"It is worth allowing its subversive message to sink slowly in so it has a chance of changing your life." - Bill McKibben, author of Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age and The End of Nature
"...a brilliant criticism of the culture of speed. Honoré is a proponent of the Slow movement, which encourages a deceleration of everything from cooking to business management, driving to talking styles-based on the belief that speed can produce disconnection from daily life." - O, The Oprah Magazine
"A friendly and intelligent guide for harried types looking to change gear at home, work or play." - Economist
"A persuasive case against mindless speed and an intriguing array of ways 'to make the moment last.'" - Los Angeles Times Book Review
"A skillful blend of investigative reportage, history and reflection on time and our relationship to it." - BookPage
"(Honoré's) book makes a persuasive case against mindless speed and offers an intriguing array of concrete suggestions about ways 'to make the moment last.'" - Los Angeles Times
"In Praise of Slowness is a friendly and intelligent guide for harried types looking to change gear at home, work or play." - Economist
"Take the time to read this important, excellently written book -- our future depends on the ideas it contains!" - John de Graaf, co-author, AFFLUENZA: The All-Consuming Epidemic, and editor, TAKE BACK YOUR TIME
"If you sometimes feel engulfed by the mad pace of modern life ---- IN PRAISE OF SLOWNESS could prove life-saving." - Larry Dossey, MD -- Author: HEALING BEYOND THE BODY and REINVENTING MEDICINE
"Taking the time to read this may be the best decision an entrepreneur, manager, or anyone working full time, can make." - Gary Erickson - Entrepreneur & CEO of Clif Bar Inc., and author of Raising the Bar

Publisher: HarperOne

Pub date: 2005-09-06

Length: 336 pages