{"product_id":"what-i-stand-on-the-collected-essays-of-wendell-berry-1969-2017-a-library-of-america-boxed-set-9781598536102","title":"What I Stand On: The Collected Essays of Wendell Berry 1969-2017: (a Library of America Boxed Set)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe indispensable writings of our modern-day Thoreau, more relevant now than ever, in a special two-volume edition prepared in consultation with the author.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriting with elegance and clarity, Wendell Berry is a compassionate and compelling voice for our time of political and cultural distrust and division, whether expounding the joys and wisdom of nonindustrial agriculture, relishing the pleasure of eating food produced locally by people you know, or giving voice to a righteous contempt for hollow technological innovation. He is our most important writer on the cultural crisis posed by industrialization and mass consumerism, and the vital role of rural, sustainable farming in preserving the planet as well as our national character. Now, in celebration of Berry's extraordinary six-decade-long career, Library of America presents a two-volume boxed set edition of his nonfiction writings prepared in close consultation with the author. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere in full are such landmark books as \u003ci\u003eThe Unsettling of America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife Is a Miracle\u003c\/i\u003e, along with generous selections from more than a dozen other volumes, revealing as never before the evolution of Berry's thoughts and concerns as a farmer, neighbor, citizen, teacher, activist, and ecological philosopher. Throughout he demonstrates that our existence is always connected to the land, and that even in a modern global economy local farming is essential to the flourishing of our culture, to healthy living and stable communities, and indeed to the continuing survival of the human species. Berry's essays remain timely, even urgent today, and will resonate with anyone interested in our relationship to the natural world and especially with a younger, politically engaged generation invested in the future welfare of the planet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIBRARY OF AMERICA\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Library of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598536102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.30w x 2.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2019 pg. 49\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wendell Berry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661327134876,"sku":"9781598536102","price":63.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_969cd185-ff7b-4bdf-8854-f41a546cb4c9.jpg?v=1603899184","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/what-i-stand-on-the-collected-essays-of-wendell-berry-1969-2017-a-library-of-america-boxed-set-9781598536102","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}