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The Hidden Life of Trees
- What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries From a Secret World
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
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The Hidden Life of Trees
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Publisher's Summary
A forester's fascinating stories backed by the latest scientific research illustrate how trees nurture and talk to each other. Are trees social beings?
In this international best seller - which has sold more than 320,000 copies in Germany alone - forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers.
Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in his woodland. After you have heard The Hidden Life of Trees, a walk in the woods will never be the same again.
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- Julia Clegg
- 09-06-2021
The Hidden Life of Trees is delightful audible experience
This book gently portrays trees as beautiful, contributing, functioning, generous, and an altogether delightful part of our collective world. I haven’t enjoyed a book so much in a long time.
Thank you Peter Wohlleben. It was also read with passion, in a perfect, gentle, interesting tone by Mike Grady. Thank you Mike. Thank you Audible for making it possible for me to listen to it on my smart phone.
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- Matthew L
- 04-04-2019
Fascinating
The content of this book is fascinating. I was vividly left with a sense of the personality and livelihood of trees. I learned very much and don’t think I will be able to walk through a forest in quite the same way again. The narration of this audiobook is probably the most articulate and best quality I have heard of any audiobook. The content is extremely accessible for any age or level of understanding. This book is highly recommended.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-06-2021
mind blown
tree's are way way way more amazing than I originally thought - go hug a tree they deserve it
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- shiregirlshelly
- 09-07-2021
Very interesting and relaxing.Loved it!
Story was interesting, narrator was great, I learnt alot from listening. You won't be disappointed.
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- Chris Wells
- 13-07-2021
Hidden gem
Loved this book. Have always loved trees but now understand more about them. Narrator is great..could listen to him read the back of a cornflakes packet!! This is great.
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- Jacquei Quach
- 25-07-2021
Fantastic
A must read
I have always respected trees but even more now
wonderful read
loved it
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- Katherine Avery
- 31-07-2021
What about the world outside the US?
Fascinating book, but why use Imperial measures that are not understood by the majority of the globe. For goodness sake, even the UK (who invented the system) has junked it as ridiculous, and metric is widely used in scientific circles in the US.
Anyway, I found the book quite thought provoking, and it confirmed things I had observed about trees, for instance the use of odour to trigger reactions.
I would recommend this book to friends, particularly if they are into gardening or nature lovers.
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- EileenH
- 11-06-2021
Beautifully written, researched and spoken.
Beautifully written, researched and spoken. Grateful to Peter Wohlleben to write this magnificent tome, in a language that is scientific fact, observational and accessible to the greater community. Mike Grady's reading of it was perfectly suited to the old growth forests.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-06-2021
Mind blowing
Loved it. The narration was relaxing and the information was simply mind-blowing. I have a renewed level of respect for nature.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-06-2021
A fascinating view of trees as part of a real community
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I had read something of the symbiotic relationships between particular trees and certain fungi but had no idea of the extent of cooperation and the interconnections that exist in forests. The reader is excellent too.
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