The World-Ending Fire
The Essential Wendell Berry

This was a tough one for me. I don't want to be overly critical or harsh but two aspects of reading Wendell Berry's works came to me: he is too conservative for my taste and many of his arguments have giant holes that a beginning philosophy student could manage easily. And what sucks about that, is......more

"And so I go to the woods. As I go in under the trees, dependably, almost at once, and by nothing I do, things fall into place. I enter an order that does not exist outside, in the human spaces. I feel my life take its place among the lives — the trees, the annual plants, the animals and the birds,......more

Perhaps Wendell Berry should be required reading at the cusp between two years, that period when we are reflecting on the course of our lives, deciding how the next year may be better. That pause is much needed this year. Berry suggests that we, "Slow down. Pay attention. Do good work. Love your nei......more

I knew when I first picked up this book that there was only a 5% chance that I would rate it anything other than 5 stars. That being said Wendell Berry’s essays are amazing, if you haven’t read any yet I highly recommend you do as soon as possible.......more