The Food Gap, Income and Poverty Disparity by Mark Winne
Monday Link Roundup by Jessie Bennett
Now It Begins, and Heaven Help Us All! by Peter Laarman
Publicity, Reviews, and Praise:
Acts
of Faith, Eboo Patel, cloth, July 2007, $22.95, 978-0-8070-7726-9
Good Morning America/ABC TV; two segments featuring Eboo Patel and some
of the young people who work with the Interfaith Youth Core; January 17th
and 18th
Our World,
Mary Oliver and Molly Malone Cook, October 2007, cloth, $24.95, 978-0-8070-6880-9
The Bulletin (Bend, OR); feature in January 6th issue
The Spotted Frog Bookstore; author reading, Q & A and panel discussion
with members of the Family of Ten, followed by book signing and reception;
January 23rd, 4 p.m.
The Sundance Film Festival will screen the documentary, Traces of the Trade:
A Story from the Deep North, a companion to DeWolf’s book, 6 times during
the festival from January 21st through January 26th
Uncertain
Peril, Claire Hope Cummings, March 2008, cloth, $24.95, 978-0-8070-8580-6
Library Journal; starred pre-pub review in the December issue
“Her persuasive book reminds us all that we can no longer be passive observers
to the world around us—our future depends on it. Highly recommended for
all academic and public libraries.”
60 on Up,
Lillian B. Rubin, cloth, September 2007, $23.95, 978-0-8070-2928-2
Story Circle Book Reviews; review posted on December 4th
“A skillful writer, Rubin writes of herself and her husband in an honest,
sympathetic way, keeping her humanity and a sense of humor but at the same time
maintaining her psychological and research-oriented focus.”
The New Yorker; pre-pub excerpt for Carl Elliot’s Spring 2009
upcoming book White Coat, Black Hat ran in the January 7th issue; excerpt
entitled “Guinea Pigging: Healthy Human Subjects for Drug-safety Trials
are in Demand. But is it a living?”
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