{"product_id":"living-more-with-less-30th-anniversary-edition-9780836195217","title":"Living More with Less, 30th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1980, before living simply and \"green\" became trendy and popular, Doris Janzen Longacre, author of the enormously popular \u003ci\u003eMore-with-Less Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e (over 900,000 sold), wrote \u003ci\u003eLiving More with Less\u003c\/i\u003e, a practical guide for living in simple, sustainable, and healthy ways-ways that keep the future of the planet, and the plight of poor people, in mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty years later, \u003ci\u003eLiving More with Less 30th Anniversary Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is being released as a way to celebrate and honor Longacre's foresight and vision, and to pass on her vision for simple and sustainable living to a new generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevised and updated by Valerie Weaver-Zercher, this 30th anniversary edition is true to author Doris' spirit of living in ways that keeps poor people, God's creation and each other in mind-and is loaded with new and practical tips in areas such as money, travel, clothing, housing, celebrations and recreation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLiving More with Less 30th Anniversary Edition\u003c\/i\u003e collects the wisdom and experience of those who live with less than a consumer culture says we need. With stories, reflections, and advice from people around the world who are making changes to their daily habits in response to climate change and global poverty, \u003ci\u003eLiving More with Less 30th Anniversary Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is a vibrant collection of testimonies, old and new, of those who are discovering the joy of living with enough.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Valerie Weaver-Zercher, editor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheck out the article \"Living More with Less: An Idea Whose Time Has Come Again\" at \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEndorsements\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This book was decades ahead of its time, and is just as relevant today as it was thirty years ago . . . It is like a cookbook for life.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Shane Claiborne, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Irresistible Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, speaker, and activist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This message is even more important than it was thirty years ago . . . Herein lies sound advice for living sensibly.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Bill McKibben, author \u003ci\u003eEaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This timely revised and updated edition is exceptionally wise, urgently necessary for the sake of saving our planet, pertinently and personally practical . . . Who could not but rave about this book!\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Marva Dawn, author of \u003ci\u003eUnfettered Hope; Being Well When We're Ill\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eKeeping the Sabbath Wholly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eLiving More with Less \u003ci\u003eis about a way of living rooted in the Christian faith . .. . Our planet is groaning and we desperately need the kind of thoughtful essays and tips in this book to show us the way forward.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Ron Sider, founder and president of Evangelicals for Social Action\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead the complete list of endorsements\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClick here\u003c\/b\u003e for more about Living More with Less, including sample tips \u0026amp; ideas, additional resources and more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClick here\u003c\/b\u003e for more about Doris Janzen Longacre, including poems, journal entries, her final sermon and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFree downloadable study guide available here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeaver-Zercher, Valerie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eValerie Weaver-Zercher is a writer and editor in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eOrion, Sojourners, Christian Century, Christianity Today, Publishers Weekly, The Los Angeles Times, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Mennonite\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. She is a contributing editor to \u003cem\u003eSojourners\u003c\/em\u003e and a book reviewer for \u003cem\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/em\u003e, and her work has been nominated for and received special mention for a Pushcart Prize. Valerie, her husband and three children attend Slate Hill Mennonite Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLongacre, Doris Janzen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoris Janzen Longacre home economist, theologian, and advocate for the world's hungry, wrote the \u003ci\u003eMore-with-Less\u003c\/i\u003e cookbook, which as sold nearly one-million copies, and \u003ci\u003eLiving More-with-Less\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Herald Press (VA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50656086229266,"sku":"9780836195217","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d55f1ddf-b21e-4ba3-af6a-ce5784115de2.jpg?v=1733384220","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/living-more-with-less-30th-anniversary-edition-9780836195217","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}