Twelve by Twelve (37 page)
Authors: Micahel Powers
soft economy and,
205
in urban environments,
257–58
as varying state,
74
Weenhayek people,
176
Weimar (Germany),
168–70
Whispering in the Giant’s Ear
(Powers),
175
white supremacy,
122
Whitman, Walt,
132
wildcrafting,
93–97
,
154
,
158
,
204–5
,
261–62
Willie of the Western Shoshone,
220
Wise Ones, xiv
wolves, half-breed,
129–30
workaholism,
157
work ethic,
150
world
improving,
125–27
as rhythm,
137–38
World Bank,
209
World Conservation Union,
209
,
247
World Is Flat, The
(Friedman),
6
wu wei
(alert inactivity),
26
Y
yoga,
257
Your Money or Your Life
(Robin and Dominguez),
209
Yugoslavia,
220
Z
Zapatistas,
192–95
Zawada, Jerry,
221
Zimbabwe,
123
WILLIAM POWERS
is the author of two critically acclaimed books. His Liberia memoir,
Blue Clay People: Seasons on Africa’s Fragile Edge
(2005) received a
Publishers Weekly
starred review, and
Whis pering in the Giant’s Ear: A Frontline Chronicle from Bolivia’s War on Globalization
(2006) has been featured on NPR’s
Fresh Air
with Terry Gross and in
Newsweek
. For over a decade Powers has led development aid and conservation initiatives in Latin America, Africa, and Washington, DC. From 2002 to 2004 he managed the socioeconomic components of a project in the Bolivian Amazon that won a prize from Harvard’s JFK School of Government. His essays on global issues have appeared in the
New York Times
, the
Washington Post
,
Slate
, the
Sun
, and the
International Herald Tribune
and have been syndicated to three hundred newspapers around the world. He has appeared on NPR’s
Living on Earth
,
The Leonard Lopate Show
,
West Coast Live
,
Left Jab
, and
World Vision Report
as well as on local public television stations and Book TV. Powers is an increasingly active speaker at think tanks, policy gatherings, and
writers’ conferences. He has worked at the World Bank and Conservation International and holds degrees from Brown and Georgetown. He lives part-time in New York City.
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