Publisher's Synopsis
Following the minor success of his first book, Time for True Democracy, on the historical nonexistence of authentic democracy, Alex, an embattled young philosopher living near the California Bay Area, seeks emancipation from the conventional, unfulfilling western way of life, a covetous life of ceaseless unnaturality, financial duress and corporate servitude. Yearning to recover from health ills plaguing him since childhood, his instinct pulls him toward the quiet solitude of the soaring redwood forests and meandering Noyo River upon which he spent his first happy, simple, adventurous years.
Alex purchases the land from his father and puts himself on the path towards a purer, natural way of life freed from the mental and economic stresses and constraints of a parasitic world to which he refuses to continue supporting. As a larger residence is being built from locally-sourced materials, Alex moves into the studio apartment his father built by hand on the property. There, he immerses himself within a symbiotic, mutually-cultivating relationship with the natural realm while following an inborn drive to uncover the root truths feeding into all things. Through a confluence of pure heart and naturally philosophical mind, he uncovering answers to the most important questions in life. Correspondence with former friends and classmates seeking similar departures from the mainstream mindset leads to several joining him on the property, gradually coalescing into a small community dedicated to a purer, sustainable lifestyle of social, intellectual and spiritual exploration and enrichment.
