An exploration of the invisible connections sustaining the entire natural world from the bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees Did you know that trees can influence the rotation of the earth Or that wolves can alter the course of a river Or that earthworms control wild boar populations The natural world is a web of intricate connections many of which go unnoticed by humans But it is these connections that maintain nature s finely balanced equilibrium Drawing on the latest scientific discoveries and decades of experience as a forester Peter Wohlleben shows us how different animals plants rivers rocks and weather systems cooperate and what s at stake when these delicate systems are unbalanced Peter Wohlleben doesn t merely look he sees Let s all learn as much from him as we can and quickly Rosamund Young author of The Secret Life of Cows