Originally published anonymously Nature was the first modern essay to recommend the appreciation of the outdoors as an all-encompassing positive force Emerson's writings were recognized as uniquely American in style & content & launched the idea of going for a walk as a new way of looking at the world Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves
- & each other They have inspired debate dissent war & revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked & comforted They have enriched lives
- & destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals & visionaries whose ideas shook civilization & helped make us who we are