The finest work ever written about the economy of life. Thoreau describes his life on Walden Pond in Concord, Massachussetts, the quality of nature there, the quality of change in seasons, the terms of change and economy in life, the good sense required to see the complexity of life that abounds outdoors, and the better sense to achieve simplicity within doors. Simply, Walden is a better book than many, and is full of lessons to be learned.