Truths Among Us: Conversations on Building a New Culture

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Following How Shall I Live My Life (PM Press, 2010) and Resistance Against Empire (PM Press, 2010), Jensen's third collection of interviews reinforces a simple premise with which he has long challenged his readers: if people can learn to shut their ears and eyes to the cacophony of consumption-oriented distractions and pause to listen to the wisdom of their own hearts, the truth will eventually reveal itself. Among those who share their wisdom are acclaimed sociologist Stanley Aronowitz, poet and peacemaker Luis Rodriguez, Judith Herman and Paul Stamets.

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"The book offers a compelling account of the thoughts of these scholars, (and) on rare occasions the book takes a personal twist... lending this thought-provoking series of interviews an intimate dimension."
--Publishers Weekly

"Derrick Jensen is a rare and original voice of sanity in a chaotic world. He has wisdom and wit, grace and style, and is a wonderful guide to a good life beautifully lived."
--Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States

"Derrick Jensen is the green thinker and writer who's out to tell us not what we want to hear but what we need to hear."
--Utne Reader, "50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World"

"Derrick Jensen is a man driven to stare without flinching at the baleful design of our culture... His analysis of our culture's predilection for hatred and destruction will rattle your bones."
--Daniel Quinn, author of Ishmael

Author Bio

Derrick Jensen is the author of numerous books, including Endgame, A Language Older Than Words, and This Culture of Make Believe. He lives in Crescent City, California.