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Noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau spent two years, two months, and two days chronicling his near-isolation in a small cabin he built in the woods near Walden Pond, on land owned by his mentor and the father of Transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Immersing himself in nature and solitude, Thoreau sought to develop a greater understanding of society amidst a life of self-reliance and simplicity. Also includes Walden's essay, On the Duty...
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Blending real-life, poetry and love letters, this romantic memoir delightfully mixes humor, tenderness, bliss and misery while exposing the power of love to endure against all odds.
'We wandered out to the front porch so I could see the spectacle of the stars in the ink-black sky and hear the creek rushing along the valley. We stood perfectly still listening. Standing behind me, Barry reached across my shoulder to point out the direction of the creek....
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Lorenzo Medici, Duke of Florenze, employed Pietro as the city's medical practitioner. At the grand ball Pietro watched his friend Gerardo glide by with a beautiful Signorina. They twirled and whirled with the music, totally mesmerized with each other. The Pope watched Pietro. He knew he was a Waldensian youth, trained to spread Bible seeds of reformation wherever he went. The Pope issued his bull for Pietro's extermination, but how was he going to...
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This work treats with great care and thoroughness the history of the Waldensian emigrants from the high valleys of Piedmont to many and varied settlements in the Americas. The author has been able to fill a lacuna in the history of American churches by ransacking the colonial and regional records of several states and by using much genealogical material garnered in part from descendants of the Italian settlers. An appendix contains a necessarily incomplete...
27) Thoreau's Walden
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Henry David Thoreau is beloved as America's bard of Walden Woods. Though he only lived there a couple years, his book of observations about nature, life, and his time at Walden Pond remains a perennial classic. Now, Walden can be enjoyed in full color, as photographer Dan Tobyne pairs short passages from Thoreau's text with stunning photos of Walden and its environs.
28) Thoreau's Walden
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Walden Pond is a sublime place of peace and spirituality. Writer and philosopher Henry David Thoreau built a one-room house in 1845 and lived on the shores of the pond for two years, two months, and two days. It is this "experiment in independent living" that draws millions of people to visit the pond and to pay homage to the man sometimes called the father of American conservation. Situated in woodland outside the town of Concord, the pond and the...
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Originally published in 1854, Walden, or Life in the Woods, is a vivid account of the time that Henry D. Thoreau lived alone in a secluded cabin at Walden Pond. It is one of the most influential and compelling books in American literature--Thoreau's great document of social criticism and dissent.
As the digital age settles on us and the ebook revolution dawns, the question of why we read to begin with is often forgotten. Who better to turn to for...
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Pay a visit to quintessential Vermont at harvest where persimmons brighten tree limbs, colorful leaves fall from branches, cerulean skies bring a vibrating wind, and sidewalks overflow with classic fall reads. Let autumn in Snowdrop Valley remind you that when it comes to love, every day is a fairytale in a sleepy little book town. It's harvest season in the picturesque book town of Snowdrop Valley, and things are really firing up. Sweet, dreamy,...
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An ice-bound New England pond utterly still, though racked with sub-glacial groans serves as an image of a mind overwhelmed one moment by troubling memories, the next by the peace that passes all understanding. In his new collection, Michael Jackson explores the impact on a poets consciousness of past and present events both personal and historical - and the possibility of transcendence in love and creative work. Without ever submitting to bland fashion...
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Rival coach Don James of the University of Washington once called himself a 2,000-word underdog to Jim Walden. James may have been underestimating the opinionated Walden, even at those lopsided odds. During an association with the Washington State football program that started in 1977, Jim Walden established a foundation of competitive expectations that helped spur the success of contemporary Cougar teams. Waldens 1981 Cougars broke a 51-year bowl...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 I, Henry David Thoreau, lived alone in the woods for two years and two months. I now live a sojourner in civilized life again. I have been asked many questions about my lifestyle, and I will answer some of them in this book.
#2 I have traveled a lot, and I have seen how the citizens of Concord are doing penance in a thousand remarkable ways. I have met many people...
35) Spinning
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2017.
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First edition.
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"Ignatz Award-winner Tillie Walden's powerful graphic memoir captures what it's like to come of age, come out, and come to terms with leaving behind everything you used to know." --
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In 1845 in Concord, Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau began a radical experiment: he built a cabin in the woods and lived there, alone, examining the world around him. He spent his days walking the shores of Walden Pond, growing beans, observing plants and animals, and recording his reflections in his notebook. These reflections eventually became his seminal work Walden.
In this lovely picture book, Robert Burleigh and Wendell Minor imagine a special...
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The first Judge Walden novel
When Charlie Walden took on the job of Resident Judge of the Bermondsey Crown Court, he was hoping for a quiet life. But he soon finds himself struggling to keep the peace between three feisty fellow judges who have very different views about how to do their job, and about how Charlie should do his.
And as if that's not enough, there's the endless battle against the 'Grey Smoothies', the humourless grey-suited civil servants...
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Gale Researcher Guide for: Henry David Thoreau's Walden, a Transcendentalist Masterpiece is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.
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Individuals envisage specific outcomes based on the activities they engage in. The dreams of many holders of the doctorate are to catch teaching positions at any universities they might find. Therefore, an individual who pursues a teaching career at a university with a doctoral preparation may not be blamed. Oftentimes, diverse opportunities to excel do exist but the dream and lure of titles such as 'faculty', 'professor', 'dean', etc. blind the eyes...
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The second Judge Walden novel
If you like Rumpole of the Bailey, you'll love Walden of Bermondsey
Judge Walden is back, to preside over five new cases at Bermondsey Crown Court.
Retired resident judge Peter Murphy takes us back to the world of criminal trials in South London for another session with Charlie Walden keeping the peace between his fellow judges – Marjorie, 'Legless' and Hubert – while fighting off the attacks of the Grey Smoothies,...
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