I've read the book (and TTL Cookbook, of course) and met Don Lancaster a couple of times at social gatherings. I think the biggest message of this book is how

I've read the book (and TTL Cookbook, of course) and met Don Lancaster a couple of times at social gatherings. I think the biggest message of this book is how to bootstrap yourself in making money doing something you love to do. This book is important because it shows how Lancaster (and many people who have read this book) went from a "you can't get there from here" position to doing what they love. You don't have to be a hippy or limit yourself to a lifestyle business to make use of the knowledge in this book.