Un-Jobbing : The Adult Liberation Handbook (Second Edition) [Paperback]

Michael Fogler (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 116 pages
• Publisher: Free Choice Pr; 2nd edition (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096548341X
• ISBN-13: 978-0965483414
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #960,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Empowering!, June 12, 2002

By 

Jeanie Oliver (Corvallis, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Un-Jobbing : The Adult Liberation Handbook (Second Edition) (Paperback)

... It takes a lot of guts to "drop out" in the 2000's and there is a lack of support toward doing it effectively. Fogler's book is in my library and I revisit it periodically for the support he gives toward "adult liberation."

The book is very different from Your Money or Your Life which advocates making the most money possible in the shortest amt. of time in order to retire early. If you have ever sold your soul in a mind-numbing capacity and felt like you wanted to die-- big bucks notwithstanding--Fogler's book is for you. He offers a gentler approach. Who cares about retirement if your life is pleasant enough and your p/t work keeps you vital? And in our get-ahead, consume-the-world culture, Fogler's advocacy of home-based-living is refreshing AND sustainable!

Specifics are absent because it is incumbent on each of us in our distinct circumstances to write our own script. Yes, this requires some thought! I left professional work behind for 20-hour a week employment in a food co-op and I turned my garage into a studio rental. Yes, I am fortunate enough to have a house in the first place, and a mortgage... . There *are* ways to accomplish the same lifestyle: roomates, caregiving in exchange for housing, an inexpensive community. There is no widespread prescription for how we individually accomplish Un-Jobbing, but Fogler's book gives us the nudge to do it.

If more people in the states adopted a lower-impact, simpler lifestyle, there would be plenty of p/t work for all of us, sustainable agriculture and production here at home, and fewer cars and airplanes [messing] up the environment.

Make fun if you want to, but I think Fogler is a visionary who generously offers his insights and support in his book.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay but..., March 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Un-Jobbing : The Adult Liberation Handbook (Second Edition) (Paperback)

If it's the first book you read on getting out of the job life that exists in the U.S., it's not a bad pick. The author has some interesting ideas but also leans on the book "Your Money or Your Life," which I have also read and am completely enthusiastic about. YMOYL also has a more concrete plan for getting people out, so I would rate this book as okay but not the best.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Un-jobbing is a must-read for alternative thinkers., October 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Un-Jobbing: The Adult Liberation Handbook (Paperback)

It's been over a year since I read Un-Jobbing and thanks to author Michael Fogler, I've made many improvements in my life. Fogler's ideas got me thinking about new ways to conserve my time, energy and material goods. He presented his ideas in a straightforward, nonjudgemental manner. My eyes were opened up to a new way of thinking and I was excited because I knew I wanted to make changes he so easily talked about. One part in particular has kept me thinking: Is it really healthy that our economy is "thriving" because of a high degree of consumer spending? In the past, I would have said, yes. More jobs, more new home and automobile purchases meant national prosperity. Now I believe that "less is best" and that all of the spending we Americans are accustomed to is not for the greater good of our communities. A valuable section of his book was the resources he cited. I read at least three of them and have been incorporating more vegetarian and healthy eating habits in my (and my family's) life. Un-Jobbing was well written and thought-provoking, with a touch of humor. The world certainly would be a much better place if people put into action his suggestions. Un-jobbing was one of my most important investments of the year. I'm looking forward to the next edition!