ively and informal, it will prompt fruitful conversations about the role of work in our lives. Scholars of Thoreau, however, may find that it doesn’t go far enough into Thoreau’s own rigorous thinking on the subject.

An impassioned and often successful defense of Thoreau as a diligent worker.

John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle offer a Thoreau for our own fraught moment, rooted in what they convincingly describe as the central place of work in Thoreau’s philosophy and life.

An inspiring book that will give you the succor you need to reconsider—and possibly change—the way you work..

Astute.