| Edition |
First Free Press hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xii, 390 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Originally published in Great Britain in 2007 by the Penguin Group |
| Contents |
Part 1 Roots -- Part 2 Sapwood -- Part 3 Driftwood -- Part 4 Heartwood. |
| Summary |
Accompanying famed British nature writer Deakin through the woods of Britain, Europe, Kazakhstan, and Australia in search of what lies behind man's profound and enduring connection with trees. Deakin lives in forest shacks, goes "coppicing" in Suffolk, swims beneath the walnut trees of the Haut-Languedoc, and hunts bushplums with Aboriginal women in the outback. Along the way, he ferrets out the mysteries of woods, detailing the life stories of the timber beams composing his Elizabethan house and searching for the origin of the apple. |
| Subject |
Trees.
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Forests and forestry.
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Human-plant relationships.
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| ISBN |
9781416593621 |
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1416593624 |
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