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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Livingby: Doug Fine  List Price: $24.00 Amazon.com's Price: $16.32 You Save: $7.68 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 333.72092 EAN: 9781400066445 ISBN: 1400066441 Label: Villard Manufacturer: Villard Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: March 25, 2008 Publisher: Villard Release Date: March 25, 2008 Studio: Villard Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: 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. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The green life--not for the faint of heartJournalist Doug Fine wanted to "reduce his carbon footprint" so he moved to a remote valley ranch in New Mexico and set out to find a sustainable way of life, as long as he didn't have to give up ice cream and his subwoofers. Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living (Recorded Books Unabridged) is the highly entertaining report on his first year. Fine's not afraid to laugh at himself as he launches his story with the Pan Sisters, the goats he bought from Craig's List ... Read More Rating: - It isn't easy being greenNot that long ago, journalist and New York native Doug Fine was ready to do green. He vowed to use as little fossil fuel as possible, power his life by renewable energy, eat as locally as possible and not get himself killed in the process. "Farewell, My Subaru" is his account of making the leap. He's still alive but it hasn't been easy. For every two steps forward, there was a step backward. He bought a ranch in sunny, remote rural southwestern New Mexico intent on converting to solar ... Read More Rating:  - Breath of fresh airFinally, finally, in a sea of way-too-serious takes on the same theme, I discover a book about living sustainably that's laugh-out-loud funny. I've been smiling for days just thinking about Doug "meditation-milking" those little baby goats. What a total breath of fresh air. Thanks, Doug, for a fast, fun read about a regular guy who is enjoying the journey as much as the destination. Rating:  - Some good story telling marred by political diatribeThere 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 ... Read More Rating: - Narrow MindedIf 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 ... Read More 
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