Triple Pundit; the website ran an op-ed written by author Sunday,
July 11th, to mark World Population Day, which focuses on the importance of
limiting consumption, instead of imposing restrictions on population growth.
The op-ed ran with cover art.
A House for
Hope, John A. Buehrens and Rebecca Ann Parker, May 2010, cloth,
$25.95, 978-0-8070-7738-2
State of Belief; While in GA, both authors taped a 20 minute interview.
Buehrens and Parker spoke with host Rev. Welton Gaddy about A House for
Hope—their segment begins at the 25 minutes mark. Eboo Patel was
also interviewed on the same show—his segment begins at the 12 minute
mark
Time Out New York; author’s great interview is below:
“In From the Closet to the Courtroom: Five LGBT Rights Lawsuits
That Have Changed Our Nation, writer Carlos A. Ball revels in a handful
of important legal victories, while also delving deeply into the personal
stories of each case, resulting in a richly textured account that is part
history book, part colorful reportage.”
California Lawyer; author received a great review in the July 2010
issue (print and online).
“Carlos A. Ball is a law professor who understands the human dimensions
of gay rights impact litigation, and he writes with the eyes and ears of
a journalist—at times even a novelist—as much as with the mind
of a legal scholar…he offers lawyers an enlightening shift of focus,
enabling us to understand who "makes law" in this country, and
what motivates them to do so.”
Author will be the 2010-11 Knight Fellow at Stanford University
Beacon Blurbs:
American
Plastic, Laurie Essig, December 2010, cloth, $26.95, 978-0-8070-0055-7
“American Plastic is an incisive analysis and critique of the
rise of the cosmetic surgery industry. Challenging the underpinnings of contemporary
Neoliberalism, which spawned an unregulated ‘cosmetic industrial complex’
that is fueled by rising economic inequality and socially irresponsible consumer
lending, Essig illuminates the political, social, and economic costs of the
uniquely American quest for ‘perfection.’ Its narrative ying and
yang of boob jobs and credit cards gives new meaning to ‘plastic peril.’”
—Robert D. Manning, author, Credit Card Nation, and Director,
Institute for Consumer Financial Services
Beacon Press is a department of the Unitarian Universalist Association