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Walking | 
 enlarge | Author: Henry David Thoreau
Publisher: FQ Classics
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 23749
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 48
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.3
ISBN: 1599865866
Dewey Decimal Number: 508
EAN: 9781599865867
ASIN: 1599865866
Publication Date: January 2, 2008
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Walking, although by appearance a little book, is almost guaranteed to open your eyes to the world that surrounds you. Author Henry David Thoreau takes the readers of Walking on a journey, showing them importance of experiencing nature and preserving the wilderness. Walking is highly recommended for those who enjoy the writings of Henry David Thoreau and also for individuals who love all things related to nature and the great outdoors.
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 The appreciation of nature April 18, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Short little essay by Henry David Thoreau about nature. Writer teaches us that simple walking can awake awareness about animals, trees and flowers around us. It is meditation on connection between wildlife and men, development of civilization from nurture thru nature and men's appreciation of the world outside of human villages and societies. It is amazing to read this piece that was created by a writer who died in 1862. With environmentlist movement of today, it is refreshing to find a piece by one of the early nature writers that teaches us to appreciate world we are born into. Thoreau teaches us to surrender to the world that has been in existance long before humans came to occupy it. While he is aware of limited ability of older men to sustain themselves in widerness, to him it is incomprehensible how women can live in confinment of the domestic life. I became interested in this writer after watching the film "Into the Wild", Now that I read this little piece, I understand how someone young and impressionable can fall under the spell of Thoreau's words about nature and the beauty of it, especially on the west side of the hemisphere.
 great !!! March 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
ok it's old english, but it's classical masterpiece.
i recommend it to anyone that enjoy and dream of nature and the wild.
 Still Relevant February 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The words of Thoreau are familiar to all those who have experienced life in the woods. His philosophies and observations are just as relevant today as they were when he first wrote them. In more eloquent words Thoreau explains how In the woods and wild places we find fuel for the soul. Without them we become stagnant in physicality and mentality. I recommend this book to anyone interested in conservation.
Walking July 7, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Required reading for freshmen entering SUNY Geneseo in preparation for an Adirondack Adventure. Bought this version after inadvertantly getting an abridged Walking.
In defense of wilderness January 10, 2005
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
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!
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