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Advance Praise for

RADICAL SIMPLICITY

Jim Merkel offers a special mix of practicality and idealism: a workable mix.

I defy you to read this book and not come away thinking of ways

your life might change for the better.

—Bill McKibben,author of The End of Nature

The delight of this book is that it is written so clearly from the author’s

heart. Merkel’s passion for creating a more humane world shines

through on every page. A real inspiration!

—Janet Luhrs,author of The Simple Living Guide ,and Simple Loving ,and

editor of Simple Living newsletter

Jim Merkel has written the most persuasive argument I have yet seen for all

of us to radically change the way we live day-to-day. As a former engineer

working on weapons who went through a dramatic change in consciousness,

his words have a special power. Radical Simplicity joins the evidence of

science to a fertile imagination. At a certain point in his life, Merkel became,

as he puts it, “free and on fire” and he conveys that excitement to his readers,

in an engaging style. Furthermore, he has carried out his ideas in his

personal life and as a social activist, illustrating the practicality of

his proposals. This is a profoundly important book.

— Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States

Square two simplicity at its best! Jim Merkel takes us beyond extended

vacations and cleaning closets to hardcore simplicity that aims to save the

planet. Radical Simplicity gets to the root of our sustainability dilemma and

proposes practical ideas for boosting our quality of life, caring for Mother

Earth, and practising right livelihood based on justice and love. A wonderful

contribution to the voluntary simplicity literature .

—Mark A.Burch,author of Simplicity: Notes, Stories and Exercises for Developing

Unimaginable Wealth ,and Stepping Lightly: Simplicity for People and the Planet

Jim Merkel wants to do nothing less than save our planet and our very lives.

Radical Simplicity is an empassioned blueprint for the practice of

sustainable, accountable living that can’t fail to give joy to old hands.

As for newcomers — watch out! Jim has started a revolution,

and this book just might change your life.

—Laura Waterman,author of Wilderness Ethics

Radical Simplicity is the best thing since sliced bread — but with a much

smaller Ecological Footprint! It gives you the tools you need to make this

planet the world of your dreams; a world that provides vitality to all people

and all species. And, even better, you can start living this dream today!

This book shows you how.

— Mathis Wackernagel, Ecological Footprint Network and Redefining Progress

The wisdom of experience that Jim Merkel brings to this book allows him

to speak with authority, concrete practicality, humility, and inspiration,

inviting us into a world of serious simplicity achieved joyfully. Radical

Simplicity is about the discovery of abundant choices, the adventure of

reclaiming a meaningful life, and the fulfilment of connecting social values

to life practises. This is a powerful and convincing case for living

consciously and lightly on the Earth, for beyond gentle persuasion it

provides the tools for both assessing the impact of life choices and asserting

the real possibility for change. We need this book now more than ever.

— John Saltmarsh, author of Scott Nearing: The Making of a Homesteader.

In the tradition of the Nearings and Donella Meadows, Jim Merkel’s Radical

Simplicity is a compassionate, hands-on, compelling argument for ecological

and spiritual living. Merkel provides brilliantly conceived ethical arguments

for the necessity of simple, but deep living. The book is filled with wonder-

ful anecdotal examples, superb workbook-like assessment tools, and just

plain common sense. This is must reading for anyone who is

concerned with environmental quality, global equity, and social justice.

I would like to see this book in every high school and/or college

classroom in North America. There is no better hands-on, learn-by-doing

curriculum guide for ecological citizenship.

— Mitchell Thomashow, Chair, Department of Environmental Studies,

Antioch New England Graduate School, and author of Bringing the Biosphere

Home: Learning to Perceive Global Environmental Change

I n our work, we have the unusual opportunity to meet people who have

both extraordinary wealth and a heartfelt concern about sustainable

consumption. We are excited to be able to show them this book. Never

before have we seen the ecological footprinting model framed so concretely

and within a motivating, long-term map for achieving sustainability.

Beyond the solid thinking of his book, Jim’s warmth, positive outlook, and

the integrity he models in his way of life all inspire us into

greater awareness and action.

— Christopher Mogil and Anne Slepian, Co-founders of

More Than Money journal

The average American creates an ecological footprint several times larger

than what the Earth can sustain, but this book shows us how we can all do

much better. Even those of us who've been involved with the Voluntary

Simplicity movement for a long time have been awed by how lightly Jim

Merkel has learned to live on the earth. Radical Simplicity explains in

concrete and engaging language exactly why and how he does it. Read it and

don’t weep — simplify your life, save the planet and have more fun besides.

— John de Graaf, co-producer of the Affluenza television series

and co-author of Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic

Most Americans want the life that Jim Merkel knows is possible: one that

expresses what we really love, what inspires us, what matters most. Radical

Simplicity offers a clear vision for what we can restore to our lives and how

we might imagine our lives differently. It asks questions of mythic

proportions: How do we want to be? Do we surrender to a culture defined

by self-interest and apathy toward community, or do we choose, instead, to

be defined by our self-restraint and a sense of service? To embrace this

vision is to accept another story for ourselves: that humans are not the only

measure of things, that humans can be defined more by our fairness and

compassion and our desire to belong.

Jim Merkel is an important teacher and practitioner. In helping us

to bring radical simplicity into our lives, he is helping each of us to renew

our sense of service, tolerance, humility, and joy. He is helping all of us

to re-define what it means to be human in this century.

— Peter Forbes, a leader in the American conservation movement,

and author of The Great Remembering

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