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Wild Trees : A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston (2007, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-101400064899
ISBN-139781400064892
eBay Product ID (ePID)56972302
Product Key Features
Book TitleWild Trees : a Story of Passion and Daring
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
TopicEcosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, Plants / Trees, Regional
IllustratorJoslin, Andrew, Yes
GenreNature
AuthorRichard Preston
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight20 oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-048646
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal585/.509794
SynopsisFrom the #1 bestselling author of "The Hot Zone" comes an amazing account of scientific and spiritual passion for the tallest trees in the world, the startling biosystem of Rthe canopy, S and those who are committed to the preservation of this astonishing and largely unknown world., Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained-the coast redwood trees, " "Sequoia sempervirens. Ninety-six percent of the ancient redwood forests have been destroyed by logging, but the untouched fragments that remain are among the great wonders of nature. The biggest redwoods have trunks up to thirty feet wide and can rise more than thirty-five stories above the ground, forming cathedral-like structures in the air. Until recently, redwoods were thought to be virtually impossible to ascend, and the canopy at the tops of these majestic trees was undiscovered. In "The Wild Trees", Richard Preston unfolds the spellbinding story of Steve Sillett, Marie Antoine, and the tiny group of daring botanists and amateur naturalists that found a lost world above California, a world that is dangerous, hauntingly beautiful, and unexplored. The canopy voyagers are young-just college students when they start their quest-and they share a passion for these trees, persevering in spite of sometimes crushing personal obstacles and failings. They take big risks, they ignore common wisdom (such as the notion that there's nothing left to discover in North America), and they even make love in hammocks stretched between branches three hundred feet in the air. The deep redwood canopy is a vertical Eden filled with mosses, lichens, spotted salamanders, hanging gardens of ferns, and thickets of huckleberry bushes, all growing out of massive trunk systems that have fused andformed flying buttresses, sometimes carved into blackened chambers, hollowed out by fire, called "fire caves." Thick layers of soil sitting on limbs harbor animal and plant life that is unknown to science. Humans move through the deep canopy suspended on ropes, far out of sight of the ground, knowing that the price of a small mistake can be a plunge to one's death. Preston's account of this amazing world, by turns terrifying, moving, and fascinating, is an adventure story told in novelistic detail by a master of nonfiction narrative. The author shares his protagonists' passion for tall trees, and he mastered the techniques of tall-tree climbing to tell the story in "The Wild Trees"-the story of the fate of the world's most splendid forests and of the imperiled biosphere itself., From the #1 bestselling author of The Hot Zone comes an amazing account of scientific and spiritual passion for the tallest trees in the world, the startling biosystem of Rthe canopy, S and those who are committed to the preservation of this astonishing and largely unknown world.
LC Classification NumberSD397.R3P74 2007
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- Mar 30, 2018
One of the best reads ever!
I moved to Oregon 6 years ago to enjoy 4 seasons, and escape the oppressive Arizona heat. One of my first overnight trips from my home in Klamath Falls was to Brookings and the Redwood forest. It was impressive to say the least. But, I didn't really have an appreciation for what I saw like I did after reading Richard Preston's "The Wild Trees: A story Of Passion And Daring". I never thought that a book about trees and the people who climb them would hold my interest. Was I WRONG! This book shows how the largest living things on Earth start from a seed the size of a grain of rice, and how entire ecosystems are encompassed in their tops. It is also the story of the people who risk life and limb to explore their secrets. The book is so fascinating, that I have read it 5 times and counting, I bought the National Geographic Special "The Tall Trees" and I have returned to my beloved Redwoods with a whole new understanding and respect for these monarchs of the coast. I try to go back at least once a year and spend as much time looking up as down. If you like Preston's bestsellers such as "The Hot Zone", "Demon In The Freezer" and "Panic On Level 4", don't miss out on this edge-of-your-seat non-fiction book that reads like a novel. You won't be disappointed.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 09, 2024
Beautiful book, and sorry, indeed you had to RUIN this with a STICKER and not report this in the descrition, you know could have been removed... Sorr
Beautiful book, and sorry, indeed you had to RUIN this with a STICKER and not report this in the descrition, you know could have been removed... Sorry for your displeasure.......Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
