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Walden
Walden
Author: Henry David Thoreau, J. Lyndon Shanley, Joyce Carol Oates
Originally published in 1854, Walden, or Life in the Woods, is a vivid account of the time that Henry D. Thoreau lived alone in a secluded cabin at Walden Pond. It is one of the most influential and compelling books in American literature.This new paperback edition--introduced by noted American writer John Updike--celebrates the 15...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691014647
ISBN-10: 0691014647
Publication Date: 6/1/1989
Pages: 364
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3.6 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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buzzby avatar reviewed Walden on + 6062 more book reviews
I got a little bogged down with all the details of fashioning things for his living, I never did figure out how he jury-rigged a remote for his TV. Anyway, it's amazing how far we as a society has gotten away from his attitudes of independence, we just seem to get busier and busier.
jdauntless avatar reviewed Walden on + 112 more book reviews
The classic well done.
Alison avatar reviewed Walden on + 551 more book reviews
Thoreau's classic memoir of his time at Walden Pond, read by poet Archibald MacLeish - a marvelous recording of a timeless and thought-provoking essay.
SandraB avatar reviewed Walden on + 185 more book reviews
Amazing audiobook.
Destructa avatar reviewed Walden on + 78 more book reviews
Please note: this is a Monarch Notes guide to Thoreau's Walden (a Cliffs Notes-type book).
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This is an ABRIDGED version. Not worth the purchase.
dloris87 avatar reviewed Walden on + 7 more book reviews
Why would you need a sleeping pill when you could listen to this? I was excited to get this audio several years ago and was greatly disappointed. I find it incredibly ironic that Thoreau wrote a book about simplistic living that drones on and on. I think the audio reader was even bored by this. Everything in this book could have been said in 30 pages, now that would have been simplistic living. What a huge disappointment.
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Not done with it yet. Good so far.


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