A Guide for the Perplexed
"A Guide for the Perplexedis really a statement of the philosophical underpinnings that informSmall is Beautiful.Those who have read neither book should be wise to read the latest book first.  Those who have readSmall is Beautifulwill benefit from careful reading of this new book.  It's impact may be less immediate, but perhaps more substantial and lasting." --Chicago Tribune"A Guide for the Perplexedoffers us  a harvest of utterly insane, consoling , and life-afffirming insight from one of the wisest minds of our time.  It is and unapologetic defense of traditional Christian humanism which I am certain will light many a darkrned path." --Theodore Roszak,Los Angeles Times"A harvest of utterly sane, consoling, and life-affirming insight from one of the wisest minds of our time." --Los Angeles TimesThe late E.F. Schumacher understates his case in titling this bookA Guide for the Perplexed;what he undertakes is to provide nothing less than a Manual for Survival, concerned not merely  with individual physical or even societal endurance (though that, too), but more importantly with the full realization of human potential.Does that sound impossibly ambitious?  It's only the beginning.  In the process of articulating his view of life, Schumacher proceeds to knock the foundation from under much of what science has been about these past few centuries, and then to bring into synthesis the definitive tenets of the world's major religions.  All this  -- and more -- in only 140 pages.But hold the snickers; the man pulls it off.  Compelling reasoned and persuasively presented, thisGuidediagrams a view of humans and the world in which they live that will challenge and stimulate every thoughtful reader." --Newsday