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Palaces for the People
by Eric Klinenberg • 2018
Stronger than seawalls: the shared spaces that hold communities together when everything breaks.
3.97
5k+
Palaces for the People Summary
Palaces for the People 89%
Stronger than seawalls: the shared spaces that hold communities together when everything breaks.
by Eric Klinenberg 2018
3.97
5k+ ratings
Rough Sleepers
by Tracy Kidder • 2023
The homeless die ten times faster. A Boston doctor found that trust is the only cure.
4.34
11k+
Rough Sleepers Summary
Rough Sleepers 88%
The homeless die ten times faster. A Boston doctor found that trust is the only cure.
by Tracy Kidder 2023
4.34
11k+ ratings
Managing the Myths of Health Care
by Henry Mintzberg • 2017
Medicine works. Hospital management doesn't. What community can do that competition cannot.
3.47
74
Managing the Myths of Health Care Summary
Managing the Myths of Health Care 88%
Medicine works. Hospital management doesn't. What community can do that competition cannot.
by Henry Mintzberg 2017
3.47
74 ratings
Lifehouse
by Adam Greenfield • 2024
Votes and green tech won't stop climate collapse. The real plan: neighbors caring for each other.
3.84
86
Lifehouse Summary
Lifehouse 88%
Votes and green tech won't stop climate collapse. The real plan: neighbors caring for each other.
by Adam Greenfield 2024
3.84
86 ratings
Labours of Love
by Madeleine Bunting • 2020
The work that sustains us from birth to death has been deliberately erased from economic view.
4.07
160
Labours of Love Summary
Labours of Love 88%
The work that sustains us from birth to death has been deliberately erased from economic view.
by Madeleine Bunting 2020
4.07
160 ratings
Medicare for All
by Abdul El-Sayed • 2021
$5,220 for a US hospital day, $765 in Australia. The fix, and how to win it.
4.36
349
Medicare for All Summary
Medicare for All 88%
$5,220 for a US hospital day, $765 in Australia. The fix, and how to win it.
by Abdul El-Sayed 2021
4.36
349 ratings
Community Building on the Web
by Amy Jo Kim • 1999
Nine design rules for online communities that earn trust and grow more intimate, not less.
3.68
101
Community Building on the Web Summary
Community Building on the Web 88%
Nine design rules for online communities that earn trust and grow more intimate, not less.
by Amy Jo Kim 1999
3.68
101 ratings
Having Nothing, Possessing Everything
by Michael Mather • 2018
A pastor stopped tallying what his poor neighborhood lacked. What he found rewrote his calling.
4.39
241
Having Nothing, Possessing Everything Summary
Having Nothing, Possessing Everything 88%
A pastor stopped tallying what his poor neighborhood lacked. What he found rewrote his calling.
by Michael Mather 2018
4.39
241 ratings
The Age of Dignity
by Ai-jen Poo • 2015
Ten thousand Americans turn sixty-five each day. The fix is infrastructure, not more nursing homes.
3.88
413
The Age of Dignity Summary
The Age of Dignity 88%
Ten thousand Americans turn sixty-five each day. The fix is infrastructure, not more nursing homes.
by Ai-jen Poo 2015
3.88
413 ratings
Diversity, Oppression, & Change
by Flavio Francisco Marsiglia • 2021
When social work claims neutrality, it erases culture and ignores power. This text brings them back.
3.60
15
Diversity, Oppression, & Change Summary
Diversity, Oppression, & Change 88%
When social work claims neutrality, it erases culture and ignores power. This text brings them back.
by Flavio Francisco Marsiglia 2021
3.60
15 ratings
Passages in Caregiving
by Gail Sheehy • 2010
No one handed you a map. The predictable stages and the team you need to survive.
4.13
287
Passages in Caregiving Summary
Passages in Caregiving 88%
No one handed you a map. The predictable stages and the team you need to survive.
by Gail Sheehy 2010
4.13
287 ratings
Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition
by Thomas Bodenheimer • 2012
Fifty million uninsured. World-class medicine. The policy architecture that produced both.
4.07
201
Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition Summary
Understanding Health Policy, Sixth Edition 87%
Fifty million uninsured. World-class medicine. The policy architecture that produced both.
by Thomas Bodenheimer 2012
4.07
201 ratings
God's Hotel
by Victoria Sweet • 2012
Time and observation healed patients at America’s last almshouse in ways modern medicine can’t.
4.11
6k+
God's Hotel Summary
God's Hotel 87%
Time and observation healed patients at America’s last almshouse in ways modern medicine can’t.
by Victoria Sweet 2012
4.11
6k+ ratings
Mountains Beyond Mountains
by Tracy Kidder • 2003
He cured untreatable TB in a one-room Haitian clinic. That was just his warm-up.
4.20
89k+
Mountains Beyond Mountains Summary
Mountains Beyond Mountains 87%
He cured untreatable TB in a one-room Haitian clinic. That was just his warm-up.
by Tracy Kidder 2003
4.20
89k+ ratings
Essential Labor
by Angela Garbes • 2022
The invisible labor of mothering holds up the economy. It could also remake it.
3.79
3k+
Essential Labor Summary
Essential Labor 87%
The invisible labor of mothering holds up the economy. It could also remake it.
by Angela Garbes 2022
3.79
3k+ ratings
Already Toast
by Kate Washington • 2021
Her husband's cancer made her an unpaid nurse. The system was counting on it.
3.92
666
Already Toast Summary
Already Toast 87%
Her husband's cancer made her an unpaid nurse. The system was counting on it.
by Kate Washington 2021
3.92
666 ratings
The 36-Hour Day
by Nancy L. Mace • 1981
Dementia stretches every day past its breaking point. The guide for caring without coming apart.
4.29
5k+
The 36-Hour Day Summary
The 36-Hour Day 87%
Dementia stretches every day past its breaking point. The guide for caring without coming apart.
by Nancy L. Mace 1981
4.29
5k+ ratings
To Repair the World
by Paul Farmer • 2013
A doctor's manifesto: replace charity with long-term solidarity and treat the impossible as doable.
4.11
1k+
To Repair the World Summary
To Repair the World 87%
A doctor's manifesto: replace charity with long-term solidarity and treat the impossible as doable.
by Paul Farmer 2013
4.11
1k+ ratings
Sharing the Journey
by Robert Wuthnow • 1994
Forty percent of American adults are rebuilding community and faith inside small support groups.
3.50
10
Sharing the Journey Summary
Sharing the Journey 87%
Forty percent of American adults are rebuilding community and faith inside small support groups.
by Robert Wuthnow 1994
3.50
10 ratings
Toxic Charity
by Robert D. Lupton • 2011
How to stop hurting the people you want to help: swap handouts for dignity and investment.
3.94
5k+
Toxic Charity Summary
Toxic Charity 87%
How to stop hurting the people you want to help: swap handouts for dignity and investment.
by Robert D. Lupton 2011
3.94
5k+ ratings
Fragmented Democracy
by Jamila Michener • 2018
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
4.23
120
Fragmented Democracy Summary
Fragmented Democracy 87%
Your zip code decides your Medicaid benefits. It also decides whether you bother with politics.
by Jamila Michener 2018
4.23
120 ratings
Get Together
by Bailey Richardson • 2019
Start with five passionate friends, not 500 strangers: the lean playbook for communities that last.
3.77
735
Get Together Summary
Get Together 87%
Start with five passionate friends, not 500 strangers: the lean playbook for communities that last.
by Bailey Richardson 2019
3.77
735 ratings
Canary in the Coal Mine
by William Cooke • 2021
When HIV tore through an Indiana town, one doctor fought for syringes, compassion, and the truth.
3.92
728
Canary in the Coal Mine Summary
Canary in the Coal Mine 87%
When HIV tore through an Indiana town, one doctor fought for syringes, compassion, and the truth.
by William Cooke 2021
3.92
728 ratings
Lost Connections
by Johann Hari • 2018
What if depression signals disconnection, not disease: we've lost community, meaning, nature.
4.26
42k+
Lost Connections Summary
Lost Connections 87%
What if depression signals disconnection, not disease: we've lost community, meaning, nature.
by Johann Hari 2018
4.26
42k+ ratings
The Care We Dream Of
by Zena Sharman • 2021
Health care was never built for queer and trans people. Here is what comes after.
4.37
211
The Care We Dream Of Summary
The Care We Dream Of 87%
Health care was never built for queer and trans people. Here is what comes after.
by Zena Sharman 2021
4.37
211 ratings
We've Been Too Patient
by L.D. Green • 2019
Psychiatry blames brain chemistry. Survivors argue the model is the wound.
4.15
202
We've Been Too Patient Summary
We've Been Too Patient 87%
Psychiatry blames brain chemistry. Survivors argue the model is the wound.
by L.D. Green 2019
4.15
202 ratings
Bowling Alone
by Robert D. Putnam • 2000
The clubs emptied and Americans stopped voting. The damage goes deeper than loneliness.
3.85
9k+
Bowling Alone Summary
Bowling Alone 87%
The clubs emptied and Americans stopped voting. The damage goes deeper than loneliness.
by Robert D. Putnam 2000
3.85
9k+ ratings
If Disney Ran Your Hospital
by Fred Lee • 2004
Patients compare your hospital to Disney, not the one across town. Courtesy decides who wins.
4.01
1k+
If Disney Ran Your Hospital Summary
If Disney Ran Your Hospital 87%
Patients compare your hospital to Disney, not the one across town. Courtesy decides who wins.
by Fred Lee 2004
4.01
1k+ ratings
The Primal Prescription
by Doug McGuff • 2015
Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.
4.24
131
The Primal Prescription Summary
The Primal Prescription 87%
Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.
by Doug McGuff 2015
4.24
131 ratings
Organizing
by Marshall Ganz • 2014
The disciplined craft of turning personal stories and living-room meetings into political power.
4.26
19
Organizing Summary
Organizing 87%
The disciplined craft of turning personal stories and living-room meetings into political power.
by Marshall Ganz 2014
4.26
19 ratings
The Power of Positive Deviance
by Richard Tanner Pascale • 2010
Inside every struggling community, a few people are thriving under the same constraints. Find them.
4.16
354
The Power of Positive Deviance Summary
The Power of Positive Deviance 87%
Inside every struggling community, a few people are thriving under the same constraints. Find them.
by Richard Tanner Pascale 2010
4.16
354 ratings
The Rabbit Effect
by Kelli Harding M.D. M.P.H • 2019
The greatest health breakthrough isn't a pill or a diet. It's how we treat each other.
4.14
1k+
The Rabbit Effect Summary
The Rabbit Effect 87%
The greatest health breakthrough isn't a pill or a diet. It's how we treat each other.
by Kelli Harding M.D. M.P.H 2019
4.14
1k+ ratings
Compassionomics
by Stephen Trzeciak • 2019
Compassion isn't soft: the data shows it cuts costs, heals faster, and takes just forty seconds.
4.05
652
Compassionomics Summary
Compassionomics 87%
Compassion isn't soft: the data shows it cuts costs, heals faster, and takes just forty seconds.
by Stephen Trzeciak 2019
4.05
652 ratings
The Art of Community
by Charles H. Vogl • 2016
Seven elements that forge a meaningful community, where members grow and look out for each other.
3.68
1k+
The Art of Community Summary
The Art of Community 87%
Seven elements that forge a meaningful community, where members grow and look out for each other.
by Charles H. Vogl 2016
3.68
1k+ ratings
Community
by Peter Block • 2008
Belonging is not a program but a conversation: here is how to host it.
4.06
2k+
Community Summary
Community 87%
Belonging is not a program but a conversation: here is how to host it.
by Peter Block 2008
4.06
2k+ ratings
Our Malady
by Timothy Snyder • 2020
From a hospital bed, a tyranny scholar diagnoses America's for-profit medicine as a freedom crisis.
4.14
2k+
Our Malady Summary
Our Malady 87%
From a hospital bed, a tyranny scholar diagnoses America's for-profit medicine as a freedom crisis.
by Timothy Snyder 2020
4.14
2k+ ratings
Redefining Health Care
by Michael E. Porter • 2006
US health competition is zero-sum. Shift it to patient results and excellent care gets cheaper.
3.91
397
Redefining Health Care Summary
Redefining Health Care 87%
US health competition is zero-sum. Shift it to patient results and excellent care gets cheaper.
by Michael E. Porter 2006
3.91
397 ratings
Nurse's Pocket Guide
by Marilynn E. Doenges • 2006
The manual that turns a nursing diagnosis into a care plan in seconds.
3.98
126
Nurse's Pocket Guide Summary
Nurse's Pocket Guide 87%
The manual that turns a nursing diagnosis into a care plan in seconds.
by Marilynn E. Doenges 2006
3.98
126 ratings
San Fransicko
by Michael Shellenberger • 2021
Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.
4.01
4k+
San Fransicko Summary
San Fransicko 87%
Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.
by Michael Shellenberger 2021
4.01
4k+ ratings
Join the Club
by Tina Rosenberg • 2011
Peer pressure has toppled dictators and slowed epidemics. The case for aiming it deliberately.
3.49
340
Join the Club Summary
Join the Club 87%
Peer pressure has toppled dictators and slowed epidemics. The case for aiming it deliberately.
by Tina Rosenberg 2011
3.49
340 ratings
What Seems to Be the Problem?
by Laura Marshall-Andrews • 2022
She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.
4.18
299
What Seems to Be the Problem? Summary
What Seems to Be the Problem? 87%
She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.
by Laura Marshall-Andrews 2022
4.18
299 ratings
Paint Your Town Red
by Matthew Brown • 2021
38 million to 111 million: the spending shift that rebuilt a town.
3.71
173
Paint Your Town Red Summary
Paint Your Town Red 87%
38 million to 111 million: the spending shift that rebuilt a town.
by Matthew Brown 2021
3.71
173 ratings
We've Got You Covered
by Liran Einav • 2023
America already covers the uninsured, just badly. The fix: automatic, basic, free, and budgeted.
4.09
386
We've Got You Covered Summary
We've Got You Covered 87%
America already covers the uninsured, just badly. The fix: automatic, basic, free, and budgeted.
by Liran Einav 2023
4.09
386 ratings
The Shift
by Theresa Brown • 2015
Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.
3.87
8k+
The Shift Summary
The Shift 87%
Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.
by Theresa Brown 2015
3.87
8k+ ratings
My Father's Brain
by Sandeep Jauhar • 2023
A doctor watches his brilliant father succumb to Alzheimer's and discovers what medicine cannot fix.
4.13
2k+
My Father's Brain Summary
My Father's Brain 87%
A doctor watches his brilliant father succumb to Alzheimer's and discovers what medicine cannot fix.
by Sandeep Jauhar 2023
4.13
2k+ ratings
A Gift of Hope
by Danielle Steel • 2012
She gave teddy bears to homeless men. The toughest cried, and her grief began to heal.
3.98
3k+
A Gift of Hope Summary
A Gift of Hope 87%
She gave teddy bears to homeless men. The toughest cried, and her grief began to heal.
by Danielle Steel 2012
3.98
3k+ ratings
Building Successful Communities of Practice
by Emily Webber • 2016
Build a peer community where knowledge flows across teams, and silos dissolve from within.
3.86
254
Building Successful Communities of Practice Summary
Building Successful Communities of Practice 87%
Build a peer community where knowledge flows across teams, and silos dissolve from within.
by Emily Webber 2016
3.86
254 ratings
Made for People
by Justin Whitmel Earley • 2023
Hyper-connected yet lonely: the habits that reclaim friendship as a Christian practice.
4.45
3k+
Made for People Summary
Made for People 87%
Hyper-connected yet lonely: the habits that reclaim friendship as a Christian practice.
by Justin Whitmel Earley 2023
4.45
3k+ ratings
An American Sickness
by Elisabeth Rosenthal • 2017
American healthcare eats nearly a fifth of the economy, and the money isn't buying better health.
4.29
8k+
An American Sickness Summary
An American Sickness 87%
American healthcare eats nearly a fifth of the economy, and the money isn't buying better health.
by Elisabeth Rosenthal 2017
4.29
8k+ ratings
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care
by Sally C. Pipes • 2008
The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.
3.54
24
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care Summary
The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care 87%
The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.
by Sally C. Pipes 2008
3.54
24 ratings
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