{"product_id":"truths-among-us-derrick-jensen-9781604862997","title":"Truths Among Us: Conversations on Building a New Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Derrick Jensen, acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eEndgame\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Culture of Make Believe\u003c\/em\u003e, comes a prescient, thought-provoking collection of interviews with ten leading writers, philosophers, teachers, and activists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo function in this society, we are asked to live by lies: that humans have the right to take what they want from the earth without giving back, that knowledge is limited to that which can be quantified, that corporations and governments know what is best for our future. Our instinctive outrage at environmental collapse, political conspiracy, and corporate corruption is stifled by the double-speak of popular opinion telling us that the \"progress\" of civilization demands unquestioning allegiance to those in power. But the brave voices in \u003cem\u003eTruths Among Us\u003c\/em\u003e seek to help us acknowledge the values we know in our hearts are right--and inspire within us the courage to act on them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmong those who share their wisdom here is acclaimed sociologist Stanley Aronowitz, who shows us that science is but one lens through which we can discover knowledge. Luis Rodriguez, poet and peacemaker, asks us to embrace gang members as people instead of stereotypes, while the brilliant Judith Herman helps us gain a deeper understanding of the psychology of abusers in whatever form they may take. Paul Stamets reveals the power of fungi, whose intelligence, like that of so many nonhumans, is often ignored. And writer Richard Drinnon reminds us that our spiritual paths need not be narrowed by the limiting mythologies of Western civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing \u003cem\u003eHow Shall I Live My Life?\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eResistance Against Empire\u003c\/em\u003e, Jensen's third collection of interviews reinforces a simple premise with which he has long challenged his readers: if we shut our ears and eyes to the cacophony of consumption-oriented distractions and pause to listen to the wisdom of our own hearts, the truths among us will reveal themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterviewees include: George Gerbner, Stanley Aronowitz, Luis Rodriguez, Judith Herman, John Keeble, Richard Drinnon, Paul Stamets, Marc Ian Barasch, Mart? Prechtel, and Jane Caputi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derrick Jensen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1604862998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781604862997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flashpoint Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/10\/2011 pg. 43","brand":"Derrick Jensen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938669756671,"sku":"9781604862997","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2e1de49d-353f-4d87-8553-b821fccfedaf.jpg?v=1681437056","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/truths-among-us-derrick-jensen-9781604862997","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}