{"product_id":"thoreau-and-me-9781910593837","title":"Thoreau and Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Cédric Taling\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Selfmadehero\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Selfmadehero\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: [\"Literary\"]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timely, readable inquiry into the causes and consequences of climate breakdown\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some heavy reading on the ecological and climate emergency leads Cédric, a 40-something painter living in Paris, to question his life choices. In a state of vulnerability, racked with eco-anxiety, he is contacted by the spirit of writer, environmentalist, and \u003ci\u003eWalden\u003c\/i\u003e author Henry David Thoreau. \u003cbr\u003e As their Socratic dialogue continues, Cédric notices striking parallels between the suffocating commercialism of mid-19th-century America and the unsustainable, alienating, tech-driven consumerism of today. Both societies are shaped by a single priority--economic growth--that squanders the earth's natural resources and separates us from nature. Inspired by Thoreau's return to nature, Cédric begins dreaming of his own retreat from urban life to a self-sufficient cabin in the woods. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Selfmadehero","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46468957274263,"sku":"9781910593837","price":1291.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781910593837.webp?v=1769307511","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/thoreau-and-me-9781910593837","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}