The Hidden Life of Trees

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

De: Peter Wohlleben

Narrado por: Mike Grady

Sunday Times Bestseller ‘A paradigm-smashing chronicle of joyous entanglement’ Charles Foster

Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month (September)

Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings?

In The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben makes the case that 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.

A walk in the woods will never be the same again.

For those in the UK with a passion for top books on nature, Wohlleben's great work merges the worlds of plants, gardening, and general ecology into an absorbing narrative that underscores the importance of environmental conservation and protection. It is a significant addition to the literary conversation on how we interact with the living world around us. For fans of Suzanne Simard (Finding the Mother Tree), Tristan Gooley (How to Read a Tree), Merlin Sheldrake (Entangled Life) and Isabella Tree (Wilding) and Robin Wall Kimmerer (Braiding Sweetgrass).

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‘Marvellous’ John Banville, Irish Times

‘The Hidden Life of Trees is a wonderful, provocative book that draws together half a century of much-neglected and misunderstood plant science and frames it within field observations by an acute and empathetic forester.’ New Statesman

‘Shafts of light and mossy greens fill The Hidden Life of Trees. The reader does not leave the forest, and this aura intensifies the awareness of intricate natural life that the book has to offer. So much is happening in this one place. The colours, airs and sounds are all connected. They give us contact with the invisible world we now know to be there.' Guardian

‘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

‘Peter Wohlleben’s The Hidden Life of Trees breaks entirely new ground … [Wohlleben] has listened to trees and decoded their language. Now he speaks for them.’ Thomas Pakenham, New York Review of Books

‘A declaration of love and an engrossing primer on trees, brimming with facts and an unashamed awe for nature.’ Washington Post

‘A magical book about fixtures that we walk by every day and take for granted … The Hidden Life of Trees may be the most important environmental book of the year.’ San Francisco Chronicle

Fascinating, flawed journey into tree biology

Listening to this book while driving through the forest was a perfect companion for my journey. Learning the interrelationship between different species of trees, soil fungi, and their environment was mind opening. I had never considered plants to have "intelligence" but this book makes a compelling argument for that concept. If we could only speed up time and see underground, we would have a much different comprehension of how sentient trees are, and how much more "animal" plants can really be.

My main complaint about the book is the constant anthropomorphization (sp?) of trees. Yes, the author is trying convince the listener how willful and intelligent trees can be, but he hits you over the head with the cudgel of the metaphor that trees have human qualities. After fifth or tenth time he makes the comparison, I found myself yelling back, "BUT TREES ARE NOT PEOPLE." If you can get over this, the book is quite enjoyable.

Only complaint about the narration is a silly American-English annoyance. The reader pronounced "fungi" as FOON-GEE, instead of FUN-GUY, and hearing this over & over eventually got on my nerves. Petty, I know, but there you are.

The Forest is Alive and Sentient

I loved this book. I grew up in an umtimbered forest and experienced the magic of a forest first hand.

The root of life

EXCELLENT book with an EXCELLENT narrator. Highly recommend to all those who love to breath.

If you love trees, listen and learn.🌲💗

I love plants and I love trees. This is the eye opener based on scientific fact, that trees have relationships with each other. Please listen carefully to deepen you understanding and respect for all living beings. Truly a fascinating read!!

really worth the listen!

must listen twice: first to enjoy, second to comprehend. Also important to get book for reference