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Where the color green calms us, and the forest sharpens our senses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Heartbeat of Trees, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erenowned forester Peter Wohlleben draws on new scientific discoveries to show how humans are deeply connected to the natural world.In an era of cell phone addiction, climate change, and urban life, many of us fear we’ve lost our connection to nature—but Peter Wohlleben is convinced that age-old ties linking humans to the forest remain alive and intact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on science and cutting-edge research, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Heartbeat of Trees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reveals the profound interactions humans can have with nature, exploring:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe language of the forest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe consciousness of plants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand the eroding boundary between flora and fauna. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA perfect book to take with you into the woods, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Heartbeat of Trees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e shares how to see, feel, smell, hear, and even taste the forest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“As Peter Wohlleben reminds us in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Heartbeat of Trees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, trees are the vocabulary of nature as forests are the brainbank of a living planet. This was the codex of the ancient world, and it must be the fine focus of our future.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e—Dr. Diana Beresford-Kroeger, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTo Speak for the Trees \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Global Forest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Peter Wohlleben knows the battle that lies before us: forging a closer relationship with nature before we destroy it. 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