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This is a book that must be savored, not skimmed. I appreciate Berry's perspective, especially given the state of our world today. He writes, “It is not from ourselves that we will learn to be better than we are.” A profound truth!
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The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry by Wendell Berry
pamandal, August 5, 2008
This is a book that must be savored, not skimmed. I appreciate Berry's perspective, especially given the state of our world today. He writes, “It is not from ourselves that we will learn to be better than we are.” A profound truth!(2 of 5 readers found this comment helpful)