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The Circumference of Home

One Man's Yearlong Quest for a Radically Local Life

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This much is clear to me. If I can't change my own life in response to the greatest challenge now facing our human family, who can? And if I won't make the effort to try, why should anyone else? So I've decided to start at home, and begin with myself. The question is no longer whether I must respond. The question is whether I can turn my response into an adventure.
After realizing the gaping hole between his convictions about climate change and his own carbon footprint, Kurt Hoelting embarked on a yearlong experiment to rediscover the heart of his own home: He traded his car and jet travel for a kayak, a bicycle, and his own two feet, traveling a radius of 100 kilometers from his home in Puget Sound. This "circumference of home" proved more than enough. Part quest and part guidebook for change, Hoelting's journey is an inspiring reminder that what we need really is close at hand, and that the possibility for adventure lies around every bend.
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      May 1, 2010
      Spurred to fully embrace his eco-convictions, Hoelting set out on a yearlong experiment to travel no further than 60 miles while using only public transportation, his bike, his kayak, and his feet. Based in the San Juan Islands of the Pacific Northwest, the wilderness guide, meditation teacher, and commercial fisherman was amply prepared for this new way to appreciate the circumference of home. What could have been a simple green guide to local living is deepened by Hoeltings keen observations, wry sense of humor, and willingness to consider a regions past and present when assessing its future. From biology to geology to the cultures of multiple nations, he cuts a broad swath through a relatively small area, all the while marveling at how tired, wet, and hungry one can become when immersed in the elements. More reflective then any rant against modern living, Hoeltings unique study of what local really means is accessible to any urban dweller. And once again we learn that there really is no place like home.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2010, American Library Association.)

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