New slow city:, living simply in the world's fastest city
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New slow city:, living simply in the world's fastest city
Language
eng
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Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
New slow city:
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dictionaries
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living simply in the world's fastest city
Summary
Burned-out after years of doing development work around the world, William Powers spent a season in a 12-foot-by-12-foot cabin off the grid in North Carolina, as recounted in his award-winning memoir Twelve by Twelve. Could he live a similarly minimalist life in the heart of New York City? To find out, Powers and his wife jettisoned 80 percent of their stuff, left their 2,000-square-foot Queens townhouse, and moved into a 350-square-foot "micro-apartment" in Greenwich Village. Downshifting to a two-day workweek, Powers explores the viability of Slow Food and Slow Money, technology fasts and urban sanctuaries. Discovering a colorful cast of New Yorkers attempting to resist the culture of Total Work, Powers offers an inspiring exploration for anyone trying to make urban life more people- and planet-friendly
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adult
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- Green movement -- New York (State) -- New York
- Human ecology -- New York (State) -- New York
- Environmentalism -- New York (State) -- New York
- Alternative lifestyles -- New York (State) -- New York
- Electronic books
- Urban ecology (Sociology) -- New York (State) -- New York
- Sustainable living -- New York (State) -- New York
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- Green movement -- New York (State) -- New York
- Human ecology -- New York (State) -- New York
- Environmentalism -- New York (State) -- New York
- Alternative lifestyles -- New York (State) -- New York
- Electronic books
- Urban ecology (Sociology) -- New York (State) -- New York
- Sustainable living -- New York (State) -- New York
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