How to Forsake the WorldA mix of philosophy, history, and journalism that illuminates individuals in closed off communities who have left society to find their own meaningoffering insight for everyone yearning to pursue a deeper, more fulfilled life When journalist and scholar Shira Telushkin was a girl, she was entranced by stories of men and women who removed themselves from the world to seek eternal truths. The daughter of a rabbi who strongly believed the best life was

now in her mid-thirties

he finds the words on the wind

his viewpoint bold

and stole women’s undergarments

el amor y la traición

Even more vexing

Mistranslations into Greek

healthful food in a cheap pan coated with toxic chemicals and inorganic elements

and we still don’t understand what drives them

Bryn Turnbull’s tale brings the time vividly to life

From cowboys’ denim to the jeans in your wardrobe

The surrounding world