Everyone knows what a tree looks like, right? But have you ever really seen the delicate flowers of a red maple? The emerging leaves of a tulip poplar? The twigs of a beech? When you look at a tree up close, a whole new world of form and detail emerges-you encounter beauty that you never knew existed, and you begin to appreciate trees in a whole new way.

A rich, magical new novel on belonging and identity, love and trauma, nature and renewal, from the Booker-shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World. Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. In the taverna, hidden beneath garlands of garlic, chili peppers and creeping honeysuckle, Kostas an...(展开全部)

Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. The taverna is the only place that Kostas and Defne can meet in secret, hidden beneath the blackened beams from which hang garlands of garlic and chilli peppers, creeping honeysuckle, and in the centre, growing through a cavity in the roof, a fig tree. The fig tree witness...(展开全部)

托马斯·帕克南，英裔爱尔兰历史学家和树木学家，毕业于牛津大学莫德林学院。在埃塞俄比亚旅行了一段时间之后，他回到英国他担任《泰晤士报教育副刊》的编辑，后来又为《星期日电讯报》和《观察家报》工作。他在英国伦敦和爱尔兰韦斯特米斯郡之间频繁往来，是爱尔兰树木协会主席和图林纳利城堡的名誉管理人。托马斯·帕克南撰写了多本关于非洲历史、维多利亚和后维多利亚英国历史以及树的书，其中《争夺非洲》获得了史密斯奖和艾伦·帕顿奖。

The Spirit of Nineteenth-Century naturalistic investigation lives in British historian Thomas Pakenham, who has spent the last two decades chronicling the lives of the world's most dramatic trees, many of which are in danger of destruction. In Remarkable Trees of the World, Pakenham takes us on a breathtaking voyage across four continents, introducing, with a passionate text an...(展开全部)

托马斯·帕克南，英裔爱尔兰历史学家和树木学家，毕业于牛津大学莫德林学院。在埃塞俄比亚旅行了一段时间之后，他回到英国他担任《泰晤士报教育副刊》的编辑，后来又为《星期日电讯报》和《观察家报》工作。他在英国伦敦和爱尔兰韦斯特米斯郡之间频繁往来，是爱尔兰树木协会主席和图林纳利城堡的名誉管理人。托马斯·帕克南撰写了多本关于非洲历史、维多利亚和后维多利亚英国历史以及树的书，其中《争夺非洲》获得了史密斯奖和艾伦·帕顿奖。

The publication of Remarkable Trees of the World took American audiences by storm. Thomas Pakenham embarks on a five-year odyssey to most of the temperate and tropical regions of the world to photograph sixty trees of remarkable personality and presence: Dwarfs, Giants, Monuments, and Aliens; the lovingly tended midgets of Japan; the enormous strangler from India; and the 4,700...(展开全部)

Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. The taverna is the only place that Kostas and Defne can meet in secret, hidden beneath the blackened beams from which hang garlands of garlic and chilli peppers, creeping honeysuckle, and in the centre, growing through a cavity in the roof, a fig tree. The fig tree witness...(展开全部)

A passionate and informative celebration of trees and of man’s ingenuity in exploiting their resources: the perfect gift for anyone who cares about the natural world Trees are marvels of nature, still-standing giants of extraordinary longevity. In a beautifully written sequence of essays, anecdotes, and profiles of species from yew to scots pine, Max Adams explores both the ama...(展开全部)

A lyrical tribute to the diversity of trees, their physical beauty, their special characteristics and uses, and their ever-evolving meanings Since the beginnings of history trees have served humankind in countless useful ways, but our relationship with trees has many dimensions beyond mere practicality. Trees are so entwined with human experience that diverse species have inspi...(展开全部)