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Summary: Clear advice for living a clear life.
Review: A beautifully written guide to living a simplified life. No hype, no muss, no fuss. Right to the point. Clear writing from someone who seems to really know what she's talking about.
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Summary: More Than I Wanted to Know
Review: I looked forward to reading this book, based on reviews I'd read elsewhere; however, the actual read was a disappointment. Although the book started out with a great premise, it quickly turned into a self-absorbed meditation on this particular woman's life habits. I found the tone to be annoyingly smug and unnecessarily detailed. (Who cares if she catches a dish when she drops it, or if it smashes on the floor?) I applaud the desire to live a simple life and experience it to the fullest, but I felt that the author wanted me to believe that her way was the only way. By the time I finished, I was glad it was a short book and there were no more pages left over. I was exhausted.
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Summary: Open windows -- This is fresh air.
Review: Lippe's book of rather weak maxims left me high and dry. ...her somewhat brief inner meanderings were continually punctuated with such things as a lecture on the rewards of cleaning out my clothes closet, or advice about how to prepare my wardrobe for the next work day, or lists of what to take when traveling...I expected something much more inspiring! In conclusion, she writes: "I cannot claim that any of it (what she has recorded) is original..." And herein is the author's own disclaimer.
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Summary: Stealth Simplicity
Review: Nothing Left Over is a sneaky book. As I read, I felt myself in familiar territory, the softness of a gentle reminder from a close friend. The book became my companion. Without trying, I contemplated the gradual considerations Ms. Lippe brought into the landscape, never feeling required to do so. The issues grew naturally, like a garden, without aggression or unnatural intent. When I finished this book, I had been on a journey and felt refreshed and nourished. I honestly hope that she continues to write and publish because subtlety in the field of spiritual writing is a rarity and extremely welcome by this reader.
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Summary: A subtle invitation to go deeper
Review: Nothing Left Over is Not, in my opinion, a clarion call to lead a "plain and simple life." It is a subtle and beautiful invitation to become aware of what life simply is. Nothing Left Over was a delightful few hours in a cozy chair being warmed from the inside. In the end, I knew clearly that Toinette, her life, and her awareness of her life were the gifts those hours had for me. I recommend it to Pilgrims on the Way.
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Summary: Spirituality without the dogma
Review: Reading Toinette Lippe is as comfortable as settling in for a cup of tea and a long chat with an old friend. You know the advice you are getting comes from a caring person with insight and realistic experience. Her writing is literary without being stuffy. The spiritual aspects of her shared thoughts glimmer from the pages, but you never sense any proselytizing. The essence of her style, it seems, is to instruct without preaching. She is always sensible, often whimsical, and as nurturing as a hug. A good read.
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Summary: PRACTICAL WISDOM
Review: the style fits the title: simple, straighforward without the need for embellishments. lippe offers a way of seeing what is rare to the popular culture, for which she exclaims "less is enough"! her inspirational influences varies greatly from traditions and genres... in example further demonstrates an open mind accompanied by an equally open heart. seeing the beauty and the true reality of the everyday mundane is refreshingly unique yet wise, since it is not the spectacular fireworks that compose our daily lives... it is the little bits and pieces that collage to make our masterpiece.
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Summary: Nothing Left Over
Review: This book is a treasure! To me, it was interesting to read a book on choosing a simpler way of life written by someone who lives in New York City. No, you do not need to escape to the country, the lake or the mountains to live an authentic simple life. Written in the moment, Lippe gives the reader many solid examples of how not to over spend, over consume and over commit without preacing a set doctrine. This book is accessible to all who seek a deeper connection what what really matters in life.
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Summary: Open windows -- This is fresh air.
Review: Toinette Lippe speaks in a clear voice about her quiet, thoughtful life. In her unpretentious, straightforward style she tells the truth: Most people are not having a more perfect, more wonderful, more satisfying life -- like we think they might be. And, at the same time, she shares her heartbreak, bits of wisdom, and life experience. She's a lot more practical than most of the people I know, but this adds to her value as she shares her "recipes" for making a decent life. I loved her book and her realness. It was refreshing to be able to take something in without being assaulted by excess, flash and hyperbole. And to her credit, she does not mention the word "sanctuary" once.
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