Dispatches from the Sweet Life: One Family, Five Acres, and a Community's Quest to Reinvent the World

By: William Powers

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Synopsis: Many fantasize about dramatically changing their lives — living in accordance with their ideals rather than the exigencies of job, bills, and possessions. William Powers actually does it. In his book Twelve by Twelve, Powers lived in an off-grid tiny house in rural North Carolina. In New Slow City, he and his wife, Melissa, inhabited a Manhattan micro-apartment in search of slow in the fastest city in the world. Here, the couple, with baby in tow, search for balance, community, and happiness in a small town in Bolivia. They build an adobe house, plant a prolific orchard and organic garden, and weave their life into a community of permaculturists, bio-builders, artists, and creative businesspeople. Can this Transition Town succeed in the face of encroaching North American capitalism, and can Powers and the other settlers find the balance they’re seeking? Dispatches from the Sweet Life is compelling, sobering, thought-provoking, and, no matter the outcome, inspiring.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781608685653
Related ISBNs:: 9781608685646
Publisher:: New World Library
Date of Addition:: 08/01/18
Copyrighted By:: William Powers
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs, Outdoors and Nature, Business and Finance, Earth Sciences
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.