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| A Year In The Maine Woods | 
| Author: Bernd Heinrich
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 1129254
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 5.9 x 0.8
Dewey Decimal Number: 974.1
ASIN: B001A5UVIK
Publication Date: November 7, 1995
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| Customer Reviews:
 a book to go back to with each new season September 10, 2000
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Like Aldo Leopold's "Sand County Almanac",Heinrich has written a book that I find myself going back to with each changing season. His descriptions are those of an experienced naturalist who finds immense pleasure in the diversity and detail of nature. I especially enjoyed the many passages on bird song and his observations of the myriad colours and patterns in Red Maples in the fall. To fully appreciate this book, however, the reader needs to be knowledgeable about natural history. Whereas some other reviewers have said that they found the long passages about a particular plant or animal tiresome, these were the parts of the book that I enjoyed the most.
A very enjoyable read. January 3, 2000
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Very enjoyable. Gained a greater appreciation for the subtle aspects of nature. Made me want to go camping again. Written in a very candid and personal style.
 A self-congratulatory ego trip February 19, 1999
6 out of 19 found this review helpful
Heinrich obviously wants us to think of him as the modern Thoreau, but his thoughts are far shallower and less interesting. Furthermore Thoreau saw no need to ostentatiously parade his specialized knowledge before his readers, as Heinrich does. The specifying of 6 different kinds of warbler calls heard on a particular morning does not add to the atmosphere or enjoyment for almost anyone - but it DOES impress you with how much Heinrich knows about bird calls. Much of the book is in the same vein - paragraph after paragraph written not to instruct or entertain, but to impress. There are better choices out there by writers who are more impressed with their surroundings and less impressed with themselves.
 It is relaxing to read this book January 31, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book starts out pretty good but eventually becomes fragmented and seems to lose it's continuity. I grew tired of the non-stop dissertations on plant and animal life. The best parts of the book are when the author is interacting with his own species, but even those stories seemed to go nowhere. I wonder though, if the author became more eccentric after his year in the woods, or if he started out that way.
Real Life, Simple Life January 6, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A must for any outdoor and simple living buff who have forgotten that the simple life does not also mean the easy life. But this life does produce its rewards and that is made evident here. An enjoyable book that deserves a second reading.
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