{"product_id":"walking","title":"Walking","description":"\"For I believe that climate does thus react on man -- as there is something in the mountain air that feeds the spirit and inspires.\"\u003cbr\u003eHenry David Thoreau's \u003ci\u003eWalking\u003c\/i\u003e began as a lecture in 1851 and ultimately appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e in 1862, shortly after the author's death. The impassioned essay, which praises the merits of time spent in nature, has become one of the most influential works of the modern environmentalist movement. Thoreau's view of walking in nature as a self-reflective activity invites readers to embark on their own ramble in order to gain a \"wild and dusky\" self-knowledge unattainable elsewhere.\u003cbr\u003eAmericans felt the pressures of a changing world even in the relatively slow-paced 1800s, and Thoreau proposed balancing social stress with unhurried wanderings in fields and woods. His writings, from \u003ci\u003eCivil Disobedience\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eWalden\u003c\/i\u003e, remain popular because of their enduring relevance, and \u003ci\u003eWalking\u003c\/i\u003e bears a special resonance for modern readers who may have become disconnected from the natural world.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51981350043879,"sku":"9780486836485","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_672c5d57-8b99-4952-86c2-d274e7b30f4b.jpg?v=1776215153","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/walking","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}