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The Myth of Progress: Toward a Sustainable Future (9781584654957): Tom Wessels: Books. Wessels writes that people with a richness of life created through their connections with community, place and themselves have no need to compulsively consume the frivolous accoutrements that we tend to think of as making us happy, but which really don't. Wessels wisdom in The Myth of Progress provides much more than just a warning about the damage we are doing to our biosphere. It also helps us to see the damage we may be doing to our very souls.--People's Voice MagazineThis is a short, often pithy book, and you can easily read it in a evening. In this way, it serves multiple purposes. It is a fine refresher or overview for people who are either new to this material or who haven't thought about it in a long time. It's perfect for folks who lack a science background and wish to better understand the relationship between ecological and economic systems. It is a valuable teaching tool that covers these basic principles in a simple, no-nonsense way. Most importantly, it retains all of Wessel's charm as a writer and educator. Indeed, the book's most riveting passages are his anecdotes and examples . . . This is an impassioned, critical, and bold book. Wessels is guided by his overwhelming sense that the laws of sustainability demand respect, understanding, and interpretation, and unless we educate ourselves about their full complexity and truth, we will do irreparable damage to the landscapes we love.--Northern Woodlands[A]n impassioned, critical, and bold book. Tom Wessels is guided by his overwhelming sense that the laws of sustainability demand respect, understanding, and interpretation, and unless we educate ourselves as to their full complexity and truth, we will do irreparable damage to the landscapes we love,--Antioch New England NotesDemonstrating how our current path toward progress, based on continual economic expansion and inefficient use of resources, runs absolutely counter to three foundational scientific laws that govern all complex natural systems: the law of limits to growth, the second law of thermodynamics, and the law of self-organization. --Natural Resources Journal
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