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	how to be free Tom Hodgkinson Have you ever wondered why you bother to go to work? Why so much of consumer culture is crap? Whether there might be a better, freer, happier way to live our lives? If so, this book is for you. Following up his cult bestseller "How To Be Idle", Tom Hodgkinson takes us on an inspirational journey towards true freedom and happiness. Read "How To Be Free" and learn how to throw off the shackles of anxiety, bureaucracy, debt, governments, housework, moaning, pain, poverty, ugliness, war and waste, and much else besides. 352pp more on downshifting Price: £9.99
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	how to be an everyday kitchen magician: fabulous food for almost free Richard Fox Don't bin it! With How to be an Everyday Kitchen Magician you will be astounded by what you can make from the most uninspiring food at the back of your fridge or cupboard. This book is so much more than a recipe book - in fact, it's about learning to cook without using recipes at all. It's about making the most of what you have, reducing your waste dramatically, and discovering how to create spontaneous, delicious dishes in minutes. It's filled with ingredients that most of us would throw away without so much as a second thought. For example ...* A cold leftover sausage, a crusty bit of cheddar, a bendy courgette and a few wrinkly mushrooms can become a sublime risotto in 20 minutes. * Take a dried-out flour tortilla, half an onion, a squirt of tomato puree, a squidgy tomato and a scattering of dried herbs, combine with random bits of cooked veg and you've got a delicious 'pizza' in less time than it takes for delivery. Whether you're a non-cook or an aspiring professional, the recipes, techniques and way of thinking about cooking in these pages will change your culinary life forever. Your everyday bits, leftovers and rejects will become a treasure trove of delicious dishes rather than wasted cash. GBP12 billion worth of food and drink is thrown away every year in the UK, adding up to hundreds of pounds per household. 160pp more on downshifting Price: £9.95
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	free: adventures on the margins of a wasteful society Katharine Hibbert For many the daily grind can feel like a trap - work, gym, drinks, shops, home, bed, work. But what would happen if one day you just jacked it all in, to survive on next to nothing? Katharine Hibbert decided to find out. No job, no rented flat, no shopping, no debit card and no travel pass. Katharine decided to give it all up, to walk the streets with only a backpack and spend a year living off the food, clothes, other goods and accommodation that would otherwise go to waste. It would be year of squatting, scavenging and no spending. Would she survive and if she did would she ever want to go back? The journey takes her on a fascinating trip, from drug-dens to lavish squatted mansions. She has to learn to fend for herself and to trust the generosity of strangers and friends she makes along the way. She falls into a hidden community who teach her how to build a life using the things that others throw away, and finds that life on the margins amounts to so much more than you might think. 320pp more on downshifting Price: £11.99
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	happiness: lessons from a new science Richard Layard In this landmark book, Richard Layard shows that there is a paradox at the heart of our lives. Most people want more income. Yet as societies become richer, they do not become happier. This is not just anecdotally true, it is the story told by countless pieces of scientific research. We now have sophisticated ways of measuring how happy people are, and all the evidence shows that on average people have grown no happier in the last fifty years, even as average incomes have more than doubled. In fact, the First World has more depression, more alcoholism and more crime than fifty years ago. This paradox is true of Britain, the United States, continental Europe, and Japan. What is going on? 320pp more on downshifting Price: £9.99
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	luxury fever: money and happiness in an era of excess Robert H Frank The turn of the twenty-first century witnessed a spectacular rise in gross consumption. With the super-rich setting the pace, everyone spent furiously in a desperate attempt to keep up. As cars and houses grew larger and more expensive, the costs were enormous - not only monetarily but also socially. Consumers spent more time at work and less time with their family and friends; they saved less money and borrowed more. In this book, Robert Frank presents the first comprehensive and accessible account of these financial choices. Frank uses scientific evidence to demonstrate how these spending patterns have not made us happier or healthier. Luxury Fever offers an exit from the rat race, suggesting ways to curb the culture of excess and restore true value to our lives. 336pp more on downshifting Price: £9.95
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	any fool can be a middle aged downshifter Mike Woolnough 'We're not Mad - it's them others' says Mike who welcomes you to the world of middle-aged downshifting and self-sufficiency. Mike and his wife, Sue, who, inspired by Tom and Barbara, not to mention John Seymour and prompted by the various food scares, decided to have a bash at self-sufficiency. Now, 4 allotments, 4 goats, 100 chickens, 1 giant polytunnel and various fruit and veg including a record breaking marrow later, the Woolnough's have seen it all. The 42' polytunnel under siege to all the foxes and squirrels - did you know that Mr Fox can shimmy up the side of a polytunnel? The horned, with attitude, nanny goats that had more in common with Steve McQueen in their very own version of "The Great Escape"; not so much intent on getting over the German border but the border into the next allotment where they proceeded to eat with great gusto all the veg so thoughtfully laid out for them! The recycling of, now grown up, children's toys - stuffed animals make great scarecrows don't you know, the fine tuning of that weapon of mass destruction - the catapult - that makes squirrels and crows think twice before perching on the apple trees...oh then there's the unforeseen exercise gained from fighting off a testosterone filled cockerel. This book will not only give birth to a new acronym - MAD - a Middle Aged Downshifter but will strike a chord with the 5 million or so considering going MAD themselves, providing plenty of been there, done it advice as well laughs. Mike Woolnough truly is 'The Cultivator'. 168pp more on downshifting Price: £9.99
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	your farm in the city: an urban dweller's guide to growing food and raising animals Lisa Taylor This complete guide provides all the knowledge necessary to cultivate a farm in a small urban space. Clear, easy-to-follow instructions guide and inspire even the most inexperienced urbanite in how to grow and harvest all varieties of fruits, vegetables, flowers, herbs, and trees, as well as how to raise livestock including chickens, ducks, rabbits, goats, and honeybees. 336pp more on downshifting Price: £12.95
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	the frugal life: how to spend less and live more Piper Terrett As the credit crunch becomes a recession and rising energy prices take their toll on our finances, many of us have little choice but to cut back our spending. But life is for living, so why should budgeting mean a miserable existence? The Frugal Life: How to spend less and live more will show readers how to save money by taking control of their finances and adopting a simpler approach to life. Readers will learn they don’t have to overspend to enjoy themselves or impress friends. Instead they will discover the pleasures of saving by becoming a frugal shopper, cutting energy and transport bills, growing vegetables and eating wild food, entertaining themselves and their children for free, and enjoying Christmas without debts. In addition it shows readers how to set a budget, cope with redundancy and cultivate a frugal nest egg for the future. Never before has a book on frugal living covered such a wide range of subjects in such detail. What’s more, the author has tried and tested many of these ideas herself. The Frugal Life: How to spend less and live more will appeal to readers of many age groups and demographics, from the struggling student and first jobber, to families and pensioners getting used to a smaller budget - anyone trying to live life for less. 288pp more on downshifting Price: £9.99
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	thrifty ways for modern days Martin Lewis This book is a brilliant guide for living cheaply, healthily, ethically and thriftily including hints and tips on how to budget; cooking from scratch; cleaning for pennies; gardening; making homemade gifts; and, how to shop. Edited by Martin Lewis who, as well as being the founder of MoneySavingExpert.com, is a newspaper columnist, and a TV and radio money guru and presenter. 272pp click on image for contents page more on downshifting Price: £7.99
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	low cost living: live better, spend less John Harrison When economic conditions are tough, we all need to watch our spending. In this book, John Harrison's simple, tried and tested methods will help you to enjoy a better standard of living while saving money and helping the environment. The book helps you: discover the benefits of growing your own fruit and vegetables, raising chickens, making butter, cheese and bread, and brewing your own beer; save energy, save on your bills; harvest food for free and avoid waste; play the supermarkets at their own game and get the best deals; see how to recycle, re-use, make do and mend; and, find out if solar power is right for you and whether wind power makes domestic sense. 224pp more on downshifting Price: £5.99
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