{"product_id":"walden-and-civil-disobedience","title":"Walden and Civil Disobedience","description":"Henry David Thoreau reflects on life, politics, and society in these two inspiring masterworks: Walden and Civil Disobedience.\n\nIn 1845, Thoreau moved to a cabin that he built with his own hands along the shores of Walden Pond in Massachusetts. Shedding the trivial ties that he felt bound much of humanity, Thoreau reaped from the land both physically and mentally, and pursued truth in the quiet of nature. In Walden, he explains how separating oneself from the world of men can truly awaken the sleeping self. Thoreau holds fast to the notion that you have not truly existed until you adopt such a lifestyle—and only then can you reenter society, as an enlightened being.\n\nThese simple but profound musings—as well as “Civil Disobedience,” his protest against the government’s interference with civil liberty—have inspired many to embrace his philosophy of individualism and love of nature. More than a century and a half later, his message is more timely than ever.\n\nWith an Introduction by W.S. Merwin\nand an Afterword by Will Howarth\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0451532163\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0451532163.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Thoreau, Henry David|Merwin, W. S.|Howarth, William\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Mass market paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Mass market paperback in ACCEPTABLE condition. Book is perfectly usable, but has heavy wear or cosmetic issues which may include a cocked spine, creased spine, heavy wear, yellowed pages, price stickers, etc. Cover art may be different from that shown in photo.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43454941200445,"sku":"BVV.0451532163.A","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/walden-and-civil-disobedience","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}