“This book is for the reader who seeks a language with which to counter the development imperative in our accelerating culture. The various crises we encounter — ecological, economic or psychological — are very much the result of a blinkered philosophy of endless growth and cultural acceleration.”
— from the Introduction to Stand Firm
Definitely words to reflect on and process in my journal (over coffee and an early hot cross bun).
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Zimmerbitch 
Definitely a must-read book for our times if the blurb is anything to go by. And that looks an especially scrumptious hot cross bun.
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It is a really good read; stoicism for the new millennium. Amongst the best advice — read novels, not self-help books. I’d love it for that alone 😀
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Which reminds me of an African (Akamba) saying: only stories have the power to change the human heart.
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That’s so true. We are a story-telling species
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Looks like a good book Su, must make some hot cross buns.
Leslie
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You are good making them. I bought mine 😀
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I just checked and I actually have some left over from last year…
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😀
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I’ll try them before I make some more… 😉
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Good idea.
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They still look okay….
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Self help books are good to a point. What you can get from a novel is more intangible. As for the development imperative, the public seem to forget that the world is a finite entity and can withstand only so much before it busts. Western economic growth is founded on ever increasing productivity, continuance of cheap raw materials and labour, not sustainability. #OneWorld Let’s change it.
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One of his key points is how connected the macro “growth imperative” is to the personal. His argument for looking at ourselves differently is one that would ultimately support sustainable human existence. I’m not doing a very good job of explaining this. It’s a simple book, but the ideas are all interwoven. Worth reading if you get a chance 😀
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It sounds like an inspiring read. Thanks, Su.
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Love everything about this pithy post, Su. 🙂 I read lots of novels, although mostly mysteries and thrillers. I also like (some) non-fiction, but don’t do that nearly as much. Just checked our library and partner libraries, but no copies here.
janet
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That’s a shame; though these days you can probably get the gist of his arguments from the internet 😬 I’m also a great lover of mystery stories — an ever-growing genre, so I feel very well supplied.
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This sounds like a book I would love to very hands on! Though I do have to say that that gloriously yummy bun and the coffee distract me quite a LOT! 😂😉 xxxxxx
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I think you would enjoy it. It made me see the self-obsession of a lot of my “friends” in a new light.
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Just had a look at my library’s online catalog – they’ve got it!! 😀
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Yay!! Let me know what you think of it 🙂
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