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IT'S SIMPLE, REALLY Our Lives are frittered away by detail ... simplify, simplify. --Thoreau |
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by Brian J. O'Connor
A guide based on a newspaper series the author wrote about coping with The Great Recession, and an 10-week experiment to cut the family living expenses by $1000 a month.
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by Shunmy Masuno
Zen monk and garden designer Masuno does for mental clutter what Marie Kondo has done for household clutter: pare down and simplify, by offering 100 directives that are small and subtle.
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by Adams Media
You can create your very own micro farm right in your backyard -- no matter where you live! Discover ways to grow, raise, and store your own food year round whether you live in an urban environment, in the suburbs, or out in the country. |
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by Marla Stone
A former therapist turned professional organizer helps readers eliminate clutter in their homes and offices. Instead of merely encouraging readers to throw away their possessions, the author shows them how to make their personal spaces harmonious with their values, personalities, and lifestyles available in alternate format(s) |
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by Mason Currey
In a previous work (Daily Rituals: Artists at Work) on the daily rituals of artists, the majority of the profiles were of men. Here, the author looks at women artists, both living and dead, and the routines that buoyed, nurtured, and spurred their endeavors. |
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by Cal Newport
A Georgetown University computer scientist outlines a minimalist approach to technology involving a radical reduction of personal online time as part of a healthy lifestyle choice to render technology the tools of humans, not the other way around.
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by Lauren Carter
This book provides a roadmap for anyone wanting to reduce their waste. It is packed with information and offers practical and achievable solutions for eliminating waste in the home, at work and in the world.
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by Margareta Magnusson The author instructs readers to embrace minimalism, and suggests which possessions you can easily get rid of (unworn clothes, unwanted presents, more plates than you'd ever use) and which you might want to keep (photographs, love letters, a few of your children's art projects). available in alternate format(s) |
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by Kendra Adachi
If you need a comprehensive self-help strategy but are tired of reading stacks of self-help books, here is an easy way that actually works. No more cobbling together life hacks and productivity strategies from dozens of authors and still feeling tired. The struggle is real, but it doesn't have to be in charge. |
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by Brigette Allen
Every year, the world produces more than 300 million tons of plastic. These products will never break down and will endlessly pollute our oceans, air, land, and food chain. But the good news is that there are many steps, small and large, we can take to change our plastic-using habits. available in alternate format(s) |
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by Justina Blakeney
Packed with hundreds of ideas for bringing positive energy to your home, the book features exercises and activities for thinking about rooms in new ways. |
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by Cary Telander Fortin
Your external space reflects your internal state. What does your home say about you? This book promises an opportunity for self-reflection and lasting change, by getting to the bottom of why we've accumulated too much stuff in the first place. |
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by Gretchen Rubin
Rubin illuminates one of her key realizations about happiness: For most of us, outer order contributes to inner calm. And for most of us, a rigid, one-size-fits-all solution doesn't work. available in alternate format(s) |
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by Elizabeth Rogers
Your budget is tight, and your time is tighter. No matter your income or complicated schedules, this book written by an environmental consultant will help you find ways to make simple modifications to save time, money, and, maybe, our planet. |
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by Erin Boyle
At once pragmatic and philosophical, this book is a nod to the growing consensus that living simply and purposefully is more sustainable not only for the environment, but for our own happiness and well-being, too. available in alternate format(s) |
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by Courtney Carver
A diagnosis of MS forced the author to re-evaluate her life in a quest to reduce the stress that exacerbated her symptoms. She discovered a practical minimalism, allowing greater creativity with less, while enjoying more more space, time, and love. available in alternate format(s) |
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by Mark Sundeen
A correspondent for Outside, the author tells the stories of three American families who have pursued alternative ways of living, and eschewing conveniences, materialism, and "the compromises of contemporary life. |
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by Beth Kempton With roots in Zen and the Way of Tea, wabi sabi teaches you to see beauty in imperfection, appreciate simplicity, and accept the transient nature of all things. available in alternate format(s) |
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by Mark Boyle
It was 11pm when I checked my email for the last time and turned off my phone for what I hoped would be forever.' No running water, no car, no electricity or any of the things it powers: the internet, phone, washing machine, radio or light bulb. Just a wooden cabin, on a smallholding, by the edge of a stand of spruce. |
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by Emily Ley
Getting to more might require some outside-the-box changes, some unraveling of the patterns readers have adopted, some reworking of the day-to-day so that they can build a life based on their core values instead of slipping into a life dictated by society or what's "normal." Because we weren't made for normal. We were made for more-for a life of fullness, dreaming, and lasting joy. |
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