Quiet Desperation, Savage Delight

By David Gessner

Book Overview

"A fast-paced but powerful, moving treasure trove of life lessons Gessner divined by spending a year making the best he could of a global tragedy."

--WASHINGTON INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF BOOKS

When the pandemic struck, nature writer David Gessner turned to Henry David Thoreau, the original social distancer, for lessons on how to live. Those lessons--of learning our own backyard, re-wilding, loving nature, self-reliance, and civil disobedience--hold a secret that could help save us as we face the greater crisis of climate.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 194881448X
• ISBN13: 9781948814485
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Torrey House Press
• Length: 377 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 7.9"