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Sunday Times Bestseller 'A paradigm-smashing chronicle of joyous entanglement' Charles Foster Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month (September) Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings? In The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben shares his deep love of woods and forests and explains the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in the woodland and the amazing scientific processes behind the wonders of which we are blissfully unaware. Much like human families, tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, and support them as they grow, sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group. As a result of such interactions, trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old. In contrast, solitary trees, like street kids, have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group. Drawing on groundbreaking new discoveries, Wohlleben presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities; he describes how these discoveries have informed his own practices in the forest around him. As he says, a happy forest is a healthy forest, and he believes that eco-friendly practices not only are economically sustainable but also benefit the health of our planet and the mental and physical health of all who live on Earth. After a walk through the woods with Wohlleben, you'll never look at trees the same way again.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-139780008218430
eBay Product ID (ePID)238474690
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate
Era2010s
AuthorPeter Wohlleben
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicTrees, Environment, Nature & Earth
Publication Year2017
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight270g
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Title_AuthorPeter Wohlleben
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- Jan 12, 2023
A fascinating book if you like trees
If you are interested in trees, the hidden world of trees is a fascinating book to read, the author explains how trees breathe, communicate as well as survive in our ever changing world particularly in the 21st century. He explains how fungi works in partnership with trees, trees are so important to our environment they shed their leaves in autumn this acts as a food for the tree to store during the winter but the food store is useful for regeneration in spring time !Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Mar 07, 2019
Trees R Us
Excellent book, from the start you feel that you are in the company of a forestry expert taking you gently on an in depth tour of his natural habitat. Your understanding of what a tree is flips and you begin to see the world as a living organism of many fascinating inter related parts. Every statement he makes is backed up with observations and relevant research proving his point and clarifying each. The chapters each cover the essential facts and take you on the next step in comprehending how a forest communicates, helps and nurtures each member tree, like a human family. Brilliant to discover that what you feel in a forest is the work of the trees and that they have feelings too. This book has opened my eyes well worth a rereadVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Dec 11, 2019
Just lovely altogether
Great book, written more for people who don't know much about trees and who want to change that. As a long time tree/plant friend it still had new information well worth having. What he writes about only confirms what I perceived already through my senses but it is nice to have it in words especially for those who are starting to open up to the reality that life is conscious in all its forms. Lovely book. Quick chapters easily digested, and still interesting enough to come back to again for a light and thoughful read on a chilly winters afternoonVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jun 02, 2024
A very interesting book 📙 to read 📖. Full 🌕 of useful information and gets you to thinking 🤔 about trees 🎄 just think 🤔 trees see every things a
A very interesting book 📙 to read 📖. Full 🌕 of useful information and gets you to thinking 🤔 about trees 🎄 just think 🤔 trees see every things and keep us save and keeps us Alive that's how important to us. The price was just right 👉 in my eyes 👀 well worth having in my library and I am very happy 😊 to have this book 📙Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Sep 04, 2018
just as the title promises ,full of interesting facts
wonderful book for anyone who loves trees and it`s hidden life within. written with knowledge and enthusiasm .Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jul 09, 2019
This book has changed the way I look at the world....
Very easy to read, with fascinating insights about the social life of forests and the effects of human impact on the natural world, backed up by scientific research (in the background, so it is not dry reading). Very relevant now, as climate change and de-forestation is starting to effect us all....Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- May 20, 2020
A most informative and fascinating look at nature
Peter Wohlleben reveals all sorts of facts about the interactions between trees and other life which most people will be quite unaware of. For me it is not an easy read, but well worth the effort. Many fascinating observatons, and iInteresting implications for the management of forests in relation to climate change.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Apr 26, 2018
Things will never be the same again!
Great book, it adds to the way you will look at not just trees but the wider landscape and how important biodiversity really is. As a species humans need to realise we are only part of what makes the planet work. Enjoy.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- May 27, 2020
Wonderful book. I started rereading as soon as I had finished. It has changed my perspective totally. I think this book on a daily basis.
No problems. Arrived as expected in good time.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Apr 16, 2019
Amazing and emotional
What an amazing book. Trees do feel, think and hear. They are quite extraordinary and I will never look at a tree n the same way again. ................ and I love trees ................... always have done .................Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
