The Secret Wisdom of Nature
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The Secret Wisdom of Nature

Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things -— Stories from Science and Observation

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Secret Wisdom of Nature

Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things -— Stories from Science and Observation

About this book


“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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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. 1. Of Wolves, Bears, and Fish
  6. 2. Salmon in the Trees
  7. 3. Creatures in Your Coffee
  8. 4. Why Deer Taste Bad to Trees
  9. 5. Ants—Secret Sovereigns
  10. 6. Is the Bark Beetle All Bad?
  11. 7. The Funeral Feast
  12. 8. Bring Up the Lights!
  13. 9. Sabotaging the Production of Iberian Ham
  14. 10. How Earthworms Control Wild Boar
  15. 11. Fairy Tales, Myths, and Species Diversity
  16. 12. What’s Climate Got to Do with It?
  17. 13. It Doesn’t Get Any Hotter Than This
  18. 14. Our Role in Nature
  19. 15. The Stranger in Our Genes
  20. 16. The Old Clock
  21. Epilogue
  22. Acknowledgments
  23. Notes
  24. Index
  25. Copyright Page