The Abundance of Less: Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan by Couturier, Andy

The Abundance of Less: Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781623171322)

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The Abundance of Less: Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan by Couturier, Andy

The Abundance of Less: Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan

$19.95
The Abundance of Less: Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan by Couturier, Andy

The Abundance of Less: Lessons in Simple Living from Rural Japan

$19.95
Format: Paperback
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Inspiring stories of 10 people who left urban Japan to live 'the simple life' in the rural mountains--for anyone interested in sustainable living, Japanese counterculture, and Eastern spirituality

"Subversive in the best possible way." --Bill McKibben, New York Times-bestselling author

The Abundance of Less captures the texture of sustainable lives well lived in these ten profiles of ordinary--yet exceptional--men and women who left behind mainstream existences in urban Japan to live surrounded by the luxuries of nature, art, friends, delicious food, and an abundance of time. Drawing on traditional Eastern spiritual wisdom and culture, these pioneers describe the profound personal transformations they underwent as they escaped the stress, consumerism, busyness, and dependence on technology of modern life.

This intimate and evocative book tells of their fulfilling lives as artists, philosophers, and farmers who rely on themselves for happiness and sustenance. By inviting readers to enter into the essence of these individuals' days, Couturier shows us how we too can bring more meaning and richness to our own lives.

Author: Andy Couturier
ISBN-10: 1623171326
ISBN-13: 9781623171322
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2017
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/12/2017
By Andy Couturier
By Andy Couturier
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Andy Couturier spent four years studying sustainable living in rural Japan. There, he worked with local environmentalists, wrote for The Japan Times, and studied how Japanese aesthetics can help us develop new forms of writing. Couturier has also hitchhiked across the Sahara desert, been a researcher for Greenpeace, built his own house with hand tools, and taught intuitive writing for more than two decades. He is a student of many different Asian philosophical systems and is fluent in Japanese.

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