{"product_id":"daring-democracy-frances-moore-lapp-9780807023815","title":"Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn optimistic book for Americans who are asking, in the wake of Trump's victory, \u003ci\u003eWhat do we do now?\u003c\/i\u003e The answer: \u003ci\u003eWe need to organize and fight to protect and expand our democracy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmericans are distraught as tightly held economic and political power drowns out their voices and values. Legendary \u003ci\u003eDiet for a Small Planet\u003c\/i\u003e author Frances Moore Lapp  and organizer-scholar Adam Eichen offer a fresh, surprising response to this core crisis. This intergenerational duo opens with an essential truth: It's not the magnitude of a challenge that crushes the human spirit. It's feeling powerless--in this case, fearing that to stand up for democracy is futile. It's not, Lapp  and Eichen argue. With riveting stories and little-known evidence, they demystify how we got here, exposing the well-orchestrated effort that has robbed Americans of their rightful power. But at the heart of this unique book are solutions. Even in this divisive time, Americans are uniting across causes and ideologies to create a \"canopy of hope\" the authors call the Democracy Movement. In this invigorating \"movement of movements,\" millions of Americans are leaving despair behind as they push for and achieve historic change. The movement and democracy itself are vital to us as citizens and fulfill human needs--for power, meaning, and connection--essential to our thriving. In this timely and necessary book, Lapp  and Eichen offer proof that courage is contagious in the daring fight for democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frances Moore Lappé, Adam Eichen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807023817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807023815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrances Moore Lappé\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the multimillion-selling \u003ci\u003eDiet for a Small Planet\u003c\/i\u003e and seventeen other books, is a recipient of the Right Livelihood Award, the \"Alternative Nobel.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A small number of people in every generation are forerunners, in thought, action, spirit, who swerve past the barriers of greed and power to hold a torch high for the rest of us. Lappé is one of those.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Howard Zinn, author of \u003ci\u003eA People's History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Eichen\u003c\/b\u003e is a member of the Democracy Matters board of directors and a fellow at the Small Planet Institute. He is the co-author, with Frances Moore Lappé, of the new book \u003ci\u003eDaring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want\u003c\/i\u003e. He served as the deputy communications director for Democracy Spring.","brand":"Frances Moore Lappé","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043556585727,"sku":"9780807023815","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_adcd83b5-ed8d-4e99-8d42-2c06139422be.jpg?v=1684967841","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/daring-democracy-frances-moore-lapp-9780807023815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}