The first book inNew York Timesbestselling author Peter Wohlleben’s The Mysteries of Nature Trilogy. Book two,The Inner Life of Animals, and the third book,The Secret Wisdom of Nature, are available now.
Are trees social beings? In this international bestseller, forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in his woodland.
After learning about the complex life of trees, a walk in the woods will never be the same again.
Includes a Note From a Forest Scientist, by Dr.Suzanne Simard The matter-of-fact Mr. Wohlleben has delighted readers and talk-show audiences alike with the news — long known to biologists — that trees in the forest are social beings.
—Sally McGrane,The New York Times
“This fascinating book will intrigue readers who love a walk through the woods”—Publishers Weekly
If you read this book, I believe that forests will become magical places for you, too.
—Tim Flannery
In this spirited exploration, [Wohlleben] guarantees that readers will never look at these life forms in quite the same way again.
—Library Journal
A paradigm-smashing chronicle of joyous entanglement that will make you joyously acknowledge your own entanglement in the ancient and ever-new web of being.
—Charles Foster, author ofBeing a Beast: Adventures Across the SpelĂ-
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