{"product_id":"now-comes-good-sailing-9780691247953","title":"Now Comes Good Sailing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A remarkable anthology. . . . Blauner’s table of contents reads like a ‘Who’s Who of Intelligent Modern Prose’. . . . This collection amplifies the wisdom of Thoreau for an age that is frequently hard of hearing.\"\u003cb\u003e---John Kaag, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Many of the 27 pieces gathered in Andrew Blauner’s anthology \u003ci\u003eNow Comes Good Sailing\u003c\/i\u003e, by such leading lights as Jennifer Finney Boylan, Adam Gopnik, Lauren Groff and Geoff Wisner, . . . emphasize Thoreau’s exuberant and often funny side, though none do this as memorably as George Howe Colt’s ‘Thoreau on Ice’. . . . And what a wonder to read, in James Marcus’s ‘Thoreau in Love,’ how the erotically stunted Henry opened his heart to Emerson’s wife, Lidian, imagining how, together, they would ‘splice the heavens.’\"\u003cb\u003e---Christoph Irmscher, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A rich new anthology.\"\u003cb\u003e---Nina MacLaughlin, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cp\u003e[A] dynamic collection. . . . The contributors address what about Thoreau’s life and writing inspired them, and what he has to say to readers today. . . . The pieces make a convincing case that Thoreau’s work is ever-relevant and deserving of continued wide readership. . . . Thoreau fans will be delighted.\u003c\/p\u003e\" * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\"In graceful, often lyrical essays, the 26 contributors to Blauner’s thoughtful collection . . . consider Thoreau’s meaning in their lives. . . . Candid, often insightful reflections testify to Thoreau’s enduring appeal.\" * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNow Comes Good Sailing\u003c\/i\u003e forms a wonderfully incidental biography of Thoreau and proves his immortal value. It will surprise and delight Thoreauvians and newcomers alike\"\u003cb\u003e---Alice Bloch, \u003ci\u003eGeographical\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNow Comes Good Sailing\u003c\/i\u003e shows that we shouldn’t dismiss the transcendentalist nor the lessons he learned at Walden. . . . The essays in \u003ci\u003eNow Comes Good Sailing\u003c\/i\u003e vary widely in tone and style, offering a range of perspectives on how Thoreau’s nineteenth-century writing can still find relevance in 2022.\"\u003cb\u003e---Austin Price, \u003ci\u003eEarth Island Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An intriguing compilation that could lead you to hunt down your own copy of \u003ci\u003eWalden.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e---Edward Hardy, \u003ci\u003eBrown Alumni Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Most readers will experience this anthology as a welcome imperative, an invitation to take up Thoreau once again.\" * Choice *","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403928936791,"sku":"9780691247953","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691247953.jpg?v=1730484915","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/now-comes-good-sailing-9780691247953","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}