interesting book

i just started reading a really interesting book. last friday, on our way back to eugene from thanksgiving dinner (and delicious thanksgiving-leftovers brunch the next morning) at my auntie's, matt and i stopped at powell's and this book was one of the recommended reads. it's called "better off," by eric brende. it's a non-fiction account of when he and his wife (who, interestingly enough, he married immediately before this experiment) went to go live with an amish community for 18 months to learn what it is like to exist without using fuel or electricity. the author is really wordy, and uses a lot of "big" words awkwardly, and his sentences are kind of hard to follow, but what he has to say is intriguing enough to make it hard to put down. i'm only two chapters in but i'll keep you posted. (unless i move in with the amish and quit using my laptop. just kidding. but seriously, it's tempting. but i don't think there are any amish around here. are there?)