FAREWELL, MY SUBARU: ONE MAN’S SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS LIVING GREEN OFF THE GRID

Book ID/图书代码： 01240007B16406

English Summary/英文概要： Like many Americans, Doug Fine enjoys his creature comforts, but he also knows full well they keep him addicted to oil. So he wonders: Is it possible to keep his Netflix and his car, his Wi-Fi and his subwoofers, and still reduce his carbon footprint?
In an attempt to find out, Fine up and moves to a remote ranch in New Mexico, where he brazenly vows to grow his own food, use sunlight to power his world, and drive on restaurant grease. Never mind that he’s never raised so much as a chicken or a bean. Or that he has no mechanical or electrical skills.
Whether installing Japanese solar panels, defending the goats he found on Craigslist against coyotes, or co-opting waste oil from the local Chinese restaurant to try and fill the new “veggie oil” tank in his ROAT (short for Ridiculously Oversized American Truck), Fine’s extraordinary undertaking makes one thing clear: It ain’t easy being green. In fact, his journey uncovers a slew of surprising facts about alternative energy, organic and locally grown food, and climate change.
Both a hilarious romp and an inspiring call to action, Farewell, My Subaru makes a profound statement about trading today’s instant gratifications for a deeper, more enduring kind of satisfaction.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 与很多美国人一样，道格·范因对自己的衣食状况很满意，但他也很清楚知道，他对燃油有很大的依赖。于是他在想：有没有办法能让他既能尽情享受电脑网络，又能开着车子四处游玩，同时还能减少二氧化碳排放量？
为了寻找这种理想出路，范因搬迁至新墨西哥的一个偏远牧场居住，决定自己种植食物、用太阳能发电、用油脂做汽车动力。事实上，他从未养殖过一只鸡，种植过一株豆苗，也没有任何机械工或电工的技能。
范因的经历非比寻常：安装日本产的太阳能电池板，帮助山羊抵御丛林狼的攻击，尝试用当地中国餐馆的废油为他的“超级美国大卡车”加油。以上的这些经历充分说明了一点：要做到绿色环保真是不容易。他的旅程揭示了一系列惊人的事实，关于替代能源、有机种植食品和气候变化。《踏上环保之路》既充满欢愉，也包含对行动的呼吁；是对眼前舒适和长久满足的深远思考。

Awards/获奖情况：Advance praise for Farewell, My Subaru
“Fine is Bryson Funny.” ——Santa Cruz Sentinel
“Fine is an amiable and self-deprecating storyteller in the mold of Douglas Adams. If you’re a fan of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy-style humor -- and also looking to find out how to raise your own livestock to feed your ice-cream fetish -- Farewell may prove a vital tool.” —— The Washington Post
“Fine is an eco-hero for our time..” —— Miami Herald
“An afterward offers solid advice and sources for learning more.” —— On Earth Magazine, Natural Resources Defense Fund
“This is Green Acres for the smart set—: a witty and educational look at sustainable living. Buy it, read it, compost it.” –A. J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically
“The details of Doug Fine’s experiment in green living are great fun——but more important is the spirit, the dawning understanding that living in connection to something more tangible than a computer mouse is what we were built for. It’ll make you want to move!”–Bill McKibben, author of Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
对《踏上环保之路》的赞誉：
“范因具有布莱森一样的幽默。”——《圣克鲁斯哨兵报》
“范因叙述故事的自谦风度与道格拉斯·亚当斯如出一辙。如果你喜爱《银河系漫游指南》，欣赏其中的银河系式的幽默，也在寻求喂养家畜的方法，那么《踏上环保之路》一定是个好帮手。”——《华盛顿邮报》
“范因是致力于打击环境污染的时代英雄。”——《迈阿密先驱报》
“本书资料详实，建议实用。”——《地球》杂志，自然资源保护基金
“时尚达人眼中的绿色田野，是对可持续生活机智而诙谐的审视。是一本值得阅读的好书。”——A.J.雅各布森，《用圣经指导生活》一书的作者
“道格·范因的绿色生活很有意思，但更重要的是其中传达的精神。我们需要了解到，我们的生活不应该只有电脑，而是一些更加实质的事物。这本书能让你产生“行动起来”的冲动！”——比尔·麦克本，《深层经济学》的作者。

About the Author/作者介绍： After college, Doug Fine strapped on a backpack and traveled to five continents, reporting from remote forests and war zones in Burma, Rwanda, Laos, Guatemala, and Tajikistan. He is a contributor to National Public Radio and Public Radio International and the author of Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man. His print work has appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, and Outside. Fine Lives in an obscure valley in New Mexico among a few goats and many coyotes.
道格·范因大学毕业后变背上行囊，开始跨越五大洲的旅程。他的足迹遍及缅甸、卢旺达、老挝、危地马拉和塔吉克斯坦等地的偏远森林和交战地区。为国家公共广播电台和国际公众电台工作，著作有《并非阿拉斯加山地人》。作品在《基督教科学箴言报》和《户外》上刊登。现与一些山羊和大量丛林狼共同居住在新墨西哥的河谷。

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