Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World: Essays
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- Author：Barry Lopez
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Reviews
Ula Tardigrade
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Barry Lopez is one of my favorite writers。 I remember how anxious I was when I learned about his illness， how devastated when I heard about the wildfire that destroyed his home， and how I grieved when the news of his death came。 His Horizon is one of the most beautiful and profound books that I have ever read。 I am glad that he lived long enough to leave it behind as a gift for us all。 And here is another gift from him， the last one – this collection of his essays。It is a pleasure to be able onc Barry Lopez is one of my favorite writers。 I remember how anxious I was when I learned about his illness， how devastated when I heard about the wildfire that destroyed his home， and how I grieved when the news of his death came。 His Horizon is one of the most beautiful and profound books that I have ever read。 I am glad that he lived long enough to leave it behind as a gift for us all。 And here is another gift from him， the last one – this collection of his essays。It is a pleasure to be able once more to accompany him on his travels and be inspired by his writing。 I think that every fan of Barry Lopez will appreciate it but it can also be a good entry point for someone who doesn’t know his books and was perhaps intimidated by the sheer scale of Horizon， for example。 Thanks to this volume a reader can begin with small doses， relishing his words and getting to know him as a human。 Thanks to the publisher， Random House， and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book。 。。。more
Laura Rogers
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Barry Lopez was a humanitarian， environmentalist， world traveler and a National Book Award winning writer。 His books （including Artic Dreams， Of Wolves and Men， Horizon， and Crossing Open Ground） have deservedly earned him something of a cult following。 His last book， Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World is a collection of essays， mostly about nature and culture with some personal stories （warning: includes sexual abuse）。 In all of his works Barry Lopez shared with us his spiritual reverence for Barry Lopez was a humanitarian， environmentalist， world traveler and a National Book Award winning writer。 His books （including Artic Dreams， Of Wolves and Men， Horizon， and Crossing Open Ground） have deservedly earned him something of a cult following。 His last book， Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World is a collection of essays， mostly about nature and culture with some personal stories （warning: includes sexual abuse）。 In all of his works Barry Lopez shared with us his spiritual reverence for the natural world and everything in it。 His expertise across disparate fields was remarkable。In Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World， Lopez is forthcoming about the dangers we are facing and reminds of us of the need to be better stewards of everything found in nature。 I particularly enjoyed his respectful portrayal of indigenous populations， recognizing all they have to offer in terms of wisdom and ways of being in the world。I highly recommend this beautiful memoir of a life well-lived， We can all benefit from following his example focusing on the journey rather than the destination and immersing ourselves in nature as often as possible。 Thank you to Random House for a drc。 Publication date is today 5/31/22！ 。。。more
Nancy
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When they first came out， I had read Barry Lopez’s award winning books Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape and Of Wolves and Men。 I knew the beauty and insight of Lopez’s writing， but had not read him in decades。Prepared by Lopez before his death， these essays include autobiographical accounts of his childhood that wrecked me。 He endured years of sexual abuse by a family friend。 And yet， his love of where he grew up never left him。 I understand the longing for one’s fir When they first came out， I had read Barry Lopez’s award winning books Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape and Of Wolves and Men。 I knew the beauty and insight of Lopez’s writing， but had not read him in decades。Prepared by Lopez before his death， these essays include autobiographical accounts of his childhood that wrecked me。 He endured years of sexual abuse by a family friend。 And yet， his love of where he grew up never left him。 I understand the longing for one’s first world， our natal landscape， and how it shapes us。You can never have the childhood again though the desire for the innocence of those days overwhelms you from time to time to time。 And then you learn to love what you have more than what you had。 Or thought you had。from Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World by Barry LopezRemarkably， he had considered entering the priesthood， inspired by Teilhard de Chardin， “leading a life of inquiry into secular and sacred mystery。” Then， he considered aeronautical engineering before turning to the arts as his major。 For which I am thankful， for his writing combines a reverence and deep insight into our connection to the world and each other。 His keen observation and scientific and historic and literary knowledge is married to spiritual depth and mysticism。Lopez asks us to pay attention。 “Each place it itself only， and nowhere repeated。 Miss it and it’s gone，” he wrote。 He traveled to eighty countries and in the essays he writes about how he went into the land to experience it wholly， becoming ‘intimate’ with the Earth。 He warns that understanding should not be our goal as much as experiencing， being present。 When I was young， when outdoors I would just stop and listen and watch， like an animal does。 After paying attention， and being patient， he asks us to be attentive。Lopez writes about ‘the failure to love’ evidenced all around us， the way we use and destroy the world and each other。 In light of warfare and all the social and political ills of our world， in light of the degradation of the environment， Lopez queries， “is it still possible to face the gathering darkness and say to the physical Earth， and to all its creatures， including ourselves， fiercely and without embarrassment， I love you， and to embrace fearlessly the burning world？”I was reminded again of the remarkable vision and gift of Barry Lopez。I received a free egalley from the publisher through NetGalley。 My review is fair and unbiased。 。。。more
Dennis
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