Books
Corporate Boards That Create Value: Governing Company Performance from the Boardroom. John Carver with Caroline Oliver. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002.
Reinventing Your Board: A Step-By-Step Guide to Implementing Policy Governance. Co-authored with Miriam Carver. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997; 2nd edition, 2006.
A New Vision for Board Leadership: Governing the Community College. Co-authored with Miriam Carver. Washington: Association of Community College Trustees, 1994.
Boards That Make a Difference: A New Design for Leadership in Nonprofit and Public Organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1990; 3rd edition, 2006.






