Writing to Change the World

From the #1 New York Timesbestselling author of Reviving Opheliaand The Shelter of Each Other Words are the most powerful tools at our disposal. With them, writers have saved lives and taken them, brought justice and confounded it, started wars and ended them. Writers can change the way we think and transform our definitions of right and wrong. Writing to Change the Worldis a beautiful paean to the transformative power of words. Encapsulating Mary Pipher's years as a writer and therapist, it features rousing commentary, personal anecdotes, memorable quotations, and stories of writers who have helped reshape society. It is a book that will shake up readers' beliefs, expand their minds, and possibly even inspire them to make their own mark on the world.

Mary Pipher, Ph.D., is the author of seven books. Her work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages, and she has lectured to groups and conferences all over the world. She lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, with her husband. Author website: marypipher.net.