About the Lending Library and CCCC "bookstore":

The CCCC Lending Library is a wonderful source of NVC materials, including books, booklets, CDs, and videos. 

Whether you’re looking for materials to use while teaching a class or just wanting to brush up on the latest NVC info without having to purchase each item, the CCCC Lending Library is the place for you.

We generally loan materials for 1 month. After 1 month, you may choose to renew, return, or keep (sending a donation to cover the replacement cost). 

We also have materials available by donation to CCCC.

Conveniently located near Rt. 64 and downtown Charlottesville. We are open by appointment only. We look forward to meeting you. Please call ahead for directions and to let Terri know when you’d be interested in visiting: 

Terri Zweig email:  terrizweig@gmail.com phone: 434-971-1998

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values

by Marshall Rosenberg (2003)

Retail $17.95.

2nd Edition Printing

In this internationally acclaimed text, Rosenberg introduces the powerful process of NVC using insightful stories, anecdotes, practical exercises and role plays that will change your approach to communication for the better. Discover how the language you use can strengthen your relationships, heal pain, build trust, and prevent and resolve conflicts peacefully.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $16

Speak Peace in a World of Conflict

What You Say Next Will Change Your World

by Marshall Rosenberg (September 2005)

Retail $15.95

Discover how you can create an internal consciousness of peace as the first step toward effective personal, professional and social change. Find complete chapters on the mechanics of Speaking Peace, conflict resolution, transforming business culture, transforming enemy images, addressing terrorism, transforming authoritarian structures, expressing and receiving gratitude, and effective social change.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $15

We The People

NEW!

A Guide to Sociocratic Principles and Methods

by John Buck and Sharon Villines

Retail: $25.00

How to apply the principles of Dynamic Self-Governance to our workplaces, governments and organizations.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $25

Being Me, Loving You

A Practical Guide to Extraordinary Relationships

by Marshall Rosenberg (2005, 80 pages)

Retail $6.95

Discover the "how-to" of heart-to-heart connections strengthened by joyfully giving and receiving.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $7

The Surprising Purpose of Anger

by Marshall Rosenberg (2005, 48 pages)

Retail $6.95

Learn the key truths about anger. Use it to uncover your needs and get them met in constructive ways.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $7

Practical Spirituality

by Marshall Rosenberg (2004, 48 pages)

Retail $6.95

Marshall's views on the spiritual origins of NVC, and how practicing the process helps him connect to the Divine.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $7

Life-Enriching Education

Nonviolent Communication Helps Schools Improve Performance, Reduce Conflict, and Enhance Relationships

by Marshall Rosenberg (2003)

Retail: $12.95.

Filled with insight, adaptable exercises and role-plays, Life-Enriching Education gives educators practical skills to generate mutually respectful classroom relationships. discover how our language and organizational structure directly impact student potential, trust, self-esteem and enjoyment of learning.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $12

Nonviolent Communication Companion Workbook

A Practical Guide for Individual, Group, or Classroom Study

by Lucy Leu (2003)

Retail $19.95

Put powerful, effective skills of Nonviolent Communication into practice with chapter-by-chapter study of Rosenberg's cornerstone text, NVC: A Language of Life. Create a safe, supportive group learning or practice environment that nurtures the needs of each participant. Find a wealth of activities, exercises and facilitator suggestions to refine and practice this powerful communication process.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $18

Speaking Peace

Connecting with Others through Nonviolent Communication

by Marshall Rosenberg (2003).

Retail $20 (tapes); $25 (CDs)

This 2-CD or 2-audio-cassette set contains a beautifully produced introduction to Nonviolent Communication and how it can be used to effect social change in our communities.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $20 (tapes) or $25 (CDs)

Nonviolent Communication

by Marshall Rosenberg (2004)

Retail: $30.00

This 4-CD set contains 5 hours of Rosenberg's presentation of the essence of Nonviolent Communication. The topics on this CD-set mirror those of the book Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by the same author.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $30

The Nonviolent Communication Training Course

by Marshall Rosenberg (2006)

Retail: $149.95 NEW!

Modeled after this visionary peacemaker's 9-day international intensive retreats, presents the first ever self-guided curriculum for putting Rosenberg's transformative ideas into everyday practice

9 CDs, 92-page workbook & 7 Nonviolent Communication training cards

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $150

Eat by Choice, Not by Habit

Practical Skills for Creating a Healthy Relationship

with Your Body and Food

by Sylvia E. Haskvitz (2005)

Retail $8.95

Combining sound dietary information with the consciousness of Nonviolent Communication, this handbook for successful dieting shifts the focus to changing the ways readers see food and their food choices. Eating is a need, but for those caught in cycles of over-consumption and dieting, it can often be a stand-in for other unmet needs, like emotional fulfillment. When reconnected to actual nutritional needs, however, consumption habits turn into choices, leading to greater personal freedom.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $9

Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids

7 Keys to Turn Family Conflicts into Cooperation

by Sura Hart and Victoria Kindle Hodson (2006)

Retail $15.95 NEW!

Stop the Struggle! Find the Cooperation and Mutual Respect You Want! Do more than simply correct bad behavior—finally unlock your parenting potential. Use this handbook to move beyond typical discipline techniques and begin creating an environment based on mutual respect, emotional safety, and positive, open communication. Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids offers 7 Simple Keys to discover the mutual respect and nurturing relationships you’ve been looking for.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $16

The Compassionate Classroom

Relationship Based Teaching and Learning

by Sura Hart and Victoria Kindle Hodson (2003)

Retail $17.95

The Compassionate Classroom is a long-awaited how-to guide for educators who care about creating a safe, productive learning environment. With 45 years combined teaching experience, Sura Hart and Victoria Kindle Hodson merge recent discoveries in brain research with the proven skills of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and come to a bold conclusion--when compassion thrives, so does learning.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $18

Don't Be Nice, Be Real

Balancing Passion for Self with Compassion for Others

by Kelly Bryson (2002).

Get details about the book from Kelly's website at http://www.languageofcompassion.com/.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $15

We Can Work It Out

Resolving Conflicts Peacefully and Powerfully

by Marshall Rosenberg (2003, 32 pages).

Retail $5.95

Practical suggestions for fostering caring, genuine cooperation and satisfying resolutions in even the most difficult situations.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $6

Getting Past the Pain Between Us

Healing & Reconciliation Without Compromise

by Marshall Rosenberg (2003, 48 pages)

Retail $6.95.

Skills for resolving conflicts, healing old hurts, and reconciling strained relationships..

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $7

What's Making You Angry?

10 Steps to Transforming Anger So Everyone Wins

by Shari Klein and Neill Gibson (2003, 32 pages).

Retail $5.95

A step-by-step guide to re-focus your attention when you’re angry, and create outcomes that are satisfying for everyone.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $6

Parenting From the Heart

Sharing the Gifts of Compassion, Connection and Choice

by Inbal Kashtan (2003, 48 pages)

Retail $6.95.

Addresses the challenges of parenting with real-world solutions for family relationships that meet everyone’s needs.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $7

Teaching Children Compassionately

How Students and Teachers Can Succeed with Mutual Understanding

by Marshall Rosenberg (2003, 48 pages).

Retail $6.95

Valuable skills for creating a successful classroom. From Marshall's keynote address to a national conference of Montessori educators.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $7

The Heart of Social Change

How to Make a Difference in Your World

by Marshall Rosenberg (2003, 48 pages)

Retail $6.95

Marshall’s offers an insightful perspective on effective social change, and how-to examples.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $7

Raising Children Compassionately

Parenting the Nonviolent Communication Way

by Marshall Rosenberg (2003, 32 pages)

Retail $5.95.

Filled with insights and stories, this booklet will prove invaluable for parents, teachers and others who want to nurture children and themselves.

Available locally from Charlottesville Center for Compassionate Communication

• For loan from the Community Loan Library
• For "keeps" ... requested contribution $6

Community Loan Library

In addition to those listed above, the following CDs are available for loan from the CCCC Community Loan Library:

• Giraffe Fuel for Life by Marshall Rosenberg (CD)
• Needs & Empathy by Marshall Rosenberg (CD)
• Intimate Relationships by Marshall Rosenberg (CD)
• Live Compassionately: Songs by Marshall Rosenberg (CD)
• Creating a Life-Serving System Within Oneself by Marshall Rosenberg (CD)
  
• Experiencing Needs as a Gift by Marshall Rosenberg (CD)
  

In addition to those listed above, the following Books are available from the CCCC Community Loan Library:

• The Giraffe Classroom: Where Teaching is a Pleasure and Learning is a Joy by Nancy Sokol Green (a workbook for teachers)
• Marshall Rosenberg Live!: 3 Workshops on the Language of Nonviolent Communication

The following Videos are available for loan from the CCCC Community Loan Library:

• Introducing NVC with Marshall Rosenberg   (VHS tape)
• Nonviolent Communication, Language of the Heart with Marshall Rosenberg (VHS tape)
• Resolving Conflicts with Children and Adults with Marshall Rosenberg (VHS tape)
• The Basics of Nonviolent Communication: An Introductory Training in Nonviolent Communication with Marshall Rosenberg (2-tape VHS set)
• Making Life Wonderful: Intermediate Training in Nonviolent Communication with Marshall Rosenberg (4-tape VHS set)
• What the Bleep Do We Know? (DVD, 2004 movie)

Many of these books are available for purchase from the publisher at http://www.nonviolentcommunication.com or from www.amazon.com.