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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2015-08-04
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN
- 9780664260682
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN-10
0664260683
ISBN-13
9780664260682
eBay Product ID (ePID)
210279931
Product Key Features
Book Title
Year Without a Purchase : One Family's Quest to Stop Shopping and Start Connecting
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Christian Life / Relationships, Christian Life / Personal Growth, Christian Life / Family, Economics / General, Christian Life / Social Issues, Christian Life / Stewardship & Giving
Publication Year
2015
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Business & Economics
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2015-002767
Reviews
"Often hilarious and always thought provoking, Scott Dannemiller deftly peels back the layers of what we want, what we think we need, what we actually need, and who we really are underneath it all. You'e(tm)ll finish this book motivated to do more with less and feeling like you'e(tm)ve just had a very satisfying conversation with a good friend about what really matters in life. Hint: It'e(tm)s NOT 'stuff!'" Lindsay Ferrier, blogger at Suburban Turmoil, " The Year without a Purchase is as compelling to read as it is challenging to personalize. Very few books can actually change your life, but this is absolutely one of them." Lee J. Colan, Ph.D., author of Stick with It: Mastering the Art of Adherence, "In bite-sized morsels of real-life struggles iced with wit, candor, and faith, Dannemiller serves up a way of life in which you learn to like the taste of living with what you have and reducing your helpings of a gluttonous spending in order to live a life in community and service." Gene Wilkes, Ph.D., author of Jesus on Leadership and President, B. H. Carroll Theological Institute, Irving, TX, "This bookplayful, thoughtful, substantialis a must-read for North American Christians who are purposing to pattern their lives after the person of Jesus. It provides an honest glimpse into one family'e(tm)s experiment in living more simply and charts a path for the rest of us as we attempt to live faithfully in the world today." Margot Starbuck, author of Small Things With Great Love: Adventures in Loving Your Neighbor, "In bite-sized morsels of real-life struggles iced with wit, candor, and faith, Dannemiller serves up a way of life in which you learn to like the taste of living with what you have and reducing your helpings of a gluttonous spending in order to live a life in community and service." -- Gene Wilkes, Ph.D., author of Jesus on Leadership and President, B. H. Carroll Theological Institute, Irving, TX
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
241/.68
Table Of Content
Part One: Living with Integrity 1. Darth Vader and the Call from God 2. Doing Nothing for God 3. How to Screw Up a Good Thing 4. The Rules 5. The Monster under the Bed Part Two: Owning What We Have 6. Our Little Science Experiment 7. Darn! 8. The Price Is Right? 9. The Businessman and His Baggie 10. The Power of Stuff 11. Filling the Void 12. Coach Burgess and the Brainiacs 13. Two, Four, Six, Eight, What Do I Appreciate? 14. Christ Is Risen! Let's Go to Arby's! 15. True Confessions 16. The Worst Parents Ever Part Three: Growing in Faith Together 17. Yoga Pants and Jock Straps 18. Naked in the Flat 19. The Purge 20. Good-bye Nana Claus 21. Our Discipline Problem 22. The Most Awkwardly Awesome Prom Ever 23. The Perfect Birthday'e"Just Add Aqua Velva 24. What Do You Get the Woman Who Has Everything? 25. Gala People? Part Four: Serving God's People 26. Ontario with Ellis 27. My Better Half 28. Brainiacs Revisited 29. Filling 30. A Homemade Halloween 31. Christmas Tree Carnage 32. The Santa Clause 33. The Belly of the Beast 34. Christmas Present Part Five: The Results 35. Year in Review
Synopsis
From the Introduction.Thanks for buying this book. I hope you keep reading, but I sus- pect there's a good chance that you'll stop after the first coupleof paragraphs. And it's not because you're not smart enough to decipher big, fancy words.Words like decipher.No, I think y, The Year without a Purchase is the story of one family's quest to stop shopping and start connecting. Scott Dannemiller and his wife, Gabby, are former missionaries who served in Guatemala. Ten years removed from their vow of simple living, they found themselves on a never-ending treadmill of consumption where each purchase created a desire for more and never led to true satisfaction. The difference between needs and wants had grown very fuzzy, and making that distinction clear again would require drastic action: no nonessential purchases for a whole year. No clothes, no books, no new toys for the kids. If they couldn't eat it or use it up within a year (toilet paper and shampoo, for example), they wouldn't buy it. Filled with humorous wit, curious statistics, and poignant conclusions, the book examines modern America's spending habits and chronicles the highs and lows of dropping out of our consumer culture. As the family bypasses the checkout line to wrestle with the challenges of gift giving, child rearing, and keeping up with the Joneses, they discover important truths about human nature and the secret to finding true joy. The Year without a Purchase offers valuable food for thought for anyone who has ever wanted to reduce stress by shopping less and living more.
LC Classification Number
BR115.C67D36 2015
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- r***w (229)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem was lost in delivery- but after some communication, seller was understanding and provided a refund. I ordered another and had it sent elsewhere. My main issue was that it felt as if I was getting automated responses at first!! Please have humans review human inquiries!! It was painstaking explaining the situation to an A.I. who only repeats unhelpful replies. Thanks again!! Otherwise. Great price! Great seller!
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