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Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living | 
 enlarge | Author: Doug Fine
Publisher: Villard
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 18443
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.9
ISBN: 1400066441
Dewey Decimal Number: 333.72092
EAN: 9781400066445
ASIN: 1400066441
Publication Date: March 25, 2008
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Advance praise for Farewell, My Subaru
“Fine is Bryson Funny.” ——Santa Cruz Sentinel
“Fine is an amiable and self-deprecating storyteller in the mold of Douglas Adams. If you're a fan of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy-style humor -- and also looking to find out how to raise your own livestock to feed your ice-cream fetish -- Farewell may prove a vital tool.” —— The Washington Post
“Fine is an eco-hero for our time..” —— Miami Herald
“An afterward offers solid advice and sources for learning more.” —— On Earth Magazine, Natural Resources Defense Fund
“This is Green Acres for the smart set—: a witty and educational look at sustainable living. Buy it, read it, compost it.”
–A. J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically
“The details of Doug Fine’s experiment in green living are great fun——but more important is the spirit, the dawning understanding that living in connection to something more tangible than a computer mouse is what we were built for. It’ll make you want to move!”
–Bill McKibben, author of Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
Like many Americans, Doug Fine enjoys his creature comforts, but he also knows full well they keep him addicted to oil. So he wonders: Is it possible to keep his Netflix and his car, his Wi-Fi and his subwoofers, and still reduce his carbon footprint?
In an attempt to find out, Fine up and moves to a remote ranch in New Mexico, where he brazenly vows to grow his own food, use sunlight to power his world, and drive on restaurant grease. Never mind that he’s never raised so much as a chicken or a bean. Or that he has no mechanical or electrical skills.
Whether installing Japanese solar panels, defending the goats he found on Craigslist against coyotes, or co-opting waste oil from the local Chinese restaurant to try and fill the new “veggie oil” tank in his ROAT (short for Ridiculously Oversized American Truck), Fine’s extraordinary undertaking makes one thing clear: It ain’t easy being green. In fact, his journey uncovers a slew of surprising facts about alternative energy, organic and locally grown food, and climate change.
Both a hilarious romp and an inspiring call to action, Farewell, My Subaru makes a profound statement about trading today’s instant gratifications for a deeper, more enduring kind of satisfaction.
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 Some good story telling marred by political diatribe November 28, 2008
There are some truly entertaining anecdotes about trying to live an independent, green lifestyle. I have goats, and his escapades with them certainly ring true. But far too many other things detract from these highlights. Completely unsubstantiated gray fact boxes appear far too often. e.g. "Toyota's 2005 profits were $2.5 billion in 2005". And if it is true, who cares? -- it had nothing to do with the paragraphs it separated. Also there is a limit to the number of times I can tolerate ready such overly cute names as "LVOEsubee", "ROAT", and "Funky Butte Ranch" (which seemed to be on every other page).
He later writes of George Bush has a "coke-headed draft dodger". I guess the author thinks it is better get a quick laugh than to discuss issues. It was a short book, but it could have been made even shorter without subjecting to me hearing about the local women he has slept with --- it gives a new meaning to the word Locavore.
Narrow Minded November 24, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are a narrow-minded liberal, then this is a fabulous book for you. However, if you are Just Anyone who is interested in treading lightly on the Earth, please check out Barbara Kingsolver's excellent book, "Animal Vegetable Miracle." Very sad that Doug Fine takes the offensive on other people's views - he could get his message out to a much broader audience if he did not choose to be so pig-like every other page. I'm giving this two stars, because I did enjoy the writing and some of the stories. The narrow-mindedness was a huge turn-off.
 Loved it!! October 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am adding this book to my list of top 5 books of all time. I loved it! If you are interested in living a more simple, self-sufficient lifestyle, this book is for you. It is funny and easy to read, and full of great info. I am telling all of my friends about it.
Farewell plastic grocery sacks! August 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It was an eye opener and such a great read! Thanks Doug!
I usually read non-fiction or intense thrillers, so I wasn't too sure how this book would favor amongst the rest. It won me over.
Doug's book really impacted the way I think. Just cutting back a little bit on certain things makes a HUGE difference. Not to mention that my fast paced life seems to have slowed down now that I am more conscience about what I use and how I use it. Things like gardening, planting trees and building economic structures (solar panel mounts) add to quality time with my boyfriend. Not only is it educational for me and my other half, but these are ideas that we can instill on our children...when the time comes for them of course. Dougs humor and honesty, and anti-Bush quirks add all the bit more to this book. Pick it up today!
Best Book I Have Read This Year August 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book is about the author's adventures when he moved to New Mexico to live green and reduce his carbon footprint. He raises goats and chickens, gets a diesel truck and has it converted to run on grease from restaurants, grows veggies in a garden, and puts in a solar water heater. I was smiling throughout the entire book. He also made a lot of great points about how everyone can do just a little to help save the environmen. He is a great story teller and I love the book.
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