| Thoreau and Me Contributor(s): Taling, Cédric (Author) |
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ISBN: 1910593834 ISBN-13: 9781910593837 Publisher: Selfmadehero OUR PRICE: $21.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary |
| Dewey: 741.594 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.6" W x 9.5" (0.85 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A timely, readable inquiry into the causes and consequences of climate breakdown Some heavy reading on the ecological and climate emergency leads C dric, a 40-something painter living in Paris, to question his life choices. In a state of vulnerability, racked with eco-anxiety, he is contacted by the spirit of writer, environmentalist, and Walden author Henry David Thoreau. As their Socratic dialogue continues, C dric notices striking parallels between the suffocating commercialism of mid-19th-century America and the unsustainable, alienating, tech-driven consumerism of today. Both societies are shaped by a single priority--economic growth--that squanders the earth's natural resources and separates us from nature. Inspired by Thoreau's return to nature, C dric begins dreaming of his own retreat from urban life to a self-sufficient cabin in the woods. |