“Young people need Ripple. We all do.” *
Coast-to-Coast Praise for Ripple and the Writing of William Powers“Powerfully intimate and loving, these letters from a father to his daughter remind us what really matters on this earth.” Bill McKibben, founder 350.org
“Ripple is a wise and wonderful story. Its wisdom is something I suspect you will want to share.” –Gus Speth*“Ripple is a book filled with graceful, engaging prose about one of the most important issues of our time. In an era of great cynicism and ecological calamity, Bill Powers offers a different, more positive future, based on a turn away from our dominating view of nature as separate from ourselves. In a series of letters to his eldest daughter as she turns 15, Powers shares the wisdom of his remarkable life--the son of a priest and a nun who married; Peace Corps and other service in poverty-stricken countries; a decision to leave New York City for a small town in rural Bolivia, where he has lived for more than a decade, writing five books and teaching dozens of international students. Powers shows how separation from nature, especially in the era of ubiquitous smart phones and social media, leaves youth all over the world confused, depressed, deeply anxious and even suicidal. His empathy shines through in every page. Young people need this book. We all do.” –John de Graaf
“He is right: the earth talks to us, shows us, nurtures us, just as Powers prose would do.” –Chicago Sun-Times
“Powers recognizes that sometimes asking the questions is more important than finding the ‘right’ answers.” – Lester Brown
“We watch Powers rethink his entire approach; we watch him relax into himself, become himself, carve himself out of a dream that was not his own.” –LA Times
“Enlightening and eloquent.” –The Washington Post
“Powers… writes with disarming honesty.” –Publishers Weekly, starred review
“William Powers is sensitive, reflective, and a fine stylist.” –St. Louis Post-Dispatch