The Art of Community: Building the New Age of Participation, by Jono Bacon, is a new source of knowledge about building strong, cohesive community. It could be the catalyst for many effective communities. In this book, author Jono Bacon offers a collection of experiences, observations, and thoughts from his decade-long involvement in building and managing communities for open source software. Currently, he's the Community Manager for Ubuntu, arguably the largest community in the open source software arena. His relationships with other community managers, along with his own experience, provide a rich and deep well of expertise.