We live in a culture where people salivate over fast cars, fast food, fast service, and fast talk. But this cult of 24/7 speed is catching up to us in ways that signal danger. Carl Honore is an award-winning journalist, author, and rehabilitated "speedaholic." In his international bestseller In Praise of Slowness, he traced the growth of the Slow Movement which began in Italy with Slow Food and has progressed to other aspects of contemporary living in countries around the world.

In this three-CD program which runs three hours, Honore presents a potpourri of fascinating observations and spiritual practices for those who want to "put on the brakes." We were especially impressed with his comments on a speed audit, finding your slow mantra, the lost art of slow lovemaking, the problem with hyper-parenting, helping children connect with their inner tortoise, bringing Slow into your community, finding your speed trigger, and the slow time exercise. Carl Honore succeeds in convincing us to slow down as a way of decelerating our lives.