"Accessible, lucid and wise, this book should sit in every government and managerial office." THE INDEPENDENT "Mr. Honoré has a winning style and an infectious curiosity about the minutiae of other people's lives." THE WALL STREET JOURNAL "A journey exploring the phenomenon of our collective disposition towards fast answers, shortcuts and easy solutions. [Carl Honoré] travels far and wide, examines everything from education to the military to fine art to fad diets to organ donation and gives us fantastic examples of why slower really is better." ACTIONABLEBOOKS.COM For In Praise of Slow: "Engagingly written and filled with interesting detail. a timely manifesto for a more civilised world.

" (SUNDAY TIMES Culture, 6 August ) "Presents an eloquent case for a thorough re-examination of priorities and shows how even subtle shifts in the way we live can have a very real effect on our well-being." (THE GUARDIAN, 20 August ) "Engaging." (THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY, 14 August ) "Readable and persuasive. it is virtually impossible to read Honore's book without deciding to take things, you know, a little slower from now on." (THE IRISH TIMES, 27 August ) "His advice is too grounded in day-to-day practicality to be guilty of didacticism or whimsy. read this uplifting and enlightening book very soon; but do, please, take your time." (TLS, 30 Sept ).