Description
| Product ID: | 9780008436056 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Heartbeat of Trees |
| Authors: | Author: Peter Wohlleben |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | Ecological science, the Biosphere, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Botany and plant sciences, Forests and woodland, Biodiversity, Climate change, Sustainability, Popular psychology, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Botany & plant sciences, Forests, rainforests, Biodiversity, Climate change, Sustainability, Popular psychology, Trees, wildflowers & plants, The Earth: natural history general |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER,THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES ‘A simultaneously stimulating and soothing blend of nature writing and science … Strongly encourages tree hugging for our own, human sake’ Guardian Summer Reads 2021 FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER,THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES‘A simultaneously stimulating and soothing blend of nature writing and science … Strongly encourages tree hugging for our own, human sake’ Guardian Summer Reads 2021A powerful return to the forest, where trees have heartbeats and roots are like brains that extend underground. Where the colour green calms us, and the forest sharpens our senses.In The Heartbeat of Trees, renowned forester Peter Wohlleben draws on new scientific discoveries to show how humans are deeply connected to the natural world. In an era of climate change, many of us fear we’ve lost our connection to nature, but Wohlleben is convinced that age-old ties linking humans to the forest remain alive and intact. We just have to know where to look.Drawing on science and cutting-edge research, The Heartbeat of Trees reveals the profound interactions humans can have with nature, exploring:the language of the forestthe consciousness of plantsand the eroding boundary between flora and faunaA perfect book to take with you into the woods, The Heartbeat of Trees shares how to see, feel, smell, hear, and even taste the forest.Peter Wohlleben, renowned for his ability to write about trees in an engaging and moving way, reveals a wondrous cosmos where humans are a part of nature, and where conservation and environmental activism is not just about saving trees, it’s about saving ourselves, too. |
| Imprint Name: | William Collins |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-03-31 |
