Nature and Other Essays - Thrift Edition Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson A soul-satisfying collection of 12 essays by the noted philosopher and poet who embraced independence, rejected conformity, and loved nature. In the title essay, Emerson writes about the extraordinary power of nature as a way of bringing the divine into our lives. Also includes "Character," "Intellect," "Spiritual Laws," "The American Scholar" a... more »ddress, and others.« less