I just finished this book and just loved it. It is about a man who enters into a community for 18 months where motors of all kinds are banned, there is no electricity, no telephone, no cars. There IS an enormous sense of community, constant barter, almost no need for money, horses and buggies and a general homegrown life. He finds this life of manual labor to equal less work, better health, more happiness and contentment and extremely close bonds with friends and neighbors. I really enjoyed it and recommend it highly for anyone interested in moving towards "the good life", or is just interested in what that life may be like.
