In <b>Beyond Civilization</b>, Daniel Quinn thinks the unthinkable. We all know there's no one right way to build a bicycle, no one right way to design an automobile, no one right way to make a pair of shoes, but we're convinced that there must be only one right way to live -- and the one we have is it, no matter what. <br><br><b>Beyond Civilization</b> makes practical sense of the vision of Daniel Quinn's best-selling novel <b>Ishmael</b>. Examining ancient civilizations such as the Maya and the Olmec, as well as modern-day microcosms of alternative living like circus societies, Quinn guides us on a quest for a new model for society, one that is forward-thinking and encourages diversity instead of suppressing it. <b>Beyond Civilization</b> is not about a &quot;New World Order&quot; but a &quot;New Personal World Order&quot; that would allow people to assert control over their own destiny and grant them the freedom to create their own way of life right now -- not in some distant utopian future.