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The 50 Best Ways to Simplify Your Life: Proven Techniques for Achieving Lasting Balanceby Patrick Fanning, Heather Garnos MitchenerISBN 1572242558 (1-57224-255-8)
Softcover, New Harbinger Pubns Inc
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Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemicby Thomas H. Naylor, David Wann, John De Graaf, Vicki Robin, David HorseyISBN 1576753573 (1-57675-357-3)
Softcover, Ingram Pub Services
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Affluenza: The All-consuming Epidemic'Book summary:Affluenza is an eye-opening, soul-prodding look at the wretched excess of today's American society. John De Graaf, David Wann and Thomas Naylor define it as something akin to "a painful, contagious, socially-transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more". Having begun life as two US TV programmes co-produced by De Graaf, this book takes a hard look at the symptoms of affluenza, the history of its development into an epidemic, and the options for treatment. In making its readers aware of this pervasive disease in an age when "the urge to splurge continues to surge", the first section is the book's most provocative. According to figures the authors quote and expound upon, Americans each spend more than $21,000 per year on consumer goods, average rates of saving have fallen from about 10 per cent of income in 1980 to zero in 2000, credit card indebtedness tripled in the 1990s and more people file for bankruptcy each year than graduate from college. "To live, we buy," explain the authors. They present many of the historical, political and socio-economic reasons that affluenza has taken such strong root in American society and, in the final section, offer practical ideas for change. These use the intriguing stories of those who have already opted for simpler living and are creatively combating the disease, through simple habit alterations to more in-depth environmental considerations and from living lightly to managing wealth responsibly.
Many books make you think the author has crammed everything they know into a one-hit wonder attempt at knowledge transfer. The feeling you get reading Affluenza is quite different; the authors appear well-read, well-rounded and intelligent, knowledgable beyond the content of their book but smart enough to realise that we need a short, sharp jolt to recognise our current ailment. It's obviously a cliché that money can't buy happiness, but this book will strike a resounding chord with anyone who realises that time is more valuable than toys. Affluenza is a clarion call for those interested in being part of the healing solution. --S Ketchum [via]
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The Annotated Walden: Walden or Life in the Woodsby Henry David ThoreauISBN 0517224232 (0-517-22423-2)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Annotated Walden: Walden or Life in the Woods'Book summary:Walden; Or, Life in the Woods written by legendary author Henry David Thoreau is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time. This great classic on self reliance will surely attract a whole new generation of Henry David Thoreau readers. For many, Walden; Or, Life in the Woods is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Henry David Thoreau is highly recommended. Published by Classic Books America and beautifully produced, Walden; Or, Life in the Woods would make an ideal gift and it should be a part of everyone's personal library. [via]
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Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growthby Richard J. FosterISBN 0060628316 (0-06-062831-6)
Hardcover, Harper & Row
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth'Book summary:This study of the classic spiritual disciplines includes meditation, prayer, fasting, study, simplicity, solitude, submission, service, confession, worship, guidance and celebration. The author claims that these disciplines can infuse life with joy, promoting inner peace and fulfilment. Richard Foster, an "evangelical" Quaker, founded and chairs the Milton Center which is designed to help Christian writers achieve exellence in their work. He won the 1978 Writer of the Year (US) Award for "Celebration of Discipline", and the Gold Medallion Award in 1982 for "Freedom of Simplicity" and he also wrote "Money, Sex and Power" [via]
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Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth 20th Anniversary Editionby Richard J. FosterISBN 0060628391 (0-06-062839-1)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth 20th Anniversary Edition'Book summary:When Richard Foster began writing Celebration of Discipline more than 20 years ago, an older writer gave him a bit of advice: "Be sure that every chapter forces the reader into the next chapter." Foster took the advice to heart; as a result, his book presents one of the most compelling and readable visions of Christian spirituality published in the past few decades. After beginning with a simple observation--"Superficiality is the curse of our age.... The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people"--Foster's book moves to explain the disciplines people must cultivate in order to achieve spiritual depth. In succinct, urgent, and sometimes humorous chapters, Foster defines a broad range of classic spiritual disciplines in terms that are lucid without being too limiting and offers advice that's practical without being overly prescriptive. For instance, after describing meditation as a combination of "intense intimacy and awful reverence," he settles into such down-to-earth topics as how to choose a place and a posture in which to meditate.
Perhaps most interesting and useful is Foster's chapter on the controversial Christian discipline of submission. According to Foster, submission does not demand self-hatred or loss of identity. Instead, it simply means growing secure in the conviction that "our happiness is not dependent on getting what we want" but on the fulfillment that naturally flows from love of one's neighbors. Such wise and encouraging suggestions have helped many readers to discard the idea that discipline is an onerous duty and to move toward a liberating and simpler idea of discipline--whose defining character, as Foster never forgets, is joy. --Michael Joseph Gross [via]
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The Circle of Simplicity: Return to the Good Lifeby Cecile AndrewsISBN 0060928727 (0-06-092872-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Circle of Simplicity: Return to the Good Life'Book summary:The Circle of Simplicity speaks to readers seeking to find greater peace and happiness by eliminating some of the clutter and distraction in their lives. Andrews offers detailed instructions on how to form and run a simplicity circle, a support group for the terminally harried. Her book emphasizes the value of slowing down as a way to find time to reconnect with a community. But Andrews's idea of simplicity is vague, the remedy for a wide variety of discontents. For her it means, for one thing, eating out often, because cooking makes her "crabby." Instead of embracing the frugality advocated in other books, The Circle of Simplicity mostly echoes the weightless profundities of what used to be called the human potential movement. Andrews does not actually urge us to do our own thing, but she comes close. [via]
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The Classic of the Way and Virtue: A New Translation of the Tao-Te Ching of Laozi As Interpreted by Wang Biby Lao-Tzu, Pi Wang, Richard John LynnISBN 0231105800 (0-231-10580-0)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Classic of the Way and Virtue: A New Translation of the Tao-Te Ching of Laozi As Interpreted by Wang Bi'Book summary:The essential Taoist book and one of a triad that make up the most influential religious and philosophical writings of Chinese tradition, the Tao-te Ching is the subject of hundreds of new interpretive studies each year. As Taoism emerges as one of the East Asian philosophies most interesting to Westerners, an accessible new edition of this great work -- written for English-language readers, yet rendered with an eye toward Chinese understanding -- has been much needed by scholars and general readers. Richard John Lynn, whose recent translation of the I Ching was hailed by the Times Literary Supplement as "the best I Ching that has so far appeared," presents here another fine translation. Like his I Ching, this volume includes the interpretive commentary of the third-century scholar Wang Bi (226-249), who wrote the first and most sophisticated commentary on the Tao-te Ching. Lynn's introduction explores the centrality of Wang's commentaries in Chinese thought, the position of the Tao-te Ching in East Asian tradition, Wang's short but brilliant life, and the era in which he lived. The text consists of eighty-one short, aphoristic sections presenting a complete view of how the sage rules in accordance with the spontaneous ways of the natural world. Although the Tao-te Ching was originally designed to provide advice to the ruler, the Chinese regard its teachings as living and self-cultivation tools applicable to anyone. Wang Bi's commentaries, following each statement, flesh out the text so that it speaks to the modern Western reader as it has to Asians for more than seventeen centuries. [via]
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The Classic of the Way and Virtue: A New Translation of the Tao-Te Ching of Laozi As Interpreted by Wang Biby Richard John LynnISBN 0231105819 (0-231-10581-9)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Classic of the Way and Virtue: A New Translation of the Tao-Te Ching of Laozi As Interpreted by Wang Bi'Book summary:The essential Taoist book and one of a triad that make up the most influential religious and philosophical writings of Chinese tradition, the Tao-te Ching is the subject of hundreds of new interpretive studies each year. As Taoism emerges as one of the East Asian philosophies most interesting to Westerners, an accessible new edition of this great work -- written for English-language readers, yet rendered with an eye toward Chinese understanding -- has been much needed by scholars and general readers.
Richard John Lynn, whose recent translation of the I Ching was hailed by the Times Literary Supplement as "the best I Ching that has so far appeared," presents here another fine translation. Like his I Ching, this volume includes the interpretive commentary of the third-century scholar Wang Bi (226-249), who wrote the first and most sophisticated commentary on the Tao-te Ching.
Lynn's introduction explores the centrality of Wang's commentaries in Chinese thought, the position of the Tao-te Ching in East Asian tradition, Wang's short but brilliant life, and the era in which he lived. The text consists of eighty-one short, aphoristic sections presenting a complete view of how the sage rules in accordance with the spontaneous ways of the natural world. Although the Tao-te Ching was originally designed to provide advice to the ruler, the Chinese regard its teachings as living and self-cultivation tools applicable to anyone. Wang Bi's commentaries, following each statement, flesh out the text so that it speaks to the modern Western reader as it has to Asians for more than seventeen centuries.
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The Collapse of Chaos: Discovering Simplicity in a Complex Worldby Ian Stewart, Jack CohenISBN 0670849839 (0-670-84983-9)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Complete Tightwad Gazette: Promoting Thrift As a Viable Alternative Lifestyleby Amy DacyczynISBN 0375752250 (0-375-75225-0)
Softcover, Villard Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Tightwad Gazette: Promoting Thrift As a Viable Alternative Lifestyle'Book summary:Though tightwad seems like a derogatory term, author Amy Dacyczyn wants to assure you that it's okay to be a penny-pincher. This self-styled "Frugal Zealot" wrote and published The Tightwad Gazette for over six years to spread the frugal gospel. Each issue contained tips from her personal experience and from her many readers. The wealth of information contained in all these issues has been compiled into one volume for the first time. You'll find literally thousands of ideas for saving money, from the simple or practical to the difficult or bizarre. On the simple, practical side, Dacyczyn advises would-be tightwads to keep track of price trends at several stores in a "price book" and to buy in bulk when prices are low. Other, stranger offerings include tips for turning margarine-tub lids into playing-card holders, old credit cards into guitar picks, and six-pack rings into a hammock or volleyball net. More helpful are inexpensive recipes for making homemade versions of pricey, well-known products and ingenious ways to fix broken or damaged items. The book's disorganization encourages browsing, but the detailed index will point you to the exact page for specific items. Dacyczyn's occasional "thriftier than thou" tone is balanced by the friendly support for frugality that infuses every page. She even reminds her readers that it's okay to "sweat the small stuff"--because this small stuff is the essence of frugality. --C.B. Delaney [via]
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Dao De Jing: A Philosophical Translationby David L. Hall, Roger T. AmesISBN 0345444191 (0-345-44419-1)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dao De Jing: A Philosophical Translation'Book summary:In 1993, archaeologists unearthed a set of ancient bamboo scrolls that contained the earliest known version of the Dao de jing. Composed more than two thousand years ago, this life-changing document offers a regimen of self-cultivation to attain personal excellence and revitalize moral behavior. Now in this luminous new translation, renowned China scholars Roger T. Ames and David L. Hall bring the timeless wisdom of the Dao de jing into our contemporary world.
In this elegant volume, Ames and Hall feature the original Chinese texts of the Dao de jing and translate them into crisp, chiseled English that reads like poetry. Each of the eighty-one brief chapters is followed by clear, thought-provoking commentary exploring the layers of meaning in the text. This new version of one of the worlds most influential documents will stand as both a compelling introduction to Daoist thought and as the classic modern English translation. [via]More editions of Dao De Jing: A Philosophical Translation:
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Dao de Jing : A Philosophical Translationby Roger T. Ames, David L. HallISBN 0345444159 (0-345-44415-9)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dao de Jing : A Philosophical Translation'Book summary:Composed more than 2,000 years ago during a turbulent period of Chinese history, the Dao de jing set forth an alternative vision of reality in a world torn apart by violence and betrayal. Daoism, as this subtle but enduring philosophy came to be known, offers a comprehensive view of experience grounded in a full understanding of the wonders hidden in the ordinary. Now in this luminous new translation, based on the recently discovered ancient bamboo scrolls, China scholars Roger T. Ames and David L. Hall bring the timeless wisdom of the Dao de jing into our contemporary world.
Though attributed to Laozi, the Old Master, the Dao de jing is, in fact, of unknown authorship and may well have originated in an oral tradition four hundred years before the time of Christ. Eschewing philosophical dogma, the Dao de jing set forth a series of maxims that outlined a new perspective on reality and invited readers to embark on a regimen of self-cultivation. In the Daoist world view, each particular element in our experience sends out an endless series of ripples throughout the cosmos. The unstated goal of the Dao de jing is self-transformationthe attainment of personal excellence that flows from the world and back into it. Responding to the teachings of Confucius, the Dao de jing revitalizes moral behavior by recommending a spontaneity made possible by the cultivated habits of the individual.
In this elegant volume, Ames and Hall feature the original Chinese texts of the Dao de jing and translate them into crisp, chiseled English that reads like poetry. Each of the eighty-one brief chapters is followed by clear, thought-provoking commentary exploring the layers of meaning in the text. The books extensive introduction is a model of accessible scholarship in which Ames and Hall consider the origin of the text, place the emergence of Daoist philosophy in its historical and political context, and outline its central tenets.
The Dao de jing is a work of timeless wisdom and beauty, as vital today as it was in ancient China. This new version will stand as both a compelling introduction to the complexities of Daoist thought and as the classic modern English translation. [via]More editions of Dao de Jing : A Philosophical Translation:
Frugal Luxuries: Simple Pleasures to Enhance Your Life and Comfort Your Soulby Tracey McBrideISBN 0553378864 (0-553-37886-4)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Henry David Thoreauby Henry David ThoreauISBN 0940450275 (0-940450-27-5)
Hardcover, Library of America
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Henry David Thoreau'Book summary:Henry David Thoreau wrote four full-length works, collected here for the first time in a single volume. Subtly interweaving natural observation, personal experience, and historical lore, they reveal his brilliance not only as a writer, but as a naturalist, scholar, historian, poet, and philosopher. "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers" is based on a boat trip taken with his brother from Concord, Massachusetts to Concord, New Hampshire. "Walden," one of America's great books, is at once a personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, manual of self-reliance, and masterpiece of style. "The Maine Woods" and "Cape Cod" portray landscapes changing irreversibly even as he wrote. The first combines close observation of the unexplored Maine wilderness with a far-sighted plea for conservation; the second is a brilliant and unsentimental account of survival on a barren peninsula in the face of hostile elements, historical change, and natural decay. [via]
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How to Survive Without a Salary: Learning How to Live the Conserver Lifestyleby Charles LongISBN 1894622375 (1-894622-37-5)
Softcover, Warwick Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Survive Without a Salary: Learning How to Live the Conserver Lifestyle'Book summary:Have you ever wished you could . . . . . . quit your boring job? . . . take a year off to travel the world? . . . own your own home? . . . move to the country? . . . retire early? . . . have more joy and contentment in your everyday life?
Stop wishing and start reading How to Survive Without a Salary. Since its first publication over 20 years ago, this book has helped many make their dreams come true through the "Conserver Lifestyle."
Author Charles Long shows that by changing from consumers to conservers, we can regain control over the way we live. Conservers dont worry about losing their jobs or not having enough for their retirement. They do work that they love instead of settling for whatever pays the rent. They have discovered that it is possible to survive, and even thrive, without a regular salary.
How to Survive Without a Salary shows you how you can create your own practical plan for leaving the world of wages by
-avoiding consumer traps -earning casual income -budgeting effectively -finding alternatives to high retail prices -saving on taxes and insurance.
If you want to leave the rat race behind, have been forced to leave it behind, or simply want to get away from it all for a while, How to Survive Without a Salary offers a valuable combination of inspiration and practical advice that will show how you can survive economically without compromising your values or your happiness. [via]
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Hundred Dollar Holiday: The Case for a Joyful Christmasby Bill McKibbenISBN 068485595X (0-684-85595-X)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hundred Dollar Holiday: The Case for a Joyful Christmas'Book summary:This brief, eloquently presented book offers a simple and inviting strategy for handling the most complicated holiday of our times--Christmas. Reacting to the commercialization and overspending that has come to define it, author Bill McKibben (The End of Nature) argues in favor of only spending a hundred dollars at Christmas. Rather than grousing about the deterioration of Christmas, McKibben matter-of-factly explains that there was a time that giving extravagant presents may have been a satisfying and meaningful ritual. "The Christmas we now celebrate grew up at a time when Americans were mostly poor ... mostly working with their hands and backs," he writes. If we now feel burdened and unsatisfied by the piles of gifts and overconsuming, it is not because Christmas has changed all that much, he adds, "It's because we have."
What we need and long for now are the gifts of time, meaningful family connections, periods of silence, a relationship with the divine, McKibben writes. How to give and receive the Christmas gifts that matters? Make homemade presents (he even offers a chapter's worth of great ideas). Give children coupons for zoo visits or an evening devoted to playing board games. It's likely that McKibben, a former staff writer for The New Yorker, could launch a national movement with this inviting and sensible concept. But no matter how many dollars you spend, factor the cost of this book into your Christmas budget! --Gail Hudson [via]
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In Praise Of Slowness: Challenging The Cult Of Speedby Carl HonoreISBN 0060750510 (0-06-075051-0)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco
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In Praise of Slowness: How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speedby Carl HonoréISBN 006054578X (0-06-054578-X)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In Praise of Slowness: How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed'Book summary:We live in the age of speed. The world around us moves faster than ever before. We strain to be more efficient, to cram more into each minute, each hour, every day. Since the Industrial Revolution shifted the world into high gear, the cult of speed has taken complete hold and pushed us to breaking point. Consider these facts: Americans spend 40% less time with their children than they did in the 1960s; American on average spends 72 minutes of every day behind the wheel of a car; a typical business executive now loses 68 hours a year to being put on hold; and American adults currently devote on average a meager half hour per week to making love.
Living on the edge of exhaustion, we are constantly reminded by our bodies and minds that the pace of life is spinning out of control. In Praise of Slowness traces the history of our increasingly breathless relationship with time, and tackles the consequences and conundrum of living in this accelerated culture of our own creation. Why are we always in such a rush? What is the cure for time-sickness? Is it possible, or even desirable, to slow down? Realizing the price we pay for unrelenting speed, people all over the world are reclaiming their time and slowing down the pace - and living happier, more productive and healthier lives as a result. A slow revolution is taking place.
But here you will find no Luddite calls to overthrow technology and seek a pre-industrial utopia. This is a modern revolution, championed by cell phone using, emailing lovers of sanity. The slow philosophy can be summed up in a single wordbalance. People are discovering energy and efficiency where you may have least expected in slowing down.
In this engaging and entertaining exploration, award-winning journalist and rehabilitated speedaholic Carl Honoré details our perennial love affair with efficiency and speed in a perfect blend of anecdotal reportage, history and intellectual inquiry. In Praise of Slowness is the first comprehensive look at the worldwide slow movements making their way into the mainstream, in offices, factories, neighborhoods, kitchens, hospitals, concert halls, bedrooms, gyms and schools. Defining a movement whose time has finally come, this spirited manifesto will make you completely rethink your relationship with time. [via]
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The Irresistible Revolution: Living As an Ordinary Radicalby Shane ClaiborneISBN 0310266300 (0-310-26630-0)
Softcover, Zondervan
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The Joy of Simple Living: Over 1,500 Simple Ways to Make Your Life Easy and Content--At Home and at Workby Jeff DavidsonISBN 1579541046 (1-57954-104-6)
Softcover, Rodale Press, Incorporated
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Lao Tzu: Te-Tao Ching A New Translation Based on the Recently Discovered Ma-Wang-Tui Textsby Robert G. HendricksISBN 0345370996 (0-345-37099-6)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lao Tzu: Te-Tao Ching A New Translation Based on the Recently Discovered Ma-Wang-Tui Texts'Book summary:Lao-tzu's "Te-Tao Ching" has been treasured for thousands of years for its poetic statement of life's most profound and elusive truths. This new translation, based on the 1973 discovery of two copies of the manuscript more than five centuries older than any others known, corrects many defects of the later versions. In his extensive commentary, Professor Henricks reevaluates traditional interpretations. [via]
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Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching a New Translation Based on the Recently Discovered Ma-Wang-Tui Textsby Lao-Tzu, Robert G. HenricksISBN 0345347900 (0-345-34790-0)
Hardcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching a New Translation Based on the Recently Discovered Ma-Wang-Tui Texts'Book summary:Lao-tzu's "Te-Tao Ching" has been treasured for thousands of years for its poetic statement of life's most profound and elusive truths. This new translation, based on the 1973 discovery of two copies of the manuscript more than five centuries older than any others known, corrects many defects of the later versions. In his extensive commentary, Professor Henricks reevaluates traditional interpretations.
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The Laws of Simplicityby John MaedaISBN 0262134721 (0-262-13472-1)
Hardcover, Mit Pr
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More-With-Less Cookbookby Doris Janzen LongacreISBN 083619263X (0-8361-9263-X)
Softcover, Herald Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'More-With-Less Cookbook'Book summary:While including no new recipes, this most recent printing is refreshed with a new introduction and detailed statistics including updated nutritional and pricing information for a new generation.
This is a new edition of Herald Press's all-time best-selling cookbook, helping thousands of families establish a climate of joy and concern for others at mealtime.
The late author's introductory chapters have been edited and revised for today's cooks. Statistics and nutritional information have been updated to reflect current American and Canadian eating habits, health issues, and diet guidelines. The new U.S. food chart My Plate was slipped in at the last minute and placed alongside Canada's Food Guide.
But the message has changed little from the one that Doris Janzen Longacre promoted in 1976, when the first edition of this cookbook was released. In many ways she was ahead of her time in advocating for people to eat more whole grains and more vegetables and fruits, with less meat, saturated fat, and sugars.
This book is part of the World Community Cookbook series that is published in cooperation with Mennonite Central Committee, a worldwide ministry of relief, development, and peace.
[via]Mennonites are widely recognized as good cooks. But Mennonites are also a people who care about the world's hungry.
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Hardcover, Herald Pr - More-With-Less Cookbook: ISBN 0553139304 (0-553-13930-4)
Softcover, Bantam Books - More-With-Less Cookbook: ISBN 0836117867 (0-8361-1786-7)
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The Overspent American: Upscaling, Downshifting, and the New Consumerby Juliet SchorISBN 0465060560 (0-465-06056-0)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Overspent American: Upscaling, Downshifting, and the New Consumer'Book summary:If getting and spending define our lives, then Juliet Schor now has us covered. Six years ago, her book The Overworked American scrutinized the getting part. It focused public attention on the disappearance of leisure and the harmful effects thereof on families and society. It sparked a debate over whether Americans really work as much as we proudly claim. (If so, how to explain the audience for Monday Night Football?) Nevertheless, Schor can take credit for helping push Congress into passing the Family Leave Act in 1993.
Now she is back with a critique of our spending. Schor notes that, despite rising wealth and incomes, Americans do not feel any better off. In fact, we tell pollsters we do not have enough money to buy everything we need. And we are almost as likely to say so if we make $85,000 a year as we are if we make $35,000. Schor believes that "keeping up with the Joneses" is no longer enough for today's media-savvy office workers. We set our sights on the lifestyles of those higher up the organizational chart. We seek to emulate characters on TV. For teenagers, "enough" is the idle splendor that hardly exists outside of what MTV un-ironically calls The Real World. Schor offers an original and provocative analysis of why many Americans feel driven and unhappy despite our success. As an alternative, she profiles several "downshifters" who've taken up voluntary simplicity in search of a more satisfying way of life. No policy solutions suggest themselves this time, only a change of heart. --Barry Mitzman [via]
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The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Needby Juliet SchorISBN 0060977582 (0-06-097758-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need'Book summary:If getting and spending define our lives, then Juliet Schor now has us covered. Six years ago, her book The Overworked American scrutinized the getting part. It focused public attention on the disappearance of leisure and the harmful effects thereof on families and society. It sparked a debate over whether Americans really work as much as we proudly claim. (If so, how to explain the audience for Monday Night Football?) Nevertheless, Schor can take credit for helping push Congress into passing the Family Leave Act in 1993.
Now she is back with a critique of our spending. Schor notes that, despite rising wealth and incomes, Americans do not feel any better off. In fact, we tell pollsters we do not have enough money to buy everything we need. And we are almost as likely to say so if we make $85,000 a year as we are if we make $35,000. Schor believes that "keeping up with the Joneses" is no longer enough for today's media-savvy office workers. We set our sights on the lifestyles of those higher up the organizational chart. We seek to emulate characters on TV. For teenagers, "enough" is the idle splendor that hardly exists outside of what MTV un-ironically calls The Real World. Schor offers an original and provocative analysis of why many Americans feel driven and unhappy despite our success. As an alternative, she profiles several "downshifters" who've taken up voluntary simplicity in search of a more satisfying way of life. No policy solutions suggest themselves this time, only a change of heart. --Barry Mitzman [via]
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Plain Living: A Quaker Path to Simplicityby Catherine WhitmireISBN 1893732282 (1-893732-28-2)
Softcover, Ave Maria Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Plain Living: A Quaker Path to Simplicity'Book summary:Catherine Whitmire's book of contemporary and historic Quaker voices reads like an antidote to consumer-driven despair. We all know the spiritual downfall of compulsively acquiring material goods (or what Quakers refer to as "cumber"); how it leads to a frantic-paced lifestyle built around working long hours so we can buy more stuff. In assembling Plain Living, a collection of paragraph-long quotes, Whitmire offers readers a simple and soothing alternative--the path that Quakers call "plain living." "We have chosen lives that crowd our appointment books, fill our email boxes, and overload our answering machines, even as we long for a plainer way of living--one that will free us from the strain and activity of these times," writes Whitmire. "The Spirit is speaking through the whirlwind of modern life, and if we listen quietly to the cool, calm Center within, there is an invitation to plain living awaiting us."
In the early chapters readers will find inspiration for laying down their interior and exterior cumber. The book's wisdom eventually expands into other important Quaker values, such as "Parenting and Mentoring," "Practicing Non-Violence," and "Listening to the Earth." Ultimately, this is a book with a long shelf life, offering timeless quotations on living the life worth living. --Gail Hudson [via]
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The Plain Readerby Scott SavageISBN 0345414349 (0-345-41434-9)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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Radical Simplicity: Creating an Authentic Lifeby Dan PriceISBN 0762424923 (0-7624-2492-3)
Softcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earthby Jim MerkelISBN 0865714738 (0-86571-473-8)
Softcover, New Society Pub
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Richard J. Foster's Study Guide for Celebration of Disciplineby Richard J. FosterISBN 0060628332 (0-06-062833-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Simple Days: A Journal on What Really Mattersby Marlene A. SchiwyISBN 1893732304 (1-893732-30-4)
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The Simple Life: Plain Living and High Thinking in American Cultureby David ShiISBN 0195040139 (0-19-504013-9)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Simplicity Lessons: A 12-Step Guide to Living Simplyby Linda Breen PierceISBN 0967206790 (0-9672067-9-0)
Softcover, Gallagher Pr
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Simplify Your Christmas: 100 Ways to Reduce the Stress and Recapture the Joy of the Holidaysby Elaine St. JamesISBN 0836267850 (0-8362-6785-0)
Hardcover, Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Simplify Your Christmas: A Little Treasuryby Elaine St. JamesISBN 0740702165 (0-7407-0216-5)
Hardcover, Andrews McMeel Pub
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Simplify Your Life With Kids: 100 Ways to Make Family Life Easier and More Funby Elaine St. JamesISBN 0740706640 (0-7407-0664-0)
Softcover, Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Simplify Your Life With Kids: A Little Treasuryby Elaine St. JamesISBN 0740702173 (0-7407-0217-3)
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Small Is Beautiful: Economics As If People Matteredby Ernst Friedrich SchumacherISBN 0060916303 (0-06-091630-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Small Is Beautiful: Economics As If People Mattered'Book summary:Nothing less than a full-scale assault on conventional economic wisdom. Newsweek
One the 100 most influential books published since World War II
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Hailed as an eco-bible by Time magazine, E.F. Schumachers riveting, richly researched statement on sustainability has become more relevant and vital with each year since its initial groundbreaking publication during the 1973 energy crisis. A landmark statement against bigger is better industrialism, Schumachers Small Is Beautiful paved the way for twenty-first century books on environmentalism and economics, like Jeffrey Sachss The End of Poverty, Paul Hawkens Natural Capitalism, Mohammad Yuniss Banker to the Poor, and Bill McKibbens Deep Economy. This timely reissue offers a crucial message for the modern world struggling to balance economic growth with the human costs of globalization.
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Tao Te Ching: New English Versionby Stephen MitchellISBN 0060812451 (0-06-081245-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching: New English Version'Book summary:Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, is the classic manual on the art of living, and one of the wonders of the world. In eighty-one brief chapters, the Tao Te Ching looks at the basic predicament of being alive and gives advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit. This book is about wisdom in action. It teaches how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao (the basic principle of the universe) and applies equally to good government and sexual love; to child rearing, business, and ecology.
Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been widely acclaimed as a gift to contemporary culture.
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Tao Te Chingby Lao-Tzu, D. C. Lau, Lao TzuISBN 014044131X (0-14-044131-X)
Softcover, Viking Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching'Book summary:Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Way) is a timeless guide to the art of living. Its central figure, the Master, lives in harmony with the Tao, the irreducible essence of the universe. Surrendering to it as the Master teaches, we feel whole. Emptying ourselves of judgment and desire, we discover the universal truths within: Without wanting, we find peace; if we let go of what we love, our love becomes present.
Stephen Mitchell's acclaimed translation of this age-old text has sold more than half a million copies worldwide. Here, for the first time, it is illustrated with Chinese paintings selected by Asian art expert Dr. Stephen Little. The perfect depiction of plants, animals, and birds expresses harmony with nature, the principal teaching of the Tao; the mountainous landscapes are the heavenly home of the Tao. Each brushstroke is painted with precision, just as each word of Mitchell's translation speaks with unmatched power.
This inspired translation, combined with the best images in Chinese art, will ensure that the Tao Te Ching continues to exert a profound influence into the next century.
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The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzuby Brian Browne WalkerISBN 0312147449 (0-312-14744-9)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu'Book summary:The Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu is one of the most widely read and deeply cherished books in the world, a work many consider the wisest book ever written. In his introduction, translator Brian Browne Walker says, "It is less a book than a living, breathing angel."[via]
In his new translation, Walker stays close to the direct literal accuracy of the Chinese characters while producing a modern, exceptionally clear version that has the ring and voice of Lao Tzu, a man who may or may not have been a single individual. "I have come to think of Lao Tzu less as a man who once lived," Walker writes, "and more as a song that plays, eternal and abiding."More editions of The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu:
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The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu: A New Translationby Lao Tzu, Brian Browne WalkerISBN 0312131909 (0-312-13190-9)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Tao Te Ching: The Book of Meaning and Lifeby Lao Tzu, Richard WilhelmISBN 0140190600 (0-14-019060-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Thoreau: Walden and Other Writingsby Henry David ThoreauISBN 055314488X (0-553-14488-X)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Unplug the Christmas Machine: How to Have the Christmas You've Always Wantedby Jo Robinson, Jean Coppock StaeheliISBN 0688109616 (0-688-10961-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Waldenby Henry David ThoreauISBN 1420922610 (1-4209-2261-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Walden'Book summary:In 1845 Henry David Thoreau left his pencil-manufacturing business and began building a cabin on the shore of Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. This lyrical yet practical-minded book is at once a record of the 26 months Thoreau spent in withdrawal from society -- an account of the daily minutiae of building, planting, hunting, cooking, and, always, observing nature -- and a declaration of independence from the oppressive mores of the world he left behind. Elegant, witty, and quietly searching, Walden remains the most persuasive American argument for simplicity of life clarity of conscience.
For the first time, the authoritative editions of works by major American novelists, poets, scholars, and essayists collected in the hardcover volumes of The Library of America are being published singly in a series of handsome paperback books. A distinguished writer has contributed an introduction for each volume, which also includes a chronology of the author's life and career, an essay on the text, and notes. [via]More editions of Walden:
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Walden and Other Writingsby Henry David ThoreauISBN 1586632116 (1-58663-211-6)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Walden and Other Writings'Book summary:With their call for "simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!", for self-honesty, and for harmony with nature, the writings of Henry David Thoreau are perhaps the most influential philosophical works in all American literature. The selections in this volume represent Thoreau at his best. Included in their entirety are Walden, his indisputable masterpiece, and his two great arguments for nonconformity, Civil Disobedience and Life Without Principle. A lifetime of brilliant observation of nature--and of himself--is recorded in selections from A Week On The Concord And Merrimack Rivers, Cape Cod, The Maine Woods and The Journal. [via]
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Walden and Other Writings of Henry David Thoreauby Henry David Thoreau, Brooks AtkinsonISBN 0679600043 (0-679-60004-3)
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The selections in this volume represent Thoreau at his best. Included in their entirety are Walden, his indisputable masterpiece, and his two great arguments for nonconformity, Civil Disobedience and Life Without Principle. A lifetime of brilliant observation of nature--and of himself--is recorded in selections from A Week On The Concord And Merrimack Rivers, Cape Cod, The Maine Woods and The Journal. [via]More editions of Walden and Other Writings of Henry David Thoreau:
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Walden, or Life in the Woods : Selections from the American Classicby Henry David ThoreauISBN 0877736855 (0-87773-685-5)
Softcover, Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Walden, or Life in the Woods : Selections from the American Classic'Book summary:A beautifully distilled version of Thoreau's most important work, Walden, that became one of the most influential and compelling books in American literature. The royalties from each sale will be donated to the Walden Woods Project, a public land trust working to preserve the land around Walden Pond. Two-color interior. [via]
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Walden; Or, Life in the Woodsby Henry David Thoreau, Terry Tempest WilliamsISBN 1590300882 (1-59030-088-2)
Hardcover, Shambhala Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Walden; Or, Life in the Woods'Book summary:In July 1845, Henry David Thoreau built a small cottage in the woods near Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. During the two years and two months he spent there, he began to write Walden, his most important work, a chronicle of his communion with nature that became one of the most influential and compelling books in American literature. Since its first publication on August 9, 1854, by Ticknor and Fields, the work has become a classic, beloved for its message of living simply and in harmony with nature.
This special 150th anniversary edition of Walden features exquisite wood engravings by Michael McCurdy, one of America's leading engravers and woodblock artists. McCurdy's engravings bring the text to lifeand illuminate the spirit of Thoreau's prose. Also included is a foreword by noted author, environmentalist, and naturalist Terry Tempest Williams, who reflects upon Thoreau's message that as we explore our world and ourselves, we draw ever closer to the truth of our connectedness. [via]More editions of Walden; Or, Life in the Woods:
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The Wisdom of Laotseby Lao-Tzu, Yutang Lin, Chuang-Tz+UISBN 0313211647 (0-313-21164-7)
Hardcover, Greenwood Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wisdom of Laotse'Book summary:A cycle of short poems, this is a work of world literature and has the significance of the Bible for more than a quarter of humanity. Written in two halves, the "Tao" ("way") and the "Te" ("virtue"), it is treasured for its poetic statements about life's most profound and elusive truths. [via]
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The World's Great ClassicsISBN 0717200019 (0-7172-0001-9)
Hardcover, Xs Books
Find This BookBook summary:Odyssey, The: The World's Great Classics, by Homer; tr. by S.H. Butcher and Andrew Lang [via]
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