Book Review #74

I need a little inspiration in my life right now, so I read "The Art of Non-Conformity" by Chris Guillebeau. This quick read (hint: get it from the library) is supposed to be a how-to book on how to live life differently (i.e. don't work for "The Man"). Rather than a specific how-to book, it spends more time on what happened in the author's life and how he chooses to live his days. Unfortunately, for most of us, making a website that makes us enough money to live on is probably not going to happen. Chris also assumes everyone has or wants goals similar to him, such as lots of world travel, and doesn't worry about things like having a retirement pension (because downer events like car accidents or illness that might impede your ability to work into your senior years don't happen to cool people like Chris). That being said, it can be inspirational to hear about stories about people who choose to live unconventionally to find some energy to make some kind of change in your own life. 116 Amazon.com reviewers gave this book an average of 4.5 stars.