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Synopsis
This is a darkly humorous, straight from the heart look at our frantic and chaotic lives. Not since Thoreau has a writer taken such a giant step off the beaten path to dissect our money and fame obsessed, out-of-control society.
Ferenc Máté sounds the alarm that with our single-minded emphasis on short-term economic gain we are devastating, not only our cities, our long-term economy, and our very planet, but also our communities, families, and even friendships. We are allowing the impersonal and uncaring: immoral-governments, the mindless mass media, and profit-only driven big business to destroy things humane―to degrade the individual and the society of man.
He pleads for fundamental change―by each of us―to live our lives on a more human scale: to place profound and simple human longings and the needs of our human spirit far ahead of material possessions. He pushes us to rethink our concepts of career, home-life, habits, and what we call security and success. And to resurrect our foundations: the vibrant and supportive small town and family, and a caring and passionate self.
It is the fantasy of every thinking person to change his or her life, to move to a simple place; Máté shows us how to take control. His voice is outraged yet hopeful: he insults us like a brother and cares for us like a best friend as he urges us to change course and find more reasonable lives for ourselves and our children.
He has given us an audacious, engaging, inspiring polemic that will make a difference in the lives of us all.
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About the Author
FERENC MATE was born in Hungary, escaped at the age of eleven, and has lived in Budapest, Vienna, Vancouver, Laguna Beach, New York, Paris and Rome. He is the author of 15 books translated into 14 languages, including New York Times Notable Book A Vineyard in Tuscany and the Dugger/Nello historical sea adventure fiction series. He lives with his family tending their vines and olives in the hills of Tuscany.
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