Ran across this in the library when I was looking for another book. I’d seen the PBS show and meant to get around to reading the book, but it slipped from my top-ten list, as these things sometimes do. So I checked it out and consumed it in a couple of days. It really has me thinking about stuff I’m already concerned with—mindful consumption v. conspicuous consumption, the environmental cost of our consumption, keeping up with the Joneses, the Voluntary Simplicity movement. An earlier post on this provides an overview and a lot of details on the book, so I won’t repeat those points. I will say this: if you’re concerned with both your quality of life and how you live with (and not on) the earth, read this book.