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A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir"I am hopelessly and forever a mountaineer," John Muir wrote. "Civilization and fever and all the morbidness that has been hooted at me has not dimmed my glacial eye, and I care to live only to entice people to look at Nature's loveliness. My own special self is nothing." In Donald Worster's magisterial biography, John Muir's "special self" is fully explored as is his extraordinary ability, then and now, to get others to see the sacred beauty of the
"I am hopelessly and forever a mountaineer," John Muir wrote. "Civilization and fever and all the morbidness that has been hooted at me has not dimmed my glacial eye, and I care to live only to entice people to look at Nature's loveliness. My own special self is nothing." In Donald Worster's magisterial biography, John Muir's "special self" is fully explored as is his extraordinary ability, then and now, to get others to see the sacred beauty of the natural world. A Passion for Nature is the most complete account of the great conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club ever written. It is the first to be based on Muir's full private correspondence and to meet modern scholarly standards. Yet it is also full of rich detail and personal anecdote, uncovering the complex inner life behind the legend of the solitary mountain man. It traces Muir from his boyhood in Scotland and frontier Wisconsin to his adult life in California right after the Civil War up to his death on the eve of World War I. It explores his marriage and family life, his relationship with his abusive father, his many friendships with the humble and famous (including Theodore Roosevelt and Ralph Waldo Emerson), and his role in founding the modern American conservation movement. Inspired by Muir's passion for the wilderness, Americans created a long and stunning list of national parks and wilderness areas, Yosemite most prominent among them. Yet the book also describes a Muir who was a successful fruit-grower, a talented scientist and world-traveler, a doting father and husband, a self-made man of wealth and political influence. A man for whom mountaineering was "a pathway to revelation and worship." For anyone wishing to more fully understand America's first great environmentalist, and the enormous influence he still exerts today, Donald Worster's biography offers a wealth of insight into the passionate nature of a man whose passion for nature remains unsurpassed.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 05/06/2011
ISBN: 9780199782246
Pages: 535
Weight: 1.68lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.30d
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★★★★★ 3
Not quite "indestructible"
Color: Green+Brown
These toys are so cute! But, they are NOT for aggressive chewers! 15 minutes and they were ruined. But for kinder chewers...they are adorable.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2026
★★★★★ 2
Easily Destructed
Color: Green+Orange
My dog destroyed it within a couple of days. The “rope” turned into strings which is dangerous if eaten
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Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Not as good as advertised
Color: Blue
Chewed up in 20 minutes
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★★★★★ 3
Cute but NOT indestructible
Color: Brown
Not indestructible
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Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Great for Small to Medium Dogs
Size: Critter Zoo, Color: 5 Different Animals
I bought these for my boys to play with. One of them loves to tear the squeaker out of anything that, well, squeaks. These do more than squeak! So far, they have survived the terrorist chihuahua/piranha boy!
They’re pretty awesome toys and my kids’ favorites! They’re sturdy and goofy looking!
I’m writing this review a couple months after my purchase. One reason why is I want to “buy again” (just because they have their squeakers, doesn’t mean they haven’t been chewed on!).
I have a large, long chihuahua (<—— terrorist/piranha boy) and a min-pin mix. These toys are the perfect size for them. There is some chew damage from the terrorist but considering he can get a squeaker or of a Lamb Chop within 5 minutes, I’d say these toys are the best I’ve run across in quality, thickness of the material, minimal stuffing and durability.
Highly, strongly, encourage you to, purchase if you’re looking for good toys for small to medium dogs!
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Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2025