Bibliograph

Montaigne in barn boots, an amateur ambles through philosophy, Michael Perry

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Montaigne in barn boots, an amateur ambles through philosophy, Michael Perry

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-222)

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Montaigne in barn boots

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

972219261

Responsibility statement

Michael Perry

Sub title

an amateur ambles through philosophy

Summary

Written in a spirit of exploration rather than declaration, Montaigne in Barn Boots is a down-to-earth (how do you pronounce that last name?) look into the ideas of a philosopher "ensconced in a castle tower overlooking his vineyard," channeled by a midwestern American writing "in a room above the garage overlooking a disused pig pen." Whether grabbing an electrified fence, fighting fires, failing to fix a truck, or feeding chickens, Perry draws on each experience to explore subjects as diverse as faith, race, sex, aromatherapy, and Prince. But he also champions academics and aesthetics, in a book that ultimately emerges as a sincere, unflinching look at the vital need to be a better person and citizen

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