John Muir Signature Notebook

Put pen to paper alongside celebrated naturalist John Muir’s inspirational quotes and musings in this beautifully designed notebook, and let your own creativity flow! John Muir was an avid journaler on his many adventures into the wilderness, often filling pages with drawings of nature scenes and details of his remarkable journeys. Now the budding naturalist can jot alongside Muir’s inspirational quotes and observations, receiving encouragement from the “Father of the National Parks” as you record your latest hikes and findings. The John Muir Notebook is part of the Signature Notebook series, all of which are filled with inspirational quotes for dreamers, thinkers, and writers of all ages, alongside striking, rarely-seen images throughout. This beautiful, pocket-sized notebook features a moleskin-like binding, cream paper stock, and an elegant ribbon page marker, so you can always pick up where you left off…and Muir’s removable portrait wraps around the foil-stamped front cover, which is debossed with his signature. The Signature Notebook series features some of the most prominent figures in our society, from William Shakespeare and Jane Austen, to JFK and Michelle Obama—and John Muir adds another inspirational personality to the mix.

Whether climbing El Capitan or enjoying the scenery, the Yosemite Park National Park Signature Notebook is the perfect way to bring the Sierra Nevadas wherever you go. Whether climbing El Capitan or enjoying the scenery, the Yosemite Park National Park Signature Notebook is the perfect way to preserve your memories. Featuring detailed illustrations of local flora and fauna, get ready to become the next John Muir. Write alongside quotes from outdoors enthusiasts. Including images of national landmarks like Nevada Falls and Half Dome, you can bring a bit of the Sierra Nevadas with you wherever you go.

Write, sketch, or brainstorm alongside the most inspirational words of John F. Kennedy, and his timeless wisdom spark your next big idea! Whether you’re planning out your presidential campaign, or just want to jot down a to-do list, the John F. Kennedy Signature Notebook is exactly what you need. Filled with dozens of inspiring quotes from America’s 35th president, as well as little-seen photographs from his life and presidency, this notebook lets you draw inspiration from one of our nation’s most celebrated leaders while you put your thoughts on paper.

Bring elegance and clarity to your thoughts, doodles, and brainstorms with insight and wisdom in the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Signature Notebook! Scribble everything from shopping lists to story pitches with The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Signature Notebook! This beautifully crafted notebook is filled with dozens of inspiring quotes from the queen of America’s Camelot years that will help anyone write with as much grace and the elegance as Jackie O exuded. The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Signature Notebook is part of the Signature Notebook series, all of which are filled with inspirational quotes for dreamers, thinkers, and writers of all ages, alongside striking, rarely-seen images throughout. This beautiful, pocket-sized notebook features a moleskin-like binding, cream paper stock, and an elegant ribbon page marker, so you can always pick up where you left off…and Jackie’s removable portrait wraps around the foil-stamped front cover, which is debossed with her signature. The Signature Notebook series features some of the most prominent figures in our society--from John Muir and Jane Austen to Barack Obama and Benjamin Franklin—and Jackie O adds another inspirational personality to the mix.

Bring the majestic beauty of Sequoia National Park with you wherever you go. Bring the majestic beauty of the Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon with you wherever you go with this durable notebook that is perfect for both on and off the trail. It doesn’t matter when inspiration strikes, this National Park Signature Edition has plenty of blank pages waiting to be filled with notes, ideas, and sketches. It also contains park facts, historical imagery, and emblematic quotations that encapsulate the park and its iconic landmarks, from Grant Grove and the Giant Forest to the peaks of North Dome and Grand Sentinel. Whether you drive through or go backcountry camping, the Sequoia National Park Signature Edition is an ideal way to remember your visit to one of the great national parks.

This is a literary detective story. Like all good stories, it could begin, "Once upon a time..." Once upon a time in 1880, a young man named John Muir spent a day crossing a rugged glacier in Alaska. Though he did not even think it worth recording in that evening's diary entry, a little black dog accompanied him on that storm-haunted trek. As time passed, the image of the dog and what it symbolized grew in Muir's mind, entering his after-dinner sessions of storytelling. Seventeen years after the event, the popular story of Stickeen finally saw print, though in a form much edited from Muir's original. Historian Ronald H. Limbaugh here explains the mystery of why John Muir struggled for so long to bring Stickeen to life. Dr. Limbaugh pursued the evolution of the tale through a previously underexplored resource, the handwritten annotations Muir left in the volumes of his personal library. His thorough study covers the oral and literary history of the adventure, discusses its style, content, and sources, and places it--and Muir's difficulties in perfecting it--in the context of some of the major concerns of the era, particularly the Darwinian debates and the emerging animal rights movement. Although the story of Stickeen has been published many times (and in many forms) since the 1897 article, this is the first time Muir's original version has been printed. It is set alongside other versions of the story, including a sentimental version for children composed by Muir's niece and the original journal entry from which all versions emerged. Perhaps best of all, it is also set within the context of author Limbaugh's high readable, lucid prose.

In Koch's Solitude, both solitude and engagement emerge as primary modes of human experience, equally essential for human completion. This work draws upon the vast corpus of literary reflections on solitude, especially Lao Tze, Sappho, Plotinus, Augustine, Petrarch, Montaigne, Goethe, Shelley, Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman and Proust. "Koch uses the work of philosophers, historians, and writers, as well as texts such as the Bible, to show what solitude is and isn't, and what being alone can do to and for the individual. Interesting for its literary scope and its conclusions about all the good true solitude can bring us." —Booklist "Reading this book is like dipping into many minds, fierce and gentle. The author reveals his long study of great philosophers, and interprets their thoughts through the lens of his own experience with solitude. He traces our early brushes with solitude and the fear it can engender, then the craving for solitude that comes with full, adult lives." —NAPRA Review