#essays#culture#society#agriculture#earth#environment#ecology#sustainable#land The book has some moderate notes in the margins. The white pages are lightly browned with age. From the back of the book: These essays by Wendell Berry express his hope for a harmonious relationship of humanity with the earth and all its creatures. Whether his focus is on the poet and nature, as in "A Secular Pilgrimage"and "Homage to Dr. Williams," or consumerism, as in "Think Little," or strip mining, as in "Mayhem in the Industrial Paradise," his subject is always the urgency of resolving the conflict between people and the fragile world in which they must live. Perhaps this theme is best expressed in the extended essay, "Discipline and Hope," in which a dismal collection of social ills is seen as originating in the contemporary inability to recognize a potential for order through perceiving the world as a whole. Berry's passionate, reasoned, articulate voice speaks compellingly of the need to learn a new way of seeing. "Berry's book will be treasured by those convinced, as the author is, that 'We have despised our greatest gift, the inheritance of a fruitful land.?'" - Louisville Times "A dignified and lucid statement of the need for personal attention- love -for the land." - Boston Phoenix The book lists today for $9.99. ----- I donate all money made from these book sales to local non-profits (SE Pennsylvania) that help people facing a wide range of crises.

ISBN: 9780156225755