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Henry David Thoreau
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Signature profile
Henry David Thoreau reads strongest on Cliffhanger Intensity, Tension and World Building.
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What it's about
Henry David Thoreau helped define modern environmentalism and nonviolent resistance, yet his life has been obscured by myth. The author of Walden and Civil Disobedience, he was brilliant but flawed, idealistic but opinionated. A writer, scientist and activist, his words resonate urgently with today’s challenges as humanity looks for ways to live in harmony with nature—and each other.
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