The Quickening of America: Rebuilding Our Nation, Remaking Our Lives

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I highly recommAnd Quickening as an extremely useful and practicalguide. It reaffirms that personal and social change areintertwined; that each of us counts; that our lives do make adifference; and that, through involvement and by developing ourskills, we can make an even greater difference.--ReverAnd Jesse L. Jackson, president and founder, NationalRainbow CoalitionAn antidote to cynicism . . . an essential 'how-to' manual foranyone interested in translating values into positiveresults.--Ben Cohen, Ben & Jerry'sExploding the popular myths about public life, power, andself-interest that stop individuals from discovering the rewards ofpublic involvement, this thoughtful resource offers practicaladvice from ordinary Americans on how to get more involved. Detailsguidelines anyone can use to master the skills required to beeffective in public life.