Nothing Left over: A Plain and Simple Life

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Summary: Spirituality without the dogma
Review: Reading Toinette Lippe is as comfortable as settling in for a cup of tea and a long chat with an old friend. You know the advice you are getting comes from a caring person with insight and realistic experience. Her writing is literary without being stuffy. The spiritual aspects of her shared thoughts glimmer from the pages, but you never sense any proselytizing. The essence of her style, it seems, is to instruct without preaching. She is always sensible, often whimsical, and as nurturing as a hug. A good read.

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Summary: PRACTICAL WISDOM
Review: the style fits the title: simple, straighforward without the need for embellishments. lippe offers a way of seeing what is rare to the popular culture, for which she exclaims "less is enough"! her inspirational influences varies greatly from traditions and genres... in example further demonstrates an open mind accompanied by an equally open heart. seeing the beauty and the true reality of the everyday mundane is refreshingly unique yet wise, since it is not the spectacular fireworks that compose our daily lives... it is the little bits and pieces that collage to make our masterpiece.

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Summary: Nothing Left Over
Review: This book is a treasure! To me, it was interesting to read a book on choosing a simpler way of life written by someone who lives in New York City. No, you do not need to escape to the country, the lake or the mountains to live an authentic simple life. Written in the moment, Lippe gives the reader many solid examples of how not to over spend, over consume and over commit without preacing a set doctrine. This book is accessible to all who seek a deeper connection what what really matters in life.