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L'art de la Simplicité: How to Live More with Less
Author:
Loreau, Dominique
Translator:
Lalaurie, Louise
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Class:
646.7
Age: Adult
Language: English
Descriptors: Translation
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LC: BJ1496
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ISBN-13: 9781250120304
LCCN: 2016055987
Imprint: St. Martin's Griffin
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Pub Date: 01/03/2017
Availability: Available
List: $21.99
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Hardcover
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Physical Description:
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246 pages ; 19 cm
H 7.47",
W 5.3",
D 0.99",
0.75 lbs.
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Brodart's Insight Catalog: Adult
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TIPS Subjects:
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Psychology/Self-Help
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SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Inspiration & Personal Growth
HOUSE & HOME / Cleaning, Caretaking & Organizing
SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Happiness
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LC Subjects:
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Conduct of life
Happiness
Simplicity
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| Annotations |
| ONIX annotations | 01/08/2020 |
| Discover the magic of simplicity in this international bestseller, available for the first time in English.
Dominque Loreau is the master in the art of de-cluttering and simplifying. Now her groundbreaking L'art de la Simplicité, a huge bestseller in her native France, is translated into English for the first time. Loreau's principle of "less is more" is set to change your life forever.
Living in Japan and inspired by Asian philosophy, Loreau takes you on a step-by-step journey to a clutter-free home, a calm mind and an energized body. Free yourself of possessions you don't want or need; have more money to spend on life's little luxuries; eat better and lose weight; and say goodbye to anxiety and negative relationships.
Give yourself the gift of health and happiness; to live fully and freely is to live with L'art de la Simplicité. |
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| Journal Reviews |
| BookPage | 01/01/2017 |
| Though she's French, author Dominique Loreau has lived in Japan since the 1970s, adopting a Japanese mindset and taking a Zen approach to clutter. Her guide to simplifying, L'art de la Simplicite: How to Live More with Less, is an international bestseller now available in English thanks to translator Louise Lalaurie. Her outlook shares key elements with Japanese declutterer Marie Kondo (The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up), but Loreau takes a more spiritual approach, going beyond tidy closets to advocate minimalism in all aspects of life, from eating to relationships. The reward for shedding what we don't need, she asserts, is a purer spirit and a more satisfying life. Lynn Green. 256p. BOOKPAGE, c2017. |
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| Booklist | 12/01/2016 |
| It was in Japan, her adopted home for more than 30 years now, that French essayist Loreau came to understand the value of simplicity for pleasant living spaces and overall health. Here, in three parts ("Materialism and Minimalism," "Body," "Mind") that are divided into many brief sections, lists, and affirmations, she shares her Zen-inspired philosophy of restraint in all things, along with the steps required for readers to achieve happiness in minimalism, too. Advice like perfecting every aspect of one's living space, fasting frequently, or beginning each day with a thorough body-brush scrub won't be immediately heeded by everyone, and the blank pages designated for note-taking will be problematic for libraries, but most readers will find a habit or relationship to ponder freshly through Loreau's lens. Further, this is already a best-seller in its original French. American readers have happily sought French advice in books like Bringing Up Bebe (2012) and French Women Don't Get Fat (2005), and the runaway success of Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up (2014) has spurred interest in Japanese-inspired minimalism. Bostrom, Annie. 256p. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2016. |
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| Publishers Weekly | 09/26/2016 |
| Loreau (L'Art del'Essential) combines Zen with utter practicality in this empowering book of advice, a bestseller in France. After explaining that "more and more people are seeking the joys and benefits of a simpler, more natural existence," Loreau arranges her writings into three general sections: "Materialism and Minimalism," "Body," and "Mind." Covering practical topics such as money ("your servant, not your master") and self-directed fitness, as well as philosophical ones such as mindfulness and the art of change, she advocates simple but sometimes difficult emotional habits, including learning to say no ("When you compromise your dreams or values for another person, you lose a little of yourself and your strength"), avoiding negativity, having self-faith, and dealing with anxiety. Sensible rituals and affirmations help readers follow the author's sage advice to accept life as it is. Loreau credits her emphasis on minimalism to Japan, where she has lived for many years, and describes Japanese culture as placing great importance in simplicity and serenity. Despite the occasional odd suggestion (not many people will limit their wardrobes to black, beige, gray, and white), this is a thought-provoking tome, elegantly translated by Lalaurie, with a powerful message. (Jan.). 256p. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, c2016. |
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