Our response to Black Friday? Shareable’s 9 free e-books, on how to live a vibrant, cost-free community life
There are many responses one might have to “Black Friday” - despair at its heedless celebration of consumption, worry at its colour-valued metaphor - but we’ve decided to repost the community power website Shareable’s free-gift of books that help you to live a sharing-focused life. Take that!
A Year of Living Locally (2021)
“A Year of Living Locally” follows Shareable executive director Neal Gorenflo’s year-long experiment in local living with a foreword by co-director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Stacy Mitchell.
Lessons from the First Wave: Resilience in the Age of COVID-19 (2020)
The ebook “Lessons from the First Wave: Resilience in the Age of COVID-19” includes 25 case studies, interviews, and how-to guides that showcase some of the most effective community-led responses to this global crisis.
Library of Things: A Cornerstone of the Real Sharing Economy (2020)
The ebook “Library of Things: A Cornerstone of the Real Sharing Economy” features our editorial series covering the past, present and future of libraries of things.
Beyond Waste: Community Solutions to Managing Our Resources (2019)
The ebook “Beyond Waste: Community Solutions to Managing Our Resources” features our editorial series outlining ways individuals, organizations and communities are reducing waste around the world.
The Response: Building Collective Resilience in the Wake of Disasters (2019)
This collection of interviews, articles, guides, and personal stories is designed to deepen the understanding of community led disaster response and support deeper engagement between neighbors, family, and friends In preparation for a future together.
How Racism Shaped the Housing Crisis & What We Can Do About It (2019)
This free ebook is a compilation of all of the articles in our series: “How Racism Shaped the Housing Crisis & What We Can Do About It.” We explore the history of land use and housing policy in the United States, solutions to the housing crisis with a focus on how to increase equity, and conversations we’ve hosted about it.
Community Solutions to the Loneliness Epidemic (2019)
This ebook offers a global context exploring what people, organizations, and governments are doing to address social isolation. Stories range from an op-ed calling for a change in the social climate to solutions-focused pieces about time banking, libraries of things, senior centers, and more.
Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons (2018)
This book showcases over a hundred sharing-related case studies and model policies from more than 80 cities in 35 countries. Each chapter explores a core city service including: housing, mobility, food, work, energy, waste, land, water, internet and communications technology, finance, and governance.
How To: Share, Save Money & Have Fun (2016)
A collection of insightful guides on sharing housing, transportation, food, education, music and more. This book shows you how to lead a more enjoyable life, with your family and in your community, while saving money.