{"product_id":"join-a-housing-co-op-what-mark-linden-omeara-9781927077627","title":"Join a Housing Co-op What Could Go Wrong?: A True Story of Bullying, Betrayal - and the Fight to Stay Sane in a System that was Supposed to Protect Yo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoin A Housing Co-op! What Could Go Wrong?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do you do when your affordable dream home becomes a nightmare-and no one will help?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Mark O'Meara moved into a BC housing co-op, he expected community, fairness, and shared responsibility. What he got instead was a front-row seat to institutional dysfunction, weaponized governance, and psychological warfare disguised as \"community living.\" For over a decade, he endured harassment, negligence, and escalating retaliation-all while trying to uphold the very principles the co-op claimed to value: transparency, fairness, and member participation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis gripping true story exposes the dark underbelly of a system meant to protect residents but often shields abusers in power. With a teacher's clarity and a survivor's insight, O'Meara documents a Kafkaesque descent into gaslighting, health crises, and failed oversight-culminating in a devastating betrayal by the very institutions designed to intervene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this isn't just a tale of trauma-it's a call for reform, a testimony of resilience, and a must-read for anyone navigating co-operative housing, community conflict, or the silent toll of institutional betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaw. Courageous. Eye-opening.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eJoin A Housing Co-op! What Could Go Wrong?\u003c\/em\u003e is a warning, a cry for help - and a story that needs to be heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Linden Omeara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1927077621\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781927077627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soul Care Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.32d","brand":"Mark Linden Omeara","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520127185151,"sku":"9781927077627","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7601613f-1151-4217-b86f-48b5a0a65c8e.jpg?v=1778740907","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/join-a-housing-co-op-what-mark-linden-omeara-9781927077627","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}