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1、Walden--abookteachingpeopletoenjoylifeThisisafresh,healthy,interestingandprogressivebooks,spring,dawn,therearedescriptionsofthemosttouching.Herenaturegivestheclearairwithoutenvironmentalpollutionofindustrialsociety.Readit,readerswillfeelthepurityofthesoul,thespiritofsublimation。BookInfor
2、mationWalden.HenryDavidThoreau,author.PrincetonUniversityPress,Princeton&Oxford,2004.SpecialFeaturesWaldenopenswithasimpleannouncementthatThoreauspenttwoyearsinWaldenPond,nearConcord,Massachusetts,livingasimplelifesupportedbynoone.Hesaysthathenowresidesamongthecivilizedagain;theepisodewa
3、sclearlybothexperimentalandtemporary.Waldenisabookquietly,veryquietveryquiet,nothome.Itisalonelybook,abookalone.It'sjustabookone.Ifyourheartisnotquiet,I'mafraidit'shardtoenterintothebook.Iwanttotellyouisthatafteryourheartcalmdown,youwillbethinkingaboutsomething.Whenwhatyouthinkaboutsomeq
4、uestions,youcanbewiththeMrHenryDavidThoreau,together,thinkaboutyourself,morethinkingabouthigherprinciple.BookSummaryWalden(firstpublishedasWalden;or,LifeintheWoods)byHenryDavidThoreauisoneofthebest-knownnon-fictionbookswrittenbyanAmerican.Publishedin1854,itdetailsThoreau'ssojourninacabin
5、nearWaldenPond,amidstwoodlandownedbyhisfriendandmentorRalphWaldoEmerson,nearConcord,Massachusetts.ThoreaulivedatWaldenfortwoyears,twomonths,andtwodays,butWaldenwaswrittensothatthestayappearstobeayear,withexpressedseasonaldivisions.Thoreaudidnotintendtoliveasahermit,forhereceivedvisitorsa
6、ndreturnedtheirvisits.Instead,hehopedtoisolatehimselffromsocietyinordertogainamoreobjectiveunderstandingofit.Simplicityandself-reliancewereThoreau'sothergoals,andthewholeprojectwasinspiredbyTranscendentalistphilosophy.Howeverthehousewasnotinwildernessbutattheedgeoftown,1.5miles(2.4km)fro
7、mhisfamilyhome,andhismothercookedhimmealsandcleanedthehouse.IntroductionThisisabookofquiet,indifferent,fullofwisdom,Analysisoflife,criticalpractices,amazinglanguage,thewordflash,maverick,thoughtprovoking.Manypageimageisdepicting,beautifuldetail,likelakewaterpureandtranspa