--- product_id: 48201279 title: "Everything That Remains: A Memoir by The Minimalists" price: "S/.134" currency: PEN in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pe/products/48201279-everything-that-remains-a-memoir-by-the-minimalists store_origin: PE region: Peru --- # Everything That Remains: A Memoir by The Minimalists **Price:** S/.134 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Everything That Remains: A Memoir by The Minimalists - **How much does it cost?** S/.134 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pe](https://www.desertcart.pe/products/48201279-everything-that-remains-a-memoir-by-the-minimalists) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description "Like Henry David Thoreau, but with Wi-Fi." —Boston Globe What if everything you ever wanted isn’t what you actually want? Twenty-something, suit-clad, and upwardly mobile, Joshua Fields Millburn thought he had everything anyone could ever want. Until he didn’t anymore. Blindsided by the loss of his mother and his marriage in the same month, Millburn started questioning every aspect of the life he had built for himself. Then, he accidentally discovered a lifestyle known as minimalism…and everything started to change. That was four years ago. Since, Millburn, now 32, has embraced simplicity. In the pursuit of looking for something more substantial than compulsory consumption and the broken American Dream, he jettisoned most of his material possessions, paid off loads of crippling debt, and walked away from his six-figure career. So, when everything was gone, what was left? Not a how-to book but a why-to book, Everything That Remains is the touching, surprising story of what happened when one young man decided to let go of everything and begin living more deliberately. Heartrending, uplifting, and deeply personal, this engrossing memoir is peppered with insightful (and often hilarious) interruptions by Ryan Nicodemus, Millburn’s best friend of twenty years. Review: Read it, it's worth it - Anyone familiar with The Minimalists website run by Joshua Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus will recognise much of this book as ground already covered in essays posted on the site. To that extent this book is a bit of a re-hash of existing material. What makes the book interesting and worthwhile though is that, rather than a series of short and discreet musings, or any kind of gung-ho exhortation: "you've got to do this and all the problems of your life, the third world and the rest of the solar system will be solved in 27 easy steps starting on Monday morning![just $44.99]", which is all too prevalent even in the more cerebral and laid back minimalism section of the self-help and self-development literature, you actually get a coherent narrative of how someone discovered some life-changing ideas and tried to apply them to their own life. If that sounds narcissistic - it, strangely, does not come across like that. And though the book does very much focus on Joshua's "story" of how he discovered minimalism and used it to get out his particular rut, the fact that it is a brief story told simply and well, makes it much more enjoyable to read, and to glean the essential lessons to start you thinking about whether this all may really be relevant for you. I must confess to being a reader of their blog, as well as Leo Babauta's Zen Habits, and while minimalism has in the past seemed an attractive idea (usually bathed in California sunshine at the end of some distant and imagined journey very different from my current life) this book got me thinking about how I might do my own changes, right here, right now, as the saying goes. Of the two it is clear that Joshua is the writer, and so it is mainly his story, with Ryan relegated to a kind of footnote commentary (David Foster Wallace as the model?) which is often very amusing and also light relief as Joshua can occasionally get a bit, um, earnest. While I for one would have liked a bit more from Ryan, what there is works really well, as does the overall format of the book. I have a healthy dislike for a lot of this navel-gazing self-help stuff, but as I discovered from their website, these guys are a lot more real-world, the book is enjoyable, and thought-provoking, and very much worth a read. Review: eye opening read. - An extremelly interesting read into why Joshua became a minimalist, and documenting how he went about it. Giving a brief insight into his childhood and upbrining which made it clearer as to why he searched for happiness through money during his 20s and the final relaisation that it wasn't what he was looking for. Some helpful tips and pointers on how to declutter your life and focus on what is important to you. As someone who works in the corporate world, it is easy to see the type of people Joshua was, getting trapped in the pursuit of more. Instead of the pursiut of self improvement and focusing on the improtant things in life. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 386,058 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 7,872 in Practical & Motivational Self Help | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,517 Reviews | ## Images ![Everything That Remains: A Memoir by The Minimalists - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61IgAasSZ6L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Read it, it's worth it *by M***K on 14 January 2014* Anyone familiar with The Minimalists website run by Joshua Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus will recognise much of this book as ground already covered in essays posted on the site. To that extent this book is a bit of a re-hash of existing material. What makes the book interesting and worthwhile though is that, rather than a series of short and discreet musings, or any kind of gung-ho exhortation: "you've got to do this and all the problems of your life, the third world and the rest of the solar system will be solved in 27 easy steps starting on Monday morning![just $44.99]", which is all too prevalent even in the more cerebral and laid back minimalism section of the self-help and self-development literature, you actually get a coherent narrative of how someone discovered some life-changing ideas and tried to apply them to their own life. If that sounds narcissistic - it, strangely, does not come across like that. And though the book does very much focus on Joshua's "story" of how he discovered minimalism and used it to get out his particular rut, the fact that it is a brief story told simply and well, makes it much more enjoyable to read, and to glean the essential lessons to start you thinking about whether this all may really be relevant for you. I must confess to being a reader of their blog, as well as Leo Babauta's Zen Habits, and while minimalism has in the past seemed an attractive idea (usually bathed in California sunshine at the end of some distant and imagined journey very different from my current life) this book got me thinking about how I might do my own changes, right here, right now, as the saying goes. Of the two it is clear that Joshua is the writer, and so it is mainly his story, with Ryan relegated to a kind of footnote commentary (David Foster Wallace as the model?) which is often very amusing and also light relief as Joshua can occasionally get a bit, um, earnest. While I for one would have liked a bit more from Ryan, what there is works really well, as does the overall format of the book. I have a healthy dislike for a lot of this navel-gazing self-help stuff, but as I discovered from their website, these guys are a lot more real-world, the book is enjoyable, and thought-provoking, and very much worth a read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ eye opening read. *by L***M on 16 December 2014* An extremelly interesting read into why Joshua became a minimalist, and documenting how he went about it. Giving a brief insight into his childhood and upbrining which made it clearer as to why he searched for happiness through money during his 20s and the final relaisation that it wasn't what he was looking for. Some helpful tips and pointers on how to declutter your life and focus on what is important to you. As someone who works in the corporate world, it is easy to see the type of people Joshua was, getting trapped in the pursuit of more. Instead of the pursiut of self improvement and focusing on the improtant things in life. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It's wonderfully well written and it's honesty is refreshing and inspiring *by S***A on 9 January 2017* This book is well worth reading even if you have no desire to become or adopt a minimalist life or outlook. It's wonderfully well written and it's honesty is refreshing and inspiring. It's the kind of book I want to share with my friends and family, as it offers different perspectives on every day life scenarios that we have, as a race, come to think of as normal and expected. There is also a documentary on Netflix called 'The Minimalists' which is what introduced me to the book. Both the documentary and the book are great ways to encourage yourself to think outside of the box, make positive changes and adaptations to your mind-set and lifestyle, and ultimately, to enable yourself to be truly happy and free within yourself. 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