Art Shostak

Art Shostak spent 42 wonderful years (1961-2003) as an Applied Sociologist, professional futurist, labor educator, and public speaker before retiring in 2003 at age 66 to augment travel that has since taken him and Lynn Seng, his wife of over three decades, to 35 countries. His special interest is learning and sharing that learning, so he has written, edited, or co-edited 34 books, and have several in process at any time.Topics include forecasting the future, advising unions how to make more out of computer power, urging abortion clinics to do more for waiting room males, analyzing recent gains and losses by the working class, helping fellow sociologists come forward with hidden aspects of their lives rich in teachable material, and the details of creative potential responses to long-lasting social problems. In 2017 his new book -Stealth Altruism: Forbidden Care as Jewish Resistance in the Holocaust - was published. It focuses on prohibited altruistic help shared by its victims with each other, and it advocates a far-reaching reset in the Narrative and related commemoration efforts. Art is now writing a second edition, this time entitled Covert Altruisms: Fresh Perspectives on High-Risk Holocaust Care. He is also writing a call for a reset in the Holocaust/Shoah Narrative, tentatively called Holocaust Woke: A Fresh Look at the Shoah. Finally, he hopes someday to complete a memoir called Swashbuckling Sociology: Reflections of a Recovering Activist. (He is seeking publishers for all books). When not busy developing new books, writing articles, or giving talks, Art and his wife, Lynn Seng, enjoy their Alameda, CA, home, especially when visits come from the families of his four adult sons and four grandchildren. (Art can be contacted at arthurshostak@gmail.com)