[SPN-Discussion] Announcing the NYWSE Book Club 2009-2010 Reading List!

[Natalia Oberti Noguera]

*Announcing the NYWSE Book Club 2009-2010 Reading List!*

The New York Women Social Entrepreneurs (NYWSE) Book Club reading list
includes compelling narratives and resources, from the legal battles of Code
Pink's fiery and inspiring co-founder to a primer on systems thinking.  The
NYWSE Book Club will serve as a forum to engage NYWSE members in dynamic
discussions about sustainability, leadership, women's issues, and new
business models.  Participants will have the opportunity to share ideas and
challenges with the group, and, in turn, learn from their peers in a safe
space.

Each book club co-hort will consist of 5-8 participants and will meet
bi-monthly.  Women who plan to register should feel comfortable opening
their living rooms to a minimum of one book club group gathering.

NYWSE partnered with Chelsea Green, a niche publishing house that
specializes in sustainability and green living topics, to offer books
relevant to the NYWSE mission of empowering and promoting women social
entrepreneurs and emerging sustainability leaders in the workplace.

*Fee: US $150 *
*The registration fee includes the cost of all the books.  *
*Participants will receive all the books in July at the NYWSE Book Club
launch event. *

*To sign up for the NYWSE Book Club, email: newyorkcity at ywse.org *

*Book Club Reading List 2009/2010 *

September 2009
AN UNREASONABLE WOMAN
A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters, and the Fight for Seadrift,
Texas
By Diane Wilson
A lyrical, gripping narrative about one woman's fight to save her community
from polluting oil companies, An Unreasonable Womanis an Erin Brockovich
thriller with the literary richness of a Barbara Kingsolver novel.

November 2009
PEARLS, POLITICS, AND POWER
How Women Can Win and Lead
By Madeleine Kunin
A call to action for new political engagement and leadership from the women
of America. Informed by conversations with elected women leaders from all
levels, former three-term Vermont Governor and Ambassador to Switzerland
Madeleine M. Kunin asks: What difference do women make?

January 2010
FINDING THE SWEET SPOT
The Natural Entrepreneur’s Guide to Responsible, Sustainable, Joyful Work
By Dave Pollard
Whatever your situation, this is the book to help you get started. Finding
the Sweet Spot explains how sustainable, responsible, and joyful natural
enterprises differ from most jobs, and it provides the framework for
building your own natural enterprise.

March 2010
THE END OF MONEY AND THE FUTURE OF CIVILIZATION
By Thomas Greco
This book provides the necessary understanding for entrepreneurs, activists,
and civic leaders to implement approaches toward monetary liberation,
approaches that empower communities to restore their environments and
democratic institutions, and begin to build economies that are sustainable,
equitable, and insulated from the financial crises that plague the dominant
systems of money, banking and finance.

May 2010
COMPANIES WE KEEP
Employee Ownership and the Business of Community and Place
By John Abrams
In this part memoir and part examination of a new business model, John
Abrams details his idea that companies flourish when they become centers of
interdependence, or “communities of enterprise.”

July 2010
THINKING IN SYSTEMS
A Primer
By Donella Meadows
This essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers
and equations and into the tangible world, showing readers how to develop
the systems-thinking skills that thought leaders across the globe consider
critical for 21st-century life.

September 2010
THE GORT CLOUD
The Invisible Force Powering Today’s Most Visible Green Brands
By Richard Seireeni
Featuring interviews of more than 30 “eco-capitalists” from a broad range of
industries, The Gort Cloudoffers a rich source of wisdom for green
businesses getting off the ground or for any business aiming to improve its
environmental performance.
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