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SOUL OF A CITIZEN HOW CAN YOU MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND YOUR ACTIONS COUNT? Paul Rogat Loeb explores how to act on our deepest beliefs—and make a difference despite all the obstacles. He describes: • What gets people—especially students—involved in working for change • What stops us from becoming involved • How community involvement can give us a powerful sense of connection and purpose, nurturing hope in a time of fear • How we can avoid burning out in exhaustion, and keep on for the long haul COME HEAR PAUL ROGAT LOEB Author of The Impossible Will Take a Little While, Soul of a Citizen, Generation at the Crossroads, Nuclear Culture, and Hope in Hard Times “Paul Loeb brings hope for a better world in a time when we so urgently need it.” —MILLARD FULLER, FOUNDER, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY “The voices Loeb finds demonstrate that courage can be another name for love.” —ALICE WALKER “I regard Loeb as something of a national treasure.” —SUSAN SONTAG “Hopeful, inspiring, and motivating…Required reading for us all.” —SIERRA CLUB MAGAZINE “This might possibly be the most important collection of stories and essays you will ever read.” —AMERICAN BOOK ASSOCIATION & THE HISTORY CHANNEL, #3 POLITICAL BOOK OF F ALL 2004 “An essential book for anyone who wants to work for change.” —HOWARD ZINN “A beautiful and morally transcendent work that speaks directly to the heart. Loeb is a personal hero of mine.” —JONATHAN KOZOL Brims with stirring stories of everyday heroes who saw something wrong, heeded the voice of their conscience, gathered support and made a difference.” —PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER VISIT WWW.PAULLOEB.ORG "Paul is part of what's good about this world. I admire his work very much. This book can even make one hopeful about the future despite so many signs to the contrary." —BILL MOYERS

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SOUL OF ACITIZENHOW CAN YOU MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND YOUR ACTIONS COUNT?

Paul Rogat Loeb explores how to act on our deepest beliefs—and make a difference despite all the obstacles. He describes:

• What gets people—especially students—involved in working for change

• What stops us from becoming involved

• How community involvement can give us a powerful sense of connection and purpose, nurturing hope in a time of fear

• How we can avoid burning out in exhaustion, and keep on for the long haul

C O M E H E A R

PAUL ROGAT LOEBAuthor of The Impossible Will Take a Little While, Soul of a Citizen, Generation

at the Crossroads, Nuclear Culture, and Hope in Hard Times

“Paul Loeb brings hope for a better worldin a time when we so urgently need it.”—MILLARD FULLER, FOUNDER, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

“The voices Loeb finds demonstrate thatcourage can be another name for love.”—ALICE WALKER

“I regard Loeb as something of a nationaltreasure.” —SUSAN SONTAG

“Hopeful, inspiring, andmotivating…Required reading

for us all.” —SIERRA CLUB MAGAZINE

“This might possibly be the mostimportant collection of stories

and essays you will ever read.”—AMERICAN BOOK ASSOCIATION

& THE HISTORY CHANNEL, #3 POLITICAL BOOK OF FALL 2004

“An essential book for anyone who wantsto work for change.” —HOWARD ZINN

“A beautiful and morally transcendentwork that speaks directly to the heart.Loeb is a personal hero of mine.”—JONATHAN KOZOL

“Brims with stirring stories of everydayheroes who saw something wrong, heededthe voice of their conscience, gatheredsupport and made a difference.” —PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

V I S I T W W W . P A U L L O E B . O R G

"Paul is part of what's good about this world. I admire hiswork very much. This book can even make one hopeful

about the future despite so many signs to the contrary."—BILL MOYERS