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In Praise of Slow
How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed
- Author: Carl Honoré
- Category: Non-fiction Lifestyle Self-help
- Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Ltd(UK)/HarperCollins(US)
- Pub date: 4 May 2004
- Length: 310 pages
About In Praise of Slow
This charmingly written… exploration of the quiet life is so good, you have to resist the temptation to race through it
- SUNDAY EXPRESS
DON’T HURRY, BE HAPPY. Almost everyone complains about the hectic pace of their lives. These days, our culture teaches that faster is better. But in the race to keep up, everything suffers - our work, diet and health, our relationships and sex lives. Carl Honore uncovers a movement that challenges the cult of speed. In this entertaining and hands-on investigation, he takes us on a tour of the emerging Slow movement: from a Tantric sex workshop in London to a meditation room for Tokyo executives, from a SuperSlow exercise studio in New York, to Italy, home of the Slow Food, Slow Cities and Slow Sex movements.
About the Author
Carl Honoré was born in Scotland, but grew up in Canada. His hometown is Edmonton, Alberta, whose chief claim to fame is, er, having the largest shopping mall in the world.
After graduating from Edinburgh University with a degree in history and Italian, he spent time working with street children in Brazil. Since 1991, he has written journalism from all over Europe and South America, spending three years as a correspondent in Buenos Aires along the way. His articles have appeared in publications on both sides of the Atlantic: the Economist, Observer, National Post, Globe and Mail, Houston Chronicle and Miami Herald.
He lives in London with his wife, Miranda France, and their two children. His neighbourhood is such a magnet for young families that it has earned the nickname Nappy Valley. On Saturday morning, it’s pram gridlock in the market.