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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A meandering ode to the simple act and accomplished art of taking a walk. Profound and humorous, companionable and curmudgeonly. Walking, by America's first nature writer, is your personal and portable guide to the activity that, like no other, awakens the senses and soul to the 'absolute freedom and wildness' of nature.
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Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817 in Concord, Massachusetts. He spent time as a school teacher after attending Harvard College but was dismissed for his refusal to administer corporal punishment. In 1845, wanting to write his first book, he moved to Walden Pond and built his cabin on land owned by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It was during his time at Walden that Thoreau was imprisoned briefly for not paying taxes; this experience became the basis for his well-known essay "Civil Disobedience." He died of tuberculosis in 1862 at the age of 44.
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In defense of wilderness,
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This review is from: Walking (Little Books of Wisdom) (Paperback)
More than any book, this argues for experiencing nature and preserving wilderness. Thoreau himself saw that fewer passenger pigeons were visiting and even then was aware of threats. Though first spoken in lectures on 1851, and 1856-1857, and published in June 1862 Atlantic Monthly, a month after his death, it still speak to us in the 21st century. For example ".. what would become of us, if we walked only in a garden or a mall?", . "In wilderness is the preservation of the world." , "To preserve wild animals implies generally the creation of a forest for them to dwell in or resort to. So it is with man". So lace up your shoes, grab your binoculars, and go for a walk and join the tribe of squirrels!
61 of 70 people found the following review helpful:
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It helped to open my eyes to the world around me!,
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This review is from: Walking (Little Books of Wisdom) (Paperback)
It is a perfect little book to carry with you for inspiration. It makes me want to take a walk... and the beautiful thing about this book is that it allows me to take a walk in my mind without ever leaving my office or room. I have and will continue to read it over and over.
60 of 69 people found the following review helpful:
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It Takes You To Another Place,
By hikingShoe "mattshoemaker" (Middletown, Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Walking (Little Books of Wisdom) (Paperback)
I bought this book after reading about Henry David Thoreau in my high school literature book. He writes about his love of nature and tries to show others how to enjoy it. This book brings out the beauty of all the surroundings that many people pass by every day. It also encouraged me to get out and live up my ocasional stroll around the neighborhood. I took this book to school and it even helped relieve me a little stress. I recommend this book to all nature lovers.
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I wish to speak a word for Nature, for absolute freedom and wildness, as contrasted with a free and culture merely civil-to regard man as an inhabitant, or a part and parcel of Nature, rather than a member of society. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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I wish to speak a word for Nature, for absolute freedom and wildness, as contrasted with a free and culture merely civil-to regard man as an inhabitant, or a part and parcel of Nature, rather than a member of society. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- The Yachtsman's Pilot to the Western Isles (Yachtsmann's Pilot) by Martin Lawrence on page 32
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