Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, (2001). First edition - John Nichols was raised in a privileged American family, attended top-notch private schools and at 23 wrote a best-selling novel, The Sterile Cuckoo. .. "However, a trip to Guatemala derailed his golden-child existence and set him on a very different path toward social and environmental activism. This book charts Nicholss rich and often tormented journey out of his sheltered middle-class life toward a belief in what he calls 'liberation ecology'. SIGNED on the title page. Includes an extensive bibliography of Nichols' works and articles and reviews about his work. 197 pp. ISBN: 1-571312536.