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- Born
- 1927
- Died
- 1989
- Works
- 91
Top works
- American Earth
- Monkey Wrench Gang (2233)
- Prentice Hall Literature--The American Experience
- Desert Solitaire 50th Edition
- Confessions of a Barbarian
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Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues and criticism of public land policies. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire. Writer Larry McMurtry referred to Abbey as the "Thoreau of the American West". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Abbey <a href="https://www.las
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5 total works indexed
- Equation of State Calculations by Fast Computing Machines
· 1953 · cited 29,702x
- Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.
· 2000 · cited 27,642x
- Adsorption of Gases in Multimolecular Layers
· 1938 · cited 24,318x
- The "What" and "Why" of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behavior
· 2000 · cited 23,708x
- THE USE OF LEAD CITRATE AT HIGH pH AS AN ELECTRON-OPAQUE STAIN IN ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
· 1963 · cited 18,944x
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Quotes
- “Heaven is home. Utopia is here. Nirvana is now.”
- “Guns don't kill people; people kill people. Of course, people with guns kill more people. But that's only natural. It's hard. But it's fair.”
- “We're all undesirable elements from somebody's point of view.”
- “Enjoy our great American West -- climb those mountains, run those rivers, hike those canyons, explore those forests, and share in the bounty of wilderness, friendship, love, and the common effort to save what we love. Do this and we will be strong, and bold, and happy, we will outlive our enemies, we will live to piss on their graves.”
- “My loyalties will not be bound by national borders, or confined in time by one nation's history, or limited in the spiritual dimension by one language and culture. I pledge my allegiance to the damned human race, and my everlasting love to the green hills of Earth, and my intimations of glory to the singing stars, to the very end of space and time.”
- “I'd sooner exchange ideas with the birds on earth than learn to carry on intergalactic communications with some obscure race of humanoids on a satellite planet from the world of Betelgeuse.”
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1927-01-29 ) January 29, 1927, Indiana, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- March 14, 1989 (1989-03-14) (aged 62), Tucson, Arizona , U.S.
- Occupation
- Essayist, novelist
- Education
- University of New Mexico
- Notable works
- The Monkey Wrench Gang Desert Solitaire
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- "Desert Solitaire", by Edward Abbey (cropped).jpg
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Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by radical environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire.
Early life and education