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The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature's Great Connectors

Door David George Haskell

Categorie
Engels
Boeknummer
#419800-VH13
Titel
The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature's Great Connectors
Auteur
Haskell, David George
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
London : Penguin
Jaar van uitgave
2018
ISBN10
0143111302
ISBN13
9780143111306
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, 8vo.
Samenvatting
WINNER OF THE 2018 JOHN BURROUGHS MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING NATURAL HISTORY WRITING “Both a love song to trees, an exploration of their biology, and a wonderfully philosophical analysis of their role they play in human history and in modern culture.” —Science Friday The author of Sounds Wild and Broken and the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Forest Unseen visits with nature's most magnificent networkers — trees David Haskell has won acclaim for eloquent writing and deep engagement with the natural world. Now, he brings his powers of observation to the biological networks that surround all species, including humans. Haskell repeatedly visits a dozen trees, exploring connections with people, microbes, fungi, and other plants and animals. He takes us to trees in cities (from M... (Lees verder)anhattan to Jerusalem), forests (Amazonian, North American, and boreal) and areas on the front lines of environmental change (eroding coastlines, burned mountainsides, and war zones.) In each place he shows how human history, ecology, and well-being are intimately intertwined with the lives of trees. Scientific, lyrical, and contemplative, Haskell reveals the biological connections that underpin all life. In a world beset by barriers, he reminds us that life's substance and beauty emerge from relationship and interdependence.
Pagina's
292
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 6,00

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