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The author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Forest Unseen visits with nature’s most magnificent networkers — trees “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 WINNER OF THE 2018 JOHN BURROUGHS MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING NATURAL HISTORY WRITINGDavid 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.
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誠品26碼/2681575332000
ISBN13/9780143111306
ISBN10/0143111302
EAN/9780143111306
尺寸/20.3X13.4X2CM
裝訂/平裝
頁數/304
語言/英文
級別/無
David Haskell’s work integrates scientific, literary, and contemplative studies of the natural world.
He is a professor of biology and environmental studies at the University of the South and a Guggenheim Fellow.
His 2012 book The Forest Unseen was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/E.O.
Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, and won the 2013 Best Book Award from the National Academies, the National Outdoor Book Award, and the Reed Environmental Writing Award. Along with his scholarly research, he has published essays, op-eds, and poetry.From the Hardcover edition.