New Slow City: Living Simply in the World's Fastest City by Powers, William

New Slow City: Living Simply in the World's Fastest City (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781608682393)

Vendor: William Powers
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Format: Paperback
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New Slow City: Living Simply in the World's Fastest City by Powers, William

New Slow City: Living Simply in the World's Fastest City

$15.95
New Slow City: Living Simply in the World's Fastest City by Powers, William

New Slow City: Living Simply in the World's Fastest City

$15.95
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: William Powers
ISBN-10: 1608682390
ISBN-13: 9781608682393
Publisher: New World Library
Language: English
Published: 11/11/2014
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d
Award: IndieFab awards - Gold Medal Winner

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/01/2014 pg. 5
By William Powers
By William Powers
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William Powers is a senior fellow at the World Policy Institute and an adjunct faculty member at New York University.

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