, ▁ 2 0 0 5 ), ▁A ▁D ifferent ▁Kind ▁of ▁Lux ury : ▁Japanese ▁Less ons ▁in ▁Simple ▁Living ▁and ▁Inner ▁Ab und ance ▁( St one ▁Bridge ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ), ▁and ▁The ▁Ab und ance ▁of ▁Less : ▁Less ons ▁in ▁Simple ▁Living ▁from ▁R ural ▁Japan ▁( N orth ▁Atlantic ▁Books , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ). ▁The ▁Ab und ance ▁of ▁Less ▁is ▁a ▁re vised ▁and ▁updated ▁edition ▁of ▁his ▁previous ▁work . ▁His ▁ess ays ▁and ▁articles ▁on ▁e col ogy , ▁sust ain able ▁living , ▁and ▁the ▁problems ▁inher ent ▁with ▁nuclear ▁power ▁have ▁appeared ▁in ▁The ▁Japan ▁Times , ▁North ▁American ▁Review , ▁Ad b ust ers , ▁Ky oto ▁Journal , ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Trib une , ▁and ▁Creative ▁Non f iction . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁New ▁York , ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁and ▁Chicago . ▁He ▁is ▁an ▁al umn us ▁of ▁the ▁U C ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁Department ▁of ▁Soci ology ▁and ▁holds ▁an ▁MA ▁in ▁English ▁( with ▁concentr ations ▁in ▁composition ▁and ▁writing ▁instruction ) ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco ▁State ▁University . ▁He ▁lived ▁in ▁Japan ▁for ▁four ▁years ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁research er ▁for ▁Japanese ▁a est het ics , ▁a ▁journalist , ▁and ▁a ▁teacher . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁cre ative ▁director ▁for ▁a ▁private ▁cre ative ▁writing ▁school , ▁The ▁Open ing , ▁which ▁offers ▁courses