). The Foreword is by Patch Adams, and it's been endorsed by various
activists in the communities, ecovillage, and sustainability movements, 
from
Bill Mollison to Starhawk to Hazel Henderson.

     I  wrote the book as a guide to launching and sustaining successful 
new
communities and avoiding the typical mistakes in the process. It's based 
on
the experience and insights of founders of successful and unsuccessful
communities begun in the 1990s. I've attempted to outline what works, what
doesn't work, and how not to reinvent the wheel.

    The book includes success stories, cautionary tales, and practical 
advice
on the role of founders, vision documents, decision-making, agreements,
legal options, buying and financing land, zoning issues, sustainable site
design, and communication, group process, and dealing well with conflict.
[Here are a few of the many testimonials:]...
     "Before aspiring community builders hold their first meeting, 
confront
their first realtor, or drive their first nail, they must buy this 
essential
book: it will improve their chances for success immensely, and will
certainly save them money, time, and heartbreak. In her friendly but firm
(and occasionally funny) way, Diana Christian proffers an astonishing 
wealth
of practical information and sensible, field-tested advice."
     --Ernest Callenbach, author, Ecotopia and Ecotopia Emerging
....
"So many well intended communities fail because they don't even know the
questions to ask, let alone where to find answers. Creating a Life 
Together
offers a wealth of detailed information to help communities find what is
right for their specific situation, and greatly increase their odds of 
their
success."
     --Kathryn McCamant, cohousing architect, and coauthor of Cohousing: A
Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves
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