{"product_id":"a-man-apart-bill-coperthwaites-radical-experiment-in-living-9781603585477","title":"A Man Apart: Bill Coperthwaite's Radical Experiment in Living","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA story of friendship, encouragement, and the quest to design a better world\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Man Apart \u003c\/em\u003eis the story--part family memoir and part biography--of Peter Forbes and Helen Whybrow's longtime friendship with Bill Coperthwaite (\u003cem\u003eA Handmade Life\u003c\/em\u003e), whose unusual life and fierce ideals helped them examine and understand their own.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoperthwaite inspired many by living close to nature and in opposition to contemporary society, and was often compared to Henry David Thoreau. Much like Helen and Scott Nearing, who were his friends and mentors, Coperthwaite led a 55-year-long \"experiment in living\" on a remote stretch of Maine coast. There he created a homestead of wooden, multistoried yurts, a form of architecture for which he was known around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoperthwaite also embodied a philosophy that he called \"democratic living,\" which was about empowering all people to have agency over their lives in order to create a better community. The central question of Coperthwaite's life was, \"How can I live according to what I believe?\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this intimate and honest account--framed by Coperthwaite's sudden death and brought alive through the month-long adventure of building with him what would turn out to be his last yurt--Forbes and Whybrow explore the timeless lessons of Coperthwaite's experiment in intentional living and self-reliance. They also reveal an important story about the power and complexities of mentorship: the opening of one's life to someone else to learn together, and carrying on in that person's physical absence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile mourning Coperthwaite's death and coming to understand the real meaning of his life and how it endures through their own, Forbes and Whybrow craft a story that reveals why it's important to seek direct experience, to be drawn to beauty and simplicity, to create rather than critique, and to encourage others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chelsea Green Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781603585477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 10.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2015 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Peter Forbes, Helen Whybrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43799775871157,"sku":"9781603585477","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_12a52d50-6f8f-4e83-9bd9-6cd08ac59c62.jpg?v=1711478252","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-man-apart-bill-coperthwaites-radical-experiment-in-living-9781603585477","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}