{"product_id":"outside-voices-a-memoir-of-the-berkeley-revolution-hardcover","title":"Outside Voices: A Memoir of the Berkeley Revolution - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan Gelfand\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBerkeley, 1972: a hotbed of creativity where painters, filmmakers, musicians, and writers inspire a young poet.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNYC Big Book Award: Winner in New Adult Non-fiction\u003cbr\u003e NYC Big Book Award: Distinguished Favorite in Women's Issues\u003cbr\u003e International Book Award Winner in U.S. History\u003cbr\u003e Literary Titan Winner\u003cbr\u003e Finalist in the San Francisco Bookfest\u003cbr\u003e Runner Up in the New York City Bookfest\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSecond-wave feminism, inspired by Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug, and Betty Friedan is swelling into a tsunami. Women are joining together to change power dynamics in politics, the home, and the workplace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On election day, Joan Gelfand casts her vote for George McGovern and boards a plane from New York to California. With one introduction to a woman musician, Joan's journey to become a writer is born. Embraced by a thriving women's community of artists, filmmakers, musicians, poets, and writers, Joan is encouraged to find her voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mentored by paradigm-changing writers, Joan finds the courage to face her darkest fears through poetry and art, mining the trauma she experienced after losing her father and questioning her Jewish identity. Reminiscent of Paris in the twenties, Greenwich Village in the sixties, and Berlin in the eighties, Berkeley in the seventies was the \"it\" city of America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eOutside Voices\u003c\/i\u003e reports the ups and downs of finding one's way as an artist, living with a women's band, forging an independent Jewish identity, founding a women's restaurant, and becoming a published writer and songwriter while exploring the limits of sexuality and spirituality. The story includes road trips to music festivals in the woods, beaches in Mexico, concerts in Southern California, and a retreat in the Pacific Northwest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A triumphant story of determination and will, \u003ci\u003eOutside Voices\u003c\/i\u003e is a backstage look at the women's movement that sets the stage for decades of change. This book is a firsthand look at how the power of community emboldened innovation, social change, and self-discovery.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoan Gelfand is an author, poet, and literary critic whose recent memoir, \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Voices: A Memoir of the Berkeley Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, has won the New York City Big Book Award and the International Book Award. The book offers an intimate portrait of Berkeley in 1972 and the transformative power of the women's movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Her novel \u003ci\u003eExtreme\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the International Book Award, tells the story of a Silicon Valley startup. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gelfand has published three poetry collections: \u003ci\u003eThe Long Blue Room\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Dreamer's Guide to Cities and Streams\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSeeking Center\u003c\/i\u003e, showcasing her range as a poet and writer. Her poetry has been featured internationally, with \u003ci\u003eThe Ferlinghetti School of Poetics\u003c\/i\u003e--a poetry film based on her work--screening at twenty international film festivals including Cannes and London. The film also earned a Certificate of Merit from the International Association for the Study of Dreams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Joan has won twenty-five writing awards including the Effie Lee Morris Prize for Poetry, The Red Room Authors Award, The Chaffin Fiction Award, and others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Joan's essays and reviews have been published widely including in \u003ci\u003eChicken Soup for the Soul: Dreams and the Unexplainable \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eChicken Soup for the Soul: Dreams and Premonitions\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLA Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and the art magazine \u003ci\u003ePANK!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For the past decade, Gelfand has been a sought-after writing coach and instructor, teaching at book festivals and writers' conferences. Her book and workshop, both titled \u003ci\u003eYou Can Be a Winning Writer\u003c\/i\u003e, have helped countless writers develop their craft. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A former President of the Women's National Book Association, Gelfand founded and chaired its National Writing Contest. Gelfand is an active member of the National Book Critics Circle and is listed in \u003ci\u003eWho's Who in America\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She lives in San Francisco with her husband, Adam Hertz.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.59 x 5.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47790015512829,"sku":"9798888450048","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/y8xitfhA9T9798888450048.webp?v=1783212918","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/outside-voices-a-memoir-of-the-berkeley-revolution-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}