Tree Culture

Much of the advice we’ve been told about achievement is logical, earnest…and downright wrong. In Barking Up the Wrong Tree, Eric Barker reveals the extraordinary science behind what actually determines success and most importantly, how anyone can achieve it. You’ll learn: Why...

After eight years in the United States Army, Johnny Quentin, who joined in 1961 on the buddy system with his friend Charlie Merriman, has returned to Smoke Tree without Charlie. Johnny intends to stop only long enough to pay his respects to Charlie's widow and his mother, but Webster Charles, the oldest man in the Mojave Village and the strongest link to the tribe's cultural heritage, has other plans for Johnny. Once those plans are revealed, Johnny stays to honor Charlie Merriman's last request: that Johnny be more than a godfather to the slain soldier's twin sons. Nothing is easy for ...

A Japanese classic, Tree invites us to foster peace in our lives by connecting with trees. Cherry blossom, hinoki, ezo spruce. Persimmon, maple, cypress. The trees of Japan are wondrous emblems of beauty that cast a spell on those who venture to its unique landscape. As a child, Aya Koda...

Tea has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, with its origins dating back to ancient times. Among the various types of tea, Fenghuang Dancong teas hold a special place due to their unique flavor profiles and exceptional health benefits. The tea trees of Chaozhou, China, where Fenghuang Dancong teas are cultivated, have a rich history that is worth exploring. This essay aims to delve into the history of these tea trees and shed light on how they contribute to good health, healing, and happiness.

Prepare for a journey into a world filled with what so many crave - the sweet savoring of a chocolate drop. A drop that can melt even the most troubled realities. But in this nuanced, heartrending story, before good can emerge, there is destruction, the bombarding of a people, their culture, heritage, sacred beliefs, and the very soul that drives their traditions.

A Foundational Conservation Story Revived. Ancient writers observed that forests always recede as civilizations develop and grow. The great Roman poet Ovid wrote that before civilization began, “even the pine tree stood on its own very hills” but when civilization took over, “the mountain...

This program is read by the author. From The Onion and Reductress contributor, this collection of essays is a hilarious nostalgic trip through beloved 2000s media, interweaving cultural criticism and personal narrative to examine how a very straight decade forged a very queer woman. "Honest...

Leading Binnizá and Maya Ch'orti' scientist Jessica Hernandez, PhD, weaves together Indigenous knowledge, environmental science, and personal family stories in her highly anticipated follow-up to the LA Times best-seller Fresh Banana Leaves. Not every environmental problem is a result of...

From the NAACP Image Award–nominated author of Happily Ever Afters comes a dual POV rom-com about Reggie and Delilah, who fall in love through missed connections and chance meetings on holidays over the course of a year. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Jenny Han, with crossover appeal for...

Welcome to Paradise. Daniel's alchemy has hurtled them 112 years into the future where a mysterious tree-shaped structure rises into the Moroccan sky. Generations have passed, but a culture grounded in ancient Yoruba traditions has sprung up. Peri must choose between trusting the friendly strangers she meets and following Ayoub, the terrorist-turned-pirate, into the unknown. She fights to keep her family together, but her faith is shaken. Nothing is as it seems. Caught between two warring factions, Peri must search within herself to discover what truly makes life worth living. How much is ...

Special Launch Price! In "The Secret Lives of Trees," readers are taken on a fascinating journey through trees, exploring their importance in maintaining healthy ecosystems, mitigating climate change, and providing cultural and historical significance to human societies. From the complex communication systems of trees, including chemical signals and networks of fungi, to their ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions and their role in preventing soil erosion, this book offers a comprehensive overview of these remarkable organisms. It also highlights the challenges and ...

In this powerful and innovative book of poetry and wisdom, award-winning spoken-word poet, songwriter, and performer IN-Q inspires us to question everything we know and see around us and inside us, to discover what matters most. ""Poetry celebrates vulnerability as a strength rather than a...

Watercolor paintings and thoughts about life in Vietnam in the Covid age.

On a secluded part of the island, where there are no laws, people built a treehouse. This is a three-story makeshift treehouse with a cupola at the top where you can see the entire island. It has a rickety ladder and a tire swing. In this neighborhood, everyone does what they want. Neighbors help neighbors, and sometimes when there is chaos and mayhem, things get a bit sticky. But in the end, family always comes together, especially when trouble is brewing. Family is not always blood. Sometimes it is those who spend time with you that do not judge, but they always love you no matter what. ...

Native American tribes from the Northwest Coast learned to use the wood of cedar trees for many of their daily needs. Tribes used recycling to conserve resources hundreds of years ago. Pounding bark until it was fluffy to make diapers and with special thin branches called withes, cedar trees were soaked and used to make rope. What special technique did tribes use to take down big cedar trees?

British Columbia columnist Nowick Gray takes on the challenge of truth-telling in an era of mainstream censorship, propaganda, and gaslighting. From draconian Covid policies to the illegitimate rule of Woke, Gray unravels the yarns of groupthink, in language charged with pithy humor, inspired by the living poetry of nature, and dedicated to an apolitical philosophy of common sense. Core concerns of survival and solidarity are brought to light filtered through forest wisdom, with appeal to the enduring qualities of human nature, affirming life and the spirit of freedom. These essays appeared...

Night Jasmine Tree, a Somerset award-winning contemporary novel, describes the hidden backstory of an Indian man’s immigration to the U.S. The high caste protagonist fell in love with a lower caste girl in college, but she was rejected by his very conservative family. They married, but deep emotional wounds continued to torment him even after they were well settled in the U.S. The past cannot be willed away. Later, the arresting stories of his childhood and youth he innocently tells his American grandchildren, reveal the silent torment and struggles that originated in India. These ...

Tyler Stoudt’s first assignment in sixth grade is to make a family tree. Tyler has no idea how she will complete the project. The only family she has is Papa. Determined to do her best, she begins to ask her father questions about their family. When he becomes angry, Tyler wonders if the truth is worth the hurt she is causing. But her need to know outweighs everything else, and she presses him for answers. The story he reveals to her is nothing she ever expected.

The proud, traditional Spanish culture on Llevaderas has funeral traditions that doom their planet. Can the miraculous music of Opus #27 from BigTree II save them? Or perhaps an enhanced diplomat from BigTree II? Or a great love that unites two cultures? Your enjoyment of this novelette will be greater if you first read "The Singer in the Woods".

From the garden of Eden to the garden of Gethsemane, trees have borne silent witness to the long arc of our redemption story. Christmas is more than a holiday we observe each year—it's a special piece of a much bigger story. In this teaching series, Pastor Skip Heitzig walks through some of the trees that mark key events in the story of God and His people—from original sin to the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.