{"product_id":"the-global-forest-isbn-9780143120162","title":"The Global Forest","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA pioneering scientist writes of the fascinating ecological and pharmaceutical properties of trees, and how mother trees nourish younger trees and help them defend themselves \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inspiration for the documentary \u003ci\u003eCall of the Forest: The Forgotten Wisdom of Trees, and herself part of the inspiration for Dr. Patricia Westerford, the tree researcher at the heart of \u003ci\u003eThe Overstory\u003c\/i\u003e, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Richard Powers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eRenowned scientist Diana Beresford-Kroeger presents an  unforgettable and highly original work of natural history with \u003ci\u003eThe  Global Forest\u003c\/i\u003e. She explores the fascinating and largely untapped  ecological and pharmaceutical properties of trees: leaves that can comb  the air of particulate pollution, fatty acids in the nuts of hickory  and walnut trees that promote brain development, the compound in the  water ash that helps prevent cancer, aerosols in pine trees that calm  nerves. In precise, imaginative, and poetic prose, she describes the  complexity and beauty of forests, as well as the environmental dangers  they face. The author's indisputable passion for her subject matter  will inspire readers to look at trees, and at their own connection to  the natural world, with newfound awe.\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Global Forest\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“On occasion, someone understands a subject so deeply that information is transmuted into wisdom.  This book marks one of those occasions – it is rich and hopeful and compelling.” —Bill McKibben\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Beautifully written . . .this book delves into environmental sciences with a fresh perspective.” —\u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“Beresford-Kroeger is among the world’s experts in forest medicine . . . She hopes that by educating people about the beneficial effect of forest environments on human health, it will encourage forest repopulation, which will, in turn, counteract the effects of global warming and pollution.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e (Canada)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An important book with many significant insights into the interconnectedness of trees and other life forms.” —\u003ci\u003eOrion Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Diana Beresford-Kroeger:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A maverick!\" -- Richard Powers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Who speaks for the trees, speaks for all nature. Diana Beresford-Kroeger is one of the rare individuals who can accomplish this outwardly complex and difficult translation from the nonhuman to human realm. The essays of \u003ci\u003eThe Global Forest\u003c\/i\u003e are a beautiful and poetic tribute to their subject, based on wide-ranging scientific knowledge.” —Edward O. Wilson\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e “[Beresford-Kroeger’s] books have been a call to humanity to treat trees with the awe due to immensely resourceful creatures that we still know so little about.” —Richard Powers, \u003ci\u003eConjunctions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “In her youth in Ireland Diana Beresford-Kroeger received an extraordinary and unique education in traditional Celtic plant lore. At university in Canada she specialized in biochemistry and merged what she learned and observed into her signature studies of trees, augmented by First Nation forest wisdom.” —Annie Proulx\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Often these kinds of brilliant pioneers are outliers who don’t play by the rules.” -- Ben Rawlence, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eDIANA BERESFORD-KROEGER\u003c\/b\u003e is a world-recognized botanist, medical biochemist and author, whose work uniquely combines western scientific knowledge and the traditional concepts of the ancient world. Her books include \u003ci\u003eTo Speak for the Trees\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sweetness of a Simple Life, The Global Forest, Arboretum Borealis, Arboretum America\u003c\/i\u003e--which won the National Arbor Day Foundation Award for exemplary educational work on trees and forests--\u003ci\u003eTime Will Tell\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Garden for Life\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author and presenter of a feature documentary, \u003ci\u003eCall of the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e, and is also at the heart of an upcoming three-part series airing on PBS called \u003ci\u003eThe Truth about Trees\u003c\/i\u003e. Currently she is advocating on behalf of an ambitious global \"bioplan\" encouraging ordinary people to develop a new relationship with nature and join together to restore the global forest.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305508131045,"sku":"NP9780143120162","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143120162.jpg?v=1767739558","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-global-forest-isbn-9780143120162","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}