{"product_id":"0143122940-the_forest_unseen_a_years_watch_in_nature","title":"The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature","description":"\n\n\u003cstrong\u003e 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 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLook out for David Haskell's new book, The Songs of Trees: Stories From Nature's Great Connectors, coming in April of 2017\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this wholly original book, biologist David Haskell uses a one- square-meter patch of old-growth Tennessee forest as a window onto the entire natural world. Visiting it almost daily for one year to trace nature's path through the seasons, he brings the forest and its inhabitants to vivid life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach of this book's short chapters begins with a simple observation: a salamander scuttling across the leaf litter; the first blossom of spring wildflowers. From these, Haskell spins a brilliant web of biology and ecology, explaining the science that binds together the tiniest microbes and the largest mammals and describing the ecosystems that have cycled for thousands- sometimes millions-of years. Each visit to the forest presents a nature story in miniature as Haskell elegantly teases out the intricate relationships that order the creatures and plants that call it home.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten with remarkable grace and empathy, The Forest Unseen is a grand tour of nature in all its profundity. Haskell is a perfect guide into the world that exists beneath our feet and beyond our backyards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnited States\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eState \u0026amp; Local\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":49127912276158,"sku":"0143122940-4","price":14.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/91wRUmmKvVL.jpg?v=1790174770","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0143122940-the_forest_unseen_a_years_watch_in_nature","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}