Walden
In 1845 Thoreau leased some land owned by his friend and mentor,
Ralph Waldo Emerson on Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts,
and lived in a cabin on it for two years, two months, and
two days. The experience gave Thoreau the chance to make keen
observations on the world around him. The result became an
American classic:
Walden explores not only the soul
of the searching Thoreau, but defines what it means to be
a truly free person, and distills the essence of our relationship
of Nature...
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Civil Disobedience, Solitude and Life Without Principle
This book is filled with the belief that people of conscience
were/are at liberty to follow their own opinions, and Henry
wrote at length on subjects that either supported or explained
his (at-the-time) controversial views. In these selections
from his writings, we see Thoreau as individualist and opponent
of injustice. An all time classic for those who follow their
heart and spirit..
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Walking
A meandering ode to the simple act and accomplished art of
taking a walk. Profound and humorous, companionable and curmudeonly,
Walking, by America's first nature writer, is your personal
and portable guide to the activity that, like no other, awakens
the senses and the soul to the "absolute freedom and wildness"
of nature...
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New Suns Will Arise : From the Journals of Henry David
Thoreau
Nothing must be postponed. Take time by the forelock. Now
or never! You must live in the present, launch yourself on
every wave, find your eternity in each moment... The essays
of Henry David Thoreau resonate with a love for life, nature,
and simplicity. But his concern for the natural world and
passion for living life to its fullest are perhaps best illustrated
in his rarely read journals. Encompassing the whole of his
writing career, these journals convey a startling insight,
zest for life, and admiration for the power of the individual...
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