David Henry: 366 books

A compelling travel narrative and a meditation on loss, time, and history, A Week on the Concord and Merrimac Rivers was written three years after the death of Thoreau’s brother, John, with whom he made the 1839 river voyage. This account of their journey shares many themes with Thoreau’s classic Walden, exploring self-renewal in nature, spirituality, culture, politics, and religion.

These nine essays, among Thoreau’s most popular writings, grew out of his daily saunters around Concord, Massachusetts. Published only after his death, these early works document Thoreau’s developing eye for natural description. Includes “Walking,” “A Natural History of Massachusetts,” “A...

This brilliant account of Thoreau’s four trips to Cape Cod is often still considered the best book ever written about the area. Chronicling a fatal shipwreck, encounters with the ocean, explorations, and settlement, as well as Thoreau’s reflections on the pilgrims’ landing, Cape Cod has become known as the nautical Walden.

«Por lo general, no recordamos que, al fin y al cabo, siempre es la primera persona la que habla. No hablaría tanto de mí mismo si hubiera otra persona a quien conociera tan bien. Por desgracia, estoy limitado a este asunto por la pobreza de mi experiencia. Además, por mi parte, exijo de todo...

Colores de otoño es un ejemplo extraordinario del arte de Thoreau para hacer revivir para el lector toda la belleza y riqueza del mundo natural. «Octubre es el mes de las hojas pintadas. Su opulento resplandor destella alrededor del mundo. Mientras los frutos, las hojas y el día en sí adquieren...

Se Thoreau (1817-1862) é o pai do anarquismo, esse seu pequeno e fulgurante ensaio é o livro do Gênesis. Quando estava na prisăo, depois de discordar do pagamento de impostos, Thoreau redigiu este texto ardente, incontido, ferino e definitivo. "A Desobediência civil" é a Bíblia dos...

From President Truman's use of a domestic propaganda agency to Ronald Reagan's handling of the Soviet Union during his 1984 reelection campaign, the American political system has consistently exerted a profound effect on the country's foreign policies. Americans may cling to the belief that "politics...

Handbook of Polytrauma Care and Rehabilitation summarizes the most frequent medical and psychological problems encountered by combat survivors and patients with concurrent injuries to the brain and other body systems. The book offers a roadmap for clinicians on how to initiate and follow through the...

In Walden beschreibt Thoreau sein Leben in einer Blockhütte, die er sich 1845 in den Wäldern von Concord (Massachusetts) am See Walden Pond baute, um dort für mehr als zwei Jahre der industrialisierten Massengesellschaft der jungen USA den Rücken zu kehren. Nach eigener Aussage ging es ihm dabei...

Spiritual management is required for spiritual organization, and yet a ministry’s master plan should be the Master’s plan for that ministry. Church and Ministry Strategic Planning assists readers in developing a Biblically based blueprint for carrying out the many activities in which the church...

Discover the marketing basics to draw new members-and more funds-to your church! Though more and more religious organizations increasingly attempt to use marketing techniques to improve response, little literature exists to explain crucial concepts, terms, and strategies. The Concise Encyclopedia...

Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" (originally published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state. Contents Walden On the Duty...

When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond, in Concord, Massachusetts, and earned my living by the labor of my hands only. I lived there two years and two months....

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: He was one of that class of whom we hear a great deal, but, for the most part, see nothing at all- the Puritans. It would be in vain to kill him. He died lately in the time of Cromwell, but he reappeared...