The Wisdom of Trees

A Miscellany

Max Adams (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2018
Head of Zeus (Verlag)
978-1-78854-280-7 (ISBN)

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A passionate and informative celebration of trees and of man's ingenuity in exploiting their resources: the perfect gift for anyone who cares about the natural world.

Trees are marvels of nature, still-standing giants of extraordinary longevity. In a beautifully written sequence of essays, anecdotes and profiles of Britain's best-loved species (from yew to scots pine), Max Adams explores both the amazing biology of trees and humanity's relationship with wood and forest across the centuries.

Embellished with images from John Evelyn's classic Sylva (1664), The Wisdom of Trees a gift book that will delight anyone who cares about the natural world and our interaction with it.

Max Adams is the author of Admiral Collingwood, The Prometheans, the bestselling The King in the North and In the Land of Giants. He has lived and worked in the North-East of England since 1993.

Erscheinungsdatum	06.05.2018
Zusatzinfo	50 integrated b&w illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	128 x 196 mm
Gewicht	239 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10	1-78854-280-0 / 1788542800
ISBN-13	978-1-78854-280-7 / 9781788542807
Zustand	Neuware