About this title: The author of Simplify Your Life and Inner Simplicity fuses her liberating philosophies from both of these bestsellers into a powerful synergy of simple, thought-provoking methods for leading a life of well-being and inner peace. Living the Simple Life is the perfect primer for those seeking a way to bring simplicity and balance into both their ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Date Published: 05/1996
ISBN-13:9780786862191ISBN:078686219X
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 350 p. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
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Description: Very Good to Fine* in Good to Very Good jacket. Hard Cover. 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. A little shelf wear. Binding tight, pages clean. read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Date Published: 1996-05-01
ISBN-13:9780786862191ISBN:078686219X
Description: Very Good. Very good hardcover with DJ. Dust jacket shows very minor shelf wear and very minor marks on page edges, otherwise an unblemished copy.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Free Delivery Confirmation! Ships same or next business day! read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780786862191ISBN:078686219X
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket may have chips and close tears. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Good. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780786862191ISBN:078686219X
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780786862191ISBN:078686219X
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
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""Living the Simple Life" is an expansion on "Simplify Your Life", written 2 years earlier. Compared to that book, which reads like a laundry list of tips on cutting down on laundry, this one is more reflective. It has fewer bite-sized "tips", and more thoughtful, open-ended suggestions. I found its tone still gratingly 'yuppy' in places (e.g., "i can't help having an emotional attachment to my BMW"), still 'Martha Stewarty' in others (e.g., yet more discussion of linens) but these were less frequent than before.
"Living the Simple Life" appears to be aimed at those who simply are over-burdened and want off the rat-wheel to have more time for families and hobbies. This is fine insofar as it goes, but I'd have given 4 stars if there had been any mention of the simple life as a route back to a life of community, how the simplicity movement relates to a larger yearning for a healthy society. Many see the simplification movement as vital to maintaining a healthy human presence on the planet, since our atomized, resource-gobbling, materialistic society is transforming into a less livable place in many ways. Lowering our consumption and getting in touch with each other and our roots seem like a natural, healthy response. However this connection either simply did not occur to the author, or it was edited out. There was a brief passage on having time to volunteer, but the other 340 pages were about personal goal-setting, time management, motivation, self-assertion, and other mechanics of simplifying. Personally I think not mentioning the larger implications of the act of simplification, i.e., beyond one's personal gain, made the book a bit shallow, although it's still much better than its predecessor."
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