- Mass Market Paperback: 64 pages
- Publisher: Penguin UK (April 2 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0146001087
- ISBN-13: 978-0146001086
- Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 10.4 x 0.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 23 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #946,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Nowadays almost all man's improvements, so called, as the building of houses and the cutting down of the forest and of all large trees, simply deform the landscape, and make it more and more tame and cheap. A people who would begin by burning the fences and let the forest stand!
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A meandering ode to the simple act and accomplished art of taking a walk. Profound and humorous, companionable and curmudgeonly. Walking, by America's first nature writer, is your personal and portable guide to the activity that, like no other, awakens the senses and soul to the 'absolute freedom and wildness' of nature.
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I wish to speak a word for Nature, for absolute freedom and wildness, as contrasted with a freedom and culture merely civil,- to regard man as an inhabitant, or a part and parcel of Nature, rather than a member of society. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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I wish to speak a word for Nature, for absolute freedom and wildness, as contrasted with a freedom and culture merely civil,- to regard man as an inhabitant, or a part and parcel of Nature, rather than a member of society. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
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2.0 out of 5 stars
I did not walk with Henry,
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This review is from: Walking (Paperback)
J'ai acheté ce livre parce que j'avais acheté "Walden; or Life in the woods" que j'avais bien aimé. Je me sens une relation aprticulière avec Henry Walden et j'aurais aimé l'avoir comme ami.Bien que ce deuxième livre "Walking" soit intéressant quant à son amour de la nature, je demeure sur ma faim. De plus, je reproche l'introduction faite par R.W.Emerson parce que beaucoup trop longue, 34 pages d'intro sur 97, c'est énorme et ne laisse pas l'homme parler suffisamment.
4.0 out of 5 stars
It Takes You To Another Place,
By hikingShoe "mattshoemaker" (Middletown, Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Walking (Paperback)
I bought this book after reading about Henry David Thoreau in my high school literature book. He writes about his love of nature and tries to show others how to enjoy it. This book brings out the beauty of all the surroundings that many people pass by every day. It also encouraged me to get out and live up my ocasional stroll around the neighborhood. I took this book to school and it even helped relieve me a little stress. I recommend this book to all nature lovers.
5.0 out of 5 stars
It helped to open my eyes to the world around me!,
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This review is from: Walking (Paperback)
It is a perfect little book to carry with you for inspiration. It makes me want to take a walk... and the beautiful thing about this book is that it allows me to take a walk in my mind without ever leaving my office or room. I have and will continue to read it over and over.
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