{"product_id":"walden-or-life-in-the-woods-dover-thrift-editions-philosophy","title":"Walden; Or, Life in the Woods (Dover Thrift Editions: Philosophy)","description":"Nature was a form of religion for naturalist, essayist, and early environmentalist Henry David Thoreau (1817–62). In communing with the natural world, he wished to \"live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and … learn what it had to teach.\" Toward that end Thoreau built a cabin in the spring of 1845 on the shores of Walden Pond — on land owned by Ralph Waldo Emerson — outside Concord, Massachusetts. There he observed nature, farmed, built fences, surveyed, and wrote in his journal.\nOne product of his two-year sojourn was this book — a great classic of American letters. Interwoven with accounts of Thoreau's daily life (he received visitors and almost daily walked into Concord) are mediations on human existence, society, government, and other topics, expressed with wisdom and beauty of style.\nWalden offers abundant evidence of Thoreau's ability to begin with observations on a mundane incident or the minutiae of nature and then develop these observations into profound ruminations on the most fundamental human concerns. Credited with influencing Tolstoy, Gandhi, and other thinkers, the volume remains a masterpiece of philosophical reflection.\nA selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0486284956\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.0486284956.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Henry David Thoreau\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in good condition. Minimal signs of wear. It May have markings or highlights, but kept to only a few pages. May not come with supplemental materials if applicable.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45821222355141,"sku":"LFV.0486284956.G","price":5.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/0486284956-0.jpg?v=1771088484","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/walden-or-life-in-the-woods-dover-thrift-editions-philosophy","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}