Losing My Voice and Finding Another is a language learner narrative, a personal account of the author's experiences from 2003 to 2010, when he moved from the United States to Germany at the age of 53 and began to learn German. The book is written for adults who are trying to learn a second language and for language teachers who want to learn about the emotional and social aspects of second language learning.

"In this book, Cooper Thompson examines the array of emotions while learning German: anxiety, excitement, anger, hope, contentment, confusion, and joy. He also probes the far deeper changes that language learning wrought in his identity, personality, relationship, and even life-purpose.

When I read his words, my own world was altered. I entered a new dimension and gained fresh insights about the substance and the soul of language learning, even though I have been in the language field for decades."
Dr. Rebecca Oxford, leading L2 and ESL scholar

Cooper Thompson has been leading workshops, consulting, and organizing against sexism, homophobia, and racism for 30 years. He was born in 1950 and lived in the United States until 2003, when he moved to Nürnberg, Germany, where he now lives. He is the author of many essays and educational materials on oppression and a co-author of White Men Challenging Racism: 35 Personal Stories (2003, Duke University Press) Most of his essays, as well as excerpts from his books, can be found at homepage.