David Haskell: 7 books

The founders and award-winning distillers of Kings County Distillery follow their successful Guide to Urban Moonshining with an extensive history of the figures who distilled American spirits. Dead Distillers is a spirited portrait of the unusual and storied origins of forgotten drunkenness. The...

A new generation of urban bootleggers is distilling whiskey at home, and cocktail enthusiasts have embraced the nuances of brown liquors. Written by the founders of Kings County Distillery, New York City's first distillery since Prohibition, this spirited illustrated book explores America's age-old...

A biologist reveals the secret world hidden in a single square meter of old-growth forest--a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Pen/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Look out for David Haskell's new book, The Songs of Tree: Stories From Nature's Great Connectors, coming in April...

What would my mother say? How would she want me to handle this situation? How can I make this tough decision and stay true to myself? What would my mother say? Sam Haskell still asks himself these questions every day. When Haskell was young, his devoted mother, Mary, instilled...

The author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Forest Unseen visits with nature’s most magnificent networkers — trees “Both a love song to trees, an exploration of their biology, and a wonderfully philosophical analysis of their role they play in human history and in modern culture.”...

A history of the early settlement of Delina, a small crossroads community in southern Middle Tennessee named for Mrs. Delina Marshall. Haskell Roden's original research into the history of Delina is edited and additional materials added. Some photographs have also been added.

◆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...