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The Simple Life: Plain Living and High Thinking in American Culture (Updated Edition) by David Emory Shi Paperback, 344 Pages, Published 2007 ISBN-10: 0-8203-2975-4 / 0820329754 ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-2975-8 / 9780820329758 Our current less-is-more impulse may have contemporary trappings, says David E. Shi, but the underlying ideal has been around for centuries. From Puritans and Quakers to Boy Scouts and hippies, our quest for the simple life is an enduring, complex tradition in American culture. Looking across more t |