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Book SynopsisReflects on the twin motivations of the author's life - the commitment to do some good in the world and the impulse to enjoy life and participate fully in its most intense moments - and examines the tension created by his efforts to balance these two poles of his responsibility.
Trade Review"What is the relationship between literature and the world, between art and activism?... What is 'ecocritical responsibility'? In this beautifully written, inspiring book, Scott Slovic takes these questions on with fearlessness, sensitivity, and grace. The answers he posits are - without question - the most satisfying and insightful to date." - Joni Adamson, coeditor of The Environmental Justice Reader "Many will read Going Away to Think and have the same reaction I had - recognizing the tensions they've felt without consciously identifying or being able to articulate them before... These issues have never been so well articulated or identified. Most of all, the book demonstrates how all these conflicting purposes and desires can be synthesized, balanced, brought into a conjunction that is beautiful in its creativity, startling in its clear-sighted intelligence, utterly convincing, and thoroughly moving." - Ian Marshall, author of Peak Experiences: Walking Meditations on Literature, Nature, and Need"
