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Listening Point (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage) Paperback – August 13, 1997

by Sigurd F. Olson (Author)
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Poetic meditations about Olson’s cabin and his life there.

Poetic meditations about Olson’s cabin and his life there, now available in paper for the first time.

Many people have a special place where they go to experience nature. Perhaps it is a cabin, or a campsite, or a favorite hiking trail. For Sigurd Olson it was a bare glaciated spit of rock in the magnificent Quetico-Superior country of northern Minnesota. He called it his Listening Point, and it is at the center of his book of the same name.

Listening Point is Olson’s second book, with over 40,000 copies sold in hardcover. Strikingly illustrated with drawings by Francis Lee Jaques, this book tells the story of Olson’s Listening Point from his first night sleeping there under the stars to the eventual building of a cabin. “From this one place I would explore the entire north and all life, including my own,” he writes. “For me it would be a listening-post from which I might even hear the music of the spheres.”

Through deeply personal stories, Olson brings life in the woods alive. He traces the history of a fallen leaf, explains the power of a canoe paddle cutting through the water, and the magic of listening to the rain pour on his tent flaps.

“Listening Point is dedicated to recapturing this almost forgotten sense of wonder and learning from rocks and trees and all the life that is found there, truths that can encompass all,” he writes. “Through a vein of rose quartz at its tip can be read the geological history of the planet, from an old pine stump the ecological succession of the plant kingdom, from an Indian legend the story of the dreams of all mankind.”

Considered by some to contain Olson’s most vivid and moving passages, Listening Point is the nature lover’s companion for hearing the depth and beauty of the great outdoors.

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    256 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Univ Of Minnesota Press
  4. Publication date
    August 13, 1997
  5. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.9 x 8.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    081662996X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0816629961
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Listening Point is about the spiritual human connection to the environment. "Each time I have gone there I have found something new which has opened up great realms of thought and interest", Sigurd F. Olson writes. "For me it has been a point of discovery and, like all such places of departure, has assumed meaning far beyond the ordinary". Considered by some to contain Olson's most vivid and moving passages, Listening Point is the nature lover's companion for hearing the depth and beauty of the great outdoors.

About the Author

Sigurd F. Olson (1899-1982) was one of the greatest environmentalists of the twentieth century. An award-winning conservation activist and best-selling author, Olson introduced a generation of Americans to the importance of wilderness. He served as president of the Wilderness Society and the National Parks Association and was honored by the Sierra Club and the National Wildlife Federation for his work. Olson’s nine books frequently appeared on best-seller lists across the nation.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Univ Of Minnesota Press; First Edition (August 13, 1997)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 081662996X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0816629961
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.9 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful readings on wilderness
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This is a great collection of short stories/remembrances by a legendary environmentalist and one of the founders of the Boundary Waters and Alaskan Nation Wildlife. Great for solo reading or reading out loud around a camp fire with family or friends. If you like the wilderness get it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of Olson’s best, and not to be missed by any true ...
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What vivid, inspiring, and often allegorical writing by Olson of this now lost, quiet place in North America. One of Olson’s best, and not to be missed by any true woodsman & voyager.
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Roberta L. Moore
5.0 out of 5 stars Listening Point
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Sigurd Olson made an incredible impact on the preservation of our natural resources. His love of wild places, river ways and lakes, the land, flora and fauna inspired him to write about his passion and strive to protect and preserve those very places he loved. "Listening Point" introduced me to Sigurd Olson and my life as a naturalist/preservationist and conservationist. Olson stated it best in this inspiring book:
“Though the point was only a small point of the vastness reaching far to the arctic from it I could survey the whole. While it would be mine for only a short time this glaciated shore with its twisted trees and caribou moss would grow into my life and into the lives of all who shared it with me...
I named this place Listening Point because only when one comes to listen, only when one is aware and still, can things be seen and heard.
Everyone has a listening point somewhere. It does not have to be in the north or close to wilderness, but some place of quiet where the universe can be contemplated in awe… The adventures that have been mine can be known by anyone.”
Sigurd Olson is a voice from the past, but his voice is an integral part of the future. This book will not only help anyone who reads it "to listen". but also to see and hear and understand why taking care of our wild and beautiful country anywhere is important.
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5.0 out of 5 stars My husband adored this book
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2023
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I will be returning to purchase more Sigurd Olson books. They are outstanding.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Ecological Synthesization
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In this second book, Olsen accurately explains the greater roles of various natural elements within the shared ecosystem. It seems he has done more research for this than in Singing Wilderness, which is displayed in richer chapters, but lost in the organic feeling that was so well captured in his first book. For this reason some parts feel contrived but Olsen still rocks and I love the peacefulness of his writing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fast and correct item!
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2022
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Book recommended and haven’t read it yet.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great book!
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2021
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ANYTHING WRITTEN BY SIGURD OLSON IS WORTH READING
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5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless
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This brilliantly written book provides myriad stories, images and experiences that give voice to wildness truly being the preservation of the world.
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5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL
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Beautifully written, so detailed that it makes you feel as if you were actually there.
I have recommended this book to my of my friends, and those who have picked up the book wholeheartedly agreed with my recommendation.
I have 3of Mr. Olson's books now and have loved every one of them.
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