important and inspiring news that the major media overlooks. Now, with that same dedication, the editors of Utne have profiled more than sixty of the world's most original thinkers who are often right at the center of that news, focusing on their ideas, their inspiration, and their visions of the future. These are not the usual "visionaries." Coming from monasteries and urban ghettos, working at architecture firms and restaurants, living in Berkeley and Bangladesh, being under 35 and over 80, the visionaries in this book share one crucial asset: hope for the future. Hope for finding broader meaning and greater joy in our lives. Hope for the restoration of the planet. Hope for a social and economic order that uses the welfare of the weakest, not the strongest, as its gauge of success. Well-illustrated with photographs of the subjects who are grouped into six categories-spirit, design, environment, social action, health, and culture-Visionaries is an inspiring and invaluable resource that will have profound appeal for activists, concerned citizens and all those "cultural creatives" who make up Utne's 600,000 loyal readers. Featuring:Folk-rock musician, Ani DiFrancoNobel Peace Prize winner, Thich Nhat HahnPagan witch, StarhawkCatholic priest, Thomas BerryEco-architect, William McDonoughFeminist scholar, bell hooksSustainable business guru, Paul HawkenMarketing for Visionaries: Utne Reader will heavily promote in their magazine and websiteNational print advertising National publicityAuthor events in Minnesota Co-op availableTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentszForeword by Eric UtneIntroductionThe Spirit Moving UsIntroductionThomas BerrySatish KumarStephen & Ondrea LevineThich Nhat HahnZalman Schachter-ShalomivStarhawkThe Sense of CommunityIntroductionErnesto Cortes Jr. Roberta Brandes GratzJane Jacobs

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