
The World-Ending Fire
The Essential Wendell Berry
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Narrated by:
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Nick Offerman
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By:
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Wendell Berry
In a time when our relationship to the natural world is ruled by the violence and greed of unbridled consumerism, Wendell Berry speaks out in these prescient essays, drawn from his 50-year campaign on behalf of American lands and communities.
The writings gathered in The World-Ending Fire are the unique product of a life spent farming the fields of rural Kentucky with mules and horses, and of the rich, intimate knowledge of the land cultivated by this work. These are essays written in defiance of the false call to progress and in defense of local landscapes, essays that celebrate our cultural heritage, our history, and our home.
With grace and conviction, Wendell Berry shows that we simply cannot afford to succumb to the mass-produced madness that drives our global economy - the natural world will not allow it.
Yet he also shares with us a vision of consolation and of hope. We may be locked in an uneven struggle, but we can and must begin to treat our land, our neighbors, and ourselves with respect and care. As Berry urges, we must abandon arrogance and stand in awe.
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great voice
s great literature
make Wendell berry a saint, a hero for us commoners.
Amazing in everyway
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Nick Offerman is perfect.
Vital. Timely. Timeless.
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Hope to change the area we live in
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A bracing, inspiring glimpse into a sane worldview
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Book-Read it-Change Your Life
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Delightful
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Berry's important wisdom, which serve nearly forgotten
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A lovely work of art and a painful thought provoking masterpiece
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This book is worth buying the physical copy. He covered a wide range of topics, all with the skill of cutting to the heart of the matter, asking the hard questions, pointing out hypocrisy where it lies, and offering solutions that a man or woman can implement should they choose. Mr. Berry made it clear, often and repeatedly, that we have a choice, and put that responsibility on himself and the reader rather than continue to trust the government to fix the problems. Deep philosophy, sociology, and social/economical/environmental responsibility that is what *should* be taught in schools, but is up to the reader to seek out and share.
So, I found myself laboring with my technological device to bookmark quotes and whole sections that would have been easier saved to share with a friend had I bought the physical book. Case in point, his essay on "Why I will not buy a computer." This is the kind of book that should be dog-eared, much and often loved, ready at hand for an afternoon or 10 minutes of reading, and would make an excellent gift to old hippies, young people who somehow know that this ain't normal, or just someone you suspect is questioning the authority of mass media and consumer culture. But buy the hard copy - I feel that the hard copy speaks even more loudly the message that Wendell Berry puts down.
For radical responsibility
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A great collection
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