A century of academic scholarship has left us with an incredibly dull and dry image of Thoreau as the moping detached intellectual or the reflective nature mystic. In this collection of quotations compiled from all of Thoreau’s works and arranged under the headings Adventure, Joy, Contact, and Contemplation, editor Robert France counters this prevalent view through nothing less than resurrecting Thoreaubringing him back to the life that he so fully lived. This work clearly demonstrates that Thoreau was very much the thirsting sensualist, using his body at every opportunity as the way in which to engage the world. And it was water, above all else, that served as the means for Thoreau’s deepest immersion into nature.

Profitably Soaked: Thoreau's Engagement with Water

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Quotations

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This book provides an overview of how to establish water-human relationships by anchoring readers to a deeper understanding of the important cultural and psychological roles played by water in all our lives in terms of history, architecture, nature writing, art, environmental science and engineering, etc. By learning about how to deeply experience water through adventure, joy, contact and contemplation, readers gain wisdom about how to preserve untainted water in their own lives.

Deep Immersion: The Experience of Water

Science & Math

France, Robert Lawrence

Nature & Ecology

Taking a fresh approach to the works of Henry David Thoreau, this book applies his ideas to a contemporary business setting. Gathering Thoreau's key writings on leadership, wealth and well-being, the nature of business, and simplicity and self-reliance, this study places each into a modern-day context and business model to highlight what is relevant to scholars, leaders, and strategists in the field today.

Uncommon Cents: Thoreau and the Nature of Business

Business & Money

Robert M. Abbott

Economics

This important account investigates the ruin of the Mesopotamian marsheshistorically one of the world's most important wetland environmentsalong with the decimation of an area inhabited, since the time of the Sumerians, by thousands of people living on artificial islands of mud and reeds and depending on sustainable fishing and farming. Located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in southern Iraq, the history of this important ecological and unique cultural jewel, which was destroyed under Saddam Hussein’s reign through a series of constructed dams and water diversions designed to eradicate the remaining marsh dwellers, is analyzed at length. Interspersed with ancient Mesopotamian inscriptions and Old Testament quotations, this is a sobering account of the deliberate destruction of an environment for the purpose of ethnic cleansing. Features
 Presents over 30 rare, never before published photographs from the 1934 anthropology expedition to the marshlands
 Includes essays by photographer Nik Wheeler, human rights advocate Baroness Emma Nicholson, author Rasheed Al-Khayoun and ecologist Robert France about the present state of the marshlands
 Contains more than 20 photographs of Mesopotamian artifacts from the Harvard collection

Wetlands of Mass Destruction: Ancient Presage for Contemporary Ecocide in Southern Iraq

History

Middle East

Compiled from John Muir’s journal entries, letters, and hundreds of additional sources, this resource presents a detailed examination of Muir’s travels throughout New Englandfrom the mountains of Maine to the halls of Harvard University. With comprehensive insights into Muir’s wanderings, this unique reference discusses the beginnings of the environmental movement as well as how 19th century New England literary society evolved. This distinctive look at Muir showcases how he was just as much shaped by the cultural landscapes of the East as he was by the pathless expanses of the West.

A Wanderer All My Days: John Muir in New England

Huber, J. Parker

Spiritual pilgrims navigating the Camino de Santiago are offered motivational support in this compilation of passages culled from contemporary pilgrims’ travel diaries. Sequentially arranged and meant to be read during specific points of each day’s journey, the more than 200 entries provide an emotional boost for those traversing the European path but are equally enjoyable for those unable to travel, as they extol the beauty of the French and Spanish countryside and provide a perfect introduction to the process of religious pilgrimage in a modern, secular world.

Ultreia! Onward!: Progress of the Pilgrim

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

Presenting emerging perspectives on environmental restoration, this collection of essays by a leading group of environmental scholars combines theoretical discussion with practical approaches. Describing the variety of ways that humans can and should interact with nature, this multi-disciplinary work shares hands-on exercises for engaging urban communities to develop supportive relationships with their surrounding environment. These writings define the paradigm of restoration design” and the ways that its disciplines and actions can provide humans with a new direction for interrelating with the world in the 21st century.

Healing Natures, Repairing Relationships: New Perspectives on Restoring Ecological Spaces and Consciousness

Earth Sciences

Written during a five-year period of life-threatening illness, this collection of 85 poems covers a remarkable range of subjects but always manages to return to thoughts of friendship and nature. Begun as a meditation on mortality, the work gradually changes course and begins to reexamine the world with a new acuity that eschews self-pity and insists on being alert and alive.

Destination Mutable

Literature & Fiction

Baillie, John H.

Poetry

Recalling a time when polar expeditions were equal parts adventure and academic discovery, this book pays tribute to the 1990 Trans-Ellesmere Island ski expedition, the first human-powered, non-Inuit, lengthwise crossing of one of the largest islands in the High Arctic. Since the expedition, the observations and measurements from the trek have produced more than a dozen groundbreaking articles on environmental contamination, wildlife distribution, and garbage littering. These studies—together with previously unpublished research findings and with many astounding photographs—are collected under a single cover for the first time.

High Arctic Extreme Science: Environmental Research from the Trans-Ellesmere Island Ski Expedition

France, Robert L.

Noting that most traditional examinations of stress view it as a medical condition, this guide takes an anthropological approach and reveals a less threatening picture of this natural response to danger. Using narratives from people in very stressful situations—including a spy, an executive, a refugee camp worker, and a policeman—the discussion shows that even harrowing amounts of stress can be productive as long as the patterns of its application do not turn dangerous. Summarizing these findings as they apply to American workers, the authors suggest solutions to avoid becoming a virtual zombie who has little awareness of his actions.

Zombie Factory: Culture, Stress & Sudden Death

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Stephenson, Peter

Korovkin, Michael

Exercise & Fitness

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