{"product_id":"henry-at-work-thoreau-on-making-a-living-paperback","title":"Henry at Work: Thoreau on Making a Living - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Kaag\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Van Belle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Thoreau can teach us about working--why we do it, what it does to us, and how we can make it more meaningful\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHenry at Work\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to rethink how we work today by exploring an aspect of Henry David Thoreau that has often been overlooked: Thoreau the worker. John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle overturn the popular misconception of Thoreau as a navel-gazing recluse who was scornful of work and other mundanities. In fact, Thoreau worked hard--surveying land, running his family's pencil-making business, writing, lecturing, and building his cabin at Walden Pond--and thought intensely about work in its many dimensions. And his ideas about work have much to teach us in an age of remote work and automation, when many people are reconsidering what kind of working lives they want to have. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough Thoreau, readers will discover a philosophy of work in the office, factory, lumber mill, and grocery store, and reflect on the rhythms of the workday, the joys and risks of resigning oneself to work, the dubious promises of labor-saving technology, and that most vital and eternal of philosophical questions, \"How much do I get paid?\" In ten chapters, including \"Manual Work,\" \"Machine Work,\" and \"Meaningless Work,\" this personal, urgent, practical, and compassionate book introduces readers to their new favorite coworker: Henry David Thoreau.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Kaag\u003c\/b\u003e is the Donohue Professor of Ethics and the Arts at UMass Lowell and External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. His books include \u003ci\u003eHiking with Nietzsche: On Becoming Who You Are\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton). \u003cb\u003eJonathan van Belle \u003c\/b\u003eis an independent scholar and former philosophy editor at Outlier.org. He is also coeditor with Kaag of the anthology \u003ci\u003eBe Not Afraid of Life: In the Words of William James\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984056844589,"sku":"9780691244709","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/1gYnKYZmY9780691244709.webp?v=1776081656","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/henry-at-work-thoreau-on-making-a-living-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}