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The Secret Wisdom of Nature
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“As you read these pages you will understand why I so admire [Peter Wohlleben] and am so in love with his work.”—JANE GOODALL
Nature is full of surprises: deciduous trees affect the rotation of the Earth, cranes sabotage the production of Iberian ham, and coniferous forests can make it rain. But what are the processes that drive these incredible phenomena? And why do they matter?
In The Secret Wisdom of Nature, master storyteller and international sensation Peter Wohlleben takes readers on a thought-provoking exploration of the vast natural systems that make life on Earth possible. In this tour of an almost unfathomable world, Wohlleben describes the fascinating interplay between animals and plants and answers such questions as: How do they influence each other? Do lifeforms communicate across species boundaries? And what happens when this finely tuned system gets out of sync? By introducing us to the latest scientific discoveries and recounting his own insights from decades of observing nature, one of the world’s most famous foresters shows us how to recapture our sense of awe so we can see the world around us with completely new eyes.
Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute.
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“I think this is a well written book with great information, but I wasn’t crazy about it. I don’t know why it was such a tough book to get through for me, but it was. I rated it over 50% because I think other people would like it and the author did a good job. I just didn’t enjoy it.”
“I appreciate the nuance and addressing the multifaceted condition of ecosystems. It seems well-researched and informative while being a nice and engaging narrative. There were some points I didn't fully agree with based on other knowledge I have. It also, especially near the end felt a little like health and wellness/diet tips were everyone tells you a different panacea and then after all that his whole point was...do nothing? Still, the stories and data were fascinating and I'd read it again.”
About Peter Wohlleben
Peter Wohlleben is the acclaimed author of the New York Times-bestsellers The Hidden Life of Trees, The Inner Life of Animals, and The Secret Wisdom of Nature. His children's books include Can You Hear the Trees Talking? and Peter and the Tree Children. He spent over twenty years working for the forestry commission in Germany before leaving to put his ecological ideas into practice. Today he manages a forest academy and an environmentally friendly woodland in Germany, where he is working for the return of primeval forests.
Jane Billinghurst’s career has been in book publishing in the UK, the US, and Canada, as an editor, publisher, writer, and translator.
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