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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Like Walden Cliff's Notes
The other reviewer is right that this book contains limited material from Walden. But that's precisely what makes it so useful. If you're interested in the full Walden experiment, with lengthy narratives on bird-watching and ditch-digging and any number of other things, by all means read Walden. However, for those who are simply interested in the philosophy of simple...
Published on February 6, 2009 by Puff
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3 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Don't buy this book!
Not because it's not worth it; quite the opposite: this book contains only some chapters of Walden. Penguin has a low-priced volume which includes Walden and Civil Disobedience. This (Walden) was one of the most important books I've read in all my life. I have re-read it and I will do so again in the future. Thoreau has some of the most interesting ideas I've read;...
Published on November 9, 2008 by Paulo Carreiro
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Like Walden Cliff's Notes,
By Puff (CHICAGO, ILLINOIS United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Where I Lived, and What I Lived For (Penguin Great Ideas) (Paperback)
The other reviewer is right that this book contains limited material from Walden. But that's precisely what makes it so useful. If you're interested in the full Walden experiment, with lengthy narratives on bird-watching and ditch-digging and any number of other things, by all means read Walden. However, for those who are simply interested in the philosophy of simple living and want to read shorter essays that get at the heart of it, this is an excellent selection. I fully recommend it.
3 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Where I Lived, and What I Lived For (Penguin Great Ideas) (Paperback)
Not because it's not worth it; quite the opposite: this book contains only some chapters of Walden. Penguin has a low-priced volume which includes Walden and Civil Disobedience.This (Walden) was one of the most important books I've read in all my life. I have re-read it and I will do so again in the future. Thoreau has some of the most interesting ideas I've read; you won't agree with him on many accounts, but he will force you to think. Don't believe or accept everything you read but do read (or watch or listen to) everything you can and then try to make some sense out of it all. |
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Where I Lived, and What I Lived For (Penguin Great Ideas) by Henry David Thoreau (Paperback - May 30, 2006)
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