Hypocracy = He tries to go no-impact for the purpose of writing a book about the experience.

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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.

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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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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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