ROBERT D. RICHARDSON is the author of Henry Thoreau: A Life of the Mind and Emerson: The Mind on Fire. He is the recipient of the Francis Parkman Prize, the Melcher Book Award, and the Bancroft Prize, and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, among many other honors.
A biographical study of the highest order . . . [that I] will recall vividly for years to come. --Jay Parini, author of One Matchless Time: A Life of William Faulkner To read Richardson's William James is to share this brilliant American philosopher's wild ride down the great river of mind. --Megan Marshall, author of The Peabody Sisters This book is a gift of magic. . . . the powerful and various mind of William James is returned to us, alive. --Tracy Kidder Wonderful . . . a treat . . . In Robert D. Richardson, James has a kindred spirit. --Robert Stone A gripping and often inspiring story of intellectual and spiritual adventure. --Justin Kaplan Publishers Weekly, Starred A stunning book, eloquent, learned, ebullient and fully commensurate with its impassioned subject . . . Every unerring, brilliant page is a gift. --Brenda Wineapple, author of Hawthorne: A Life and Sister Brother Gertrude and Leo Stein
A biographical study of the highest order . . . [that I] will recall vividly for years to come. --Jay Parini, author of One Matchless Time: A Life of William Faulkner
To read Richardson's William James is to share this brilliant American philosopher's wild ride down the great river of mind. --Megan Marshall, author of The Peabody Sisters This book is a gift of magic. . . . the powerful and various mind of William James is returned to us, alive. --Tracy Kidder Wonderful . . . a treat . . . In Robert D. Richardson, James has a kindred spirit. --Robert Stone A gripping and often inspiring story of intellectual and spiritual adventure. --Justin Kaplan Publishers Weekly, Starred A stunning book, eloquent, learned, ebullient and fully commensurate with its impassioned subject . . . Every unerring, brilliant page is a gift. --Brenda Wineapple, author of Hawthorne: A Life and Sister Brother Gertrude and Leo Stein
Having revisited Thoreau and Emerson, with award-winning results, Richardson makes an appointment with great psychologist/metaphysicist James. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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