The No.9 Bus to Utopia: How One Man's Extraordinary Journey Led to a Quiet Revolution
When David Bramwell’s girlfriend left him for someone she described as "younger, but more mature than you," he decided he had something to learn about giving. Taking a year off, he journeyed through Europe and America seeking out extraordinary communities that could teach him how to share. He wanted answers to a few troubling questions: Is modern life rubbish? Why do so many of us feel lonely and unfulfilled despite a high standard of living? Are there communities out there who hold the key to happiness? And if so, why do so many of their inhabitants insist on dressing in tie-dye? His quest led him to an anarchist haven in the heart of Copenhagen; some hair-raising experiences in free love communities; an epiphany in a spiritual caravan park in Scotland; and an apparent paradise in a Californian community dreamed up by Aldous Huxley. Most impressive of all was Damanhur, a 1000-strong science fiction-style community in the Alps with an underground temple the size of St Paul's Cathedral, a village of tree houses, and a "fully-functioning time machine." Inspired, he returned home with a desire to change. Not just himself but also his neighborhood and city. Find out how he succeeded in this wry and self-deprecatingly funny spiritual journey that asks some big questions and finds the answers surprisingly simple.
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The No.9 Bus to Utopia: How One Man's Extraordinary Journey Led to a Quiet Revolution
When David Bramwell’s girlfriend left him for someone she described as "younger, but more mature than you," he decided he had something to learn about giving. Taking a year off, he journeyed through Europe and America seeking out extraordinary communities that could teach him how to share. He wanted answers to a few troubling questions: Is modern life rubbish? Why do so many of us feel lonely and unfulfilled despite a high standard of living? Are there communities out there who hold the key to happiness? And if so, why do so many of their inhabitants insist on dressing in tie-dye? His quest led him to an anarchist haven in the heart of Copenhagen; some hair-raising experiences in free love communities; an epiphany in a spiritual caravan park in Scotland; and an apparent paradise in a Californian community dreamed up by Aldous Huxley. Most impressive of all was Damanhur, a 1000-strong science fiction-style community in the Alps with an underground temple the size of St Paul's Cathedral, a village of tree houses, and a "fully-functioning time machine." Inspired, he returned home with a desire to change. Not just himself but also his neighborhood and city. Find out how he succeeded in this wry and self-deprecatingly funny spiritual journey that asks some big questions and finds the answers surprisingly simple.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783520374 |
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| Publisher: | Random House UK |
| Publication date: | 06/26/2014 |
| Pages: | 288 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.90(d) |
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