A Sand County Almanac (Abridged) Audiobook

" I wasn't a huge fan of the narration, but it was adequate. The prose was pretty good. I listened to it because it was recommended by so many of my professors. I can see how it was really something when it was the only one of it's kind out there. Now i think there are probably some better ecological books. Still worth a listen though. "

" a re-read for me, it's nice to get into the pace of someone who simply reflects on what is going on in his small plot of god's green earth... as it turns brown with the seasons, and the winds of autumn blow, and the migrating geese move on, and then the next season comes.... good to read in small doses and feed your soul "

" This wasn't what I expected and seemed slow at first, but I think it's beautifully written and I enjoyed it. "

" Too much harsh reality about the demise of our precious natural resources. I have tried to read this book for 40 years and every time I am swept away by the beauty of the place and by overwhelming sadness that no one, not enough people, the government and the stewards of our earth, never got it. "

" This book was given by a friend who said it was the best book he ever read. It was very good and sertainly brought nature alive to me. "

" A great, if somewhat disjointed, series of essays by one of the founding fathers of the modern paradigm for Wildlife Management. "

" I read this as a teenager and it inspired me. "

" A life changing book. I read it at least once a year. "

" "Land Ethic" = major paradigm shift "

" A classic in the genre, and a life-changer as presented to me in college by Dr. Goff. "

" Leopold's lessons can be sorted into two categories: timeless and antiquated. His respect for all things outdoors is admirable, but his constant criticism of mechanization is tiresome. I wonder what he would think of my iPhone. "

" A wonderful outlook on Nature in general and life in the midwest in specific. Since reading the book I've taken much pleasure in goose song and prairie patches. "

" Plain and simple, amazing! "

" Required reading in college, that I was very happy to have read. "

" Nothing I can say can come close to describing what this book means to me. It's all about connecting with what's around you, all the time. Absolutely beautiful. "

" A classic ecological literature book, still so relevant and great. "

" What many of my friends find uninteresting, I found very engaging. This book changed the way I see the outdoors. "

" A classic! Buy and read it again and again! "

" I found this book an amazing read. The seasons pulse through the Almanac. I found myself nostalgic and yearning for a country I have yet to visit and a time lost to all of us. "

" Modern classic. Talk about a man connected to the land ... So beautiful and so inspiring. "

" This is a book about paying attention to nature, but it is not all preachy or heated. It reads like a journal and makes me wish I had more opportunity to track grouse. "

" Great Great Great book! "

" I checked this book out from the Madison Public Library. I recommend a beautiful special edition with pictures from his farm, very close to Madison. I was moved to tears by this book! "

" What I learned from this book...maybe not ALL hunters are bad... but I wish that they would leave Bambi alone. "

" A classic work first published in 1949 and still a great read. Recommended for those who are interested in wildlife, nature or environmental issues. "

" A great book on environmental philosophy. "

" Not usually my genre yet Leopold's detailed and attentive description of his surroundings expressed the care he felt for them nealy as much as his arguments. "

" Concise and written intelligently. Many levels are touched in this environmental discourse. Also serves as a natural history of Wisconsin. "

" One of my top ten favorites. Have read it several times and will continue to do so!! "

" This is an absolutely delightful book. I hope you get the one with the photos as it shows how beautiful Wisconsin and it's change of seasons truly is! Leopald was such an eloquent author. I felt I could "hear" what he was writing. "

" I was given this upon completing the Master Naturalist classes in my area I am slowly reading it..and it is amazing how nature hasn't changed too much "

" I really enjoyed A Sand County Almanac but the I was ambivalent about the Essays from Round River. At times he seemed pretentious and did not seem to understand that not everyone was lucky enough to have a property like his. "

" One of my top ten favorites. Have read it several times and will continue to do so!! "

" Sounds funny, but I've been reading this in time with the seasons, or trying to. It's not super long so it requires some pacing in order to do this. I especially appreciate Leopold's appreciation for a good dog. "

" Good story of the region that we live in. It was similar to Wallace Grange's "Those of the Forest". "

" A classic in the genre, and a life-changer as presented to me in college by Dr. Goff. "

" A great, if somewhat disjointed, series of essays by one of the founding fathers of the modern paradigm for Wildlife Management. "

" Somewhat modern day Thoreau...what a great work. I read it over and over again....then I go for a walk in the woods. "

" Reads slowly, but it is good, well written, and thoughtful. Aldo Leopold was a fantastic naturalist and an astute observer. I found it best to read in bits and pieces, not to just devour in a short period of time. "

" Absolutely beautiful, particularly Part I. A must-read. "

" Beautiful, deeply insightful and worldly, encompasses the world ethic as a community not as a commodity, and the need for people to commit to the ethic of the good of the land for the good of the land's sake. "

" Wish more people could think like that... "

" It inspired me to action when I first read it 26 years ago; it continues to inspire me. I am a bit saddened though by the number of people I know who have read it and are not inspired into action. "

" I enjoyed the essays about Leopold's land and the wild animals that come there. His essays on conservation helped me understand the history of the issues at stake a little better, and articulated clearly why conservation matters. Not an outstanding read, but a solid one. <br/> <br/> "

" The author in some ways was far ahead of present-day thinking on ecology. I feel inadequate to describe how much this book affected me. A real &quot;life-time&quot; book! Hopefully, I will be able soon to adequate to the task of reviewing this fantastic work. "