Bill Zimmerman, who holds a doctorate in psychology from the University of Chicago, is one of the nation's most experienced political consultants. As cofounder of the leading consulting firm Zimmerman & Markman, whose work for ballot initiatives and for organizations such as the ACLU, NRDC, and MoveOn.org has won multiple awards, he continues to advocate for social justice.
Remarkable. . . . Activists today will want to read this
inspiring story.
--Wes Boyd, Co-founder of MoveOn.org A smart, tough,
incisive look at the politics of the '60s and how they impact us
today. . . . Read it. Then go out and cause trouble.
--Robert Greenwald, Producer and Director, Brave New Films
"A well-written, passionate story of a personal journey through the
Vietnam protest era, and a valuable model for progressive activists
of our own time."
--The Nation
Bill Zimmerman gives the lie to the old saw that if you remember
the '60s you weren't there. . . . Zimmerman has written one hell of
a page-turner.
--Paul Begala, CNN Political Consultant As thrilling as any
true-life thriller. . . . At a time when journalists persist in
judging the Occupy movement by its easily visible signs and
accomplishments of the past hundred days, Troublemaker is a
useful reminder of how much of a social movement takes place in a
profusion of lives, under the surface, among the unfamous.
--Todd Gitlin, The New Republic A riveting book. Bill Zimmerman
is a shining example of . . . a patriot his country can count on in
dark times. . . . This is an inspiring story of a life committed to
a better world. And, what a life! What a story!
--Daniel Ellsberg Bill Zimmerman's memoir is a great adventure
story. . . . Zimmerman's tales of derring-do are fused with
insightful analysis, and a history we thought we knew is retold in
surprising and moving ways.
--Richard Flacks, Professor of Sociology, University of California,
Santa Barbara and Co-founder of Students for a Democratic Society
Bill Zimmerman's wise and rollicking chronicle of his contrarian
transit across the sixties and early seventies (a sort of cross
between Zelig, Zorro, and Zapata) can help explain the political
and cultural passions of that era, both to those who lived through
them and to their progeny, better than any such text has yet
managed to do. It's a vivid tale, elegantly dispatched.
--Lawrence Weschler, Director, New York Institute for the
Humanities at NYU A thoughtful eyewitness history of America's war
at home and a thrilling political adventure story. An engaging
exhortation to take risks and live a meaningful life.
--Kirkus Reviews Exhilarating . . . a vivid evocation of the
romanticism and extraordinary shifts in consciousness that the
1960s unleashed.
--Publishers Weekly
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