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  Highly Recommended —Midwest Book Review
   
 

Moving, poetic, insightful, painful, hopeful, touching, tragic, triumphant.”
Barry Oshry, Chief Theoretical Officer, Power + Systems, Inc., author of Seeing Systems: Unlocking the Mysteries of Organizational Life

   
 

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—Parker J. Palmer (author of “The Courage to Teach,” “A Hidden Wholeness” and “Let Your Life Speak,” and founder and senior partner of the Center for Courage & Renewal <http://www.CourageRenewal.org>)             Please see full endorsement on our home page. . .

   
  I just finished reading Disregarded. Your book should be required reading for each new teacher and administrator. Explore that possibility.
Jack from Grand Ledge, MI
   
  . . .better than Law and Order! Full of wisdom and information, yet written in such a way that I couldn't put it down.
Charles from Cleveland, OH
   
  Having read your thought-provoking book, I’ve come to believe that every sensitive human resources type should read, reflect and work toward your exciting vision.
William from Philadelphia
   
  Bravo! What a powerful book! Even though you left the music scene, I saw you as a musician throughout— doing everything possible to create harmony in the workplace.
Andrea from Alpharetta, GA
   
  I agree with the book’s opening epigraph by the Dali Llama. We can’t expect to have peace in the world (or the workplace) without personal growth. I think that the experiences shared in Disregarded demonstrate how transformation can occur. It’s comforting to know that someone feels like I do.
Marilyn from Mt. Pleasant, MI
   
 

Thank you for writing your book. Very honest, very readable! It’s a book that could only be written and had to be written by someone at the bottom.
Phil from Madison, WI

   
  After reading your book I’m struck by the realization that leaders are either ambivalent or resistant to change. We have looked to the wrong people for organizational growth.
Grace from Plano, Texas
   
  Every once in a while you challenge the silent majority, the fence sitters, to make a difference in their workplace. I couldn’t agree more. Until we get people to vote with their feet we’ll continue to work in organizations unfit for humans. Thanks for writing a great book.
Russ from San Jose, California
   
  I just finished reading Disregarded. I could barely put it down because it mirrored a similar path for me. As an educator, I was a teacher, consultant and administrator and was always interested in creating safe environments and community. So many of your readings and authors touched a cord with me even though I have not studied so deeply. Blessings on you and your work.
Mary from Traverse City, MI
   
  I’ve purchased copies of your book for my team. I know that it’s a call to action and I’m hoping my colleagues find it compelling enough to start working toward something better.
Jean from Yonkers, New York
   
  I don’t know of any book quite like yours. I appreciated the broad brush that you used to blend sociology, psychology, spirituality, self-help and organizational development. Bravo!
Tammy from Lansing, MI
   
  I enjoyed Disregarded very much. I think you demonstrated over and over that people are better than the systems in which they work. It’s obvious to me that such a condition is a mandate for change –a full-blown movement, if not a revolution. Best wishes.
Michael from Holland, MI
   
  Wow, where do I begin? Your book was awesome. I really enjoyed it and completed it within a day. Your ability to integrate the knowledge acquired via years of experience and reading resulted in an extremely powerful book. Your book touched me numerous times. I have dealt with workplace friction and being the “bright light” that shows the “dust” at my school. Much of your story felt like my biography. Your statement about feeling a sense of “mourning” connected with me at the deepest levels. I am just beginning to leave this mourning stage and am trying to transform myself into a teacher that can find fulfillment at ____. I truly believe your book will help me heal from the pains I have experienced within this profession. Thus, if you wrote the book to at least alter one life, you can consider yourself a success!
Pat from Pittsburgh, PA
   
   
 

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