Choosing Simplicity: Real People Finding Peace and Fulfillment in a Complex World

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Summary: A Book to Begin the Year 2000
Review: This is an inspirational book for anyone who has decided that life can be more content and meaningful by making a conscious decision to simplify. Many people are under the impression that living simply involves giving up all worldly goods and going to live in a one-room dwelling without electricity or running water. Linda Breen Pierce introduces us to mainstream Americans who have found a variety of ways to simplify their lives in order to have a more meaningful existence. Because of this her work has the potential of having more impact on those who read it than stories of people who take a more radical approach to simplicity. For those of us who have already decided to simplify our lives, she lends encouragement and comfort in the fact that we are not alone in our decision. This is an excellent book to begin the Year 2000 reading!

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Summary: Extremely inspiring
Review: This is the perfect book for anyone out there who thinks that there must be more to life. Buy this book and you will be inspired to make the changes that you know, in your heart, are the right changes to make. Written with an easy-to-read tone, Choosing Simplicity introduces you to over 200 people who have decided that life has more to offer than commuting and paying credit card bills. Their stories will inspire you, as they did me, to prioritize and "clean house." The best thing about this book is that it gives you so many different ways to make your life simple. There isn't just one plan. The various stories allow you to pick and choose what works for you. I enjoyed this book so much that I've purchased it for 3 different people.

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Summary: Real-world Simplicity Practitioners
Review: Well-written and carefully researched, this book is proof that we can reject the consumerist culture prevalent in 21st-century America. Like another reviewer, I, too, had a hard time putting it down. Although it occasionally indulges too much in New Age-y "spirituality" chatter, this is a work that deserves a place on your shelf with "Your Money or Your Life".