New Slow City: Living Simply in the World's Fastest City

Burned-out after years of doing development work around the world, William Powers spent a season in a 12-foot-by-12-foot cabin off the grid in North Carolina, as recounted in his award-winning memoir Twelve by Twelve. Could he live a similarly minimalist life in the heart of New York City? To find out, Powers and his wife jettisoned 80 percent of their stuff, left their 2,000-square-foot Queens townhouse, and moved into a 350-square-foot "micro-apartment" in Greenwich Village. Downshifting to a two-day workweek, Powers explores the viability of Slow Food and Slow Money, technology fasts and urban sanctuaries. Discovering a colorful cast of New Yorkers attempting to resist the culture of Total Work, Powers offers an inspiring exploration for anyone trying to make urban life more people- and planet-friendly.

Author: William Powers
Publisher: New World Library
Published: 11/11/2014
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781608682393
ISBN10: 1608682390
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Environmentalists & Naturalists
- Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection | General
- Science | Environmental Science (see also Chemistry | Environmental)

About the Author
William Powers is a senior fellow at the World Policy Institute and an adjunct faculty member at New York University.