CDN Retail: $26.95
Product Code: 9781577318972
Author: Powers, William
Vendor: New World Library
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Why would a successful American physician choose to live in a 12-foot by 12-foot cabin without running water or electricity? To find out, William Powers visited Dr. Ashley Benton in rural North Carolina. No Name Creek gurgled through Benton's permaculture farm, and she stroked honeybees' wings as she shared her "wildcrafter" philosophy of living on a planet in crisis. Powers, just back from a decade of international aid work, then accepted Benton's offer to housesit at her cabin for a season. During those few months, he befriended the eclectic neighbours and discovered a way of life under threat, in opposition to the globalized American dream. Part Annie Dillard, part Bill McKibben, Twelve by Twelve is riveting armchair travel through a landscape rich with clues to personal and global healing.
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