{"product_id":"9781550925210","title":"Life Rules: Nature's Blueprint for Surviving Economic and Environmental Collapse","description":"\u003cp\u003eCorporate capitalism has ravaged the planet the same way HIV ravages the human body, triggering a critical mass of cascading environmental, economic, social, and political crises. Economic and climate instability, collapsing ecosystems, peak fossil fuels, and devastating resource wars—if the Earth were a patient, her condition would be critical. \u003ci\u003eLife Rules\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive analysis of our present circumstances, combined with a holistic treatment protocol for restoring health to vulnerable human and natural communities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredicting that Life will last, but if we don't make some fundamental changes, life as we know it—and a lot of us—won't, \u003ci\u003eLife Rules\u003c\/i\u003e identifies natural laws that have allowed non-human communities to thrive and prosper for several billion years, including:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eLocal self-reliance   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMutual interdependence   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReliance on non-fossil sources of energy   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResource conservation, sharing, and recycling   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRadically democratic self-organization and governance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis sobering yet essentially optimistic manifesto is required reading for anyone concerned about our ability to live within Earth's means. A powerful tool for community transition and cultural transformation, \u003ci\u003eLife Rules\u003c\/i\u003e offers a solution to our global challenges that is at once authentically hopeful, deeply inspiring, and profoundly liberating.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen LaConte\u003c\/b\u003e is acting director of the EarthWalk Alliance, a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eGreen Horizon Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ecozoic\u003c\/i\u003e, a frequent talk show guest, and publisher of the Starting Point online newsletter. She has written two books about Helen and Scott Nearing, homesteaders and best-selling authors of \u003ci\u003eLiving the Good Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and she is the author of the upcoming environmental novel \u003ci\u003eAfton\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166887788784,"sku":"9781550925210","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781550925210_p0.jpg?v=1763753090","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781550925210","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}