Life 2.0: How People Across America Are Transforming Their Lives by Finding the Where of Their Happiness

I've been reading this book during my 75 minute one way train commute into Midtown Manhattan, and it has confirmed a lot of what my wife and I have been discussing over the last few years regarding the Internet, outsourcing, rural living, etc., etc. The people profiled in this book are indeed highly educated, highly ambitious people, and I suspect that for the naysayers in the crowd, that may be the first step. As one of the... Read Full Review

Spot on! I live in Sandia Park, NM @ 25 miles from Albuquerque. I am an independent geologist and work from a home based business. I moved from Dallas, TX 11 years ago to escape the city and live in the Rocky Mountains. So let me reiterate your article and you will feel happy to know that your article was correct. Ten years ago I purchased 2.2 acres of mountain forest property, at @ 7,500 feet msl, a gated community with... Read Full Review

Rich Karlgaard, the Publisher of Forbes, has written an outstanding book. It is a combination of Peter Mayle's best-selling "A Year in Provence" and Howard Schultz' "Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time". Like Mayle and Schultz, Rich shows us that a fulfilling professional life can be achieved by going outside of the big urban areas of America. In fact he invites us along to ride in the... Read Full Review

Rich Karlgaard captures the stories of successful people who are moving from the rat race of long commutes, conspicuous consumption competitions, and burn out in large cities for a more balanced lifestyle in smaller communities. Karlgaard cleverly intersperses dozens of stories of people who have made such moves to a more tranquil lifestyle in a very visionary manner from his vantage point in Silicon Valley. The book includes... Read Full Review

Everytime you pay your mortgage, you will think of this book, Life 2.0. First, full disclosure: I've known the author Rich Karlgaard for sometime. I used to write for him when he ran Upside Magazine through his current job as Publisher of Forbes Magazine, and he has said nice things about my books. But I was totally unprepared when I started reading Life 2.0. I finished it in two sittings - it was that enjoyable. It is a lot... Read Full Review