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No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet, and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process
No Impact Man The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process
Author: Colin Beavan
A guilty liberal finally snaps, swears off plastic, goes organic, becomes a bicycle nut, turns off his power, and generally becomes a tree-hugging lunatic who tries to save the polar bears and the rest of the planet from environmental catastrophe while dragging his baby daughter and Prada-wearing, Four Seasons?loving wife along for the ride. And...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780374222888
ISBN-10: 0374222886
Publication Date: 9/1/2009
Pages: 288
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  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 13 ratings
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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jenmaine avatar reviewed No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet, and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process on + 17 more book reviews
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Hypocracy = He tries to go no-impact for the purpose of writing a book about the experience.
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Sandiinmississippi avatar reviewed No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet, and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process on + 265 more book reviews
It may be the author was more insightful than he might appear as this book has virtually 'no impact.' He tries. His project, born of desperation to find something which will sell, is pretty difficult: to convert his family unit of himself, wife & very young daughter, into a science experiment and leave 'no impact' on the earth in terms of pollution. I think his scientific facts (though rather limited in sources) are fairly sound. His reasoning as he plans the project, and as he forces his family into the experiment, perhaps less so. He comes off as charmless, self-involved, and very, very concerned with doing things perfectly. Some of the rambling about how to cut down waste is interesting, most not very useful. Mainly a liberal trying to live up to what he sees as a liberal's duty: showing others how good he is.
miss-info avatar reviewed No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet, and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process on + 386 more book reviews
I picked up this book because I was already of the live-mindfully persuasion, and wanted tips. I did not find very many of them. The author lives in New York City, which has access to year-round farmers' markets and stores that sell bulk food. He is physically able to walk or bike anywhere he wants to go. Not possible where I live. He also gets very preachy at several points, but I found those areas easy to skim. I read the first sentence of every paragraph, skipping the rest if it's an eco-sermon.

That said, I did like the rest of the book, the parts between the preaching. He writes well, the people and the events are real, many parts funny. I was inspired enough I'm going to keep this book.

I do not recommend this book as a method of getting non-eco people on the eco boat. I think they would find the preaching a turn off. I think it is better suited for those who already have some interest.
miss-info avatar reviewed No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet, and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process on + 386 more book reviews
I picked up this book because I was already of the live-mindfully persuasion, and wanted tips. I did not find very many of them. The author lives in New York City, which has access to year-round farmers' markets and stores that sell bulk food. He is physically able to walk or bike anywhere he wants to go. Not possible where I live. He also gets very preachy at several points, but I found those areas easy to skim. I read the first sentence of every paragraph, skipping the rest if it's an eco-sermon.

That said, I did like the rest of the book, the parts between the preaching. He writes well, the people and the events are real, many parts funny. I was inspired enough I'm going to keep this book.

I do not recommend this book as a method of getting non-eco people on the eco boat. I think they would find the preaching a turn off. I think it is better suited for those who already have some interest.


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