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Three septuagenarians walk 180km of Corfu Trail in eight days, from Kavos on the southern tip to picturesque Agni in the northeast. 6 Freytag and Berndt maps guide the reader along the trail and 25 views illustrate the beauty of their journey. The three oldies photograph flowers identifying 150 (see...

From the interactive clockwork world of geology, tides, Northwest weather, and snow, to the hidden roles of dirt, stream life, and mosses and lichens, Pulitzer Prize winning writer William Dietrich explores the natural splendors of the Pacific Northwest. His topics include alder and cedar; jellyfish,...

First published in 1917. 40 color illustrations. "To really understand what the wild flowers are doing, what the scheme of each one is, besides looking beautiful, is to give one a broader sympathy with both man and Nature and to add a real interest and joy to life which cannot be too widely shared....

◆得獎無數的《森林祕境》作者又一動人新作 樹的詩人哈思克，再次以精微細膩的文字，勾勒出由樹所延伸的生命網絡—— 與風沙海婆娑共舞的菜棕、即便倒下卻依舊滋養著萬物的綠梣樹、注入紙神川上御前精魂的三椏和紙、人行道上串連起陌生人們的豆梨、無畏戰火乾旱仍舊繁茂生長的橄欖樹……無不訴說著樹與天地萬物間的動人故事。 有別於前作專注於描述方寸之地中的林間生態，哈思克反覆造訪了位在世界各地的幾種樹木，去傾聽、凝視與探索每種樹木與蕈類、細菌群、與其共生或將之毀滅的動物，以及其他樹木之間的連結，並展現人樹間千絲萬縷的關係。像是安大略省的膠冷杉以及亞馬遜的吉貝樹，儘管生長於看似天然之地，卻深受工業發展與氣候變遷的影響。哈思克也透過了那些生長在看似毫無自然氣息之地的樹木，如曼哈頓人行道上的豆梨、耶路撒冷的橄欖樹，說明了自然其實無所不在。 哈思克說，樹有許多值得我們學習之處；它們向我們展示了如何融入自然的網絡之中，並且繁榮茁壯。樹根會藉由土壤傳送出化學訊息，與鄰近的蕈類與細菌溝通。小樹枝擁有對光線、重量、熱度以及礦物質的記憶。葉子裡的植物細胞會釋放出飄散於空氣中的氣味引來愛吃毛毛蟲的昆蟲。哈思克特別關注來自樹木或包圍樹木的聲音；每種聲音都訴說著樹木與其他生物間動人的故事。 【各界推薦】（依姓氏筆畫序） 丁宗蘇／國立臺灣大學森林環境暨資源學系副教授 李香秀／《黑熊森林》導演 李偉文／荒野保護協會榮譽理事長 何穎怡／商周出版選書顧問 金恒鑣／國際珍古德教育及保育協會理事長 范欽慧／《搶救寂靜》作者 張東君／科普作家 番紅花／作家 黃仕傑／自然生態觀察者 黃美秀／國立屏東科技大學野生動物保育研究所副教授兼所長 黃貞祥／國立清華大學生命科學系助理教授 蔡康永／作家 【各界讚譽】 閱讀此書是一種享受，它召喚出我在森林時的美好記憶，也滋養了我許多與樹相關的生命歷史與生物網絡等知識。它也提點了我，森林世界的生命處處，且無所不在。我更喜歡本書對聲音的描繪，下回置身森林時，我要好好豎起耳朵聆聽。 ——《黑熊森林》導演...

When the first settlers arrived in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky, they found an astonishing landscape of open woodland grazed by vast herds of bison. Farmers quickly replaced the bison with cattle, sheep, and horses, but left many of the trees to shade their pastures. Today, central Kentucky and...

Paris—City of Love, City of Light, City of Flowers. From elegant floral boutiques to lively flower markets to glorious blooming trees and expansive public gardens, flowers are the essential ingredient to the lush sensory bouquet that is Parisian life. With beautiful photography, Paris in Bloom transports...

‘After I finished this book I alarmed my family by going into the garden and climbing the apple tree.’ – Damian Whitworth, The Times ‘One of the publishing sensations of the year … For anyone who has ever felt a little overwhelmed in a big city, or wanted to step out of the rat race for...

The ultimate distance race is within your reach—a completely updated edition of the now-classic work. Professional arborist and award-winning nature writer William Bryant Logan deftly relates the delightful history of the reciprocal relationship between humans and oak trees since time immemorial—a...

Short-listed for the 1978 Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction The 19th century spawned a unique breed of men who took pride in their woodsmen skills and rough codes of conduct. They called themselves lumberers, shantymen, timber beasts, les bucherons – and, more recently, lumberjacks,...

A tree discovers life is sweetest when she knows she is loved.

Wandering the woods in search of mushrooms is one of life’s great pleasures. But be careful to pick the right ones! With Edible Mushrooms in your backpack, you’ll know to pick only the safest, most delicious chanterelles, truffles, morels, and more. Author Barbro Forsberg presents forty edible...

The ‘mighty totara' is one of New Zealand's most extraordinary trees. Among the biggest and oldest trees in the New Zealand forest, the heart of Maori carving and culture, trailing no. 8 wire as fence posts on settler farms, clambered up in the Pureora protests of the 1980s: the story of New Zealand...

Francis Lim weaves a fascinating story of the mahogany tree by blending together selected scientific facts with a rich concoction of medicinal folklore as well as elements like personal encounters, field studies and observations, experiments, and discoveries about the life and times of one of the...

How do we take in the beauty of our planet while processing the losses? What trees can survive in the city? Which animals can survive in the wild? How do any of us—humans, animals, trees—find a forest we can call home? In these moving, thought-provoking essays Sophie Cunningham considers...