Think Little
Essays
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
First published in 1972, “Think Little” is cultural critic and agrarian Wendell Berry at his best: prescient about the dire environmental consequences of our mentality of greed and exploitation, yet hopeful that we will recognize war and oppression and pollution not as separate issues, but aspects of the same. “Think Little” is presented here alongside one of Berry’s most popular and personal essays, “A Native Hill.” This gentle essay of recollection is told alongside a poetic lesson in geography, as Berry explains at length and in detail, that what he stands for is what he stands on.
Each palm–size book in the Counterpoints series is meant to stay with you, whether safely in your pocket or long after you turn the last page. From short stories to essays to poems, these little books celebrate our most–beloved writers, whose work encapsulates the spirit of Counterpoint Press: cutting–edge, wide–ranging, and independent.
Customer Reviews
Thoughtful reflections
I was pulled into Berry’s walking/covering/engaging with the land of his youth. His description and dialogue is detailed enough to have you feel as if you are right by his side discussing these thoughts out loud. And yet as I can see the beauty and/or destruction of this land he challenges the choices of those before him and me moving forward. Love the bluebells episode in particular. Very challenging to me personally having grown up in the foothills of the Appalachians to gain a fresh perspective on how farming is still being done.