Walden

With an Introduction and Annotations by Bill McKibben

Henry David Thoreau, Bill McKibben

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Beacon Press
01 September 2018

The natural world, country life & pets

Series: Concord Library

An annotated, re-packaged edition of Walden to honor the bicentennial of Henry David Thoreau's birth, featuring an introduction and annotations by renowned environmentalist Bill McKibben

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'sWaldenas the gospel of the present moment, as a neccessary book because it is useful right now."" --Robert Richardson, author ofHenry Thoreau, A Life of the MindandEmerson- The Mind on Fire

""We need to understand that when Thoreau sat in the dooryard of his cabin 'from sunrise till noon, rapt in a revery, in undisturbed solitude and stillness, while the birds sang around or flitted noiseless through the house,' he was offering counsel and example exactly suited for our perilous moment in time."" -Bill McKibben, from the introduction

First published in 1854, Henry David Thoreau's groundbreaking book has influenced generations of readers and continues to inspire and inform anyone with an open mind, a love of nature, and a longing for simplicity and contemplation. Bill McKibben provides a newly revised introduction and helpful annotations that place Thoreau firmly in his role as cultural and spiritual seer. 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.

By: Henry David Thoreau
Introduction by: Bill McKibben
Imprint: Beacon Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780807098134
ISBN 10: 0807098132
Series: Concord Library
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 01 September 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction by Bill McKibben WALDEN Economy Where I Lived, and What I Lived For Reading Sounds Solitude Visitors The Bean-Field The Village The Ponds Baker Farm Higher Laws Brute Neighbors House-Warming Former Inhabitants; and Winter Visitors Winter Animals The Pond in Winter Spring Conclusion

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was a writer, philosopher, and naturalist. Walden is considered his masterpiece. Bill McKibben has written a dozen books about the environment, including The End of Nature and Oil and Honey. Founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org, he is a scholar in residence at Middlebury College.

Reviews for Walden: With an Introduction and Annotations by Bill McKibben

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 introduction...McKibben'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 -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 introduction...McKibben'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 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 '[Thoreau] says so many pithy and brilliant things, and offers so many piquant, and, we may add, so many just, comments on society as it is, that this book is well worth the reading, both for its actual contents and its suggestive capacity.' --A. P. Peabody, North American Review, 1854 '[Walden] still seems to me the best youth's companion yet written by an American, for it carries a solemn warning against the loss of one's valuables, it advances a good argument for traveling light and trying new adventures, it rings with the power of powerful adoration, it contains religious feeling without religious images, and it steadfastly refuses to record bad news.' --E. B. White, Yale Review, 1954 '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