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Paul Rogat Loeb's newest book is
The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen's Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear
(Basic Books, 2004), named by The History Channel and The American Book
Association as their #3 political book of 2004. It's also a BookSense bestseller
with 65,000 in print, an alternate selection of the Quality Paperback, One Spirit
and Insight/Out book clubs,
and won the Nautilus Award for the best social
change book. Click here for a description,
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lecture widely
on both books.
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"Paul Loeb brings hope for a better world in a time when we so urgently need it."
—Millard Fuller, founder, Habitat for Humanity
"You are part of
what's good about this world and I admire your work very much.
This book can even make one hopeful about the future despite so many
signs to the contrary."
—Bill Moyers
“Deeply moving and motivating…a plethora of commentary from those
dedicated to the concept of a better world”
—Baltimore Sun
"This might possibly be the most important collection of stories and
essays you will ever read."
—from American Book Association and History Channel listing of top ten
2004 political books
“Hopeful, inspiring, and motivating...May well be required reading for us all.”
—Sierra Club magazine
“[This] magnificent anthology celebrates hope, guts, and the power of
taking action.
—Pam Houston, The Oprah Magazine, lead review
"A much needed salvo
against despair."
—Psychology
Today
"A must read"
—Teaching
Tolerance
"For anyone worn down by Bushism, The Impossible Will Take a Little While is
a bracing double cappuccino!"
— Barbara Ehrenreich
Paul Loeb's SOUL OF A CITIZEN: LIVING WITH CONVICTION IN A CYNICAL TIME
is now in its fourteenth printing, with over 95,000 copies in print. Soul explores what leads
some people to get involved in larger community issues while others feel
overwhelmed or uncertain; what it takes to maintain commitment for the
long haul; and how community involvement and citizen activism can give
back a sense of connection and purpose rare in purely personal life.
Click here for Soul's description, sample sections, and wonderful reviews,
as well as information on classroom use.
"A passionate but reasoned call for Americans to become involved in issues that matter."
— Chicago Sun-Times
"I stayed up half the night reading Soul of a Citizen, finding it a beautiful and
morally transcendent work that speaks in gentle words directly to the heart."
— Jonathan Kozol
"Brims with stirring stories of everyday heroes who saw something wrong,
heeded the voice of their conscience, gathered support and, acting in
concert with others, changed things and made a difference."
— Philadelphia Inquirer
"Soul of a Citizen helps us find the faith we need to act on our deepest
beliefs — and keep on."
— Marian Wright Edelman, Children's Defense Fund
PAUL ROGAT LOEB is the
author of The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen's Guide
to Hope in a Time of Fear (Basic Books, 2004, and named the #3 political book of that year by the History Channel and the American Book Association), Soul of a
Citizen: Living With Conviction in a Cynical Time (St Martin's Press
1999, now with over 95,000 copies in print), Generation at the Crossroads:
Apathy and Action on the American Campus (Rutgers University Press, 1994), Nuclear Culture, and
Hope in Hard Times. He has written on social involvement for The New York Times,
Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times,
Boston Globe, Psychology Today,
Utne Reader, Redbook, Parents magazine,
Christian Science Monitor, Mother Jones,
Salon, the Village Voice, National Catholic Reporter,
Chronicle of Higher Education, and the International Herald Tribune. He's been interviewed on
CNN, NPR, PBS, C-SPAN, NBC TV, the BBC, Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation, American Urban Radio,
and national German and Australian radio. He's lectured
on over 300 college campuses and at numerous national conferences. His
January 2002 talk at the annual provost's conference of the American
Association of State Colleges and Universities inspired what is now a
200-campus American Democracy Project. Loeb is also an affiliate scholar
at Seattle's Center for Ethical Leadership.
Click here for a longer bio.
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