This version of Nature is an 1843 revision to the popular essay written and published in 1836. In the original essay, Emerson put forth the foundation of transcendentalism, and suggested that reality can be understood by studying nature. Within the essay, Emerson divides nature into four usages: Commodity, Beauty, Language and Discipline. These distinctions define how humans use nature for their basic needs, their desire for delight, their communication...

The definitive collection of Emerson's major speeches, essays, and poetry, The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson chronicles the life's work of a true "American Scholar." As one of the architects of the transcendentalist movement, Emerson embraced a philosophy that championed the individual, emphasized independent thought, and prized "the splendid labyrinth of one's own perceptions." More than any writer of his time, he forged a style distinct...

This book is different from any other Edward Abbey book. It includes essays, travel pieces and fictions to reveal Ed's life directly, in his own words. The selections gathered here are arranged chronologically by incident, not by date of publication, to offer Edward Abbey's life from the time he was the boy called Ned in Home, Pennsylvania, until his death in Tucson at age 62. A short note introduces each of the four parts of the book and attempts...

Presents a collection of poems, traditional tales, and both fictional and true stories about all kinds of heroes.

Ordinary people share personal stories of their interactions with angels, including a girl who was saved from a stalker by her Green Beret neighbor at the same time he was deployed overseas.

Presents early versions of some of the first tales written by J.R.R. Tolkien in his development of the imaginary land of Middle-earth, including poems and prose writings, maps, and chronologies.

Contains over one hundred inspirational stories in which prayers for health, financial, social, or other desires were answered.