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54 ratings, 4.24 average rating, 6 reviews
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published
December 1992
by Everymans Library
binding
Paperback, 384 pages
isbn
0460871447
(isbn13: 9780460871440)
description
Nietzsche never traveled anywhere without his volume of Emerson's essays; Matthew Arnold described Emerson as "the greatest prose writer this c...more
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I love Emerson. I love these cheap Barnes and Noble paperbacks too. I keep a nice hardcover to be shelved and read from time to time and I keep this one to highlight, underline, dog-ear, etc. etc. This book which has filled a segment of my mind and which now bears the marks and wear of my mind, feels as though it is a part of my mind.
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Read in December, 2007
This is a great book that I read whenever I need a little mental break... it's a great "pick me up" book. I love reading classic literature.
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Probably the wisest man that the US ever had, even though he didn't get along with Lincoln and sometimes was dreadfully boring.
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Whenever I'm feeling like i need a little mental boost, i pick this book up and read. It challenges and inspires me in life.
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I love books like this. This runs along the same lines as Walden, and that is my all time favorite.
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It was alright but by the time I got to page three hundred I got sick of him.
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