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BL
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1027929
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b782299
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| Main Entry
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Brende, Eric.
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| Title & Author
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Better off : : flipping the switch on technology /\ Eric Brende.
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: HarperCollins,, ©2004.
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| Page. NO
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233 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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0060570040
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: 0060570059
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: 9780060570040
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: 9780060570057
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| Contents
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Cast of neighbors. Prologue. Taking orders. Section I: Planting. Seeds of discontent -- Paring back -- Lightening up -- Artfully answering nature -- The ram -- The missing refrigerator -- The sounds of silence. Section II: Growing. Quickening -- A church meeting -- A barn raising -- The dating game -- Meet the neighbors -- Secrets and politics -- Heatstroke -- Weighing the work. Section III: Harvesting. As the pumpkins turn -- After the fall: even farmers get the blues -- Birth -- Husbandry -- Pulling in the reins -- Closing time -- Outside, and the box. Epilogue: Recipe for a leisurely, laborsaving life.
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| Abstract
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A graduate working on a program to study the effects of technology on society describes his residence in a Mennonite-type community and recounts how his wife and he experienced health benefits and overall life satisfaction during their stay.
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Brende, Eric.
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Brende, Eric.
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Farm life.
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Simplicity.
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Technology-- Psychological aspects.
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Technology-- Social aspects.
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Farm life.
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Farm life.
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Simplicity.
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Technology-- Psychological aspects.
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Technology-- Social aspects.
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| Dewey Classification
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303.48/3
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| LC Classification
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HM846.B74 2004
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