Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was a renowned lecturer and writer, whose ideas on philosophy, religion, and literature influenced many writers, including Henry David Thoreau and Walt Whitman. After an undergraduate career at Harvard, he studied ... [... more]
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Inspiration 2009 Pocket Planner
 Inspiration Pocket Planner: Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Nature is the symbol of the spirit.” Celebrate the natural beauty of the world and lift your spirits with inspirational quotations from some of the world’s greatest thinkers. The pocket planner [... more]
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1803. A self-proclaimed "Naturalist," Emerson founded a distinctly American philosophy emphasizing optimism, individuality, and mysticism. In the 1840's, his essays, speeches, and poetry . [... more]
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William Carlos Williams
Abraham Lincoln read it with approval, but Emily Dickinson described its bold language and themes as "disgraceful." Ralph Waldo Emerson found it "the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet produced." Published [... more]
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Richard Whelan
The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson as Inspiration for Daily Living A finely honed abridgement of Emerson's principal essays with an introduction that clarifies the essence of Emerson's ideas and establishes their relevance to our own troubled era. ... [... more]
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Brooks Atkinson
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, [... more]
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Richard Grossman
The Tao of Emerson strikingly brings together two of the most influential voices in the history of letters: Lao Tse, the sixth-century B.C. Chinese mystic, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, the American transcendentalist known to many as "the sage of ... [... more]
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Earl Emerson
On a late August day in the foothills of the Cascades, five bicyclists climb into the hot, dry air, the breeze of their movement cooling their overheated bodies, the stress of a workweek slipstreaming behind them. But another group has entered ... [... more]
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Margaret Emerson
Apart from its physical benefits, the practice of T'ai Chi Ch'uan can foster emotional health and psychological well-being. Author Margaret Emerson, a longtime student and teacher of T'ai Chi, examines how the skills developed in the practice of ... [... more]
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Gloria Emerson
This marvelous debut novel by former New York Times correspondent and National Book Award--winner Gloria Emerson is a witty and deeply affecting portrait of the stubborn hopes and disillusionment of a privileged woman who dreams of making a ... [... more]
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Yankee Wisdom 2009 Wall Calendar
Yankee Wisdom Wall Calendar: This calendar features the thoughtful ponderings of Emerson, Dickinson and Thoreau mixed with the down home humor and advice of The Old Farmer's Almanac. Photographs of the peaceful New England landscape by Jane English and [... more]
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Michael Emerson
Read by Jason Culp, Pete Bradbury and Michael Emerson, Edited by Robert Silverberg Fantasty fans, rejoice! Seven years after writer and editor Robert Silverberg made publishing history with Legends, the acclaimed anthology of original short ... [... more]
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