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The Hidden Life of Trees

What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries From a Secret World

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The Hidden Life of Trees

By: Peter Wohlleben
Narrated by: Mike Grady
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A forester's fascinating stories backed by the latest scientific research illustrate how trees nurture and talk to each other. Are trees social beings?

In this international best seller - which has sold more than 320,000 copies in Germany alone - forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers.

Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in his woodland. After you have heard The Hidden Life of Trees, a walk in the woods will never be the same again.

©2016 Peter Wohlleben. Published by arrangement with Black Inc. (P)2016 HarperCollins Audio Biological Sciences Botany & Plants Ecosystems & Habitats Environment Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Science

Critic reviews

"The matter-of-fact Mr. Wohlleben has delighted readers and talk-show audiences alike with the news long known to biologists that trees in the forest are social beings." ( The New York Times)
"In this spirited exploration, [Wohlleben] guarantees that readers will never look at these life forms in quite the same way again." ( Library Journal)
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What did you love best about The Hidden Life of Trees?

The deliverance of the extraordinary ways that trees actually exist

What did you like best about this story?

How interconnected trees and all of life are, how essential to existence of all living beings on this planet every being is

Which character – as performed by Mike Grady – was your favorite?

Ahhhhh...Mike Grady

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

There were many ah-ha moments listening to this book

A wonderful insight into trees Hidden lives

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What a compelling essay of life behind the bark and under the soil. The insights provide a richer appreciation of the forests we rely on.

Brilliant explo

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it's this kind of book and the work that it represents could change the world

loved it - opened a whole new world

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