Walden Today is about applying tried and true principles of an American genius to help you to create personal freedom and make a living in a time where there is less job security, fewer jobs, less trust in government and corporations--and more need to rely on yourself. It is a survival manual for avoiding a life of what Thoreau called "quiet desperation." Historically the American Dream was a given that every person who worked hard, who was ethical, financially prudent and self-reliant could achieve a life of relative comfort and security while leaving a modest legacy to their children. Today the American Dream has become shattered and most Americans believe that it is now out of reach. In our jobs we find dissatisfaction,discouragement and insecurity In our personal lives we endure a quiet desperation that we cannot improve our situation. Walden Today provides an answer to: How To Change What You Do Into What You"d Rather Be Doing. In 2012 there are striking parallels to Thoreau"s life and times, making his principles as valuable today as in 19th century America : The Panic of 1837 would be the worst financial downturn until the Great Depression Citizens were worried about ever growing, big spending national government. A real estate bubble popped and took half the banks with it. Society shifted away from the values of the first Americans and toward materialism. In Walden Today--as in Thoreau"s Walden, you will find new answers to to what he called "life"s most important practical question:" How can I make a living and still have the freedom to do what I"d really like to do?