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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Voluntary Simplicity (REV): Toward a Way of Life That Is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Richby Duane Elgin
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:When Voluntary Simplicity was first published in 1981, it quickly became recognized as a powerful and visionary work in the emerging dialogue over sustainable ways of living.Now, more than ten years later and with many of the planet's environmental stresses having become more urgent than ever, Duane Elgin has revised and updated his revolutionary book. Voluntary Simplicity is not a book about living in poverty; it is a book about living with balance.It illuminates the pattern of changes that an increasing number of Americans are making in their everyday lives — adjustments in day-to-day living that are an active, positive response to the complex dilemmas of our time.By embracing, either partially or totally, the tenets of voluntary simplicity — frugal consumption, ecological awareness, and personal growth — people can change their lives.And in the process, they have the power to change the world. First published in 1981, Voluntary Simplicity was instantly recognized as a visionary work.The New York Times called it "seminal"; the Wall Street Journal noted that it was "considered the movement's Bible." Revised in 1993 to address the trend toward downshifting, this pertinent book helps us to adjust our thoughts, habits, and goals and embrace the key elements of simplicity: frugal consumption, ecological awareness and personal growth. Review:"[Promise Ahead] alert[s] us to important problemsand offers suggestion[s] that are genuinely constructive." (-- Christian Science Monitor) Review:"The opportunity trends are what make this book so special, so full of hope, so powerful. Promise Ahead delivers on its promise and deserves to be widely read." (-- Napra Review) Review:"Promise Ahead is essential reading for people flooded with information yet filled with confusion. Thankfully, Duane Elgin has the courage ...to provide us with a visionary and plausible road map into the deep future." (-- Vicki Robin, co-author of Your Money or Your Life) Review:"Promise Ahead is a corrective to the negative messages about the state of our world that are prevalent today. This book deserves the attention of our entire society." (-- Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Reinventing Medicine and Healing Words) Review:"Duane Elgin already lives the future he writes about. Elgin writes with personality, passion, and persistence. Duane Elgin is calling us on a hero's journey where we can all be heroes." (-- Robert Johansen, president, Institute for the Future) Review:"Promise Ahead is a book for the twenty-first century with a clear message: a sustainable planet is not an unreachable goal. Elgin articulates an operating manual of possibility and hope." (-- Elizabeth Dowdeswell, former director, United Nations Environment Program) Review:"Duane Elgin's vision of our possible future is both well researched and reasoned and offers us a rare treasure--grounds for hope." (-- Sam Keen, author of Fire in the Belly and To a Dancing God) Review:"Promise Ahead offers us a new framework for our conscious evolution. A gem to inaugurate the twenty-first century." (-- Barbara Hubbard, author of Conscious Evolution and The Evolutionary Journey) Synopsis:Meeting the growing, changing tide, moving back to the basics, Elgin offers a revised and updated version of his classic book about living with balance. By embracing the tenets of voluntary simplicity--frugal consumption, ecological awareness, and personal growth--people can change their lives--and in the process, may change the world. Illustrations. Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-231) and index. About the AuthorDuane Elgin is an author, speaker, evolutionary activist, and internet entrepreneur. Author of Voluntary Simplicity, Promise Ahead and Awakening Earth, he is a former senior social scientist at SRI International, where he coauthored numerous studies on the long-range future for the Environmental Protection Agency, the president's science advisor, and the National Science Foundation. Prior to SRI, Elgin worked as a senior staff member for the National Commission on Population Growth and the American Future. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business and an MA in economic history from the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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