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by: Gary Snyder
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 814.54
EAN: 9781593760168
ISBN: 1593760167
Label: Shoemaker & Hoard
Manufacturer: Shoemaker & Hoard
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: November 24, 2003
Publisher: Shoemaker & Hoard
Sales Rank: 115156
Studio: Shoemaker & Hoard
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Gary Snyder has been a major cultural force in America for five decades. Future readers will come to see this book as one of the central texts on wilderness and the interaction of nature and culture. The nine essays in The Practice of the Wild reveal why Snyder has gone on to become one of America’s cultural leaders, comprehending things about our world before they were ever discussed in public. With thoughts ranging from political and spiritual matters to those regarding the environment and the art of becoming native to this continent, this collection of essays, first published in 1990, reflect the mature centerpiece of the author’s work and thought.
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Rating:  - Disappointing
In spite of my passion for this conserving wild places I couldn't finish this book. I didn't feel like I learned much or was exposed to new perspectives. The strident style of the author's prose made it feel like I was being machine gunned by his opinions. Further, I look for writing on this subject to have some sense of poetry and to be less self absorbed. I was disappointed.
Rating:  - Excellent work that will stand the test of time
I use the essays in The Practice of the Wild in some of the classes I teach. Gary Snyder has a profound sense of place, the wilds, and keen heartfelt vision for the possibilities of our human place in the nature of things. His writings inspires us to deepen our own relationship to self, community, and place... especially in the terrain of the wilds. Like his essays in Turtle Island these essays will stand the test of time.
Rating:  - a not-too-cohesive assemblage of 9 essays on wildness
From the git-go, I've got to tell you: this is a difficult, challenging book. Not because of the thought or content, but because of the loose and sometimes pedantic writing style. Gary Snyder the poet is a different critter than Gary Snyder the essayist. The syntax is awkward - Snyder asks that you jump across the chasms of comprehension with him. So, you make the disconcerting leap, and your comprehension is left hanging, with nothing to really hang on to.
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Rating: - dream a bear's nostrils and wake up at home
to find our way back from complete devastation will require that we listen to those who have known the way home a long time - gary snyder introduces us to that knowledge in these essays - this book will be read as long as there are people who read books as we know them - may that be a very long time.
Rating: - An OUTSTANDING book
Few books about nature excite me; most leave me bored. Snyder's mastery of language and depth of thought create a riveting exploration. I have recommended this book to many people, and all who have read it treasure it.
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