{"product_id":"in-praise-of-slowness-challenging-the-cult-of-speed-9780060750510","title":"In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe live in the age of speed. We strain to be more efficient, to cram more into each minute, each hour, each day. Since the Industrial Revolution shifted the world into high gear, the cult of speed has pushed us to a breaking point. Consider these facts: Americans on average spend seventy-two minutes of every day behind the wheel of a car, a typical business executive now loses sixty-eight hours a year to being put on hold, and American adults currently devote on average a mere half hour per week to making love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving on the edge of exhaustion, we are constantly reminded by our bodies and minds that the pace of life is spinning out of control. \u003cem\u003eIn Praise of Slowness\u003c\/em\u003e traces the history of our increasingly breathless relationship with time and tackles the consequences of living in this accelerated culture of our own creation. Why are we always in such a rush? What is the cure for time sickness? Is it possible, or even desirable, to slow down? Realizing the price we pay for unrelenting speed, people all over the world are reclaiming their time and slowing down the pace -- and living happier, healthier, and more productive lives as a result. A Slow revolution is taking place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere you will find no Luddite calls to overthrow technology and seek a preindustrial utopia. This is a modern revolution, championed by cell-phone using, e-mailing lovers of sanity. The Slow philosophy can be summed up in a single word -- balance. People are discovering energy and efficiency where they may have been least expected -- in slowing down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this engaging and entertaining exploration, award-winning journalist and rehabilitated speedaholic Carl Honor  details our perennial love affair with efficiency and speed in a perfect blend of anecdotal reportage, history, and intellectual inquiry. \u003cem\u003eIn Praise of Slowness\u003c\/em\u003e is the first comprehensive look at the worldwide Slow movements making their way into the mainstream -- in offices, factories, neighborhoods, kitchens, hospitals, concert halls, bedrooms, gyms, and schools. Defining a movement that is here to stay, this spirited manifesto will make you completely rethink your relationship with time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHonore, Carl:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCarl Honore is an award-winning journalist and author whose revolutionary first book, \u003cem\u003eIn Praise of Slowness\u003c\/em\u003e, was an international bestseller and has been published in more than thirty languages. Honoré is a highly sought after lecturer who speaks around the world on slow living and the Slow Movement, and his work has appeared in publications including \u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTIME\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, and \u003cem\u003eNational Post\u003c\/em\u003e. Honore lives in London with his wife and their two children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50627543433490,"sku":"9780060750510","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2ec1851e-8cd4-46cc-9b87-557fa033b139.jpg?v=1732675481","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-praise-of-slowness-challenging-the-cult-of-speed-9780060750510","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}