Are You Ready For
Radical Common Sense?

Visionary placemaker Steve Nygren chronicles the rise of Serenbe, a pioneering model of biophilic living outside Atlanta, and charts a path for others wishing to challenge the status quo, embrace optimism, and reinvent their communities…and themselves.

Book cover titled "Start in Your Own Backyard" by Steve Nygren. The subtitle reads "Transforming Where We Live with Radical Common Sense" and shows a small circular image of a scenic rural road with trees and a fence.
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Available October 7th

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This is a book about changing your life by starting in your backyard, or your sphere of influence.

A book about empowerment, optimism, hope, and finding solutions rooted in simple common sense.