The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature
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- Author：Peter Wohlleben
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Reviews
Nancy Dardarian
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I enjoyed this book （as I enjoyed his last） but it could have been condensed by about 20%。 He tries to be hopeful about the state of our natural environment but truly our planet is in a very sad state。
Bob Walenski
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Having read and LOVED Wohlleben's "The Hidden Life of Trees" I expected a lot and wanted more of his perceptions and understanding of trees。 "The Heartbeat of Trees" presented more insights into how trees 'work' at the center of life on this planet。 Wohlleben works hard to connect us to trees and forests， and his love for them is palpable and inspiring。 "Heartbeat" was informative and increased my basic knowledge about trees individually and in particular， grouped together 'old growth' forests。 Having read and LOVED Wohlleben's "The Hidden Life of Trees" I expected a lot and wanted more of his perceptions and understanding of trees。 "The Heartbeat of Trees" presented more insights into how trees 'work' at the center of life on this planet。 Wohlleben works hard to connect us to trees and forests， and his love for them is palpable and inspiring。 "Heartbeat" was informative and increased my basic knowledge about trees individually and in particular， grouped together 'old growth' forests。 Wohlleben made me realize two very important issues when it comes to trees。 We have been taught and conditioned to think of Man as the top chain of life， animals next and plants， including trees， as third， and somehow less。 In reality it needs to be more of three parallel groups， equally important and of value， and interwoven into the larger fabric of life/nature/existence。 Man is not so much superior to other life forms as he is interdependent。 We're NOT taught that at all， and the arrogance of man to control and manipulate nature。。。for his convenience and profit。。。。is part of the basic sickness that is threatening us all as the health of the planet deteriorates。 The second realization is how complex and difficult ecological balance and the protection of forests has become。 Global warming has naturally added a severe threat， but industrialization and all of the variables of pollution， overuse and overpopulation keep changing the rules and the outcomes。 We consume forests and need wood products to function， and sadly economic greed too often motivates thoughtless decisions and actions that do more harm than good。 Even well intentioned groups and scientists have a daunting problem trying to 'help' forests and not ensure their destruction。 Wohlleben's suggests a clear solution: we need to leave the forests we have left alone。。。。。。for long periods of time。 It takes about 500 years for a plantation forest to mature and develop and recycle itself into an old growth， healthy forest。 Naturally I wanted this book to be a happy frolic in the woods， "forest bathing" for physical and emotional health。 The book is mostly positive， but as a scientist， Wohlleben is also realistic and not at all convinced man will do the right things。 Money and the profits from the forest industry， controlled by corporations that certainly pay lip service to sustaining their industries， seems to be the main problem。 What they say is not always correct， and what they do is not always for the common good， but for selfish purposes。 So don't expect a happy， feel good read， although parts of this are quite uplifting and hopeful。 I learned more about the trees themselves from Wohlleben's other book， "The Hidden Life of Trees"。 This book is more centered on forests and preservation and how we can and need to reconnect with them， as individuals through our senses and as society as through sincere planned global solutions。I recommend BOTH books 。。。。。。 i am already a 'tree hugger' maybe it will encourage you to become one as well。 。。。more
LeeAnn
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It's no surprise to anyone who know me， that Walden is my favorite book。 I love Thoreau's connection to the woods and his need to experience the freedom of the outdoors。Well， this book explains my love of Walden， and my tree-hugging tendencies， in easy language。Wohllenben is such an approachable author。 His simple explanations of our need for trees， and wildness， and woods， are almost poetic while being factual。"Your subconscious translates this arboreal activity into changes in your body as wel It's no surprise to anyone who know me， that Walden is my favorite book。 I love Thoreau's connection to the woods and his need to experience the freedom of the outdoors。Well， this book explains my love of Walden， and my tree-hugging tendencies， in easy language。Wohllenben is such an approachable author。 His simple explanations of our need for trees， and wildness， and woods， are almost poetic while being factual。"Your subconscious translates this arboreal activity into changes in your body as well as in your mind。 The forests we experience as beautiful are those that are pleasant AND lower our blood pressure。" （119）"What we are conserving is not just other forms of life but， first and foremost， ourselves。" （2）"I encourage you to experience this for yourself。 Make a plan to go outside and immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of nature。" （235）In the immortal words of HD Thoreau in Walden:"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately。。。 and see if I could learn what it had to teach。"Please please pick up this book！ 。。。more
Sasha
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This is no-where near as readable or as interesting as Peter Wohlleben's first book The Hidden Life of Trees。 While the concepts are interesting， Wohlleben's waffling style was too meandering for my taste and some of the theories just too far out there。Drawing on new scientific discoveries， and with a good bit of philosophy as well， he looks at the idea of plant consciousness， the physiological impacts nature has on people， and the harm and good we can cause with our interventions， attitudes an This is no-where near as readable or as interesting as Peter Wohlleben's first book The Hidden Life of Trees。 While the concepts are interesting， Wohlleben's waffling style was too meandering for my taste and some of the theories just too far out there。Drawing on new scientific discoveries， and with a good bit of philosophy as well， he looks at the idea of plant consciousness， the physiological impacts nature has on people， and the harm and good we can cause with our interventions， attitudes and connection to nature。Some of these ideas are pretty out there: I admit I struggled to wrap my head around some of them。 But they are certainly interesting and if you enjoyed The Hidden Life of Trees then there will be plenty in this book to keep you interested。 Naturally， given that Wohlleben is German， most of the information about trees and forests imparted here has a Northern Hemisphere / deciduous forest bent。 I found myself wondering how much things applied to Australian bush， or if the same type of studies mentioned are being done over here too。 I often had the same thought when reading Hidden Life of Trees too - do these same things apply to an evergreen， drought and fire tempered， eucalypt bushland？While I am of the opinion that forests / bushland / etc。 are vital for us and can indeed affect our emotional and physical health and are equally vital for the state of the planet in general a lot of what is presented here is more about philosophy than facts。 Nothing wrong with philosophy if that is what you want。 I just wasn't expecting it and didn't enjoy it。 And I'm kind of sad that I didn't because I was really excited about this one。 。。。more
Shannon A
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A captivating walk through the world of trees that will surprise and delight you。
Dragonlady
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