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Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Intended Audience
Adult
Inscribed
NO
ISBN
9780807000960
Book Title
Cabin Fever : a Suburban Father's Search for the Wild
Item Length
8.7in
Publisher
Beacon Press
Publication Year
2011
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
0.8in
Author
Tom Montgomery Fate
Genre
Family & Relationships, Self-Help, Nature
Topic
Parenting / Fatherhood, Ecosystems & Habitats / Wilderness, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Green Lifestyle
Item Width
5.7in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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A modern Walden --if Thoreau had had three kids and a minivan-- Cabin Fever is a serious yet irreverent take on living in a cabin in the woods while also living within our high-tech, materialist culture.   Try to imagine Thoreau married, with a job, three kids, and a minivan. This is the serious yet irreverent sensibility that suffuses Cabin Fever, as the author seeks to apply the hermit-philosopher's insights to a busy modern life.   Tom Montgomery Fate lives in a Chicago suburb, where he is a husband, father, professor, and active member of his community. He also lives in a cabin built with the help of friends in the Michigan woods, where he walks by the river, chops wood, and reads Thoreau by candle light.   While he divides his time between suburbia and the cabin, Fate's point is not to draw a line between the two but to ask what each has to say about the other. How do we balance nature (picking blackberries) with technology (tapping BlackBerrys)? What is revealed about human boundaries when a coyote wanders into a Quiznos? Can a cardinal protecting chicks from a hungry cat teach us anything about instincts and parenting? Fate seeks a more attentive, deliberate way of seeing the world and our place in it, not only among the trees and birds but also in the context of our relationships and society.   A seasonal nature memoir, Cabin Fever takes readers on a search for the wild both in the woods and within ourselves. Although we are often estranged from nature in our daily lives, Fate shows that we can recover our kinship with the earth and its other inhabitants if we are willing to pay attention.   In his exploration of how we are to live "a more deliberate life" amid a high-tech, material world, Fate invites readers into an interrogation of their own lives, and into a new kind of vision: the possibility of enough in a culture of more.

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Publisher
Beacon Press
ISBN-10
0807000965
ISBN-13
9780807000960
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99461409

Product Key Features

Book Title
Cabin Fever : a Suburban Father's Search for the Wild
Author
Tom Montgomery Fate
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Parenting / Fatherhood, Ecosystems & Habitats / Wilderness, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Green Lifestyle
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Family & Relationships, Self-Help, Nature
Number of Pages
224 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.7in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.7in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Gf78.M66 2011
Reviews
"With Thoreau as his guide, Tom Montgomery Fate explores a wild territory where Henry himself never dared to venture: marriage, parenthood, and the suburban backyard.  Along the way, he shows us how to embrace the challenges of our world, and our daily lives, with new grace, restoring us to the place where we should all be living: in gratitude and wonder.  A profound and beautiful book."--John T. Price, author Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kinships "In Cabin Fever , Tom Montgomery Fate has written a book as wise as it is charming.  Fate, in his deeply informed dialogue with Thoreau, never dodges the many realities of American middle-class existence that might lead to a life of quiet desperation.  Still, Cabin Fever is finally not a book about avoiding desperation, but achieving balance. Behind the figure of the great New World philosopher, Thoreau, one senses a far more ancient presence, Confucius."--Stuart Dybek "This quietly marvelous book is really a mystery novel at heart. The mystery is  How to live?  Tom Montgomery Fate, a self-described 'slow and bumbling pilgrim,' sets out to answer this question, meandering, with Thoreau as his companion, toward the truth--or more accurately, the truths.  Henry David Thoreau has never been more relevant than he is today, and what a pleasure to follow the two of them sleuthing toward something solid in these fickle and shifting times."--David Gessner "Tom Montgomery-Fate resonates with Thoreau without needing to be Thoreau. His Cabin Fever echoes Walden without pretense. It is a book for our time by a writer of our time. Montgomery-Fate proves himself against his transcendental literary ancestor and in the process gives us a contemporary book of thought, hope and promise. Cabin Fever is an antidote to the ills of the day." -Jeffrey S. Cramer, editor of The Quotable Thoreau and Walden: A Fully-Annotated Edition From the Hardcover edition., Recommended by USA Today "May touch a chord in a desperate urban-dweller's heart & may also show & that Mother Earth's bosom is not always welcoming to mere humans." - Wall Street Journal "His account of a quest for a "more deliberate life," inspired by a re-reading of Thoreau's Walden several years ago, is refreshingly modest but also aching with yearning for the Home we all desire."- Christianity Today   "His frank, poignant, and funny essays grapple with the quandaries inherent in the effort to live a balanced life. Fate's clarion musings on place, time, family, social responsibility, the wild, and the civilized are thoughtful and affecting in their revelations of how complex and precious life is." -Donna Seaman,  Booklist , starred review, May 1, 2011 "Never snide or condescending, Fate blends the significant milestones of marriage and family in a high-tech BlackBerry society with the joys and shortcomings of being mindful in both cultures." - Publishers Weekly "The tone of Fate's writing is serious and thoughtful, yet laced with some humor (particularly the chapter in which he imagines a gay relationship between two male cardinals)& Fate is introspective and writes in a lyrical manner, offering much food for thought in this multi-layered, 'how to live" memoir.'" -Hilary Daninhirsch, Foreword Reviews "This quietly marvelous book is really a mystery novel at heart. The mystery is How to live?  Tom Montgomery Fate, a self-described 'slow and bumbling pilgrim,' sets out to answer this question, meandering, with Thoreau as his companion, toward the truth--or more accurately, the truths.  Henry David Thoreau has never been more relevant than he is today, and what a pleasure to follow the two of them sleuthing toward something solid in these fickle and shifting times."-David Gessner, author of Soaring with Fidel and The Tarball Chronicles   "With Thoreau as his guide, Tom Montgomery Fate explores a wild territory where Henry himself never dared to venture: marriage, parenthood, and the suburban backyard.  Along the way, he shows us how to embrace the challenges of our world, and our daily lives, with new grace, restoring us to the place where we should all be living: in gratitude and wonder. A profound and beautiful book."-John T. Price, author of Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kinships   "In Cabin Fever, Tom Montgomery Fate has written a book as wise as it is charming.  Fate, in his deeply informed dialogue with Thoreau, never dodges the many realities of American middle-class existence that might lead to a life of quiet desperation.  Still, Cabin Fever is, finally, not a book about avoiding desperation but achieving balance."-Stuart Dybek, author of The Coast of Chicago   "Tom Montgomery Fate resonates with Thoreau without needing to be Thoreau. His Cabin Fever echoes Walden without pretense. It is a book for our time by a writer of our time. Fate proves himself against his transcendental literary ancestor and, in the process, gives us a contemporary book of thought, hope, and promise. Cabin Fever is an antidote to the ills of the day."-Jeffrey S. Cramer, editor of Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition and curator of the Thoreau Institute "Quiet, beautifully written reflections on nature and the mindful life, laced with the thoughts and writings of Thoreau." - Kirkus From the Hardcover edition., “This quietly marvelous book is really a mystery novel at heart. The mystery is How to live? Tom Montgomery Fate, a self-described ‘slow and bumbling pilgrim,’ sets out to answer this question, meandering, with Thoreau as his companion, toward the truth--or more accurately, the truths. Henry David Thoreau has never been more relevant than he is today, and what a pleasure to follow the two of them sleuthing toward something solid in these fickle and shifting times.â€�-David Gessner, author of Soaring with Fidel and The Tarball Chronicles “With Thoreau as his guide, Tom Montgomery Fate explores a wild territory where Henry himself never dared to venture: marriage, parenthood, and the suburban backyard. Along the way, he shows us how to embrace the challenges of our world, and our daily lives, with new grace, restoring us to the place where we should all be living: in gratitude and wonder. A profound and beautiful book.â€�-John T. Price, author of Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kinships “In Cabin Fever, Tom Montgomery Fate has written a book as wise as it is charming. Fate, in his deeply informed dialogue with Thoreau, never dodges the many realities of American middle-class existence that might lead to a life of quiet desperation. Still, Cabin Fever is, finally, not a book about avoiding desperation but achieving balance.â€�-Stuart Dybek, author of The Coast of Chicago “Tom Montgomery Fate resonates with Thoreau without needing to be Thoreau. His Cabin Fever echoes Walden without pretense. It is a book for our time by a writer of our time. Fate proves himself against his transcendental literary ancestor and, in the process, gives us a contemporary book of thought, hope, and promise. Cabin Fever is an antidote to the ills of the day.â€�-Jeffrey S. Cramer, editor of Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition and curator of the Thoreau Institute, “This quietly marvelous book is really a mystery novel at heart. The mystery is How to live ? Tom Montgomery Fate, a self-described 'slow and bumbling pilgrim,' sets out to answer this question, meandering, with Thoreau as his companion, toward the truth--or more accurately, the truths. Thoreau has never been more relevant than he is today, and what a pleasure to follow the two of them sleuthing toward something solid in these fickle and shifting times.â€�--David Gessner, author of Sick of Nature “Tom Montgomery Fate resonates with Thoreau without needing to be Thoreau. His Cabin Fever echoes Walden without pretense. It is a book for our time by a writer of our time. Montgomery Fate proves himself against his transcendental literary ancestor and in the process gives us a contemporary book of thought, hope and promise. Cabin Fever is an antidote to the ills of the day."--Jeffrey S.Cramer, editor of Walden: A Fully-Annotated Edition and Curator of The Thoreau Institute "In Cabin Fever , Tom Montgomery Fate has written a book as wise as it is charming. Fate, in his deeply informed dialogue with Thoreau, never dodges the many realities of American middle-class existence that might lead to a life of quiet desperation.â€�--Stuart Dybek, author of I Sailed with Magellan “With Thoreau as his guide, Tom Montgomery Fate explores a wild territory where Henry himself never dared to venture: marriage, parenthood, and the suburban backyard. Along the way, he shows us how to embrace the challenges of our world, and our daily lives, with new grace, restoring us to the place where we should all be living: in gratitude and wonder. A profound and beautiful book.â€�--John T. Price, author of Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kinships, "The tone of Fate's writing is serious and thoughtful, yet laced with some humor (particularly the chapter in which he imagines a gay relationship between two male cardinals)& Fate is introspective and writes in a lyrical manner, offering much food for thought in this multi-layered, 'how to live" memoir.'" -Hilary Daninhirsch, Foreword Reviews "This quietly marvelous book is really a mystery novel at heart. The mystery is How to live?  Tom Montgomery Fate, a self-described 'slow and bumbling pilgrim,' sets out to answer this question, meandering, with Thoreau as his companion, toward the truth--or more accurately, the truths.  Henry David Thoreau has never been more relevant than he is today, and what a pleasure to follow the two of them sleuthing toward something solid in these fickle and shifting times."-David Gessner, author of Soaring with Fidel and The Tarball Chronicles   "With Thoreau as his guide, Tom Montgomery Fate explores a wild territory where Henry himself never dared to venture: marriage, parenthood, and the suburban backyard.  Along the way, he shows us how to embrace the challenges of our world, and our daily lives, with new grace, restoring us to the place where we should all be living: in gratitude and wonder. A profound and beautiful book."-John T. Price, author of Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kinships   "In Cabin Fever, Tom Montgomery Fate has written a book as wise as it is charming.  Fate, in his deeply informed dialogue with Thoreau, never dodges the many realities of American middle-class existence that might lead to a life of quiet desperation.  Still, Cabin Fever is, finally, not a book about avoiding desperation but achieving balance."-Stuart Dybek, author of The Coast of Chicago   "Tom Montgomery Fate resonates with Thoreau without needing to be Thoreau. His Cabin Fever echoes Walden without pretense. It is a book for our time by a writer of our time. Fate proves himself against his transcendental literary ancestor and, in the process, gives us a contemporary book of thought, hope, and promise. Cabin Fever is an antidote to the ills of the day."-Jeffrey S. Cramer, editor of Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition and curator of the Thoreau Institute "His frank, poignant, and funny essays grapple with the quandaries inherent in the effort to live a balanced life. Fate's clarion musings on place, time, family, social responsibility, the wild, and the civilized are thoughtful and affecting in their revelations of how complex and precious life is." -Donna Seaman, Booklist , starred review "Quiet, beautifully written reflections on nature and the mindful life, laced with the thoughts and writings of Thoreau." - Kirkus "Never snide or condescending, Fate blends the significant milestones of marriage and family in a high-tech BlackBerry society with the joys and shortcomings of being mindful in both cultures." - Publishers Weekly, Recommended by USA Today "Tom Montgomery Fate's charming volume is about his search for meaning in the suburbs, a search that takes him to the woods of Michigan where he builds his own cabin&What makes Cabin Fever such good reading is that the author doesn't try to be a modern-day Thoreau&The magic of Cabin Fever is the author's willingness to move back and forth between the two worlds of hectic suburbs and the more isolated nature-soaked cabin."- Christian Century  "May touch a chord in a desperate urban-dweller''s heart & may also show & that Mother Earth''s bosom is not always welcoming to mere humans." - Wall Street Journal "His account of a quest for a "more deliberate life," inspired by a re-reading of Thoreau's Walden several years ago, is refreshingly modest but also aching with yearning for the Home we all desire."- Christianity Today   "His frank, poignant, and funny essays grapple with the quandaries inherent in the effort to live a balanced life. Fate's clarion musings on place, time, family, social responsibility, the wild, and the civilized are thoughtful and affecting in their revelations of how complex and precious life is." -Donna Seaman,  Booklist , starred review, May 1, 2011 "Never snide or condescending, Fate blends the significant milestones of marriage and family in a high-tech BlackBerry society with the joys and shortcomings of being mindful in both cultures." - Publishers Weekly "The tone of Fate's writing is serious and thoughtful, yet laced with some humor (particularly the chapter in which he imagines a gay relationship between two male cardinals)& Fate is introspective and writes in a lyrical manner, offering much food for thought in this multi-layered, ''how to live" memoir.''" -Hilary Daninhirsch, Foreword Reviews "This quietly marvelous book is really a mystery novel at heart. The mystery is How to live?  Tom Montgomery Fate, a self-described 'slow and bumbling pilgrim,' sets out to answer this question, meandering, with Thoreau as his companion, toward the truth--or more accurately, the truths.  Henry David Thoreau has never been more relevant than he is today, and what a pleasure to follow the two of them sleuthing toward something solid in these fickle and shifting times."-David Gessner, author of Soaring with Fidel and The Tarball Chronicles   "With Thoreau as his guide, Tom Montgomery Fate explores a wild territory where Henry himself never dared to venture: marriage, parenthood, and the suburban backyard.  Along the way, he shows us how to embrace the challenges of our world, and our daily lives, with new grace, restoring us to the place where we should all be living: in gratitude and wonder. A profound and beautiful book."-John T. Price, author of Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kinships   "In Cabin Fever, Tom Montgomery Fate has written a book as wise as it is charming.  Fate, in his deeply informed dialogue with Thoreau, never dodges the many realities of American middle-class existence that might lead to a life of quiet desperation.  Still, Cabin Fever is, finally, not a book about avoiding desperation but achieving balance."-Stuart Dybek, author of The Coast of Chicago   "Tom Montgomery Fate resonates with Thoreau without needing to be Thoreau. His Cabin Fever echoes Walden without pretense. It is a book for our time by a writer of our time. Fate proves himself against his transcendental literary ancestor and, in the process, gives us a contemporary book of thought, hope, and promise. Cabin Fever is an antidote to the ills of the day."-Jeffrey S. Cramer, editor of Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition and curator of the Thoreau Institute "Quiet, beautifully written reflections on nature and the mindful life, laced with the thoughts and writings of Thoreau." - Kirkus, "His account of a quest for a "more deliberate life," inspired by a re-reading of Thoreau's Walden several years ago, is refreshingly modest but also aching with yearning for the Home we all desire."- Christianity Today   "His frank, poignant, and funny essays grapple with the quandaries inherent in the effort to live a balanced life. Fate's clarion musings on place, time, family, social responsibility, the wild, and the civilized are thoughtful and affecting in their revelations of how complex and precious life is." -Donna Seaman,  Booklist , starred review, May 1, 2011 "Never snide or condescending, Fate blends the significant milestones of marriage and family in a high-tech BlackBerry society with the joys and shortcomings of being mindful in both cultures." - Publishers Weekly "The tone of Fate's writing is serious and thoughtful, yet laced with some humor (particularly the chapter in which he imagines a gay relationship between two male cardinals)& Fate is introspective and writes in a lyrical manner, offering much food for thought in this multi-layered, 'how to live" memoir.'" -Hilary Daninhirsch, Foreword Reviews "This quietly marvelous book is really a mystery novel at heart. The mystery is How to live?  Tom Montgomery Fate, a self-described 'slow and bumbling pilgrim,' sets out to answer this question, meandering, with Thoreau as his companion, toward the truth--or more accurately, the truths.  Henry David Thoreau has never been more relevant than he is today, and what a pleasure to follow the two of them sleuthing toward something solid in these fickle and shifting times."-David Gessner, author of Soaring with Fidel and The Tarball Chronicles   "With Thoreau as his guide, Tom Montgomery Fate explores a wild territory where Henry himself never dared to venture: marriage, parenthood, and the suburban backyard.  Along the way, he shows us how to embrace the challenges of our world, and our daily lives, with new grace, restoring us to the place where we should all be living: in gratitude and wonder. A profound and beautiful book."-John T. Price, author of Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kinships   "In Cabin Fever, Tom Montgomery Fate has written a book as wise as it is charming.  Fate, in his deeply informed dialogue with Thoreau, never dodges the many realities of American middle-class existence that might lead to a life of quiet desperation.  Still, Cabin Fever is, finally, not a book about avoiding desperation but achieving balance."-Stuart Dybek, author of The Coast of Chicago   "Tom Montgomery Fate resonates with Thoreau without needing to be Thoreau. His Cabin Fever echoes Walden without pretense. It is a book for our time by a writer of our time. Fate proves himself against his transcendental literary ancestor and, in the process, gives us a contemporary book of thought, hope, and promise. Cabin Fever is an antidote to the ills of the day."-Jeffrey S. Cramer, editor of Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition and curator of the Thoreau Institute "Quiet, beautifully written reflections on nature and the mindful life, laced with the thoughts and writings of Thoreau." - Kirkus From the Hardcover edition., "His frank, poignant, and funny essays grapple with the quandaries inherent in the effort to live a balanced life. Fate's clarion musings on place, time, family, social responsibility, the wild, and the civilized are thoughtful and affecting in their revelations of how complex and precious life is." -Donna Seaman,  Booklist , starred review, May 1, 2011 "Never snide or condescending, Fate blends the significant milestones of marriage and family in a high-tech BlackBerry society with the joys and shortcomings of being mindful in both cultures." - Publishers Weekly "The tone of Fate's writing is serious and thoughtful, yet laced with some humor (particularly the chapter in which he imagines a gay relationship between two male cardinals)& Fate is introspective and writes in a lyrical manner, offering much food for thought in this multi-layered, 'how to live" memoir.'" -Hilary Daninhirsch, Foreword Reviews "This quietly marvelous book is really a mystery novel at heart. The mystery is How to live?  Tom Montgomery Fate, a self-described 'slow and bumbling pilgrim,' sets out to answer this question, meandering, with Thoreau as his companion, toward the truth--or more accurately, the truths.  Henry David Thoreau has never been more relevant than he is today, and what a pleasure to follow the two of them sleuthing toward something solid in these fickle and shifting times."-David Gessner, author of Soaring with Fidel and The Tarball Chronicles   "With Thoreau as his guide, Tom Montgomery Fate explores a wild territory where Henry himself never dared to venture: marriage, parenthood, and the suburban backyard.  Along the way, he shows us how to embrace the challenges of our world, and our daily lives, with new grace, restoring us to the place where we should all be living: in gratitude and wonder. A profound and beautiful book."-John T. Price, author of Man Killed by Pheasant and Other Kinships   "In Cabin Fever, Tom Montgomery Fate has written a book as wise as it is charming.  Fate, in his deeply informed dialogue with Thoreau, never dodges the many realities of American middle-class existence that might lead to a life of quiet desperation.  Still, Cabin Fever is, finally, not a book about avoiding desperation but achieving balance."-Stuart Dybek, author of The Coast of Chicago   "Tom Montgomery Fate resonates with Thoreau without needing to be Thoreau. His Cabin Fever echoes Walden without pretense. It is a book for our time by a writer of our time. Fate proves himself against his transcendental literary ancestor and, in the process, gives us a contemporary book of thought, hope, and promise. Cabin Fever is an antidote to the ills of the day."-Jeffrey S. Cramer, editor of Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition and curator of the Thoreau Institute "Quiet, beautifully written reflections on nature and the mindful life, laced with the thoughts and writings of Thoreau." - Kirkus From the Hardcover edition.
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
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Lccn
2010-049876
Dewey Decimal
333.72
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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