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Man Who Planted Trees: A Story Of Lost Groves, The Science Of Trees, And A Plan To Save The Planet (2014)

by Jim Robbins(Favorite Author)

4.16 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1299076912 (ISBN13: 9781299076914)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Spiegel & Grau

review 1: This is a good read. I wouldn't pass on the book, but the title somewhat describes some of its challenges. Wild Trees does a GREAT job of taking you through the big trees and the passion of people who want to preserve them. But The Man... jumps around all three topics and as a result you don't really get a clear, strong picture of any. I didn't feel the call to action that I expected to hear with 'Urgent Plan to Save the Planet.' Though reading Outside Mag today I learned there is an excellent photo essay on some of these topics.Jim started strong. He begins the book talking about the bark beetle devastation around his home in Helena Montana. I have seen this...it is brutal and the fires there are frightening, let alone the Summer of Smoke that Missoula seems to ofte... moren have. But then when he moves the story forward it just starts to feel like a patchwork that isn't tying together. So if you want a good read, and some light education then this is worthwhile. I would take Wild Trees over this though (by Richard Preston of Hot Zone fame).
review 2: A complex story, told simply and clearly. Actually it's three stories, interwoven. First,is the almost unreal story of the man who started cloning and planting champion trees around the world. Then, there's the story of trees and our relationship with them, on this earth. And finally, the amazing story of new scientific discoveries about trees - incredible facts that are not general knowledge, but have significant importance to the health of every one of us. Guarantee to make you look at every tree with a new appreciation and kinship after reading this book. less

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