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Walking
- Narrated by: Peter Johnson
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Classics
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- PAUL J. BARQUINERO
- 08-06-18
Thoreau helps us today immensely.
Wonderful, timeless essay. Rich as an education took, also as an instruction in great living
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- Megatron
- 06-25-15
Good book
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