The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature's Great Connectors - Brossura

Haskell, David George

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ISBN 10: 0143111302 ISBN 13: 9780143111306

Casa editrice: Penguin Publishing Group, 2018

Riassunto

The author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Forest Unseen visits with nature’s most magnificent networkers — trees 
 
“Both a love song to trees, an exploration of their biology, and a wonderfully philosophical analysis of their role they play in human history and in modern culture.” – Science Friday
 
WINNER OF THE 2018 JOHN BURROUGHS MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING NATURAL HISTORY WRITING

David Haskell has won acclaim for eloquent writing and deep engagement with the natural world. Now, he brings his powers of observation to the biological networks that surround all species, including humans. Haskell repeatedly visits a dozen trees, exploring  connections with people, microbes, fungi, and other plants and animals. He takes us to  trees in cities (from Manhattan to Jerusalem), forests (Amazonian, North American, and boreal) and areas on the front lines of environmental change (eroding coastlines, burned mountainsides, and war zones.)  In each place he shows how human history, ecology, and well-being are intimately intertwined with the lives of trees.
 
Scientific, lyrical, and contemplative, Haskell reveals the biological connections that underpin all life.  In a world beset by barriers, he reminds us that life’s substance and beauty emerge from relationship and interdependence.

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"In The Songs of Trees, Haskell champions a kind of 'ecological aesthetics, ' where we find beauty in connectivity . . . Haskell sees trees as 'nature's great connectors, ' living symbols of the book's great theme - that life is about relationships. . .we can find salvation in this view of life as a community."
--Ed Yong, theatlantic.com

"Over the course of ten graceful and fine-grained studies of different tree species, Haskell makes our relationship with the trees lambently obvious . . . The Songs of Trees has the diverse busyness of a thriving woodland. It is hard to think of a recent scientifically-inflected book on nature that is as fluent, compelling, and intoxicatingly rich." - Times Literary Supplement

"Rich, often stunningly beautiful prose ... astounding powers of observation ... powerfully arguing against the 'otherness' of nature that denies our own wild being ... pushes the genre of nature writing in a welcome new direction." --The Burroughs Medal jury

"Haskell proves himself to be the rare kind of scientist Rachel Carson was when long ago she pioneered a new cultural aesthetic of poetic prose about science . . . it is in such lyrical prose and with an almost spiritual reverence for trees that Haskell illuminates his subject . . . a resplendent read in its entirety, kindred both to Walt Whitman's exultation of trees and bryologist Robin Wall Kimmerer's poetic celebration of moss." - Maria Popova, "Brainpickings"

"Both a love song to trees, an exploration of their biology, and a wonderfully philosophical analysis of their role they play in human history and in modern culture." - Science Friday, "The Best Science Books of 2017"

"Haskell's exquisitely wrought ecological study documents the fate of 12 trees, around the globe and over time . . . a ravishing journey into biotic community."
- Nature

"The Songs of Trees is the equal of [The Forest Unseen] in its scientific depth, lyricism, and imaginative reach . . . Haskell's intention is nothing less than to explore interconnection in nature across space and time, and to observe how humans can succeed, or fail, in the co-creation of networks of life that are more intelligent, productive, resilient and creative." - The Guardian (U.K.)

"Reveals the surprising - and surprisingly fascinating - arboreal secrets hidden in the canopies of ordinary trees . . . Haskell [leverages] three remarkable strengths - vast scientific knowledge, prodigious literary gifts, and a deeply meditative approach to fieldwork." --Outside

"A great read for those wanting to be swept away to new locations while gaining a greater appreciation for the impact a single tree can have."
- American Forests

"The ceibo is the first of a fascinating litany of the world's trees we come to know through the extraordinary observations of Haskell . . . This is a wise and eloquent reminder of the interconnectedness of all things and a lesson in how being open to the wisdom of trees, the great connectors, can help us understand ourselves and our place in the world."
- The Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Haskell writes with a poet's ear and a biologist's precision . . . like Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and Stephen Jay Gould's Wonderful Life, The Songs of Trees is greater than the sum of its parts: it forces readers to consider complex, interrelated networks of the natural world, the scope and sweep of evolution, and the measurable effects of humanity on both."
- The Knoxville News Sentinel

"David George Haskell is a wonderful writer and an equally ke --The Times Literary Supplement

Named one of the Best Science Books of 2017 by Science Friday and Brain Pickings
One of Forbes' Best Environment, Climate Science and Conservation Books of 2017

"In The Songs of Trees, Haskell champions a kind of 'ecological aesthetics, ' where we find beauty in connectivity . . . Haskell sees trees as 'nature's great connectors, ' living symbols of the book's great theme - that life is about relationships. . .we can find salvation in this view of life as a community."--Ed Yong, The Atlantic

"Haskell's exquisitely wrought ecological study documents the fate of 12 trees, around the globe and over time . . . a ravishing journey into biotic community." - Nature

"Both a love song to trees, an exploration of their biology, and a wonderfully philosophical analysis of their role they play in human history and in modern culture." - Science Friday, "The Best Science Books of 2017"

"Reveals the surprising - and surprisingly fascinating - arboreal secrets hidden in the canopies of ordinary trees . . . Haskell [leverages] three remarkable strengths - vast scientific knowledge, prodigious literary gifts, and a deeply meditative approach to fieldwork." --Outside

"Haskell proves himself to be the rare kind of scientist Rachel Carson was when long ago she pioneered a new cultural aesthetic of poetic prose about science . . . it is in such lyrical prose and with an almost spiritual reverence for trees that Haskell illuminates his subject . . . a resplendent read in its entirety, kindred both to Walt Whitman's exultation of trees and bryologist Robin Wall Kimmerer's poetic celebration of moss." --Brain Pickings

"Rich, often stunningly beautiful prose ... astounding powers of observation ... powerfully arguing against the 'otherness' of nature that denies our own wild being ... pushes the genre of nature writing in a welcome new direction." --The Burroughs Medal jury

"Over the course of ten graceful and fine-grained studies of different tree species, Haskell makes our relationship with the trees lambently obvious . . . The Songs of Trees has the diverse busyness of a thriving woodland. It is hard to think of a recent scientifically-inflected book on nature that is as fluent, compelling, and intoxicatingly rich." - Times Literary Supplement

"The Songs of Trees is the equal of [The Forest Unseen] in its scientific depth, lyricism, and imaginative reach . . . Haskell's intention is nothing less than to explore interconnection in nature across space and time, and to observe how humans can succeed, or fail, in the co-creation of networks of life that are more intelligent, productive, resilient and creative." - The Guardian

"A great read for those wanting to be swept away to new locations while gaining a greater appreciation for the impact a single tree can have." - American Forests

"The ceibo is the first of a fascinating litany of the world's trees we come to know through the extraordinary observations of Haskell . . . This is a wise and eloquent reminder of the interconnectedness of all things and a lesson in how being open to the wisdom of trees, the great connectors, can help us understand ourselves and our place in the world." - The Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Haskell writes with a poet's ear and a biologist's precision . . . like Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and Stephen Jay Gould's Wonderful Life, The Songs of Trees is greater than the sum of its parts: it forces readers to consider complex, interrelated networks of the natural world, the scope and sweep of evolution, and the --Peter Crane, President, Oak Spring Garden Foundation

L'autore

David Haskell’s work integrates scientific, literary, and contemplative studies of the natural world. He is a professor of biology and environmental studies at the University of the South and a Guggenheim Fellow. His 2012 book The Forest Unseen was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, and won the 2013 Best Book Award from the National Academies, the National Outdoor Book Award, and the Reed Environmental Writing Award.  Along with his scholarly research, he has published essays, op-eds, and poetry.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Penguin Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0143111302
• ISBN 13: 9780143111306
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 304