CivicGood Books
Your Voice. Your Moment. Your Books.

Free books on civic engagement, faith, politics, and humanity — written for all Americans who believe in active citizenship.

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“The 2,400 residents of Riderwood Village — and hundreds of thousands in CCRCs across America — constitute one of the most powerful untapped forces for good in American civic life.”— Mel Haas, Author & Founder of CivicGood.

CivicGood: A Call to Your Best Self <(free book)

“For every grandparent who whispered, ‘Somebody should do something’ — and then realized that somebody is them.”

 

Every book is permanently preserved in the Internet Archive and is available to read online or download as a PDF—no account required. No cost. Ever. More books are being added as they are uploaded to the Internet Archive.

Join the CivicGood Conversation
CivicGood is a free online discussion group where neighbors explore the values that shape how we live with one another — politics, faith, and humanity together.

Politics

Democracy doesn't maintain itself. Discuss legislation, elections, and civic duty — as neighbors, not partisans.

Faith & Ethics

What do we owe each other? How should we treat the stranger? Great moral questions belong to everyone.

Humanity

From children's welfare to elder care, CivicGood is where compassion meets conversation — and conversation leads to action.

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About the Author

Mel Haas is a resident of a continuing care retirement community in Silver Spring, Maryland. A retired Aeronautical Engineer and author of more than 30 Kindle books, Mel uses Perplexity AI to research contemporary issues and publishes the results as free books for fellow citizens.

Mel founded and manages the CivicGood discussion group and is an advocate for using technology and community organizing to empower seniors as forces for positive change. All books are written as a public service — no charge to readers, no profit to the author.

“The world is not changed by those who merely observe it.”
 It is changed by those who refuse to stay silent.

Website: civicgoodbooks.com
Discussion group: groups.io/g/CivicGood

All books on Archive.org: archive.org
My books on Archive.org: archive.org/search?query=creator:"Mel Haas"

  (Some of my books have BLURB hardcopy and .mp3 audio from the same Internet Archive entry)

All books offered free as a public service · No rights reserved.
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