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Salwen, Kevin & Hannah Salwen. The Power of Half: One Family's Decision to Stop Taking. Houghton. Feb. 2010. c.256p. ISBN 978-0-547-24806-6. $24. SOC SCI
Kevin Salwen (former reporter and editor, Wall Street Journal) and his family had been living the best that America could offer; a two-million-dollar home, the finest possessions, and vacations were all on their full plate. So what was the problem? Idealistic daughter Hannah Salwen had seen the other side, and through ensuing discussions the family decided to downscale, selling the historic family home and giving half the proceeds to a nonprofit group. This is the story of a …