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The Adventures of Henry Thoreau: A Young Man's Unlikely Path to Walden Pond , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 597min
Henry David Thoreau has long been an intellectual icon and folk hero. In this strikingly original profile, Michael Sims reveals how the bookish, quirky young man, who kept quitting jobs, evolved into the patron saint of environmentalism and nonviolent activism. Working from 19th-century letters and diaries by Thoreau’s family, friends, and students, Sims charts Henry’s course from his time at Harvard through the years he spent living in a cabin beside Walden Pond. Sims uncovers a previously hidden Thoreau - the rowdy boy reminiscent of Tom Sawyer, the sarcastic college iconoclast, the devoted son who kept imitating his beloved older brother’s choices in life. Thoreau was deeply influenced by his parents - his father owned a pencil factory in Concord, his mother was an abolitionist and social activist - and by Ralph Waldo Emerson, his frequent mentor. Sims relates intimate, telling moments in Thoreau’s daily life: in Emerson’s library; teaching his neighbor and friend, Nathaniel Hawthorne, to row a boat; exploring the natural world and Native American culture; tutoring Emerson’s nephew on Staten Island and walking the streets of New York in the hope of launching a writing career. Returned from New York, Thoreau approached Emerson to ask if he could build a cabin on his mentor's land on the shores of Walden Pond, anticipating the isolation would galvanize his thoughts and actions. That it did. While at the cabin, he wrote his first book, A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, and refined the journal entries that formed the core of Walden. Resisting what he felt were unfair taxes, he spent the night in jail that led to his celebrated essay "Civil Disobedience", which would inspire the likes of Gandhi and Martin Luther King. Chronicling Thoreau’s youthful transformation, Sims reveals how this decade would resonate over the rest of his life, and thereafter throughout American literature and history. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Rapkin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/015911/bk_adbl_015911_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Is This Normal?: The Essential Guide to Middle Age and Beyond , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 392min
Is it normal to forget where you parked your car? Do we really shrink as we grow older? Does everyone experience lower libido as they age? More than 78 million American adults are nearing the age when unexpected aches and pains, weight gains, sudden illnesses, and confusing mental changes begin to occur. As children, our questions about how our bodies will change are met with knowledge and patience - anything to make the transition as seamless as possible. But at 50 or 60, there’s no one to help us figure out whether the changes we’re experiencing are a cause for concern or just a normal part of aging. Is This Normal? is a guidebook that focuses on putting this generation at ease by answering their most common questions. From superficial concerns to everyday aches and pains to more serious medical problems, Dr. John Whyte, chief medical expert at Discovery Channel, cuts through the confusion and provides practical answers for the most common age-related health issues. In Is This Normal?, he answers a broad range of questions, such as: How much weight gain is normal as we age - and why is it so hard to lose? Is it normal to need a pair of reading glasses just to decipher a restaurant menu? What are the signs of Alzheimer’s versus normal memory loss? With compassion, reassurance, and friendly guidance, Dr. Whyte provides cutting-edge medical advice for the effects of aging we face every day - from gray hair and wrinkles to cardiovascular health. Is This Normal? arms listeners with the essential knowledge and preventive strategies they need stay healthy and vital for decades to come. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Rapkin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/014481/bk_adbl_014481_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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