An antidote to your standard schlocky Genexploitation bookOne of the few decent looks at the generation, the book has gotten rave reviews nationwide. Utne Reader said "Activists of any age will be heartened by Loeb's hopeful conclusions about the future." The Christian Science Monitor said it offered "Perceptive insights into the attitudes of this generation." Sassy called it "a must read." And the Economist write "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 but exasperating plight of poor studnets who struggle with steep tuition fees and debts. Alice Walker wrote, "The voices Loeb finds demonstrate that courage can be another name for love."
Bet you never felt anyone would say that about this generation, but there's a lot hopeful in the book. That's why young activists love it, and National Student News Service said it "should be required reading for all American college students."
You can see an early excerpt at www.mojones.com/mother_jones/so94/loeb.html. Even if you aren't in the generation, the book will give you a hell of a lot more hopeful sense of it than the stereotypes you've been getting from the media. And if you came of age in the 80s or 90s, you'll be glad, that as West Coast Review of Books said, that "someone has finally taken the time to get it right."
Paul Rogat Loeb is the author of Nuclear Culture and Hope in Hard Times. His articles have appeared in the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Psychology Today, Mother Jones, Utne Reader, New Age, The Village Voice, the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and the International Herald Tribune. He has lectured at over 150 colleges and universities including Harvard, Stanford, Dartmouth, Chicago, MIT, Yale, Cornell, and Columbia, and been interviewed on numerous national TV and radio programs, including NPR, ABC talk radio, and the NBC, CNN, and C-Span TV networks. He lives in Seattle, Washington.