📗 Libro en inglés AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 TREES

Beautiful to behold and to read THE SUNDAY TIMES An arboreal odyssey NATURE One of the most quietly beautiful books of the year DAILY MAIL Jonathan Drori s deep seated love of nature is contagious in this tree by tree journey across countries and continents A book to take your time over WIRED Jonathan Drori s number one bestseller now available in paperback Bestselling author and environmentalist Jonathan Drori follows in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg as he tells the stories of 80 magnificent trees from all over the globe In Around the World in 80 Trees Jonathan Drori uses plant science to illuminate how trees play a role in every part of human life from the romantic to the regrettable From the trees of Britain to India s sacred banyan tree they offer us sanctuary and inspiration not to mention the raw materials for everything from aspirin to maple syrup Stops on the trip include the lime trees of Berlin s Unter den Linden boulevard which intoxicate amorous Germans and hungry bees alike the swankiest streets in nineteenth century London which were paved with Australian eucalyptus wood and the redwood forests of California where the secret to the trees soaring heights can be found in the properties of the tiniest drops of water Each