In addition to The
Impossible Will Take a Little
While and Soul of a
Citizen , Paul Loeb has written three earlier books.
Generation at the Crossroads: Apathy and Action
on the American Campus, examined the values of the students who've come of age in the
1980s and 1990s, those often dismissed as "Generation X." During seven years of
intensive research, Loeb visited over a hundred colleges, exploring the struggle of the
current student generation to find its place in a confusing world. The book examines
students' concepts of responsibility, what matters in their lives, how they view
themselves in relation to a larger human community and as stewards of the earth. It looks
at where they can find necessary role models, and the moral and political tools to act for
a greater common good.
Hope In Hard Times looked at how previously unconcerned
men and women got involved in the nuclear peace movement, in the often-resistant
climate of
the Reagan era.
Nuclear Culture explored how individuals
who manufactured weapons of atomic destruction at Hanford justified their work--and by
extension how all of us suppress or confront the critical issues of our time.
Generation at the Crossroads can be ordered through your local bookstore. Or on-line at Powell's, Amazon.com, or BarnesandNoble.com. Or or by calling 1-800-446-9323.
All three books can be ordered directly from the author:
Paul Loeb
c/o Center for Ethical Leadership
3232 41st Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98116
Generation at the Crossroads is $17.00, Hope in Hard Times is $16.00. Nuclear Culture, which is scarce, is $25.00 Please add $4.00 postage and handling per book.
For Generation at the Crossroads: Apathy and Action on the
American Campus
"Passionate analysis...thorough, fair and smart.... Loeb
deserves immediate credit for not patronizing."--Baltimore Sun
"Debunks the slacker image."--USA Weekend
"Activists of any age will be heartened by Loeb's hopeful
conclusions."--Utne Reader
"Recounts engaging, honest conversations with apathetic
'adapters' as well as with activists who were able to make a difference...speaks
poignantly about the much-ignored plight of poor students who struggle with steep tuition
fees and debt."--The Economist
"[A] talent for presenting the people behind the opinions. Like
Studs Terkel, Loeb is empathetic. He allows his subjects to explain themselves and gives
us a sense of their lives."--Digby Diehl,
Playboy
"Perceptive insights."--Christian Science Monitor
"Debunks the myth that young people are greedy and
selfish."--Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Should be required reading for all American college
students."--National Student News Service
For Hope in Hard Times: America's Peace Movement and the Reagan
Era
"In giving the peace movement the serious portrait it deserves,
and in being objective enough to be critical...Loeb offers the kind of confirmation the
peace movement needs."--New York Times
"An eloquent book."--The Atlantic
"[Explores] the individual thought processes and moral and
philosophical frameworks that have led ordinary people...to make this issue their
issue."--Los Angeles Times
"Loeb's ability to amass pertinent facts is unparalleled.
[Reveals] the psychological complexities of people whose lives are most affected
by the bomb."--Psychology Today
"Must reading... [a] masterful treatment."--National Catholic Reporter
"His unique ability to shed light on complex political, social
and technological issues...should be of use to anyone working to change public
attitudes."--San Francisco Chronicle
For Nuclear Culture: Living and Working in the World's Largest
Atomic Complex
"Most disturbing."--The Washington Post
"Vivid, sympathetic and chilling to the bone."--The Chicago Tribune
"A disturbing lesson: those most directly involved in nuclear
work are often those who think least about its implications."--The Christian Science Monitor
"An intimate investigation. [The workers are] uncritical and
fiercely protective of 'atom city,' even at the expense of their own health and
safety."--Los Angeles Times
"Disturbing, fact-laden and just plain interesting. The
questions raised lie at the core of continued human survival."--John Nichols, The Dallas Times-Herald