Editing Thom Hartmann (section)

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Hartmann has published more than twenty books on diverse topics. The title with the most critical acclaim is ''The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight''. In 1999, he was invited by the [[Tenzin Gyatso|Dalai Lama]] to spend a week in [[Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamsala]] after the Dalai Lama read the book. Hartmann won the Project Censored Award in 2004 for ''Unequal Protection''. As a result of a book on [[spirituality]], ''The Prophet's Way'', he was invited in 1998 to meet [[Pope John Paul II]].

He also publishes The Hartmann Report, a daily progressive newsletter.<ref>[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hartmann-report/id1265276064 The Hartmann Report] [[Apple Podcasts]]</ref>

Hartmann is a practitioner of the pseudo-scientific [[Neuro-Linguistic Programming]], having been trained by [[Richard Bandler]]. Hartmann popularized some of NLP's concepts in ''Cracking the Code'' (2007), arguing [[Newt Gingrich]] and [[Frank Luntz]] made use of them in the 1980s and 1990s for [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] causes, while advocating using them to advance liberalism. His book ''Healing ADD'' also utilises NLP techniques. Co-authored with [[Lamar Waldron]], Hartmann's ''Ultimate Sacrifice'' (2005) echoes the conspiracy theory that the [[John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories#Organized crime conspiracy|Mafia ordered the assassination of John F. Kennedy]] and that [[Lee Harvey Oswald]] was a CIA agent.<ref name="Publishers Weekly">{{cite web|title=Ultimate Sacrifice: John and Robert Kennedy, the Plan for a Coup in Cuba, and the Murder of JFK |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7867-1441-4|access-date=May 30, 2017|work=Publishers Weekly|date=November 21, 2005}}</ref>

Hartmann was one of several contributors to ''Air America, the Playbook'', a collection of essays, transcripts, and interviews by liberal radio personalities. It was published in 2006 and was on [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller List]] for October 8, 2006.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/books/bestseller/1008besthardnonfiction.html "Best Sellers"], ''The New York Times'', October 8, 2006</ref>

[[Leonardo DiCaprio]] made a web movie titled ''Before The Flood'', inspired by ''The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight''. Hartmann appears in DiCaprio's 2007 documentary ''[[The 11th Hour (2007 film)|The 11th Hour]]'', as well as the feature documentary film ''[[Dalai Lama Renaissance]]'' (with [[Harrison Ford]]), and ''[[Crude Impact]]''. In 2010, Warner Brothers and Leonardo DiCaprio<ref>{{cite web |first=Dave |last=McNary |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/news/dicaprio-to-star-in-jfk-tale-1118027763/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |title=DiCaprio to star in JFK tale |date=November 19, 2010 |access-date=October 1, 2017}}</ref> announced they are making a motion picture based on the book ''Legacy of Secrecy'', authored by Lamar Waldron and Hartmann. Hartmann also narrated the 2011 documentary film ''[[Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?]]''<ref>{{cite news|last=Holden|first=Stephen|title=Tracing the Great Recession to a Memo 40 Years Ago|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2012/03/02/movies/heist-who-stole-the-american-dream-a-documentary.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 1, 2012}}</ref>

In September 2013, Hartmann was granted an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from [[Goddard College]] in Port Townsend, Washington.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goddard.edu/news-events/press-releases/talk-radio-pioneer-thom-hartmann-receive-honorary-doctorate-goddard|title=Talk Radio Pioneer Thom Hartmann to Receive Honorary Doctorate from Goddard College – Goddard College|date=September 9, 2013}}</ref> According to President Barbara Vacarr, "Thom's work as a journalist, author, and community activist is a living example of the very mission of Goddard College, and what our students are committed to—advancing cultures of rigorous inquiry, collaboration, and lifelong-learning, where individuals take imaginative and responsible action."

Hartmann served on the board of Voqal, a collaboration of EBS licensees working to advance social equity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voqal.org/our-story/leadership/|title=Leadership|website=Voqal}}</ref>