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Walden With Ralph Waldo Emerson's Essay on Thoreau (Everyman's Library)

94 reviews
Henry David Thoreau

Everymans Library, 2006

The Hobo Philosopher
My first copy of this book was indubitably from some other publisher. So I'm not commenting on this particular volume but the content of the work itself. I have always loved this book but it wasn't until recent years that I realized what a controversial book this was. Thoreau published this book at his own expense and he sold very few copies. Later on he stored most of his unsold copies in an ...

The Portable Thoreau (Penguin Classics)

7 reviews
Henry David Thoreau

Penguin Books, 1964

Must Read
This volume represents a collected works of Thoreau's writings, which a previous reviewer has done well to catalog. Every couple of years I find myself returning to this book to walk with Thoreau and attempt to rediscover my core values and love for pure writing and critical thinking. Thoreau invites his readers to shed the encumbrances of their lives, willingly brought upon themselves in the ...

Transcendentalism: Essential Essays of Emerson & Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson

Prestwick House, Inc., 2008

This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition includes a glossary and notes to help the modern reader appreciate details that may otherwise be confusing or overlooked. Funny, fascinating, irritating, and impossible to ignore, the Transcendentalists demand that readers look inward, heed their own consciences, and, above all, act on their own convictions. The most famous of this set, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau, are known ...

Civil Disobedience and Other Essays

17 reviews
Henry David Thoreau

BN Publishing, 2006

The Persistance Of The Philosophers ...
"Because they could not seize my thoughts, they decided, to punish my body...": this sentence was the first,which remaind in my memory, consolidated in my soul, reason enough, to explore more about this Henry David Thoreau (12.7.1817-2.5.1862). He moved in the same circles of society-critical network as Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), in the middle of the 19th century at the American east coast. ...

Walden: 150th Anniversary Illustrated Edition of the American Classic

9 reviews
Henry David Thoreau, Scot Miller

Houghton Mifflin, 2004

Revisiting Walden
On a family vacation many years ago, I visited Walden Pond and walked all around it. In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Thoreau's Walden, the Walden Woods Project published, in 2004, this illustrated edition of the work with stunning color photographs by Scott Miller of Walden Pond and its environs. The Walden Woods Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the ...

Walden and Civil Disobedience (150th Anniversary) (Signet Classics)

12 reviews
Henry David Thoreau

Signet Classics, 2004

He heard a different drummer- The sun is but a morning star
Thoreau is more than simply a writer who produced a great American classic. He exemplified the idea which perhaps as much as any other has come to be at the heart of the American creed. "If a man does not keep pace to his companion, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." Throreau when he went into the woods of ...

Letters to a Spiritual Seeker

3 reviews
Henry David Thoreau

W. W. Norton, 2005

Letters from a Friend
I had not previously delved into any collections of Thoreau's correspondence before reading this book, but had only read the occasional quotes from letters in other works. I was surprised to find such a wealth of ideas--thoughts every bit as beautifully expressed and quotable as any in Thoreau's best books. I immediately began underlining favorite passages and discovered over sixty real gems. ...

Thoughts From Walden Pond 2009 Wall Calendar
Henry David Thoreau, Charles Gurche

Pomegranate, 2008

The passages from Walden on this calendar's pages convey the philosophy of restraint and simplicity Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) developed during his remarkable experiment in self-sufficiency. Charles Gurche's serene photographs of natural landscapes suggest the universality of Thoreau's message. Size: 13 x 12 in.; opens to 13 x 24 in.

Walden : An Annotated Edition

18 reviews
Henry David Thoreau

Houghton Mifflin, 1995

Rich and Profound
To a citydweller who enjoys the modern conveniences, the idea of building a primitive shed in the woods and observing Nature for days on end was entirely unappealing. I felt I would have no sympathy with the Thoreauvian worldview. I was pleasantly surprised. Thoreau has a distinct sense of humor. While a lot of the book is descriptions of Nature, the writing was lovely enough to make up for my ...

Walden

5 reviews
Henry David Thoreau

Digireads.com, 2005

Walden, by Henry David Thoreau
This book should be required reading for every high school and college student in every school in the country. Our narcissistic, throwaway, gadget-intoxicated society needs to hear Thoreau's message about the satisfaction gained through living simply, and about the difference between want and need. Not to mention his pronouncement that we do not own our possessions but are rather owned and ...

Walking

7 reviews

FQ Classics, 2008

In defense of wilderness
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 ...

Yankee Wisdom 2009 Wall Calendar

1 review
Henry David Thoreau, Emily Dickinson

Amber Lotus Publishing, 2008

beautiful
I grew up just outside of Boston - and the sights and sounds of my childhood were all represented here. Wonderful photos

Henry David Thoreau : A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers / Walden; Or, Life in the Woods / The Maine ...

8 reviews
Henry David Thoreau

Library of America, 1985

The Library of America's Thoreau
While reading the four books of Henry David Thoreau (1817 -- 1862) included in this volume, I was reminded of the piano sonata no. 2, the "Concord" sonata by the American composer Charles Ives (1874 -- 1954) and decided to listen to it again to complement my reading. The Concord is a monumental work in which Ives tried to capture the "spirit of transcendentalism" associated with Concord, ...

Walden or, Life in the Woods and On The Duty of Civil Disobedience (Signet Classics)
Henry David Thoreau

Signet, 1960

Civil Disobedience

5 reviews
Henry David Thoreau

Quill Pen Classics, 2008

A masterpiece of individualism and the fight for justice.
Civil Disobedience is one of the most importance works of philosophy ever written. Like all great works of philosophy, it is as relevant today as it has ever been, as it transcends space and time. Don't let the abolitionist nature mislead you: this book is not merely about abolition and slavery. Rather, it is about Man Against the State, individuality, and Thoreau's philosophy of how one man can ...

Twelve Henry David Thoreau Bookmarks
Henry David Thoreau

Dover Publications, 2003

"Nature is full of genius, full of divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand." Pithy, pleasing and sometimes profound sentiments by Thoreau are beautifully enhanced by the lovely watercolor illustrations on these bookmarks. A dozen 2" x 5¾" bookmarks on 6 plates; quotations printed on backs.

WALDEN --- UPDATED w/LINKED TOC

Classics-Unbound, 2008

Walden (first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) by Henry David Thoreau is one of the best-known non-fiction books written by an American. Published in 1854, it details Thoreau's sojourn in a cabin near Walden Pond, amidst woodland owned by his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, near Concord, Massachusetts. Thoreau lived at Walden for two years, two months, and two days, but Walden was written so that the stay appears to be a year, ...

Thoreau and the Art of Life: Precepts and Principles

1 review
Henry David Thoreau

Heron Dance Art Studio, 2006

Coffee-Table Quality; Bargain-Basement Price
That all who received THOREAU AND THE ART OF LIFE: PRECEPTS AND PRINCIPLES from me for Christmas have said it is one they treasure is not surprising. Every page is enhanced by MacIver's watercolors, all as stunning as those on the cover. Furthermore, because the excerpts from Thoreau's works are arranged thematically, it easy to revisit the author and relish his insights when one has a minute ...

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