Dispatches from the Sweet Life
One Family, Five Acres, and a Community's Quest to Reinvent the World

The conclusion to this interesting trilogy. All three books are well worth it. While I'd welcome living the life Powers presents in his three experiments, at least I can live vicariously through his writing. Write more, Bill!......more

Endorsements: “We need every reminder we can get of the possibilities of transformation — here’s a community you’ll want to know about, and hopefully to emulate!” — Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature “Bill Powers is a wonder, a brilliant and bighearted writer able to transform the most ordinary......more

In his latest book Powers goes to a small town in Bolivia where he and his wife and newborn daughter attempt to live a sustainable life on five acres. The town they choose has an interesting mix of ex-pats from all over the globe and Bolivians. Powers and family work on creating a permaculture inspi......more

This book was a bit rambling but its topic hit home. How can we, privileged first world people find a way to live sustainably in community? Do other cultures hold the clue to a better way? One family goes to Bolivia to be part of a thriving community that holds promise. To learn together to live a g......more

Thank-you Bill for a great read. I love how you write with vulnerability. I'm lucky enough to know some of the places and people you wrote about here, and to see them through your eyes and feel them through your heart is a delight and a journey. I think that your journey rings true for many of us, a......more