Read reviews of Rob's groundbreaking book, Trustbuilding

"Why Not Make Richmond the Capital of Reconciliation?" asks Tom Silvestri, president and publisher of the Richmond Times-Dispatch in an April 25 commentary on Rob Corcoran’s book Trustbuilding. Alluding to the recent furor over the Virginia Governor’s proclamation of Confederate History Month which failed to mention slavery, Silvestri writes: “Rob Corcoran’s book about trust could not have arrived at a better time. It packs a powerful resolve for us not to let a boneheaded blunder at the state level rob this city of the progress it’s making on race and on intelligently confronting the issues that divide us…..Read Trustbuilding. It will restore your faith that Richmond can be the bastion of respectful listening and dialogue, a hometown full of courageous conversations."

Andrew Stallybrass writes a review on July 6 2010 in Tikkun Daily, with the headline Trustbuilding in Richmond.  "Marrying a foreigner and living in their country — as both my brother and I have done (we’re English but I live in Switzerland and my brother in the States) — can be a challenge: not just to fit in but to work out when to contribute by not exactly fitting in. My own experience leaves me doubly impressed by my old friend Rob Corcoran, a Scot and a white man, who married an American and went to live in Richmond, the former capital of the Southern states. When they arrived there, they moved into a mixed race neighbourhood, and quickly a couple of African-American neighbours became good friends. As an outsider perhaps my friend was better placed to see old problems with fresh eyes...."  Read article here>>

In his review 'Breaking Down Barriers', American Univeristy student Mackenzie Hickey remarks that Rob Corcoran 's "personal example of his sons in predominately black schools was, in my opinion, his best chapter. It portrays a story that many whites in the US never experience, being the minority. He shows how integration can’t work in schools 'without the support and participation of parents of all backgrounds who are willing to come together and talk honestly about their personal hopes and fears.' ” Read the full review here.

'What a wonderful resource and inspiration for anyone wanting to build better community relations ..' writes Micheal Henderson in one of the customer reviews on Amazon.  Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Trustbuilding: An Honest Conversation on Race, Reconciliation, and Responsibility 

"The book is encouraging, well written and enlightening to all who believe ...in God's plan for the healing of this metropolitan city" writes Ben Campbell in his review in the Richmond Hill Update

Read Chris Rice's blog about the book, The Nitty-Gritty of Healing Our Histories: Three Recommended Readings

Listen to Rob's interview with Vanessa Womack on WLEE about Trustbuilding

Listen to Rob's interview with Ana Edwards on WRIR about Trustbuilding

Watch a video clip of Rob speaking at the Caux conference in Switzerland this summer