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"""In Powered by Grief, renowned scientist, artist, activist and amateur athlete Barton Rubenstein chronicles his lifelong quest to come to grips with the tragedy of his mother's early death and his unresolved grief. Achingly honest, Barton demonstrates in the telling the unstinting resolve that compels him to strive for increasingly meaningful fulfillment in his family, community, and professional life. Given this age of personal, social, and environmental challenge, Barton's remarkable narrative is an inspiration and roadmap for all."" - Dick Anderson, creative consultant and author of Solo: Venturing Alone in the Northern Wilds ""Rubenstein's beautiful and inspiring memoir takes us on his personal roller coaster ride following the tragic death of his mother when he was a teenager, and shows us how this both devastated him and made him stronger. Rubenstein writes with cutting honesty and clarity. We see his pain, and his triumph. And in this way ourselves are confronted with, although perhaps each of us somewhat differently, with the tragedies and challenges that make up all of our lives. Powered by Grief is a must read not just for those who have faced similar challenges, but also for the wider audience who will be both touched and challenged by Rubenstein's truly endearing life story."" - Bill Hutman, former journalist and author of Conversations: Thinking about Talking"

""In Powered by Grief, renowned scientist, artist, activist and amateur athlete Barton Rubenstein chronicles his lifelong quest to come to grips with the tragedy of his mother's early death and his unresolved grief. Achingly honest, Barton demonstrates in the telling the unstinting resolve that compels him to strive for increasingly meaningful fulfillment in his family, community, and professional life. Given this age of personal, social, and environmental challenge, Barton's remarkable narrative is an inspiration and roadmap for all."" - Dick Anderson, creative consultant and author of Solo: Venturing Alone in the Northern Wilds ""Rubenstein's beautiful and inspiring memoir takes us on his personal roller coaster ride following the tragic death of his mother when he was a teenager, and shows us how this both devastated him and made him stronger. Rubenstein writes with cutting honesty and clarity. We see his pain, and his triumph. And in this way ourselves are confronted with, although perhaps each of us somewhat differently, with the tragedies and challenges that make up all of our lives. Powered by Grief is a must read not just for those who have faced similar challenges, but also for the wider audience who will be both touched and challenged by Rubenstein's truly endearing life story."" - Bill Hutman, former journalist and author of Conversations: Thinking about Talking

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Dr. Barton Rubenstein is a former neuroscientist and sleep researcher. He conducted research and completed his PhD at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, publishing numerous scientific papers including in the Journal of Science. Rubenstein's research has also been cited in Scientific American and his sleep research has been shown as video content on American Airlines flights. Rubenstein has been a sculptor and public artist for the last 30 years, having completed over 100 commissions worldwide. His portfolio includes the biennially presented Portrait of a Nation Award for the Smithsonian Institution, awarded to Americans who have made a substantial contribution to our nation, including past recipients Aretha Franklin, Maya Lin, Hank Aaron, Earth Wind and Fire, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Spike Lee, Serena and Venus Williams, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and Madeleine Albright. Rubenstein creates large-scale water and wind kinetic sculptures for public and private spaces including universities, cities and residences, including the official residence of the Vice President of the United States. Rubenstein's tallest piece is a 30' high sculpture, ""Skybound,"" in front of the Cincinnati Art Museum. In 2005-2007, Rubenstein was invited to be a member of a National Academy of Sciences Committee to redesign the $100 bill. His recommendation to include a blue ribbon to avert counterfeiting was subsequently introduced into the new design at the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. In 2015, Rubenstein's family cofounded the Mother Earth Project. The physical footprint of his family's project is the Mother Earth Sculpture, a monumental 15' high sculpture that Rubenstein designed with the likeness of the human profile, namely his mother, the subject and inspiration of his memoir. It is now in countries worldwide, including Washington, DC, Jerusalem, Israel, Guilin, China, Jaipur, India, Yaoundé, Cameroon, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Bonn, Germany. These sculptures are intentionally located at sites where various sustainability events and climate strikes take place. The Mother Earth Project has a following of over a hundred thousand worldwide, including partnerships with youth climate activists of Greta Thunberg's Friday For Future movement, the Girl Scouts of America, and the Citizens Climate International, and is a partner with the United Nations Environment Programme. Locally, Rubenstein is the Environment Committee Chair in his hometown of Somerset, MD, where he has led initiatives to ban pesticides on lawns, to ban gas powered leaf blowers in his town as well as the surrounding Montgomery County and State of Maryland, to install town solar panels, LED street lights, and to start a compost program for all its residents, to name a few. Rubenstein has received numerous awards, including the Distinguished Alumni Award from his alma mater Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC and the Creativity Award from Moment Magazine. www.RubensteinStudios.com www.MotherEarthProject.org

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