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Blog Tour Launches mid-February

Throughout February and March (but mostly March), Zest Books has me on a blog tour. This is a new thing for me; I’m used to being the one doing the interviewing. Also, if you’re a blogger and want to participate (and want a free book in the process), sign up here.

Zest Books interview with Jeff

Zest Books, the publisher of my new book “Rockin’ the Boat: 50 Iconic Revolutionaries,” did an interview with me. It was a good chance to explain a little about the idea and the writing process, and to name check some of the people who I had to cut to get the list down to fifty.

Great Review by Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly is the first publication to review Jeff’s new book “Rockin’ the Boat: 50 Iconic Revolutionaries.” Here’s some of what it had to say: From ancient civilizations to the 20th century, 50 movers and shakers get their due in this informative and sometimes tongue-in-cheek guide, which examines Cleopatra, Judah Maccabee, Nat Turner, Michael Collins, […]

Our Endangered Values

The former president traces America’s “moral crisis” to the rise of fundamentalism.

(Mother Jones, June 2, 2006)

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Tuvalu Map

Adapting on the Atoll

As Tuvalu faces the threat of climate change, residents try to balance adaption against migration.

(Alicia Patterson Reporter, Spring 2009)

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Key to the Castle

In November, John Key led his National coalition to victory and became New Zealand’s third prime minister of Jewish descent.

(World Jewish Digest, November 2008)

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Robert Louis Stevenson’s Samoa

A journey to the famous writer’s final resting place

(National Geographic Traveler’s Intelligent Travel, October 8, 2010)

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