Walden: With an Introduction and Annotations by Bill McKibben
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (776 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807098132 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A good way to spend an afternoon" according to smash. I prefer this edition with the Bill McKibben introduction The accompanying annotations are not exhaustive but they make it feel like you are reading this with a friend (who has interesting insights).
This beautiful edition of Walden, published in honor of the bicentennial of Thoreau’s birth, is more accessible and relevant than ever in an age of technological change and ecological crisis.. In honor of the bicentennial of Henry David Thoreau’s birth, this edition of Walden features an introduction and annotations by renowned environmentalist Bill McKibben"Bill McKibben gives us Thoreau's Walden as the gospel of the present moment, as a neccessary book because it is useful right now."--Robert Richard
“Bill McKibben gives us Thoreau’s Walden as the gospel of the present moment.”—Robert D. Richardson Jr., author of Henry Thoreau: A Life of the Mind“A stunning new edition with an illuminating introductionMcKibben’s voice melds with, but never overtakes, that of Thoreau.”—The Oregonian“McKibben provides the most Thoreauvian introduction to Thoreau’s classic that I have ever seen.”—Lawrence Buell, author of Emerson and Writing for an Endangered World
. Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was a writer, philosopher, and naturalist. Founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350, he is a scholar in residence at Middlebury College. Walden is considered his masterpiece.Bill McKibben has written a dozen books about the environment, including The End of Nature and