{"product_id":"9780307395399","title":"The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live, and Why They Matter","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eTudge, Colin\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrown\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/23\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eA blend of history, science, philosophy,   and environmentalism, \u003ci\u003eThe Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging and elegant look at the life of the   tree and what modern research tells us about their future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed,   and pines still alive that germinated around the time humans invented writing. There   are Douglas firs as tall as skyscrapers, and a banyan tree in Calcutta as big as   a football field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the tallest to the smallest, trees inspire wonder in all   of us, and in \u003ci\u003eThe Tree,\u003c\/i\u003e Colin Tudge travels around the world—throughout the United   States, the Costa Rican rain forest, Panama and Brazil, India, New Zealand, China,   and most of Europe—bringing to life stories and facts about the trees around us:   how they grow old, how they eat and reproduce, how they talk to one another (and   they do), and why they came to exist in the first place. He considers the pitfalls   of being tall; the things that trees produce, from nuts and rubber to wood; and even   the complicated debt that we as humans owe them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tudge takes us to the Amazon in   flood, when the water is deep enough to submerge the forest entirely and fish feed   on fruit while river dolphins race through the canopy. He explains the “memory” of   a tree: how those that have been shaken by wind grow thicker and sturdier, while   those attacked by pests grow smaller leaves the following year; and reveals how it   is that the same trees found in the United States are also native to China (but not   Europe).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From tiny saplings to centuries-old redwoods and desert palms, from the   backyards of the American heartland to the rain forests of the Amazon and the bamboo   forests, Colin Tudge takes the reader on a journey through history and illuminates   our ever-present but often ignored companions.","brand":"Crown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43365498323199,"sku":"9780307395399","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780307395399_s600x595.jpg?v=1775587357","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780307395399","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}