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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World

Peter Wohlleben,

Tim Flannery (Foreword)

Start date: May 1, 2017

Finish date: May 31, 2017

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Jun 03, 2019 JZ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2019, non-fiction, photo, science, analog

This is one of the most beautiful books I've ever had the pleasure of holding in my hands and looking at with awe.

I live in the woods, so I'm biased, but, really, the photography is exquisite. I was a photographer for about 40 years before eye problems forced me to other pursuits.

But, it's more than that. The choice of the paper, the size, and the arrangement is not American, and I mean that as a compliment. What books have become in this country is truly disappointing. Shiny paper is not opti ...more

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May 25, 2023 Holli rated it it was amazing

Shelves: listened-to-it, 2024-sffbc

Trees are amazing!!!

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Apr 29, 2017 Jenny rated it liked it

This book has some lyrical passages and some great quotes, but it also includes repetitive passages. Some of the information like the interconnected web of fungi and micro-organisms associated with larger plants in the forest is supported by broadly accepted scientific research, but in other areas engineering explanations for the transport of liquids through trees are just dismissed and the work of a single group of researchers cited in support.

I thought it was cute and interesting enough to sp ...more

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