num_pages: 260
description: Arguing that humans' lust for mechanized "progress" has damaged and endangered not only the planet but human communities, families, and friendships, the author calls for a return to simplicity by putting the human spirit ahead of material wealth.
language: English
title: A Reasonable Life: Toward a Simpler, Secure, More Humane Existence
titlecomplete: A Reasonable Life: Toward a Simpler, Secure, More Humane Existence
genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 171
publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc