In trees : an exploration / Robert Moor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moor, Robert (Environmental journalist), Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Moor, Robert (Environmental journalist)--Travel.

Moor, Robert.

Trees--Psychological aspects.

Trees.

Human ecology.

Nature--Effect of human beings on.

Nature.

Forest conservation.

Genre:

Travel writing.

Physical Description:

372 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2026.

Summary:

"From the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller On Trails comes a wondrous new journey through the wilds of nature and the gnarls of history, exploring how trees--from the mightiest sequoia to the tiniest bonsai--can teach us to grow wise. To truly grasp the wisdom of a tree, you need to begin thinking like one... One day, on a whim, Robert Moor set out to climb a tree near his home--unwittingly embarking on what would become a decade-long, globe-spanning adventure of intellectual and spiritual transformation. Pursuing the hidden wisdom of trees, he scales to the very top of a giant sequoia while filming a nature documentary with David Attenborough; he treks through swamps in Papua to reach a treehouse-dwelling tribe of hunter-gatherers; and he journeys to a remote research camp in Tanzania, where he spends a memorable night sleeping in a chimpanzee nest, seeking to understand our deep evolutionary history. Eventually, having gained a radical new outlook on both our gnarled past and our ever-branching future, he joins an intrepid clan of climate activists risking everything to halt construction of a new oil pipeline and save an ancient forest. Along the way, Moor learns the art of 'tree-thinking,' which, he discovers, has the power to break open some of humanity's oldest questions: What is the secret to truly growing old? How do we set down deeper roots in an increasingly chaotic world? Most importantly, how should we-as individuals, as communities, as stewards of the earth-live? A witty and relentlessly curious excursion through philosophy, history, and science, what begins as an ode to the miracle of trees blossoms into a joyous, daring, fiercely hopeful endeavor to arborize humanity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Branching

Pruning

Ascending

Gnarling

Shadowing

Stemming

Resisting

Rooting.

ISBN:

9781476739250

1476739250

9781668222607

1668222604

OCLC:

1523194738