In Praise of Slow : How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed
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"Try reading this book one chapter a day -- it is worth allowing its subversive message to sink slowly in so it has a chance of changing your life." -- Bill McKibben, author of Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age and The End of Nature
"The speed of life borders on insanity for an increasing number of us, and the price we pay is the erosion of our happiness and health. If you sometimes feel engulfed by the mad pace of modern life -- and who doesn't? -- Carl Honoré's In Praise of Slow could prove life-saving." -- Larry Dossey, MD -- Author: Healing Beyond the Body and Reinventing Medicine
"In this terrific book, Carl Honoré gets to the heart of what's ailing western industrial societies -- our obsession with productivity, speed and consumerism -- but he doesn't stop with the gloom and doom. Instead, he shows the way out, with inspiring examples from the growing worldwide "slow " movement. Take the time to read this important, excellently written book -- our future depends on the ideas it contains!" -- John de Graaf, co-author, Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic, and editor, Take BackYour Time
Book Description
In the tradition of such trailblazing books as No Logo and The Tipping Point, In Praise of Slow heralds a growing international movement of people dedicated to slowing down the pace of our contemporary times and enjoying a richer, fuller life as a result.
These days, almost everyone complains about the hectic pace of their lives. We live in a world where speed rules and everyone is under pressure to go faster. But when speed is king, anyone or anything that gets in our way, that slows us down, becomes an enemy. Thanks to speed, we are living in the age of rage.
Carl Honore has discovered a movement that is quickly working its way into the mainstream. Groups of people are developing a recipe for living better in a fast-paced, modern environment by striving for a new balance between fast and slow. In an entertaining and hands-on investigation of this new movement, Honore takes us from a Tantric sex workshop in a trendy neighbourhood in London, England to Bra, Italy, the home of the Slow Food, Slow Cities and Slow Sex movements. He examines how we can continue to live productive lives by embracing the tenets of the slow movement.
A challenging take on the cult of speed, as well as a corrective look at how we can approach our lives with new understanding, In Praise of Slow uncovers a movement whose time has come.
In Praise of Slow : How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed
In Praise of Slow : How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed,Carl Honore,Orion Pub Co,0752864416,Sociology
In Praise of Slow : How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed
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