Writers contribute to the conversation about the relationship between work and life in America, revealing the secrets to restoring balance between the two in individual lives and in the community. Original. Preface, viii Introduction, 1(4) Part One: Overwork in America, 5(32) 1 The (Even More) Overworked American, 6(6) Juliet Schor 2 An Issue for Everybody, 12(8) Barbara Brandt 3 The Incredible Shrinking Vacation, 20(8) Joe Robinson 4 Forced Overtime in the Land of the Free, 28(9) Lonnie Golden Part Two: Time is a Family Value, 37(20) 5 Overscheduled Kids, Underconnected Families, 38(8) William Doherty and Barbara Carlson 6 Recapturing Childhood, 46(6) Betsy Taylor 7 What about Fluffy and Fido?, 52(5) Camilla H. Fox Part Three: The Cost to Civil Society, 57(20) 8 Wasted Work, Wasted Time, 58(8) Jonathan Rowe 9 Time to be a Citizen, 66(6) Paul Loeb 10 Time and Crime, 72(5) Charles Reasons Part Four: Health Hazards, 77(14) 11 An Hour a Day (Could Keep the Doctor Away), 78(6) Suzanne Schweikert 12 The (Bigger) Picture of Health, 84(7) Stephen Bezruchka Part Five: Environmental Consequences, 91(22) 13 Haste Makes Waste, 92(8) David Wann 14 The Speed Trap, 100(7) Robert Bernstein 15 On Time, Happiness, and Ecological Footprints, 107(6) Tim Kasser and Kirk Warren Brown Part Six: Historical and Cultural Perspectives, 113(20) 16 When We Had the Time, 114(9) Benjamin Hunnicutt 17 Can America Learn from Shabbat?, 123(10) Rabbi Arthur Waskow Part Seven: Taking Back Your Time, 133(12) 18 Enough-the Time Cost of Stuff, 134(5) Vicki Robin 19 The Simple Solution, 139(6) Cecile Andrews Part Eight: Workplace Solutions, 145(40) 20 Jobs to Share, 146(8) Carol Ostrom 21 A New Bottom Line, 154(6) Irene Myers, Larry Gaffin, and Barbara Schramm 22 Working Retired, 160(7) Beverly Goldberg 23 A Case for Sabbaticals, 167(5) Bob Sessions and Lori Erickson 24 America Needs a Break, 172(6) Karen Nussbaum, Christine Owens, and Carol Eicken 25 It Would be Good for Business Too, 178(7) Sharon Lobel Part Nine: Rethinking Patterns of Culture, 185(16) 26 Recipes for Relief, 186(7) Anna Lappé 27 Time by Design, 193(8) Linda Breen Pierce Part Ten: Changing Public Policy, 201(26) 28 Europe's Work-Time Alternatives, 202(9) Anders Hayden 29 A Policy Agenda for Taking Back Time, 211(8) Jerome Segal 30 What's an Economy For?, 219(8) David Korten Appendices, 227(22) A. Organizing Take Back Your Time Day in Your Community, 228(9) Sean Sheehan B. Teach-Ins and Study Circles, 237(6) Cecile Andrews C. How to Pitch (not Place) a Story, 243(6) Eric Brown References, 249(6) Index, 255(10) About the Authors, 265(4) Art Credits, 269