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To Speak for the Trees

My Life's Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest

Author: Diana Beresford-Kroeger  

To Speak for the Trees
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Diana Beresford-Kroeger's startling insights into the hidden life of trees have sparked a quiet revolution. In this captivating account, she shows us how forests can not only heal us, but can also save the planet.

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Diana Beresford-Kroeger's startling insights into the hidden life of trees have sparked a quiet revolution. In this captivating account, she shows us how forests can not only heal us, but can also save the planet.

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A rare gift: an inspiring tale about trees, trauma and the very purpose of life. Andrew Nikiforuk, author of Empire of the Beetle Diana Beresford-Kroeger a world-recognized botanist and medical biochemist has revolutionized our understanding of the natural world with her startling insights into the hidden life of trees. In this riveting memoir, she uncovers the roots of her discoveries in her extraordinary childhood in Ireland. Soon after, her brilliant mind bloomed into an illustrious scientific career that melds the intricacies of the natural world with the truths of traditional Celtic wisdom. To Speak for the Trees uniquely blends the story of Beresford-Kroeger s incredible life and her outstanding achievement as a scientist. It elegantly shows us how forests can not only heal us as people but can also help save the planet.

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“"This autobiography of learning ways to heal the damaged earth and break the tightening grip of climate crisis offers a rational and inclusive way to keep our future." -- Annie Proulx, author of The Shipping News "Diana Beresford Kroeger has given readers a rare gift: an inspiring tale about trees, trauma and the very purpose of life." -- Andrew Nikiforuk, award-winning journalist”

"Using science and Celtic wisdom to save trees (and souls)...Beresford-Kroeger has been working to save some of the oldest life-forms on Earth." --The New York Times

"Who speaks for the trees, speaks for all nature. Diana Beresford-Kroeger is one of the rare individuals who can accomplish this outwardly complex and difficult translation from the nonhuman to human realm." --Edward O. Wilson, entomologist and conservationist

"A rare gift: an inspiring tale about trees, trauma and the very purpose of life." --Andrew Nikiforuk, author of Empire of the Beetle

"To read her is to be revived by the best kind of animism." --Richard Powers, author of The Overstory

"This autobiography of learning ways to heal the damaged earth and break the tightening grips of climate crisis offers a rational and inclusive way to keep our future." --Annie Proulx, author of The Shipping News and Barkskins

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About the Author

Diana Beresford-Kroeger is a world-recognized botanist, medical biochemist, and author, whose work uniquely combines western scientific knowledge and the traditional concepts of the ancient world. Her books include The Sweetness of a Simple Life, The Global Forest, Arboretum Borealis, Arboretum America, Time Will Tell, and A Garden for Life. Currently she is advocating on behalf of an ambitious global bioplan that encourages ordinary people to develop a new relationship with nature and to restore the global forest.

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Product Details

Publisher
Workman Publishing | Timber Press
Published
5th October 2021
Pages
280
ISBN
9781643261324

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