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Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised Paperback – September 27, 2011
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- Print length816 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPublicAffairs
- Publication dateSeptember 27, 2011
- Dimensions4.35 x 1.65 x 6.55 inches
- ISBN-10030682020X
- ISBN-13978-0306820205
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Daniel H. Honneman, a Maryland attorney, now retired, is a past President of the Maryland Association of Parliamentarians.
Thomas J. Balch is a practicing parliamentarian who formerly acted as a Washington, DC-based lobbyist and legislative analyst. He has served as parliamentarian of the NAP.
Daniel E. Seabold is a mathematics professor at Hofstra University specializing in logic and set theory.
Shmuel Gerber, a professional parliamentarian and copyeditor, has served as the Assistant Editor of the National Parliamentarian.
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- Publisher : PublicAffairs; 11th edition (September 27, 2011)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 816 pages
- ISBN-10 : 030682020X
- ISBN-13 : 978-0306820205
- Item Weight : 1.25 pounds
- Dimensions : 4.35 x 1.65 x 6.55 inches
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Customers find the book informative and helpful for organizing meetings. They find it easy to understand and a good guide for appealing to authority. The book is described as easy to read, well-put together, and durable. Many customers consider it a reliable resource that provides all the answers they need. The content is comprehensive and includes reference charts and indexes.
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- Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2023This is an insanely good book for those who want to lead meetings. Those who think that people mess up meetings and make them insanely disorganized. Those who think meetings can be done in 15 minutes, and everything else should be done in email. This book gives you credibility to make it efficient, and while you may be seen as a nerd, but it improves productivity.
I started using this book as an authority on my student body meetings, and eventually it got me famous enough in the college for them to put my face up on a school building. I'm still waiting for the payment, but we'll see how that goes.
Truly recommend this book.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2011The newly revised, 11th edition of Robert's Rules of Order includes policies for conducting computer meetings. The rules are very specific and helpful. Some organizations are requesting voting via email; however, Robert's Rules of Order clarifies that all meetings require cross live conversation. This requires specific equipment which is prohibitive for smaller organizations. It is reasonable that voting can only be done after questions and statements from the members which email fails to offer. Therefore, meetings must be done with members in person or have the appropriate equipment for live exchange with all participants.
This is only one of the many updates which follow changes in society since the last edition or Robert's Rules. The changes are needed. I find this edition necessary for any group and/or organization. Rules/policies create members who support the organization. Rules as stated by Robert's Rules of Order convey fairness among members. This edition is a must for all members of an organization.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2011As a lawyer and parliamentarian, when I am asked about proper procedure at a meeting, my first question is: What rules do you use? Is there an applicable statute, or bylaws or rules that the organization has adopted? Nine times out of ten, the answer is: "Robert's Rules of Order." Robert's is the most widely used parliamentary manual in the United States.
General Henry M. Robert published the original "Robert's Rules" in 1875 and 1876 and, since the copyright on that edition (and the next few editions) has long since expired, there are numerous unofficial editions on the market. The third edition, published in 1893, is still marketed in paperback by more than one publisher as the "original" Robert's Rules. With the copyright expired, even the name "Robert's" has passed into the public domain, and many imitators have slapped the name "Robert's" on books of parliamentary procedure that bear minimal relation to General Robert's work (much as many dictionaries claim the name "Webster's" without any connection to Noah Webster or the Merriam-Webster brand that carries on his work). This book is the real Robert's, composed by an editorial board appointed by General Robert's heirs (including his descendant Henry III, an eminent parliamentarian in his own right). Now in its 11th edition, published in September 2011, this book "supersedes all previous editions and is intended automatically become the parliamentary authority in organizations whose bylaws prescribe 'Robert's Rules of Order' ... or the like, without specifying a particular edition."
The 11th edition, the first new edition in 11 years, incorporates various issues that the authors have addressed informally since the 10th edition was published in 2000. For example, the chapter on disciplinary procedures has been fleshed out so that it has become a practical rather than a theoretical guide, and new provisions have been added about electronic notice and about participation in meetings by phone or by internet connection. (There are still quite a few archaisms, though: the presiding officer is still referred to as "he," while the secretary is "he or she." And the arcane and archaic motion to "reconsider and enter on the minutes" is still around.) This edition is being released in conjunction with the new (2d) edition of the shorter and more user-friendly "Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised in Brief," an authoritative abridgment that will serve as an adequate alternative for users who don't need the full 669-page version.
Robert's is not necessarily the best parliamentary manual on the market: "Modern Parliamentary Procedure" by Ray Keesey is far more logical and user-friendly, and "The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure" by Alice Sturgis (commissioned by the American Institute of Parliamentarians as a contemporary alternative to Robert's) is more readable and more rooted in modern practice. But no other book has gained as much as a toehold in Robert's dominance in the market. If you are interested in parliamentary procedure, or figuring out how most organizations work in the 21st-century United States, this Robert's is indispensable.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2013Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR) is THE authority for running meetings. The current version (11th ed.) is the parliamentary authority specified by most civic associations, clubs, non-profits, churches, political parties, and even corporations to be used in running their meetings. Other works titled "Robert's" are out there, based on previous editions that are no longer protected by copyright. Those should be avoided.
The whole point of having a standard set of rules, which Gen. Robert appreciated from the start, is that the process of making decisions is quite similar no matter what the purpose of the organization. Knowing just a bit about Robert's Rules, you can move from one organization to another, even in different parts of the country, and be confident in participating in the decision-making of a group you have just joined.
Now, the full Rules are quite complex, and most of the details about precedence and priority will seldom if ever arise in a typical meeting. The complexity arises from situations that have come about, which have engendered a logical extension of the Rules into new provisions, and they are there if needed. In my decades of experience participating in a number of groups, I can't recall any time we had more than four motions pending -- let's say, a Main Motion, Amendment, Secondary Amendment, then a Point of Order.
In addition to explaining all the various motions, Robert's contains a wealth of information on running different kinds of meetings, conventions, boards, writing bylaws, agendas. minutes, running elections, duties of officers, on and on.
My only quibble, and the reason for not giving it five stars, is that the current edition does not reflect the recent expansion of interest in various election methods (Condorcet methods, Single Transferable Vote, etc.) which provide a better reflection of the will of an assembly than simple plurality voting. RONR 11 does spend a few pages on these issues, but for my purposes not quite enough. This may simply be my own interests, and not a valid criticism of the work itself, which is, again, invaluable and without peer.
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- Dorian ShermanReviewed in Canada on May 26, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly as promised.
I have done a quick review of the items covered in the book and they meet my expectations. The book was purchased so I have a copy to refer to when ruling on legislative process as when someone has the right to vote or not. We ran into a very heated discussion on the topic at our last general meeting and we did it correctly but didn't have a hard copy to back it up with until after we had a chance to surf the net for it. With a hard copy in hand now we can find the answers much more quickly.
- Alejandro de Ita SánchezReviewed in Mexico on November 5, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend
Incredible and useful book. Great frame of reference for any kind of formal meeting.
- ZENASReviewed in India on August 5, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars True book
Perfect and good product.
- JohnAReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Roberts Rules
Excellent book, very practical advice.
Here in Ireland, some say it's for American Laws only, but I disagree
- Russell GeslingReviewed in Japan on May 21, 2020
4.0 out of 5 stars A classic reference work
I use this when I need to research issues for Non-Profits that I am involved in that use Robert's Rules for their meetings.