In Praise of Slowness

图书标准信息

• 作者 Carl Honore（卡尔·奥诺雷） 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins
• 出版时间 2005-09
• ISBN 9780060750510
• 定价 106.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 336页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Plus

【内容简介】

Weliveintheageofspeed.Westraintobemoreefficient,tocrammoreintoeachminute,eachhour,eachday.SincetheIndustrialRevolutionshiftedtheworldintohighgear,thecultofspeedhaspushedustoabreakingpoint.Considerthesefacts:Americansonaveragespendseventy-twominutesofeverydaybehindthewheelofacar,atypicalbusinessexecutivenowlosessixty-eighthoursayeartobeingputonhold,andAmericanadultscurrentlydevoteonaverageamerehalfhourperweektomakinglove.

Livingontheedgeofexhaustion,weareconstantlyremindedbyourbodiesandmindsthatthepaceoflifeisspinningoutofcontrol.InPraiseofSlownesstracesthehistoryofourincreasinglybreathlessrelationshipwithtimeandtacklestheconsequencesoflivinginthisacceleratedcultureofourowncreation.Whyarewealwaysinsucharush?Whatisthecurefortimesickness?Isitpossible,orevendesirable,toslowdown?Realizingthepricewepayforunrelentingspeed,peopleallovertheworldarereclaimingtheirtimeandslowingdownthepace--andlivinghappier,healthier,andmoreproductivelivesasaresult.ASlowrevolutionistakingplace.

HereyouwillfindnoLudditecallstooverthrowtechnologyandseekapreindustrialutopia.Thisisamodernrevolution,championedbycell-phoneusing,e-mailingloversofsanity.TheSlowphilosophycanbesummedupinasingleword--balance.Peoplearediscoveringenergyandefficiencywheretheymayhavebeenleastexpected--inslowingdown.

Inthisengagingandentertainingexploration,award-winningjournalistandrehabilitatedspeedaholicCarlHonorédetailsourperennialloveaffairwithefficiencyandspeedinaperfectblendofanecdotalreportage,history,andintellectualinquiry.InPraiseofSlownessisthefirstcomprehensivelookattheworldwideSlowmovementsmakingtheirwayintothemainstream--inoffices,factories,neighborhoods,kitchens,hospitals,concerthalls,bedrooms,gyms,andschools.Definingamovementthatisheretostay,thisspiritedmanifestowillmakeyoucompletelyrethinkyourrelationshipwithtime.

【作者简介】

AfterstudyinghistoryandItalianatEdinburghUniversity,CarlHonoréworkedwithstreetchildreninBrazil.Thislaterinspiredhimtotakeupjournalismandsince1991hehaswrittenfromalloverEuropeandSouthAmerica,spendingthreeyearsinBuenosAiresalongtheway.HisworkhasappearedinpublicationsonbothsidesoftheAtlantic,includingtheEconomist,Observer,AmericanWay,NationalPost,GlobeandMail,HoustonChronicle,andMiamiHerald.Hisfirstbook,InPraiseofSlowness,wasaninternationalbestseller.