Part digital library, part reading list, the Reconcile Book Library is a new strand to our work. Our aim will always be to democratise access to knowledge and dismantle the rules around who can access, interpret, and produce it…this launch is a natural next step!
The Reconcile Library provides full PDF access to a curated selection of books with no copy, print, or download restrictions, as well as books we’ve sourced from the public domain. You can download and save any of the titles in our library, to read in full at your own pleasure.
This won’t be a static space. The plan is to continue updating the library with a special curation of books so you always have access to new materials. Our current focus is on books that align with our research themes, which you will find here though we are always open to suggestions. If you have a book recommendation or the full pdf of a book that you think should be in this library, let us know here.
To begin with, we have 16 books for you to browse on our bookshelf below. This is a growing project, and today’s launch is the first step! Please share this library as far and wide as you can, and if you want to share your thoughts, feelings and/or feedback, please do not hesitate to get in touch. This only works if we co-create together 💌
Social Innovation for real-world transformation / PDF
The art of case study research/ PDF
Parodies of Ownership / PDF
How to make art at the end of the world / PDF
Exploring Creative Wellbeing Frameworks in context / PDF
Against the romance of community / PDF
This library is meant to be explored slowly. If it helps, here are a few questions to start with…
What subjects or ideas have you always wanted to explore but never had easy access to?
What would it look like to read slowly, with curiosity rather than pressure?
How does unrestricted access to books change the way you learn or research?
If you could place one book on this shelf for others to discover, what would it be?
When was the last time a book changed the way you thought about something important?
until next time,
Amberlee from Reconcile Journal
