The Circle of Simplicity: Return to the Good Life - Hardcover

Andrews, Cecile

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060178140 ISBN 13: 9780060178147

Publisher: Harper, 1997

Synopsis

Simplicity is in; according to the Trends Research Institute, 15% of America's 77 million baby boomers will have joined the movement by the end of the decade. Inwardly rich and outwardly simple, voluntary simplicity is both a reaction and an antidote to the spiritually void, harried and materialistic lifestyle that pervades our culture.

In Seattle, the mecca of the movement, Cecile Andrews is renowned for her workshops on voluntary simplicity and her seminars on creating simplicity circles (groups dedicated to pursuing simplicity in their own lives). In The Circle of Simplicity she explains how, instead of working to exhaustion, we should focus on our creativity, participate in community life, and be more concerned about the planet. In the end, simplicity means different things to different people. For some it means changing careers; for others it's deciding to walk to work. Regardless of how we adopt the principles of simplicity, Andrews asserts, we will be able to live a more satisfying, rewarding existence.

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About the Author

Cecile Andrews is a community educator, author of Circle of Simplicity, and contributor to several books on living more simply and taking back our time. She has a doctorate from Stanford and teaches at Seattle University. She and her husband are founders of Seattle's Phinney Ecovillage, a neighborhood-based sustainable community. Wanda Urbanska is a Harvard graduate whose life's work has involved living simply. She is the President of Simple Living Company, the producer/host of Simple Living with Wanda Urbanska, and the author of three books on the subject. She lives in Mount Airy, North Carolina.

Reviews

The desire to "return" to a simpler way of living that is currently experiencing a revival has a long history. Yet this movement is often presented as an innovation. One of its recent practitioners and advocates, Andrews has become prominent in the Seattle area, where she writes for the Seattle Times and runs "simplicity circles." Here she begins with a discussion of the ills of our materialistic society, then details how to simplify our lives and feel better about ourselves in seven steps. Although the book does not say anything new on this recurring topic, Andrews's advice and style are both appealing and easy to follow. Not a necessary purchase, this is recommended wherever the simplicity movement is popular.?January Adams, Franklin Twp. P.L., Somerset,
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Edition details

• Publisher: Harper
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060178140
• ISBN 13: 9780060178147
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288