THE LILYPAD LIST: 7 STEPS TO THE SIMPLE LIFE
Book ID/图书代码： 12787005B00209
English Summary/英文概要： In our fast, busy, crazy, stressed-out society, more and more people are becoming sick—literally and figuratively—of the rat race. People are searching for ways to simplify their lives. Since the 1990s, "downshifting" has become a major trend in both Europe and North America.
“It is said that if you try to place a frog in boiling water, it will immediately leap out, but if you place it in cold water and bring it very , very slowly to the boil it won’t notice the danger until it is too late. And it will die. I don’t know if anyone has ever literally tried this experiment- I certainly hope they have not- but you get the picture. We are all a bit like boiling frogs…”
The Lilypad List differs in two main ways from other books on simplifying life. First, it focuses on the inner aspects of simplifying life. Second, unlike most books on simplicity, a psychotherapist wrote this one.
The Lilypad List, shows how our inner feelings about life and the deeper reasons and motivations behind the urge to simplify—once we have examined them clearly—will guide us to the necessary, decisive actions. It goes right to essence of the principles behind these decisions and looks at how they can be applied in specific cases. Instead of listing general prescriptions, the author uses a self-help model to assist readers in discovering their own unique path to a simpler life.
The Lilypad List is not aimed only at those who already plan to start new and simpler lives; it can also help those for whom the vision of a simple life is barely a conscious yearning.
The author writes in an intimate, conversational style, free of jargon. She inspires and provokes thought, while offering practical down-to-earth advice.
A small inspirational self-help book on an increasingly popular topic - how to simplify one’s life in order to achieve better health, lowered stress, greater enjoyment, satisfaction and spiritual growth
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 我们现代社会节奏快，工作繁忙，压力极大，越来越多的人对这样你死我活的斗争越来越反感------不管是直观角度还是从比喻的角度分析。人们开始寻找各种方法，希望能让自己的生活越发简单。自九十年代起，欧洲和北美洲开始盛行一种节俭的生活方式，就是减少开支节俭持家。
“据说如果你要是把一只青蛙放到滚开的开水里的话，它会马上跳出来，但是如果你先把它放在冷水里，然后把水逐渐加热最后煮沸的话，那只青蛙就会在不知不觉中活活烫死。我不知道有没有人真的做过这样的实验，我当然不希望他们还没这样做过，但是你可以明白了，我们其实都很像一只只被煮沸了的青蛙。”
如果和其他同类以简化生活为题材的作品比较，《睡莲安身法》有两点与他们不一样。首先该作品的重点是集中在简化生活的内涵面，其次，和别的书不同的是，他的作者是心理理疗师。
《睡莲安身法》阐述了我们内心世界对生活的态度以及渴望简单生活背后更深层的原由和动机可以如何帮助我们真正把这些理想化的思想转化成必要、有效的行动。作品直接分析了构成简单生活背后的理念实质，研究了这些理念的实用性。作者并没有泛泛的列举出什么有效的方法，相反他通过自助型的模式，引导读者自己去挖掘一条走向简单生活的道路。
不管你已经打算开始一种全新的简单生活，或者说对你来说简单生活只可能是一种意识上的寄盼，都值得读一读《睡莲安身法》。
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About the Author/作者介绍： Marian Van Eyk McCain, B.S.W.(Melbourne), M.A., East-West Psychology (C.I.I.S. San Francisco) has written on wellness, stress management, psychology, personal development, women’s health and spirituality, environmental politics, organic food production, and alternative technology. She is also the author of Transformation through Menopause (Bergin & Garvey, 1991).
Unique Selling Points
l there is, particularly in the western world, a trend of returning to simpler living and de-cluttering one’s life
l most available books look at the outer aspects of downsizing – the author of this book is a psychotherapist and focuses on the inner aspects of the topic
l 7 simple principles for a simpler life, easy to remember with checklist
l Checklist for ecological footprint
Format:TRADE PAPERBACK
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：SOLD(非我们代理）
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)
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