{"product_id":"twelve-by-twelve-a-one-room-cabin-off-the-grid-beyond-the-american-dream-paperback","title":"Twelve by Twelve: A One-Room Cabin Off the Grid \u0026 Beyond the American Dream - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Powers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy would a successful American physician choose to live in a twelve-foot-by-twelve-foot cabin without running water or electricity? To find out, writer and activist William Powers visited Dr. Jackie Benton in rural North Carolina. No Name Creek gurgled through Benton's permaculture farm, and she stroked honeybees' wings as she shared her wildcrafter philosophy of living on a planet in crisis. Powers, just back from a decade of international aid work, then accepted Benton's offer to stay at the cabin for a season while she traveled. There, he befriended her eclectic neighbors -- organic farmers, biofuel brewers, eco-developers -- and discovered a sustainable but imperiled way of life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these pages, Powers not only explores this small patch of community but draws on his international experiences with other pockets of resistance. This engrossing tale of Powers's struggle for a meaningful life with a smaller footprint proposes a paradigm shift to an elusive \"Soft World\" with clues to personal happiness and global healing.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor over a decade William Powers has led development aid and conservation initiatives in Latin America, Africa, and Washington, DC. He is the author of two critically acclaimed memoirs about his time in Africa and South America, \u003ci\u003eBlue Clay People\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhispering in the Giant's Ear\u003c\/i\u003e. His writings on global issues have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSun\u003c\/i\u003e. A popular speaker and senior fellow at the World Policy Institute, he lives part-time in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771410088224,"sku":"9781577318972","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/290893fe756837bb69712f86562c6619.webp?v=1780386085","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/twelve-by-twelve-a-one-room-cabin-off-the-grid-beyond-the-american-dream-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}