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The Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson
V. 1. 1813-1835 -- v. 2. 1836-1841 -- v. 3. 1842-1847 -- v. 4. 1848-1855 -- v. 5. 1856-1867 -- v. 6. 1868-1881 -- v. 7. 1807-1844 -- v. 8. 1845-1859. -- v. 9. 1860-1869. -- v. 10. 1870-1881, and an index of proper names for volumes seven to ten.
The Value of Good Manners
This book is a comprehensive guide to the practice of good manners in everyday life. From proper introductions to table manners to business etiquette, the book offers practical advice and tips for navigating a wide range of social situations with grace and confidence. Written in a clear and accessible style, the book is an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to improve their social skills. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Emerson and the Climates of History
This book brings together a wide range of materials from history, religion, philosophy, horticulture, and meteorology to argue that Emerson articulates his conception of history through the language of the weather. Focusing on Emerson's persistent use of climatic and meteorological metaphors, the book demonstrates that Emerson's reflections on the weather are inseparable from his preoccupation with the central historical and political issues of his day. The author suggests that Emerson's writings may be read as both symptomatic and critical of the governing rhetorics through which Americans of his day thought about the most important contemporary issues, and that what has often been seen as ...
Eyes of the Mirror
Eyes of the Mirror is an insightful and riveting memoir that tells the story of a baby boomer's grueling transition into a second adulthood. When Margaret Emerson's first life reaches a dead end at the age of forty-eight, she's forced to abandon her old identity and begin generating a new one from the inside out--by trial and error. Within three years she is close to death from misdiagnosed type-1 diabetes. The availability of injectable insulin gives her a chance at a new life, a shortcut to reincarnation. Emerson's writing combines intellect and intuition.
Breathing Underwater
Apart from its physical benefits, the practice of T’ai Chi Ch’uan can foster emotional health and psychological well-being. Author Margaret Emerson, a longtime student and teacher of T’ai Chi, examines how the skills developed in the practice of T’ai Chi Ch’uan—awareness, concentration, mobility, and flexibility—can enrich our personal and professional lives. When integrated as a daily practice, T’ai Chi Ch’uan can enhance health, creativity, and encounters with friends, family, and strangers.
The Emerson Brothers
The Emerson Brothers: A Fraternal Biography in Letters is a narrative and epistolary biography drawn from the unpublished lifelong correspondence exchanged among four brothers: Charles Chauncy, Edward Bliss, Ralph Waldo, and William Emerson. This is an extensive correspondence, for not counting Waldo's previously published letters, there are 768 letters exchanged among the brothers and an additional 483 unpublished letters from the brothers to their aunt Mary Moody Emerson, mother Ruth Haskins Emerson, and Charles' fiancee Elizabeth Hoar, among others.While lesser figures might have faltered under the burden of having been born an Emerson, with social, political, and ecclesiastic roots exten...
A Potter's Notes on Tai Chi Chuan
Margy Emerson draws on sixteen years as a professional potter and nine years studying Tai Chi to show what the process of making art and the practice of moving meditation have in common - and what they can teach us about an approach to life. The author spent six years with her original teacher, Kao Ching-hua, who learned the art as a girl in pre-Revolutionary China. Kao always emphasized the practical application of Tai Chi Chuan. A Potter's Notes was written during a sabbatical Margy gave herself that marked a major transition in her life. She moved from Illinois to northern California and took a year off from her work in clay; she resumed her work with new clays and glazes, all powerfully influenced by her practice of Tai Chi.
American Bloomsbury
A portrait of five Concord, Massachusetts, writers whose works were at the center of mid-nineteenth-century American thought and literature evaluates their interconnected relationships, influence on each other's works, and complex beliefs.
Emerson in His Journals
This volume offers the reader the heart of Emerson's journals, that extraordinary series of diaries and notebooks in which he poured out his thoughts for over 50 years. Drawing from Harvard's 16-volume scholarly edition of the journals--but omitting the textual apparatus--Porte presents a sympathetic selection that brings us close to Emerson the man.
