“These are troubling times for our democracy – but Skye Perryman has provided a manual for people who are tired of wringing their hands and are ready to roll up their sleeves. Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times is a practical guide to policy and action from a leader who has spent years on the front lines of the fight and knows how change actually gets made.”
Hillary Clinton
“A lot of Americans have stopped believing anyone in Washington is actually listening. I get it. But Skye Perryman isn’t asking you to trust the machine — she’s asking you to understand it well enough to show up and fix it. This book is for all of us, regardless of your politics.”
Michael Steele
former Chairman of the Republican National Committee
“When people say we are living through extraordinary times they surely aren’t kidding, but we are here and for a reason. We just may be the ones we’ve been waiting for. Let’s find out together. Skye Perryman offers a glimpse of a world most thinking people are ready for and she offers not more angst and the obvious, but real direction.”
Annie and Willie Nelson
“Skye Perryman understands that getting our country back on track will take all of us, and she’s providing the tools we need to meet this moment. Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times is an inspiring and empowering guide for every American who wants to see our nation thrive as a beacon of freedom and democracy.”
Governor JB Pritzker
“Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times is a clarion call for everyone ready to meet this national and global crisis – and win. Skye Perryman deftly weaves history, anecdote and proof of concept into a refreshingly accessible work that leaves no one behind. Like her Herculean efforts to hold our courts to their purpose, Skye’s book does the same for Americans and our democracy. A must read and must do.”
Stacey Abrams
“Justice at the top depends on what we do every day at the bottom. Skye Perryman’s Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times will help to restore the power of every reader.”
Gloria Steinem
Writer and Activist
“There are moments in history when sitting on the sidelines stops being an option. Skye Perryman knows we’re in one of them — and she refuses to let any of us pretend otherwise. Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times is the rare book that captures why this moment is so urgent — and then hands you something to do about it.”
Reshma Saujani,
New York Times bestselling author of Pay Up and founder of Girls Who Code
“Every generation is asked to defend what the last one fought for — and to push further. For decades I have watched ordinary people do extraordinary things when they believe their actions matter. Skye Perryman has written exactly the book this moment demands, and she’s written it for all of us.”
Dolores Huerta
Labor Leader and Civil Rights Activist
“Skye Perryman’s seminal book reminds us that lawyers, lobbyists, pundits and political operatives will not save our democracy. Only we, the people, can do that. Perryman steps up to the plate and provides a path for how ordinary people can move from spectator to change agent while finding agency, fulfillment, and even joy. Written by one of the leading forces opposing authoritarianism, this book is a roadmap out of the political wilderness in which we find ourselves. A must-read for every civically minded individual.”
Anthony D. Romero
Executive Director, ACLU
Trade Reviews
“This inspires.”
“A welcome survival manual for those living under an authoritarian regime.”
“Sobering but hopeful and practical . . . Grounded in vivid stories from courtrooms and communities, Perryman’s book provides well-tested strategies, along with analysis and insights drawn from history and her own experiences.”
“This book is an empowering guide to taking the future of politics into your own hands.”