false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166762473m/16900.jpg 16900 8 Thoreau has inspired generations of readers to think for themselves and to find meaning and beauty in nature. This sampling includes five of his most frequently read and cited essays: "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" (1849), "Life without Principle" (1863), "Slavery in Massachusetts" (1854), "A Plea for Captain John Brown" (1869) and "Walking" (1862). 522004 book 1849 Civil Disobedience and Other Essays: Collected Essays of Henry David Thoreau total:1431|5:497|4:523|3:323|2:71|1:17| 1431 5705 1928 59 3 1 false false Wed Aug 27 07:04:11 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 13 10:09:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 true true Sun Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 13:12:38 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 13:23:37 -0800 2008 Walden.

My three very favorite passages are "Those who, while they disapprove of the character and measures of a government, yield to it the...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 03:03:36 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 03:07:26 -0700 2009
I have to say that's sort of the effect I got reading the title essay of this book. Having grown ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu May 07 15:37:19 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 15:37:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 20 07:55:04 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 07:57:05 -0800 2009
I loved his essay on walking. ]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 25 22:19:45 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 12 11:16:21 -0800 2008
"if the injustice is part of the necessary friction of the machine of government, let it go, let it go: perchance it will wear smooth,-certainly the machine will wear out. if the injustice has a spring, or a pulley, or a rope, or a crank, exclusively for itself, ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 06 21:17:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 21:17:00 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Sun Aug 30 13:43:42 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 13:46:03 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 18:06:24 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 18:08:10 -0700 2009 5 0 true false Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 23:05:29 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 23:07:19 -0800 2009 ~10 5 0 false false Sun Oct 04 19:46:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 19:40:38 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Fri May 08 15:28:54 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 15:28:54 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Tue Dec 23 06:20:06 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 06:20:34 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sun Jun 14 06:43:56 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 06:46:22 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Mar 26 06:29:23 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 06:29:57 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Nov 28 07:33:07 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 07:35:51 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jun 22 06:04:10 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 06:06:25 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Apr 10 15:19:37 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 15:20:02 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 09:38:04 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 12:45:10 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 15 13:14:25 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 15 14:28:49 -0800 2007
A quote from the book that I appreciate bu...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=16900