Living the Good Life: How One Family Changed Their World from Their Own Backyard

by Linda Cockburn and Linda Cockburn

For six months, Linda Cockburn and her family grew, made, or bartered for their food, generated their own power, collected their own rainwater, and aimed not to spend a single penny. All to discover... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1740663128
• ISBN13: 9781740663120
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

very good read...

I really enjoed reading this book. It takes place in Austrailia but Americans can easily relate to it as well. The author's writing style is informative, realistic and humorous at times which makes it a nice read. The family spent 6 months with the intentions of not using a car, growing their own food and trying to be as self sufficient and environmentally friendy to our earth as possible. Though most of us would not go to the extent they did to live this simply I think any reader will be inspired to take some of their ideas and implement them in their on life style. This book is especially good for helping us think about living simply during today's economic hardships.

Great Read

This is a great book even if you aren't into living a sustainable life. It is very entertaining and motivating if you are into living sustainably. Linda's "journal" entries are fun and informative and make you sad when finish the book.

Are you ready for it? It'll change your life!

This is a fantastic read, could not put it down. The way the author expresses the issues and facts and incorporates them in the way they have chosen to live their life is inspiring. If you have any interest in the planet, you will find information in this book fascinating. Each person can adapt different elements into their life, big and small. Oh and did I mention it has humorous bits where you will find yourself belly laughing... Buy the book, you will not regret it.

truly inspiring

I Loved this book. Its a very realistic look at the good life. A very good read as well as an inspiration. They set their rules and mostly stuck to it. A very good illustration of what can be achieved by real people in real life. If you have an interest is self sufficiency, downshifting or simplifying your life, this is a great read.