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Published by Schocken Books, Incorporated, 1973
ISBN 10: 0805203001ISBN 13: 9780805203004
Seller: HPB-Red, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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mass_market. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
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Published by Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1993
ISBN 10: 0930031636ISBN 13: 9780930031633
Seller: Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller, New Castle, CO, U.S.A.
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Trade paperback. Condition: Very Good. Helen and Scott Nearing, authors of Living the Good Life and many other bestselling books, lived together for 53 years until Scott's death at age 100. Loving and Leaving the Good Life is Helen's testimonial to their life together and to what they stood for: self-sufficiency, generosity, social justice, and peace. In 1932, after deciding it would be better to be poor in the country than in the city, Helen and Scott moved from New York Ciy to Vermont. Here they created their legendary homestead which they described in Living the Good Life: How to Live Simply and Sanely in a Troubled World, a book that has sold 250,000 copies and inspired thousands of young people to move back to the land. The Nearings moved to Maine in 1953, where they continued their hard physical work as homesteaders and their intense intellectual work promoting social justice. Thirty years later, as Scott approached his 100th birthday, he decided it was time to prepare for his death. He stopped eating, and six weeks later Helen held him and said goodbye. Loving and Leaving the Good Life is a vivid self-portrait of an independent, committed and gifted woman. It is also an eloquent statement of what it means to grow old and to face death quietly, peacefully, and in control. At 88, Helen seems content to be nearing the end of her good life. As she puts it, "To have partaken of and to have given love is the greatest of life's rewards. There seems never an end to the loving that goes on forever and ever. Loving and leaving are part of living." Helen's death in 1995 at the age of 92 marks the end of an era. Yet as Helen writes in her remarkable memoir, "When one door closes, another opens." As we search for a new understanding of the relationships between death and life, this book provides profound insights into the question of how we age and die.
Published by Galahad, NY, 1970
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Very good with bumped spine ends and highlighting Good. Rubbed and some soiling. Bumped and chipped edges. 8vo.
Published by Schocken Books Inc, 1970
ISBN 10: 0805233636ISBN 13: 9780805233636
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.95.
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Published by Galahad Books, 1974
ISBN 10: 0883652366ISBN 13: 9780883652367
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.85.
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Published by Schocken Books, New York, 1970
Seller: Emily's Books, Brainerd, MN, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The covers and spine have moderate wear, the top page edges are soiled, There is foxing to the front and back end papers. The dust jacket has moderate wear, light soiling and is in a high quality Demco protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Schocken Books, New York, 1971
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Fifth printing. 213 pp. including index. Lightly bumped at the top corners. The leaves are lightly toned around their margins. Otherwise fine. The dust jacket has light edge wear. The price, $4.95, is present on the front flap. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Schocken Books, 1971
Seller: The Bookery, Rochester, VT, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good solid book, Ex-library. Jacket has wear but is now covered.
Published by Vanguard Press, New York, 1931
Seller: Bookshelf of Maine, Franklin, ME, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Signature on half-title page. ; Book is in pristine condition. Scott Nearing (1883-1983) was an American conservationist, peace activist, educator and writer. 1954 he co-authored Living the Good Life: How to Live Simply and Sanely in a Troubled World with his wife Helen. The book, in which war, famine and poverty were discussed, described a nineteen-year "back to the land experiment" and also advocated a modern day "homesteading." Nearing's anti-war activities cost him two teaching jobs, and he was even charged under the Espionage Act for opposing the First World War. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 310 pages.
Published by Galahad Books, New York, 1970
Seller: Minotavros Books, ABAC ILAB, Whitby, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Full brown paper boards. xx, 213 pp., [12 pp.] B&W photos. Offsetting to endpapers. Dust jacket is lightly bumped to extremities, a few short tears to top edge, small spot of wear to spine foot. This book, like Walden, is deeply rooted in an enduring American tradition of dissent from the majority and respect for the land. It is the distillation of 20 years in the woods, and it offers wisdom and practical guidance to city dweller and prospective homesteader alike.
Published by Social Science Institute, Harborside, Maine, 1954
Seller: Second Edition Books, Butte, MT, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. Rare copies (in slipcase) signed by both authors! Living the Good Life has been signed and inscribed by the Nearings with Helen writing her name and Scott finishing on ffep, "Wishing - - - a long & good life Helen and Scott Nearing 2 July, 1955". Man's Search for the Good Life has been signed and inscribed by Scott Nearing on ffep, "Good wishes & good cheer to - - - Scott Nearing July 2, 1955". Bindings tight; interiors clean; slight age toning to end papers. Paper-covered boards in nice shape with small ink spots on each rear board. Slip case is poor - worn all around with disconnect along upper front edge. Man's Search for the Good Life is an analysis of the difficulties and dangers which beset the western world and suggestions for alternatives by an avowed pacifist and advocate for living simply. 146pp., including index. In Living the Good Life, Helen and Scott Nearing tell of the first 20 years of their homesteading in Vermont and share keys to keeping in good health. 209pp., including index. Signed by Author(s).