In Praise of Slow: How a Worldwide Movement is Challenging the Cult of Speed

In Praise of Slow: How a Worldwide Movement is Challenging the Cult of Speed

by Carl Honore (Author)

Synopsis

These days our culture teaches that faster is better. But in the race to keep up, everything suffers - our work, diet and health, our relationships and sex lives. We are in such a hurry that anyone or anything that slows us down becomes the enemy. Carl Honore uncovers a movement that challenges the cult of speed by proving that slower is often better. The Slow movement is not about doing everything at a snail's pace; it is about living better in the hectic modern world by striking a balance between fast and slow. From a Tantric sex workshop in London and a SuperSlow exercise studio in New York to Italy, home of the Slow Food, Slow Cities and Slow Sex movement, Honore's entertaining investigation reveals how we can live more productive, fulfilling lives by embracing the philosophy of Slow.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Orion
Published: 07 Jan 2005

ISBN 10: 0752864416
ISBN 13: 9780752864419
Book Overview: Everyone is looking for ways of getting more from their lives. Hardback edition reprinted and was a Sunday Times bestseller. IN PRAISE OF SLOW is a must-have for everyone and anyone who has a busy life which seems to be running away with them. Will appeal to the same market as No Logo and The Tipping Point. IN PRAISE OF SLOW was selected as a Radio 4 Book of the Week and was serialised in the Daily Mail. 'This book chronicles the go-slow movement that has swept communities from New York to London to Tokyo as people attempt to reclaim the beauty of their lives. Incredible stuff' Good Book Guide. 'With a light mix of well-researched historic trivia and contemporary statistics ... his anecdotes and self-deprecating humour convey the pleasure and reward that he experienced on his slow pilgrimage' The Economist. 'A fascinating insight into slowness ... a million times more inspiring than any of the mass of self-help books around on downshifting. This is a rare treat to be savoured' Sunday Express

Author Bio
Carl Honore was born in 1967 and is a freelance journalist based in London. He has written for the Economist, Observer, National Post and the Houston Chronicle.