Thoreau and Me
Author(s): Cédric Taling
A timely, readable inquiry into the causes and consequences of climate breakdown
Some heavy reading on the ecological and climate emergency leads Cédric, 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, Cédric 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, Cédric begins dreaming of his own retreat from urban life to a self-sufficient cabin in the woods.
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General Fields
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- : Metro Media Limited
- : SelfMadeHero
- : 0.385554
- : 05 March 2020
- : --- length: - '9.5' width: - '6.5' units: - Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : 128
- : Paperback
- : Cédric Taling