Parker J. Palmer is author of 9 books including his latest Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit. In his writing and in his work with the Center for Courage & Renewal, he transforms minds & lives. You can see him in person on 4/27/12 at a song & spoken word benefit concert, A Gathering of Spirits for the Common Good along with wonderful singer/songwriter Carrie Newcomer.