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The Art of Community: Seven Principles for Belonging by Charles H. Vogl

roxymaybe's review against another edition

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3.0

Some interesting points, but the insistence that the reader is going to apply this knowledge to be a (better) community leader feels like a PowerPoint presentation at an assistant managers' conference.

jzipperer's review against another edition

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3.0

While the topic of this book is interesting, I found many of the examples to be redundant and overused, such as the repeated references to the CrossFit community. A wider breadth of examples would have more effectively driven home the principles of this book.

ambergamgee's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

It was alright. I liked the “inner circle” information.
I do wish he had not used the words “tribe” and “tribal leader.” The words were already there; “community” and “community leader” it was completely unnecessary to appropriate native language.

eslsilver's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

2.75

keiyi's review against another edition

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informative slow-paced

2.0

jocelyn73c's review against another edition

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informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.0

blackandbookish's review

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3.0

3 1/2 stars

Straight forward and easy to digest. This book gave language for concepts I knew instinctively. I listened on audio book and would have preferred a more engaging narrator, but overall I would recommend for someone building or growing a small community.

libraryadvokate's review against another edition

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informative fast-paced

4.5

admarinelli's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

2.75

davidcuen's review against another edition

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2.0

This is a book that could have been a few blog posts but ended up being repetitive and really short. The author is clearly passionate about building real life communities and tries to develop a framework to organise things that are natural steps in social gatherings. That said, it is very light, fully of personal examples and not something that will stay with me.