{"product_id":"thoreau-and-me-cdric-taling-9781910593837","title":"Thoreau and Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eA timely, readable inquiry into the causes and consequences of climate breakdown\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some heavy reading on the ecological and climate emergency leads C dric, 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 \u003ci\u003eWalden\u003c\/i\u003e author Henry David Thoreau. \u003cbr\u003e As their Socratic dialogue continues, C dric 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, C dric begins dreaming of his own retreat from urban life to a self-sufficient cabin in the woods. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C馘ric Taling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1910593834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781910593837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Selfmadehero\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.60w x 0.60d","brand":"C馘ric Taling","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982908686591,"sku":"9781910593837","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39213ecc-edde-43eb-b156-c9093cf3fa01.jpg?v=1683263630","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thoreau-and-me-cdric-taling-9781910593837","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}