<p><b> Speed kills—slow saves: how we can recapture a life of joy, leisure, community, and well-being. </b></p><p> We're hammered, we're slammed, we're out of control. Happiness is on the decline in the most affluent country in the world and Americans are troubled by the destructiveness of a lifestyle devoted to money and status. Yet no-one seems to have a clue how to exit from the Fast Lane... </p><p><i> Slow Is Beautiful </i> analyzes the subtle consumer, political and corporate forces stamping the joy from our existence and provides a vision of a more fulfilling life through the rediscovery of caring community, unhurried leisure, and life affirming joie de vivre. The book discusses: </p><ul><li> the frantic time poverty plaguing everyone-a poverty that is being challenged by the growing Slow Life movement whose message is reverberating around the world </li><li> the need to build a culture of connection with both people and the planet by challenging the consumer society and recreating vibrant life in our local communities </li><li> the creation of a different experience of time where we live life in slower, more reflective ways, savoring our lives and recapturing exuberance and laughter. </li></ul><p> Offering inspiration and concrete ideas, <i> Slow Is Beautiful </i> will appeal to a broad audience of Baby Boomers nearing retirement, harried professionals with a social conscience, the one-time "middle class," and 20-30-somethings who are now facing the sobering realities of constricted choices. </p> Read Less