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"Using humor, compassion, and insight, the beloved and best-selling Anthony de Mello teaches us to welcome the challenge of knowing ourselves and living the "aware" life." "This is your wake-up call! You may not have even realized you were sleepwalking. Most of us are most of the time. Awareness is an eye-opener. It's Anthony de Mello telling you gently but firmly, "It's time to get up now".--Charles Osgood

"In the 1980s and again in the '90s, James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner published The Leadership Challenge to address issues they uncovered in research on ordinary people achieving "individual leadership standards of excellence." The keys they identified have now been reexamined in the context of the post-millennium world and updated in a third edition."

"User friendly games, challenging initiatives, and exciting adventure stunts that can be presented to educational, recreational, or corporate groups. Karl Rohnke has jammed more ideas, how to's, reasonably unreasonable schemes, personal vignettes, and action scenarios into these pages than any other book available on the subject. The Bottomless Bag, Again? belongs in your bag too."

"Quicksilver includes ten years worth of new ideas. This offering from Karl Rohnke contains over 150 games, Initiatives, ice breakers, variations on old standards, trust, closures and more. In addition, Karl has collaborated with Steve Butler on a leadership section, in which they impart many of the secrets they use when leading and designing programs."

"For those of you who subscribed to and loved the adventure curriculum newsletter Bag of Tricks, it now has a new title and format, but it's still a classic Karl Rohnke project. It's filled with great adventure programming tips, helpful game and activity suggestions, and much, much more in Karl's typically zany and immutable style."

"New edition of a text first published in 1975. Covers group dynamics, experiential learning, group goals and social interdependence, communication, leadership, decision making, controversy and creativity, conflicts of interest, power, diversity, team development, and leading growth and counseling groups."

"For the past twenty years Keirsey has continued to investigate personality differences -- to refine his theory of the four temperaments and to define the facets of character that distinguish one from another. His findings form the basis of Please Understand Me II, far more comprehensive and coherent than the original, and yet with much of the same easy accessibility."

"Renee Baron takes on the complexity of the sixteen personality types and makes them accessible so the general reader can comprehend them, find their own type, and use the knowledge to enrich their own lives. Insightful, helpful, and encouraging, What Type Am I? is an eminently useful step in helping individuals appreciate, and apply their strength, to work, love, and life."

"An exceptional blend of observation and reflection, literary report and personal revelation, that once again finds Coles exploring important social concepts--community service and the sources of altruism--with the tenacious moral energy that has characterized his writings for 30 years."

"Readers are in for a perpetually surprising-and even philosophical-adventure," said Publishers Weekly in a starred review of this wordless picture book that begins with a close-up of a rooster's comb and ends in outer space.

"In lay-person's prose, Aronson explains the major, and most influential, of social psychological achievements. He accurately explains what social psychology is and why it's helpful. It is a must-read for everyone, not only because it is so clear and cogent, but because it can explain and clarify to many the basic processes underlying most of everyday life."

"In a book that challenges authoritarian thinking about motivation, a distinguished social psychologist offers an alternative to current reward/punishment theory, which, far from anarchy, espouses our ordered, internalized sense of freedom, responsibility, and commitment."

"What the circle finds on its search for the missing piece is simply and touchingly told in a fable that gently probes the nature of quest and fulfillment. 'Few artists have put so much verve and meaning into simple lines and circles as Shel Silverstein.' -- Publishers Weekly."

"The wedge-shaped hero of The Missing Piece waits in vain for the right someone to appear, until a complete circle (the Big O) shows it how to gather its own momentum. The different ones it encounters and what it discovers in its helplessness-are portrayed with simplicity and compassion in the words and drawings of Shel Silverstein."

"John C. Maxwell offers lively stories about the foibles and successes of Lee Iacocca, Abraham Lincoln, Princess Diana, and Elizabeth Dole in The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. Readers can expect a well-crafted discussion that emphasizes the core attitudes and visions of leadership."

"John C. Maxwell has been teaching the benefits of leadership and team building for years. Now he tackles the importance of teamwork head on, writing about teamwork being necessary for every kind of leader, and showing how team building can improve every area of your life."

"John C. Maxwell takes a closer look at failure--and reveals that the secret of moving beyond failure is to use it as a lesson and a stepping-stone. He covers the top reasons people fail and shows how to master fear instead of being mastered by it. Readers will discover that positive benefits can accompany negative experiences--if you have the right attitude."

"Feeding the Zircon Gorilla is just one of the many team building activities you'll find included in this book by Sam Sikes. Each activity comes with support material specially designed for easy copying. You'll find many sample scenarios and game variations that allow you to customize your team building training."

"This book has fun and meaningful activities to increase team effectiveness in the workplace and beyond. The Author, Sam Sikes, is an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist and is cofounder of Learning Unlimited Corporation in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

"During the last decade, we have witnessed an unparalleled explosion of interest in the practice of 'servant-leadership,' as today's business leaders search for a new leadership model for the 21st century. Greenleaf's work continues to inspire a growing movement of people and organizations concerned with issues of leadership, management, service, and spirit.

This is the long-awaited sequel to the first "50 Ways To Use Your Noodle." The book includes games, problem-solving activities, and water-based activities for both kids and adults. It has instructions, scenarios, pictures, and diagrams. Use the games and activities for team building, energizers, social events, and just for fun!

Those floating foam water toys aren't just for swimming. This book is "loaded" with exciting games and challenging problem-solving activities using the foam noodles. Group facilitators will find this fun & colorful book invaluable.

The props are minimal and/or affordable and the activities are versatile and easy to adapt to different settings and age groups. The objectives and discussion questions are helpful and thought-provoking. This book is a great resource for all who work with groups, from beginning practitioners to seasoned professionals.

Welcome to the fast action of the Richochet' experience! The games presented in this book are intended to bring players together in a new arena of discovery and adventure. Some games are competitive, others are cooperative, but all are presented in the spirit of "Coopetition".

Games (& other stuff) for Teachers" is a special project put together by teachers for teachers. This book contains a wide range of activities that include sit-down, get-up-and-go, as well as paper & pencil activities. Teachers can easily implement the individual and group efforts that focus on a wide variety of pro-social skills.

This is a book of initiative activities and problem-solving elements that you can create and use to start your own portable, experiential challenge program or enhance the program you already have. All of the ideas here are presented with a tight budget in mind. The purpose is to provide a way for human services providers to afford the benefits challenge programming can offer.

"In this repackaged bestseller John Maxwell examines the differences between leadership styles, outlines principles for inspiring, motivating, and influencing others. These principles can be used in any organization to foster integrity and self-discipline and bring a positive change."

"Use these fun and meaningful activities to increase team effectiveness in the workplace and beyond. This book is designed as a training resource. You will find many sample scenarios and activity variations that allow you to customize and add life to your trainings, meetings, and learning events. PLAY ON!"

The whole Funn Stuff series distilled to offer what is now available, a highly usable games and initiative reference in one book.

If you want (need) exciting and immediately usable ideas to implement into your program RIGHT NOW, and a few laughs along the way, Funn 'n Games will soon become your "go to" resource.

The Bottomless Bag Revival is Karl's attempt to keep alive the original spirit, heart, and fun associated with adventure/experiential education.

For faithful readers of Karl's various books on adventure/experiential education, "Revival" is basically the same book as The Bottomless Bag Again!?, with a new cover, new size, and some text changes.

This book delivers the messages of modesty, moderation and simplicity to offer a perspective upon which an intelligent philosophy of experiential education can be built.

Written for people who teach, train, and facilitate educational programs inside and outside the traditional classroom.

Jeff Albin's ground breaking work should be seriously considered by anybody in the prevention field. This experiential prevention program promotes healthy processes for: Developing programs that participants look forward to. Relating to each other differently and safely. Dealing with conflict. Developing appropriate communication with others about problems

If only every book title were as true to the content. Priest, Gass and Gillis have succeeded in authoring a succinct, yet comprehensive book for facilitators.

As an experienced facilitator you will likely find this book to be an excellent reference book. If you are new to the field, you will likely find this book invaluable.

The book features well written, detailed descriptions and good companion visuals. In addition, the authors focused a great deal on assisting the reader in identifying and locating the resources and tools necessary for each activity and initiative. This feature alone has been very attractive to those browsing through the book at our introductory level, facilitator workshops.

Featured Book: The Leader Who Is Hardly Known

by Steven Simpson, Ph.D.

This book delivers the messages of modesty, moderation and simplicity to offer a perspective upon which an intelligent philosophy of experiential education can be built.

Written for people who teach, train, and facilitate educational programs inside and outside the traditional classroom.

Highly recommended by the ITI Team.