The Way Home

By Mark Boyle,

Book cover of The Way Home: Tales from a Life Without Technology

Book description

It was 11pm when I checked my email for the last time and turned off my phone for what I hoped would be forever.

No running water, no car, no electricity or any of the things it powers: the internet, phone, washing machine, radio or light bulb. Just a wooden…

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1 author picked The Way Home as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Turning to practicalities, Mark Boyle’s writing redirected my life.

The Moneyless Man thrilled me, shining with the evident integrity, commitment, and insight that drove him to give up money. Long story short, I went to meet him, we became firm friends, and over a decade later, we’ve built a small community around our moneyless inn, The Happy Pig!

The Way Home explores his later decision to live – to this day – without electricity, and all it’s teaching him. 

From his beautiful self-built cabin here on our land, it’s a reflective and hands-in-earth meditation on navigating these omnicidal times: "…

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