The Resource A man apart : Bill Coperthwaite's radical experiment in living, Peter Forbes and Helen Whybrow
A man apart : Bill Coperthwaite's radical experiment in living, Peter Forbes and Helen Whybrow
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- Summary
- "A story of friendship, encouragement, and the quest to design a better world, A Man Apart is the story--part family memoir and part biography--of Peter Forbes and Helen Whybrow's longtime friendship with Bill Coperthwaite (A Handmade Life), whose unusual life and fierce ideals helped them examine and understand their own. Coperthwaite inspired many by living close to nature and in opposition to contemporary society, and was often compared to Henry David Thoreau. Much like Helen and Scott Nearing, who were his friends and mentors, Coperthwaite led a 55-year-long 'experiment in living' on a remote stretch of Maine coast. There he created a homestead of wooden, multistoried yurts, a form of architecture for which he was known around the world. Coperthwaite also embodied a philosophy that he called 'democratic living, ' which was about empowering all people to have agency over their lives in order to create a better community. The central question of Coperthwaite's life was, 'How can I live according to what I believe?' In this intimate and honest account--framed by Coperthwaite's sudden death and brought alive through the month-long adventure of building with him what would turn out to be his last yurt--Forbes and Whybrow explore the timeless lessons of Coperthwaite's experiment in intentional living and self-reliance. They also reveal an important story about the power and complexities of mentorship: the opening of one's life to someone else to learn together, and carrying on in that person's physical absence. While mourning Coperthwaite's death and coming to understand the real meaning of his life and how it endures through their own, Forbes and Whybrow craft a story that reveals why it's important to seek direct experience, to be drawn to beauty and simplicity, to create rather than critique, and to encourage others"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 258 pages
- Contents
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- The Last Journey
- Sail and Anchor
- Like a Landscape
- Thirst
- Heaven Below
- Finding an Elder
- Know Your Own Bone
- Finding Nonviolence
- Rain Clouds
- Finding Oneself
- Coming to Rest
- A Handmade Death
- The Last Yurt
- Epilogue
- Chronology of a Life
- Isbn
- 9781603585477
- Label
- A man apart : Bill Coperthwaite's radical experiment in living
- Title
- A man apart
- Title remainder
- Bill Coperthwaite's radical experiment in living
- Statement of responsibility
- Peter Forbes and Helen Whybrow
- Subject
-
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
- Community life -- Philosophy
- Coperthwaite, William S
- Coperthwaite, William S. -- Philosophy
- Democracy -- Philosophy
- HOUSE & HOME / Sustainable Living
- Pioneers -- Maine -- Biography
- Social reformers -- Maine -- Biography
- Sustainable living -- Maine
- Yurts -- Maine -- Design and construction
- ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A story of friendship, encouragement, and the quest to design a better world, A Man Apart is the story--part family memoir and part biography--of Peter Forbes and Helen Whybrow's longtime friendship with Bill Coperthwaite (A Handmade Life), whose unusual life and fierce ideals helped them examine and understand their own. Coperthwaite inspired many by living close to nature and in opposition to contemporary society, and was often compared to Henry David Thoreau. Much like Helen and Scott Nearing, who were his friends and mentors, Coperthwaite led a 55-year-long 'experiment in living' on a remote stretch of Maine coast. There he created a homestead of wooden, multistoried yurts, a form of architecture for which he was known around the world. Coperthwaite also embodied a philosophy that he called 'democratic living, ' which was about empowering all people to have agency over their lives in order to create a better community. The central question of Coperthwaite's life was, 'How can I live according to what I believe?' In this intimate and honest account--framed by Coperthwaite's sudden death and brought alive through the month-long adventure of building with him what would turn out to be his last yurt--Forbes and Whybrow explore the timeless lessons of Coperthwaite's experiment in intentional living and self-reliance. They also reveal an important story about the power and complexities of mentorship: the opening of one's life to someone else to learn together, and carrying on in that person's physical absence. While mourning Coperthwaite's death and coming to understand the real meaning of his life and how it endures through their own, Forbes and Whybrow craft a story that reveals why it's important to seek direct experience, to be drawn to beauty and simplicity, to create rather than critique, and to encourage others"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1961-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Forbes, Peter
- Dewey number
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- 303.48/4092
- B
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- F26.32.C66
- LC item number
- F67 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Forbes, Peter
- Whybrow, Helen
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Coperthwaite, William S
- Pioneers
- Social reformers
- Sustainable living
- Yurts
- Coperthwaite, William S.
- Democracy
- Community life
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
- HOUSE & HOME / Sustainable Living
- ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers
- Label
- A man apart : Bill Coperthwaite's radical experiment in living, Peter Forbes and Helen Whybrow
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Last Journey -- Sail and Anchor -- Like a Landscape -- Thirst -- Heaven Below -- Finding an Elder -- Know Your Own Bone -- Finding Nonviolence -- Rain Clouds -- Finding Oneself -- Coming to Rest -- A Handmade Death -- The Last Yurt -- Epilogue -- Chronology of a Life
- Control code
- 1594961
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 258 pages
- Isbn
- 9781603585477
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014039564
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1594961
- (OCoLC)893453729
- Label
- A man apart : Bill Coperthwaite's radical experiment in living, Peter Forbes and Helen Whybrow
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The Last Journey -- Sail and Anchor -- Like a Landscape -- Thirst -- Heaven Below -- Finding an Elder -- Know Your Own Bone -- Finding Nonviolence -- Rain Clouds -- Finding Oneself -- Coming to Rest -- A Handmade Death -- The Last Yurt -- Epilogue -- Chronology of a Life
- Control code
- 1594961
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 258 pages
- Isbn
- 9781603585477
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014039564
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1594961
- (OCoLC)893453729
Subject
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
- Community life -- Philosophy
- Coperthwaite, William S
- Coperthwaite, William S. -- Philosophy
- Democracy -- Philosophy
- HOUSE & HOME / Sustainable Living
- Pioneers -- Maine -- Biography
- Social reformers -- Maine -- Biography
- Sustainable living -- Maine
- Yurts -- Maine -- Design and construction
- ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design
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