| The Way Home: Tales from a Life Without Technology Contributor(s): Boyle, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1786077272 ISBN-13: 9781786077271 Publisher: ONEWorld Publications OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Essays - Nature | Animals - Wildlife - Self-help | Personal Growth - Happiness |
| Dewey: 640 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.57 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It was 11pm when I checked my email for the last time and turned off my phone for what I hoped would be forever. No running water, no car, no electricity or any of the things it powers: the internet, phone, washing machine, radio or light bulb. Just a wooden cabin, on a smallholding, by the edge of a stand of spruce. In this honest and lyrical account of a remarkable life without modern technology, Mark Boyle explores the hard won joys of building a home with his bare hands, learning to make fire, collecting water from the spring, foraging and fishing. What he finds is an elemental life, one governed by the rhythms of the sun and seasons, where life and death dance in a primal landscape of blood, wood, muck, water, and fire - much the same life we have lived for most of our time on earth. Revisiting it brings a deep insight into what it means to be human at a time when the boundaries between man and machine are blurring. |
Contributor Bio(s): Boyle, Mark: - Mark Boyle founded the 'freeconomy' movement in the UK. A former economics graduate and business director, he is a columnist for the Guardian and Ethical Consumer magazine and he has been interviewed by a variety of national media, including Sky News, BBC Radio Four, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, Telegraph, and The Times. |
