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We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For: Light In A Time of Darkness: Inner Light In A Time of Darkness

We Are The Ones We Have Been Waiting For: Light In A Time of Darkness: Inner Light In A Time of Darkness

by Alice Walker (Author)

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    Paperback 2007

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Synopsis

'It is the worst of times. It is the best of times. Try as I might I cannot find a more appropriate opening for this volume' Terrorist attacks, natural disasters such as the Asian tsunami and the flooding of New Orleans, the reality of global warming, ongoing warfare in Iraq and the de-stabilisation of the Middle East - sometimes the future can seem bleak, if not frightening. Yet this is not a pessimistic book. Taking a line from the poet June Jordan who said 'We are the Ones we have been waiting for' - Alice Walker reasserts the power of the individual in making political change happen. In short, we can 'fix things' by focusing on what we share as human beings rather than what separates us. Looking at subjects as diverse as sending our children to war, the rich/poor divide, Nature, the I Ching, modern gender roles, women in the miltary, and even a piece on her dog Marley, Alice Walker looks towards an optimistic view of the future through a more intuitive understanding of the self and the world around us.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 272
 Publisher: W&N
Published: 12 Apr 2007
ISBN 10: 0297852728
ISBN 13: 9780297852728
Book Overview: Addresses key issues that are increasingly salient. Many people feel that the world is now a more precarious place but unlike so many books, this isn't about doom and gloom but about how individuals can change Alice Walker does have a core audience who buy all her books but this will also appeal to the Green and anticapitist, anti-war contingent which has an increasingly strong voice in today's society 'The essays in Walker's latest collection can be stunningly insightful. Mixing prose with poetry, she discusses Martin Luther King, feminism and meditation, among other subjects, always circling back to themes of integrity and activismthis book will inspire hope.' Publishers Weekly THE COLOR PURPLE is one of our strongest backlist books and is still selling over 30,000 copies a year - next year will be the 25th anniversary and we will be publishing a new edition with a new preface by the author.

Media Reviews
'A compelling collection of talks, essays, poems and prose, this is a personal and inspiring exploration of the power of individuals and communities.' (4 stars) -- Charlotte Noirthedge Think Tank
Author Bio
Alice Walker won the Pulitzer prize and the American Book Award for The Color Purple. She is the author of many bestselling novels, essays and collections of poetry including Meridian, By the Light of My Father's Smile and The Third Life of Grange Copeland.