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The Songs Of Trees

David George Haskell

  • Bindwijze: Paperback
  • Taal: en
  • Categorie: Wetenschap & Natuur
  • ISBN: 9780143111306
Stories from Nature's Great Connectors
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Taal:en
Bindwijze:Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum:03 april 2018
Aantal pagina's:304
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Hoofdauteur:David George Haskell
Hoofdauteur:David George Haskell
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Product breedte:135 mm
Product lengte:203 mm
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Verpakking breedte:134 mm
Verpakking hoogte:22 mm
Verpakking lengte:205 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht:240 g
Overige kenmerken
Extra groot lettertype:Nee
Product breedte:135 mm
Product lengte:203 mm
Studieboek:Nee
Verpakking breedte:134 mm
Verpakking hoogte:22 mm
Verpakking lengte:205 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht:240 g

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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 Manhattan 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.