For one year, Colin Beavan swore off plastic and toxins, turned off his electricity, went organic, became a bicycle nut, and tried to save the planet from environmental catastrophe while dragging his young daughter and his Prada-wearing wife along for the ride. Together they attempted to make zero impact on the environment while living right in the heart of Manhattan, and this is the sensational, funny, and consciousness-raising story of how they did it. With No Impact Man, Beavan found that no-impact living is worthwhile-and richer, fuller, and more satisfying in the bargain."Far from being a movement of self-denial and stern lectures about having too much fun, the `no impact' mind-set is actually about increasing fulfillment and happiness by asking us to think about what makes us truly happy and what's really important in our lives.""A deeply honest and riveting account. What might seem inconvenient to the point of absurdity instead teaches lessons that all of us need to learn. One person can make a difference.""Profound...Beavan's project has significant emotional and ecological heft. No Impact Man works, most of all, because Beavan is intelligent, funny, provocative, and, above all, honest.""There's something inspiring about a smart, committed person coming to an elegantly simple conclusion.""You have to give Colin Beavan credit; the man put his money where his mouth is. A self-proclaimed `guilty liberal' tired of the world's general ecological decline, he decided to change his life. And in no small way. Even better, he did it with a sense of humor." Read Less