Do It Anyway - by Courtney E Martin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>If you care about social change but hate feel-good platitudes, <i>Do It Anyway </i>is the book for you. Courtney Martin's rich profiles of the new generation of activists dig deep, to ask the questions that really matter: How do you create a meaningful life? Can one person even begin to make a difference in our hugely complex, globalized world?</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Courtney Martin's portraits of eight young activists reveal people who are flawed, scared, and human--which makes them all the more <b>inspiring</b>. An elegant, effortless read that confirms what we already know: young people continue to change the world."<br> --Jennifer Baumgardner and Amy Richards, authors of <i>Manifesta </i>and<i> Grassroots<br></i><br>"<i>Do It Anyway </i>asks the most difficult question possible: <b>how can I make my life meaningful?</b> The answers are varied, transformational, and necessary for us all."<br> --Jane Fonda <p/>"Courtney Martin is <b>one of our most insightful culture critics and one of our finest young writers</b>. She's written a lively, compelling, and very important book for people of every generation who want to be fully alive <i>in</i> and <i>to</i> the world. Take in what she says and you may find yourself turning to that impossible cause you care about and 'doing it anyway.'" <br> --Parker J. Palmer, author of <i>Let Your Life Speak</i> <p/>"Unlike a lot of authors, Courtney Martin isn't trying to sell you activism and why you should (yawn) get involved. Instead, <b>she goes deep into the stories and lived experience</b> of eight individuals. <i>Do It Anyway</i> is a treasure and deeply affecting." <br> --Billy Wimsatt, author of <i>Bomb the Suburbs</i> and <i>Please Don't Bomb the Suburbs</i></p><p>"Put this on your must read list! Courtney Martin, of Feministing and Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters fame, has just launched a new book. Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists profiles the work of eight activists, doing what they can to make this world a better place."<br>- <i>The Real Deal</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Courtney E. Martin</b> is a senior correspondent for the<i> American Prospect</i> and an editor of Feministing.com. A 2002 recipient of the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics, she is the author of <i>Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters</i> and coauthor of <i>The Naked Truth</i>. Her writing has appeared in <i>Mother Jones, Newsday, </i>the <i>Christian Science Monitor, </i>and on Huffington Post and Alternet, among other publications. She lives in Brooklyn.</p>
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