The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen's Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear

Edited 20 Dec 07 to add links to more recent books along these lines. My title page, where I put my summary notes, is covered with writing. The first and most important point: this is not a "do gooder feel good" book--it is a compelling, absorbing book that lays out some good insights and provides an antidote to paralysis and dispair. It is, in short, a book that inspires many small actions that in the aggregate could lead... Read Full Review

It's unusual for me, a busy person, to read a book from cover to cover, particularly one with chapters and topics like this one. But reading The Impossible Will Take a Little While is a little like eating good chocolates. You can't stop with just one essay. I'm so moved by it that I'm buying copies for my church group to discuss. Bravo and a hearty thanks to Paul Loeb. The world still has good people who provide inspiration... Read Full Review

REV. MARIE JONES of BookIdeas.com writes: With all the despair, fear and overwhelming anxiety today's citizens live with, who has the time, energy or courage to try to make a real difference in the world? Author Paul Rogat Loeb, who changed lives and empowered hearts with his first book, "Soul of a Citizen," returns with a truckload of fresh, new hope in his follow-up, "The Impossible Will Take A Little While." This inspiring... Read Full Review

I interviewed Paul Loeb on this book for local radio station WERU-FM. Not only did the book engage me so, that I read it cover to cover - I found myself getting even more committed to doing whatever I can to change our country's course for the better. I recommend this book highly to anyone seeking a respite from the media circus and the heavy pall of despair and cynicism that seems to have settled over our land since 9/11... Read Full Review

There are so many crises in the world, it's tempting to put our heads under the covers and give up. This is a book that got my spirit going again. In a time when so much seems to be run for short-sighted advantage, this book can help us go for the long haul. It includes powerful essays by world-renowned writers, including famous activists such as Nelson Mandela, who describes surviving 27 years in prison. But I was also really... Read Full Review