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Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
Author:
Sasaki, Fumio
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179.9
Age: Adult
Language: English
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LC: BJ1496
Print Run: 35000
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ISBN-13: 9780393609035
LCCN: 2017002330
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
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Pub Date: 04/11/2017
Availability: Available
List: $21.95
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Hardcover
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Physical Description:
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259 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
H 8.6",
W 5.8",
D 1",
0.95 lbs.
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Brodart's Insight Catalog: Adult
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TIPS Subjects:
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Ethics
Psychology/Self-Help
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BISAC Subjects: |
HOUSE & HOME / Cleaning, Caretaking & Organizing
SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational
SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Happiness
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LC Subjects:
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Consumption (Economics), Psychological aspects
Orderliness
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Simplicity
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| Annotations |
| ONIX annotations | 10/10/2018 |
| Fumio Sasaki is not an enlightened minimalism expert or organizing guru like Marie Kondo-he's just a regular guy who was stressed out and constantly comparing himself to others, until one day he decided to change his life by saying goodbye to everything he didn't absolutely need. The effects were remarkable: Sasaki gained true freedom, new focus, and a real sense of gratitude for everything around him. In Goodbye, Things Sasaki modestly shares his personal minimalist experience, offering specific tips on the minimizing process and revealing how the new minimalist movement can not only transform your space but truly enrich your life. The benefits of a minimalist life can be realized by anyone, and Sasaki's humble vision of true happiness will open your eyes to minimalism's potential. |
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| BookPage | 06/01/2017 |
| In the beginning of Goodbye, Things, Fumio Sasaki explains that step two in his journey toward peak minimalism was "I got rid of all my books." Instantly, I knew I'd never be a member of that club. But I kept reading, because it can't hurt to live with less, and Sasaki's view is that it can in fact profoundly help. His guide to discarding most of what you own to achieve greater contentment and happiness clearly rides the coattails of the Marie Kondo craze, with Chapter 3 offering a tidy list of 55 tips that should help anyone learn the art of throwing things away. Thing is, the principles of minimalism go so profoundly against everything contemporary American life is built upon that it's sort of puzzling to imagine U.S. readers following Sasaki's advice. But we may be the ones who need this book most--provided we then give it away. Chapter2, "Why did we accumulate so much in the first place?" is an especially enlightening read. Susannah Felts. 288p. BOOKPAGE, c2017. |
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| Booklist | 04/01/2017 |
| This dude only owns one towel, and he's proud of it. Sasaki shed most of his possessions in a quest to achieve true minimalism. After reevaluating his life's direction, it seemed logical to do dishes and dry off after bathing with the same cloth (it helps him truly appreciate fancy hotel towels) and to live with as little as he could in order to focus more fully on his relationships and in being consciously present. Of course, as a Tokyo book editor, he refers to Marie Kondo and the larger trend of decluttering starting around 2010; he's fully aware that he's taking these philosophies to the extreme. But the book is also suffused with a deep sense of loss, referencing the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and aftermath as the tipping point for many Japanese to focus on people over possessions. A list of 55 tips to help rid yourself of excess belongings is included as well as a reflection on his grand experiment that will inspire some (but certainly not all) to say good-bye to things and hello to life. Howerton, Erin Downey. 288p. Booklist Online. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2017. |
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| Publishers Weekly | 05/08/2017 |
| Sasaki, co-editor-in-chief at Wani Books, a manga publisher in Tokyo, delivers insights on the benefits of a private refuge in his compulsively readable primer on living with less. Using his 215-square-foot apartment as the prime example, he suggests that studio living with mere basics not only reduces overhead and improves one's social life but makes housekeeping three times easier. builds his case for a minimalist lifestyle by looking inward and sharing personal details about the improvements he's made in his life. The book is surprisingly intimate and often reads like a memoir posing as a self-help guide as the narrative moves between Sasaki's search for happiness and practical ways to implement lifestyle changes (for example, he suggests thinking of possessions as roommates who don't pay rent). He also credits the rise of the minimalist movement in Japan to information overload, the destruction of houses in the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, and the advancement of technology--particularly smartphones and cloud storage. In essence, Sasaki argues, the minimalist lifestyle liberates people by eliminating distractions and encouraging them to partake in the new sharing economy. By sharing his personal story, Sasaki makes his argument all the more appealing. B&w photos. (Apr.). 288p. Publishers Weekly Web-Exclusive Review. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, c2017. |
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