Gary Snyder has been a major cultural force in America for five decades. Future readers will come to see this book as one of the central texts on w...
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Jul 17, 2011
Dani
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He's Gary Snyder what more could you effing want in a review of his work? I thought of this book because I'm currently reading Mark Bittner's memoir 'The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill A Love Story... With Wings' and Bittner mentions the reason he moved to North Beach was because he wanted to experience what the beats were all about. Go Bittner.
As an aside, I once met Gary Snyder while I was an under graduate at UC Davis. I was working at a Border's Bookstore and I cashiered his tran More...
As an aside, I once met Gary Snyder while I was an under graduate at UC Davis. I was working at a Border's Bookstore and I cashiered his tran More...
Oct 04, 2011
Nic
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A perpetual evil has been at work destroying the nurturing, life-endowing planet, stripping it of its resources since the fifth century with the rise of small cities. Humans began to detach themselves from nature, associating the wild with a negative connotation. The idea that nature as sacred shortly existed during the Romantic period and throughout the ten years after this book was written humanity once again sees nature as something worth protecting, preserving, and connecting with.
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Jan 01, 2008
Tyler
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the best western flowering of the dharma ive found
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Jul 14, 2011
Chris
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A diverse and interesting melange of essays that is part memoir, poetry, and philosophy about man and his relationship to the natural world. There are elements from China, Japan, and Native American cultures. It's like a Zen Thoreau. The essays at times seem unrelated to each other but at other times you can sense a seam uniting them. This book was written over twenty years ago and I wonder how the author feels now as it seems his message has been completely ignored. This is one of those books t
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May 31, 2009
Diana Michele
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Was a bit rambling, really, but I still enjoyed what he was saying. He is an important thinker in the deep ecology movement and it gives some great moments of reflection and personal challenge.
Sep 17, 2009
John
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Splendid book of essays, in particular liked the first on ecological ethics and freedome, and 'On the Path, Off the Trail'.
Dec 16, 2008
best set of essays on right action with respect to or in terms of the environment I've read.
Feb 03, 2009
Ammie
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Absolutely beautiful and thoughtful. It's not only clear and intelligent, but gorgeously written. Gary Snyder has made me appreciate wilderness and humanity and walking in whole new and enlightening ways.
Jun 28, 2008
Tyler
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When I write a book...I would be happy if it was half as good as this book. If you want to read some good environmental parables about our relationships with the natural world, read this book.
Nov 18, 2008
devon
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another reason to love gary snyder, if his poetry wasn't enough already.
Feb 07, 2012
