In praise of slow: how a worldwide movement is challenging the cult of speed [Import] [Paperback]

Carl Honore (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Orion Books; New Ed edition (2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0752864149
• ISBN-13: 978-0752864143
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.8 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,773,978 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Introduces consideration of the speed in which we do things to most aspects of life, June 8, 2006

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Semioticghost "Semioticghost" (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Praise of Slow (Paperback)

Carl Honore's "In Praise of Slow: How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed" does pretty much what it says on the tin, discussing how to introduce consideration of the speed in which we do things to most aspects of life. It's an enjoyable read, and while I don't feel I need most of its message -I'm fairly well up on taking things as slowly as they deserve- I got some new ideas. I've played with some of the suggestions, and it's certainly been interesting - my urge to multi-task, for example, which asserts itself constantly irrespective of how inadequate I may be at it, can be quelled enough for me to enjoy just doing one thing. This requires much concentration, but it's nice to find out that I -can- do it if necessary. One of my favourite quotes from the book is Einstein's not Honore's: "Computers are incredibly fast, accurate and stupid. Human beings are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant."

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My 100-word book review, March 19, 2007

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A. J. Cull (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In praise of slow: how a worldwide movement is challenging the cult of speed (Paperback)

In Praise of Slow is a book to be savoured and enjoyed at your leisure. If you, like me, tend to do everything much too fast, you will find a welcome antidote within these pages. Before reading it, I had no idea what the Slow Movement was, or what it stood for, and was pleasantly surprised to find an alternative to the modern culture of instant everything. Carl Honoré's style is relaxed and chatty. As a convert from the cult of speed, he builds a good case for taking the right amount of time to do the things that matter.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book club material, September 11, 2005

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Colin from Calgary (Calgary AB) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Praise of Slow: How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed (Paperback)

We chose this book for our book club and it proved to be a great choice. It's very well written, researched and argued. The author sums up the dominant problem of the modern world, that there is too much speed in everything we do, and gives lots of cool examples from around the world of how "slow" is helping people live, work, whatever better. I recognized myself in some of the examples of pointless hurry and laughed out loud a few times. It's just an awesome read and everyone in this insane too-fast culture of ours should pick up a copy. All the members of our group enjoyed the book and we had our best debate in a long time. I already know what some of my faster friends are getting for Christmas.