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Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, ...

Disdainful of America’s booming commercialism and industrialism, Henry David Thoreau left Concord, Massachusetts, in 1845 to live in solitude in th...

Self-described as 'a mystic, a transcendentalist, and a natural philosopher to boot', Henry David Thoreau dedicated his life to preserving his free...