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Title: Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living
ISBN: 1400066441
Author:
Doug Fine
Publicate Date: 2008-03-25
Publish: 2008-03-25
List Price: $24.00
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Hardcover
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Amazon Lowest New Price: $12.00
Amazon Lowest Used Price: $13.81
Amazon Merchant Price: $16.32
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1: Farewell plastic grocery sacks!
It was an eye opener and such a great read! Thanks Doug!
I usually read non-fiction or intense thrillers, so I wasn't too sure how this book would favor amongst the rest. It won me over.
Doug's book really impacted the way I think. Just cutting back a little bit on certain things makes a HUGE difference. Not to mention that my fast paced life seems to have slowed down now that I am more conscience about what I use and how I use it. Things like gardening, planting trees and building economic structures (solar panel mounts) add to quality time with my boyfriend. Not only is it educational for me and my other half, but these are ideas that we can instill on our children...when the time comes for them of course. Dougs humor and honesty, and anti-Bush quirks add all the bit more to this book. Pick it up today!
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2: Best Book I Have Read This Year
The book is about the author's adventures when he moved to New Mexico to live green and reduce his carbon footprint. He raises goats and chickens, gets a diesel truck and has it converted to run on grease from restaurants, grows veggies in a garden, and puts in a solar water heater. I was smiling throughout the entire book. He also made a lot of great points about how everyone can do just a little to help save the environmen. He is a great story teller and I love the book.
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3: Full of humor & inspiration!
I found Doug's book inspiring AND funny. It made me smile, laugh out loud and ponder ways in which I too can become more self sufficient. Would highly recommend!
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4: Great Book
I loved the book and admire Doug's efforts. I laughed out loud several times!
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5: It made a difference to my life...
Most books I read may be intellectually interesting, but don't really impact my life to any degree. This humble little tome did instigate some changes for me. On the humblest level I've started making a monthly donation through my power company to a renewable energy trust fund so that more alternative sources can be funded. I've also started to jack up my home's insulation to ever higher levels, even though they were considered average before. And, I'm getting ever more mindful about how low or high I set the a/c & heat in my house, as well as the amount of driving I do, so that I'm cutting back my carbon footprint even more. I've hardly 'gone off the grid' as Mr. Fine has aspired to, but collectively such small changes could make a difference to our country, and to the planet.
But I confess, I still own my Subaru.
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