{"product_id":"finding-the-mother-tree-9780141990286","title":"Finding the Mother Tree","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA scientific memoir as gripping as any HBO drama series\u003c\/b\u003e... Just as she disinters earthy mushrooms and the finest of filaments, so \u003cb\u003eshe lays bare the human heart with moving simplicity\u003c\/b\u003e...  It is her gallant mission in the book and in her life - and one essential to combating the climate crisis - to make science more humanly engaged -- Kate Kellaway * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinding the Mother Tree \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eis the kind of story we need to be telling\u003c\/b\u003e, a new way of communicating that the world desperately needs to hear... A reminder to listen to our wilder selves, and to remember, with humility, how little we know of the complexities of the natural world -- Tiffany Francis-Baker * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a testament to Simard's skill as a science communicator. Her research is clearly defined, the steps of her experiments articulated, her \u003cb\u003eastonishing\u003c\/b\u003e results explained and the implications laid bare: \u003cb\u003eWe ignore the complexity of forests at our peril\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jonathan C. Slaght * The New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eA masterwork of \u003cb\u003eplanetary significance\u003c\/b\u003e * Booklist (starred review) *\u003cbr\u003e[Simard] is \u003cb\u003ean intellectual force\u003c\/b\u003e... Simard's results are so revolutionary and controversial that they have quickly worked their way into social theory, urban planning, culture and art... We have a lot of rethinking to do about the economic and political models that, since Darwin, have been taken to be natural -- Kate Brown * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinding the Mother Tree\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e has come at a crucial moment\u003c\/b\u003e... With biodiversity on a knife edge, the need to appreciate and understand the complexity and brilliance of the natural world could not be more important -- Rosie Boycott * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eVivid and inspiring... a radical new understanding of plants -- Eugenia Bone * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003eSpeaking with Simard felt like coming to the headwaters of a vast system of ideas, both innovative and ancient... To read \u003ci\u003eFinding the Mother Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is to imagine the view from a 250-foot redwood. The recognition that we're all connected is one of the great gifts of the memoir * Los Angeles Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e[Suzanne Simard] forever transformed our views of the world\u003c\/b\u003e and the interconnectivity of our environment. \u003ci\u003eFinding the Mother Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a \u003cb\u003edeeply beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e memoir about one woman's impactful life, it's also a call to action to protect, understand and connect with the natural world -- Amy Adams\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003evivid and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e memoir of [Simard's] lifelong quest to prove that the forest is more than just a collection of trees * The New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eExtraordinary * BBC Wildlife Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eThe moving and remarkable story of \u003cb\u003eone of the greatest ecological discoveries of our time\u003c\/b\u003e. Writing with humility and passion, \u003cb\u003eSuzanne Simard's unravelling of the secret life of trees is changing the scientific mindset\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eFinding the Mother Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is a crucial step towards healing our planet -- Isabella Tree, author of Wilding and The Living Goddess\u003cbr\u003eFew scientists make much impact with their PhD thesis, but, in 1997, Suzanne Simard did just that ... What was then a challenge to orthodox ideas is today widely accepted * New Scientist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding the Mother Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare and moving book\u003c\/b\u003e - part charming memoir, part crash course in forest ecology. And yet, it manages to be about the things that matter most: the ways we care for each other, fail each other and listen to each other. After the last year and a half, its lessons about motherhood, connection and the natural world are \u003cb\u003emore timely than ever\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jake Gyllenhaal\u003cbr\u003eFew researchers have had the pop culture impact of Suzanne Simard * Scientific American *\u003cbr\u003eThe interplay of personal narrative, scientific insights and the amazing revelations about the life of the forest make a compelling story... \u003cb\u003eThese are stories that the world needs to hear\u003c\/b\u003e -- Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Simard has a completely beguiling way of writing\u003c\/b\u003e. I love how she combines brilliant scientific explanation with emotion and feeling -- Patrick Barkham, author of Wild Child and The Butterfly Isles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Simard is a total legend\u003c\/b\u003e - someone who transformed the world in the way of James Lovelock, or Lynn Margulis -- Rowan Hooper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevolutionary on both the scientific and the spiritual level\u003c\/b\u003e. It is so extraordinary that it is, frankly, hard to believe - until you see the data, the science, the rigour, and the many independent affirmations of her findings... Simard is one of [Nature's] most insightful and eloquent translators -- John Vaillant, author of The Tiger","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48066828665175,"sku":"9780141990286","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141990286.jpg?v=1713211706","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/finding-the-mother-tree-9780141990286","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}