Welcome to Warming Up at the Ramada. Taken from the title of my most recent book, I've created this blog for anyone crazy enough to follow my work on this and other writing projects. I'm a newcomer to bloging, so it may take me a while to determine the focus of my work here.
Current writing projects include a revision and expansion of Warming Up at the Ramada: A Hermit's Memoir. The present version was published in the form of a synopsis, in October, 2008, by Green Ridge Publishing of Lincoln, Nebraska. The expanded version is entitled Warming Up at the Ramada: A Hermits Memoir and Other Essays, and should be ready for publication before the end of 2009.
Other works in progress include On Various Subjects: A Collection of Miniature Essays and Dialogues, and The Eternal Internal Conflict. These titles are both another year or two away from completion.
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A platform for the discussion of my most recent book, Warming Up at the Ramada: A hermit's Memoir, frugal living and environmental sustainability issues
About Me
- Kim Richard Smith
- ... is a practically retired independent press operator, former managing editor and publisher of Grassroots Nebraska, and author of four nonfiction books.
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ISBN 978-0-615-24954-4
At heart a book of self-discovery, Warming Up at the Ramada focuses on the development of the author’s ideas concerning what it means to live responsibly in an unsustainable environment. Based on the premise that we are now living in an unsustainable environment because of our excessive consumption of resources, it suggests that the solution to the problem of man versus the environment will not come from government or technology but must come from individuals making better, more conservative, responsible choices regarding how they live. It also suggests more than a casual relationship between personal economics and global environmental concerns, and introduces a Personal Economic and Environmental Impact Theory, equating personal income with negative impact to the environment.
Favorite Reader Comments
"You deliver a very positive and much needed message about shifting our focus to the important things in life. This is something that people need to hear, especially as we enter tougher and tougher economic times." --Rob Dietz, Executive Director, Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
"I finished it today and thoroughly enjoyed it—like a modern-day Walden. …Your message is right for these times." --Michael C. Sullivan, Author
"I actually could not put it down. Few books grab my interest and hold it as yours did. I was moved to both tears and laughter within the brief span of two paragraphs in [the] recounting of your detention home experience. ... I thoroughly enjoyed it." --Valerie X. Armstrong, Art Gallery Owner, Director
"Outstanding! I thoroughly enjoyed the read. It was well thought out, detailed and entertaining. My only complaint really is [that] it was not enough. I found myself seriously thinking about your point of view but I wanted more examples. Your personal accounts of your life had me wishing I knew a little, perhaps much more about your life. I believe this was due to your outstanding writing." --Ron Marquiss, Theatrical Sound Score Composer
"I finished it today and thoroughly enjoyed it—like a modern-day Walden. …Your message is right for these times." --Michael C. Sullivan, Author
"I actually could not put it down. Few books grab my interest and hold it as yours did. I was moved to both tears and laughter within the brief span of two paragraphs in [the] recounting of your detention home experience. ... I thoroughly enjoyed it." --Valerie X. Armstrong, Art Gallery Owner, Director
"Outstanding! I thoroughly enjoyed the read. It was well thought out, detailed and entertaining. My only complaint really is [that] it was not enough. I found myself seriously thinking about your point of view but I wanted more examples. Your personal accounts of your life had me wishing I knew a little, perhaps much more about your life. I believe this was due to your outstanding writing." --Ron Marquiss, Theatrical Sound Score Composer
Review Copies
To request a review copy of Warming Up for your publication, or to purchase books directly from the publisher, email: KimRichardSmith@live.com
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