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Commentary--"How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book," wrote Henry David Thoreau in 1854. Just such a moment occurred for me in the mid-90s when I came upon Marvin Weisbord's Productive Workplaces, a mix of history, biography, and practical guidance about the field of organization development. PW led me back to graduate school, a new career in global health, and fresh approaches to creating more human, productive, and resilient organizations. Book, Ode Richard Wilkinson Habent sua fata libelli [Every book has its destiny] --Terentius Maurus, 2nd century CE Discovering my true path began with a book A mentor unknown to me sharing his wonder a message tossed overboard with a map to magical lands His impulse to write refined at the feet of many masters First draft, second… finding a publisher, the never-ending quest the editor, the arguments His passion persistent persuasive propulsive Involve everyone, he wrote, in small steps and large shape together a world of dignity meaning community The book shakes me awake my former self a ghost
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