New Slow City: Living Simply in the World's Fastest City

Burned-out after years of doing development work around the world, William Powers spent a season in a 12-foot-by-12-foot cabin off the grid in North Carolina, as recounted in his award-winning memoir Twelve by Twelve. Could he live a similarly minimalist life in the heart of New York City? To find out, Powers and his wife jettisoned 80 percent of their stuff, left their 2,000-square-foot Queens townhouse, and moved into a 350-square-foot "micro-apartment" in Greenwich Village. Downshifting to a two-day workweek, Powers explores the viability of Slow Food and Slow Money, technology fasts and urban sanctuaries. Discovering a colorful cast of New Yorkers attempting to resist the culture of Total Work, Powers offers an inspiring exploration for anyone trying to make urban life more people- and planet-friendly.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: New World Library
Published: 11/11/2014
ISBN: 9781608682393
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d
Award: IndieFab awards - Gold Medal Winner

Review Citations: Booklist 11/01/2014 pg. 5