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Fred Francis, Peg Francis
Ninth edition, 2010
80pp, soft cover
ISBN 978-0-9699260-6-1
Cool Heads Publishing

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Articles and Reviews

Articles

Who Uses Democratic Rules of Order?

Published: Saturday, November 26, 2011

Democratic Rules of Order is being used by organizations around the world. Here are just a few that we know of.


Insist on Democracy

Joyce McMenamon, Cool Heads Publishing - Vancouver Island Strata Owners Association Bulletin

Published: Sunday, May 1, 2011

The need to listen to all sides of an issue is particularly imperative in meetings, especially where decisions that affect your life are being made. But it works both ways. You must listen attentively to each party and they must listen to you. Insist on this.


Talk to Comox Valley Women’s Business Network

Joyce McMenamon

Published: Thursday, October 8, 2009

A talk to the Comox Valley Women's Network by Joyce McMenamon, publisher at Cool Heads Publishing, on the origins of "Democratic Rules of Order"


The little book with a big message

Philip Round, Comox Valley Echo

Published: Friday, August 28, 2009

Article originally printed in the Comox Valley Echo


What’s So Great about Democracy?

Joyce Francis McMenamon

Published: Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Sir Winston Churchill is quoted as saying - "It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried." - Here are some reasons why.


MEETINGS DON'T HAVE TO BE TEDIOUS!

Published: Tuesday, October 16, 2001

An effective meeting lets everyone voice their opinion and respects all the member of the organization. The author offers some advice to chair and all members on how to achieve this goal.


A more efficient, official, parliamentary authority for running meetings

Press Release

Published: Monday, August 6, 2001

Tips on running an efficient meeting.



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Book Reviews

The Amazon.com Review Page

Vaious authors

Published: Wednesday, May 25, 2011

A number of reviews on Amazon.com by people who have purchased and used "Democratic Rules of Order".


Review by Blair Martin

Councillor, Riverglen Patio Homes, Courtenay, BC, Canada

Published: Tuesday, May 3, 2011

This reviewer finds "Democratic Rules of Order" easy to understand without diminishing its usefulness in controversial issues.


Review by C. Wicker

Former church clerk, Charlottesville, VA, USA

Published: Monday, February 7, 2011

The directnes and simplicity of the "Democratic Rules of Order" was the main attraction for this church organization.


Review from Trafford Publishing.

Trafford Publishing

Published: Thursday, February 19, 2009

A grand improvement over the almost indecipherable 600-page Roberts Rules of Order.


Review from the Writer's Helper website

Published: Unknown

"Written with simplicity and completeness in mind, it gives the necessary information without bothering you with anything you don't need."



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“We all know about Robert's Rules of Order, but few have actually studied its dense and daunting text. . . . But there's a much nicer guide to help you maintain the proprieties. It's called "Democratic Rules of Order”

— B. Martin, Courtenay BC,CA

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“This short but thorough guidebook to the right ordering of meetings is recommended to all. Our library has multiple copies to satisfy patrons' requests.”

— Arnold Ranneris, Assistant Head, Central Library, , Victoria BC,CA