Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau

Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau
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Publisher : Tin House Books
Total Pages : 146
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ISBN-10 : 9781953534095
ISBN-13 : 1953534090
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau by : Ben Shattuck

Download or read book Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau written by Ben Shattuck and published by Tin House Books. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New Yorker Best Book of 2022 A New England Indie Bestselller A New York Times Best Book of Summer, a Wall Street Journal and Town & Country Best Book of Spring “A gorgeous reminder that walking is the most radical form of locomotion nowadays.” —Nick Offerman “I think Thoreau would have liked this book, and that’s a high recommendation.” —Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature On an autumn morning in 1849, Henry David Thoreau stepped out his front door to walk the beaches of Cape Cod. Over a century and a half later, Ben Shattuck does the same. With little more than a loaf of bread, brick of cheese, and a notebook, Shattuck sets out to retrace Thoreau’s path through the Cape’s outer beaches, from the elbow to Provincetown’s fingertip. This is the first of six journeys taken by Shattuck, each one inspired by a walk once taken by Henry David Thoreau. After the Cape, Shattuck goes up Mount Katahdin and Mount Wachusett, down the coastline of his hometown, and then through the Allagash. Along the way, Shattuck encounters unexpected characters, landscapes, and stories, seeing for himself the restorative effects that walking can have on a dampened spirit. Over years of following Thoreau, Shattuck finds himself uncovering new insights about family, love, friendship, and fatherhood, and understanding more deeply the lessons walking can offer through life’s changing seasons. Intimate, entertaining, and beautifully crafted, Six Walks is a resounding tribute to the ways walking in nature can inspire us all.

In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World

In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World
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Publisher : Chronicle Chroma
Total Pages : 168
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ISBN-10 : 1623261163
ISBN-13 : 9781623261160
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Book Synopsis In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World by : Henry David Thoreau

Download or read book In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World written by Henry David Thoreau and published by Chronicle Chroma. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World is a vintage classic that pairs passages by writer Henry David Thoreau with images by photographer Eliot Porter. Ahead of its time, this bestselling--and long-out-of-print--classic monograph was first published in 1962. Porter masterfully created color photographs of the New England woods to pair with the writings of Henry David Thoreau. Often referred to as the very first coffee table book ever published Both Porter and Thoreau--although they lived a century apart--worked endlessly to preserve nature and protect it from manmade interference. First published by Porter and Sierra Club founder David Brower The finished "collaboration" arrived in an era when environmental causes were not as prominent in the public consciousness, yet the book became an overnight publishing success. In Wildness is a wonderful pick for environmentally aware buyers, photography fans, and anyone looking for a unique book that combines literature and photography. Pairs passages from one of the most revered American writers of the nineteenth century with a premier photographer of the twentieth century Features a re-envisioned cover of the beautiful classic Offers hope and inspiration for the preservation of our natural world Gorgeous on display on the coffee table

American Bloomsbury

American Bloomsbury
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 9780743264624
ISBN-13 : 0743264622
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Book Synopsis American Bloomsbury by : Susan Cheever

Download or read book American Bloomsbury written by Susan Cheever and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-09-18 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait of five Concord, Massachusetts, writers whose works were at the center of mid-nineteenth-century American thought and literature evaluates their interconnected relationships, influence on each other's works, and complex beliefs.

Thoreau on Birds

Thoreau on Birds
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Publisher : Beacon Press (MA)
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0807085219
ISBN-13 : 9780807085219
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Thoreau on Birds by : Henry David Thoreau

Download or read book Thoreau on Birds written by Henry David Thoreau and published by Beacon Press (MA). This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Thoreau's descriptions, and his insights into elemental force, are hypnotic. This beautifully designed book is easy to pick up, hard to put down".--David Schneider, "Whole Earth Review". 20 illustrations.

The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837-1861

The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837-1861
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Publisher : New York Review of Books
Total Pages : 707
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ISBN-10 : 9781590173213
ISBN-13 : 159017321X
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837-1861 by : Henry David Thoreau

Download or read book The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837-1861 written by Henry David Thoreau and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2009-11-24 with total page 707 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry David Thoreau’s Journal was his life’s work: the daily practice of writing that accompanied his daily walks, the workshop where he developed his books and essays, and a project in its own right—one of the most intensive explorations ever made of the everyday environment, the revolving seasons, and the changing self. It is a treasure trove of some of the finest prose in English and, for those acquainted with it, its prismatic pages exercise a hypnotic fascination. Yet at roughly seven thousand pages, or two million words, it remains Thoreau’s least-known work. This reader’s edition, the largest one-volume edition of Thoreau’s Journal ever published, is the first to capture the scope, rhythms, and variety of the work as a whole. Ranging freely over the world at large, the Journal is no less devoted to the life within. As Thoreau says, “It is in vain to write on the seasons unless you have the seasons in you.”

Lessons from "Walden"

Lessons from
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Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Total Pages : 279
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ISBN-10 : 9780268107352
ISBN-13 : 0268107351
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Lessons from "Walden" by : Bob Pepperman Taylor

Download or read book Lessons from "Walden" written by Bob Pepperman Taylor and published by University of Notre Dame Pess. This book was released on 2020-03-30 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout this original and passionate book, Bob Pepperman Taylor presents a wide-ranging inquiry into the nature and implications of Henry David Thoreau’s thought in Walden and Civil Disobedience. Taylor pursues this inquiry in three chapters, each focusing on a single theme: chapter 1 examines simplicity and the ethics of “voluntary poverty,” chapter 2 looks at civil disobedience and the role of “conscience” in democratic politics, and chapter 3 concentrates on what “nature” means to us today and whether we can truly “learn from nature.” Taylor considers Thoreau’s philosophy, and the philosophical problems he raises, from the perspective of a wide range of thinkers and commentators drawn from history, philosophy, the social sciences, and popular media, breathing new life into Walden and asking how it is alive for us today. In Lessons from Walden, Taylor allows all sides to have their say, even as he persistently steers the discussion back to a nuanced reading of Thoreau’s actual position. With its tone of friendly urgency, this interdisciplinary tour de force will interest students and scholars of American literature, environmental ethics, and political theory, as well as environmental activists, concerned citizens, and anyone troubled with the future of democracy.

A Bernadette Mayer Reader

A Bernadette Mayer Reader
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Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 0811212033
ISBN-13 : 9780811212038
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Bernadette Mayer Reader by : Bernadette Mayer

Download or read book A Bernadette Mayer Reader written by Bernadette Mayer and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1992 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "She writes as if Everything were still possible in the work of a lifetime at the coincidence of all the turvy moments. Better that she's read without a thought to stop. Best so this world is found changed." --Clark Coolidge