Community Resilience

When Laurel Everhart returns to Booey Creek to work in the mountain fire tower, she expects quiet days and open skies. Instead, the ridge begins stirring pieces of a childhood she has spent decades trying to forget. Small, long-lost objects appear along her path—fragments from the night her best friend, Sarah Kate, fell from the ridge and the truth slipped into silence. With the help of Mira, a gentle memory healer, and Rylan, a steady presence she never saw coming, Laurel begins piecing together what really happened that night. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more she realizes ...

When the remnants of Hurricane Helene sweep through the mountains of Western North Carolina, the storm reshapes more than the valley’s edges. As the floodwaters fall and the old Booey Creek dam gives way, the river exposes what time had long concealed—a small chapel resting in a basin of mud and silence. Archivist Clara Wynn is asked to help document the find, but from the moment she steps inside the water-marked walls, she feels the hush of something still alive there. Working beside carpenter Elias McRae and town historian Ada Belle Holt, Clara begins to uncover the layered history of...

Are you passionate about building thriving and inclusive communities? Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of people around you? Look no further than "Community Development Frameworks: Building Thriving and Inclusive Communities." This comprehensive guide is specifically crafted for individuals actively involved in community development and planning, regardless of their level of experience. Whether you are a beginner or an expert in leading groups, this book offers practical insights and frameworks that can be readily applied to your own community development projects. The ...

During and after a traumatic experience, survivors experience a cascade of physical, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, relational, and spiritual responses that can make them feel unbalanced and threatened. The second edition of Building Resilience to Trauma explains common responses from a biological perspective, reframing the human experience from one of shame and pathology to one of hope and biology.

An intersectional primer for saving the planet: place-based perspectives and community-led tools for fighting climate change For readers of The Intersectional Environmentalist and All We Can Save In Climate Resilience, climate justice and resilience strategist Kylie Flanagan invites us to see...

This book demonstrates how two overlooked ministry models—base ecclesial communities of the Global South in the late twentieth century and hush harbors of the US Deep South during antebellum times—offer proven strategies for the twenty-first-century church. These ministry models provide insight into the creation and sustenance of vital Christian community, particularly for those seeking indigenous culturally-rooted models, and show how to and show how to integrate vibrant Christ-centered faith and mission with world-changing social justice and political action. 

The Art of Coaching Teams is the manual you never received when you signed on to lead a team. Being a great teacher is one thing, but leading a team, or team development, is an entirely different dynamic. Your successes are public, but so are your failures-and there's no specific rubric or curriculum to give you direction. Team development is an art form, and this book is your how-to guide to doing it effectively. You'll learn the administrative tasks that keep your team on track.

Fans of Hugh Howey and Kim Stanley Robinson will find much to love in Silo 42: Arrival—a hopeful post-apocalyptic novel about building a better world after the old one has failed. After surviving the exodus from Silo 42 and the long march east to the Atlantic Ocean, the pioneers finally reach the coast—only to discover that freedom is far more complicated than escape. As the community begins building Sunrise Village from the ground up, new alliances, old conflicts, and unexpected realities reshape how they build a resilient life. Calen, one of the silo engineers, is invited into the ...

A historical fiction book set in Hanover, Nebraska during the late 19th century. Discover the extraordinary saga of the Anders family as they navigate the unforgiving landscape of the Nebraska prairie. In a tale that intertwines childhood innocence, community bonds, and the relentless struggle for survival, Pioneer Life Nebraska invites you into a world where hope flickers stubbornly against the harshness of reality. Through the eyes of young Sofia Anders, this novel captures the essence of resilience in the face of despair and the enduring spirit of a pioneering spirit. The story begins on...

A “vital, life-saving must-read” (Nora McInerny, author of Bad Vibes Only) manifesto for communal resilience based on in-depth investigations into history, social science, and psychology, from the bestselling author of Rage Becomes Her. We are often urged to rely only on ourselves for...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The author of Finding the Mother Tree offers a powerful vision for saving our forests based on nature’s deep-rooted cycles of renewal. "A masterclass on the inner workings of forests. . . . This is science as an act of love for the world.” —Zoë Schlanger...

“Stewart O’Nan has been one of the best chroniclers of the lives of American women.” —Susan Straight An intimate, moving novel that follows the Humpty Dumpty Club, a group of women of a certain age who band together to help one another and their circle of friends in Pittsburgh as they...

'One of the greatest storytellers of our time' Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads Sing In this unforgettable portrait of human frailty and resilience, Kristin Hannah reveals the indomitable character of the modern American pioneer and the spirit of a vanishing Alaska-a place of...

In Atlanta, silence is survival. But breaking it might save them all. At Queen’s Crown Salon, every style comes with a story—and some stories are dangerous to tell. When women start vanishing and the city’s most powerful police family closes ranks, salon owner Quanda and her circle of stylists refuse to stay quiet. As secrets unravel and danger creeps closer, Tasha, Roxie, and their found family must risk everything to protect each other—and to expose the truth behind the Rivers dynasty’s legacy of corruption. Detective Vega and Officer Rodriguez are determined to break the cycle,...

As seen on Good Morning America and The Today Show with Hoda and Jenna “The key is managing stress, so we can lead healthier, happier lives. The 5 Resets will help you do just that.” — Katie Couric, Journalist and Founder and CEO, Katie Couric Media "A masterful approach to rewire our...

When an unusually harsh winter leaves the town of Maplewood buried in record snowfall, no one is prepared for what comes next. As temperatures rise, the melting snow turns into a dangerous spring flood, transforming quiet streets into flowing waterways and everyday life into an unexpected crisis. In this heartwarming and suspenseful children’s adventure book, Calvin and his loyal beagle, Pudge, discover that helping others doesn’t always mean taking big risks. As the water rises, they learn to observe, think, and act in ways that keep their community safe. From tracking water movement ...

A Story of Loss, Resilience, and Rebirth What happens when an entire city drowns — and still finds the courage to rise again? On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf Coast and shattered New Orleans. Levees broke. Families fled. Entire neighborhoods disappeared beneath toxic floodwaters. For days, the world watched as America’s most vibrant city nearly ceased to exist. But this is not just a story of destruction. It’s a story of humanity, resilience, and a community that refused to let its culture die. Inside, you’ll discover: The full scope of the disaster — ...

“What’s after Armageddon? No government, no laws, no infrastructure, no oil, no industry…and sometimes a sense of relief. In Kunstler’s richly imagined World Made by Hand, the bone-weary denizens of Union Grove…manage to plant a few seeds of human decency that bear fruit.”...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A collection of one hundred deeply personal stories—covering love and heartbreak, growth and resilience—brought to life by the creator of the wildly popular TikTok account @HunterProsper. Every person has a story. Dick knew that it was love at first sight...

The Lost Apple of Lancaster When a late-spring storm scatters the blossoms of Miriam Zook’s orchard in Lancaster County, she fears her year’s work—and her family’s provision—has been lost. But in the wreckage of broken branches, she uncovers a cedar-wrapped journal belonging to her Mammi Ada. Inside waits a secret graft, whispered of only in the margins: the Lancaster Heart. Guided by the journal’s clues, Miriam and the quiet wheelwright Eli Shetler trace stitch-patterns and creek-bends to find the forgotten apple. What begins as a search for fruit becomes a deeper journey—...