Secret Life of Plants : A Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man by Christopher Bird and Peter Tompkins (1989, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060915870
ISBN-139780060915872
eBay Product ID (ePID)18611
Product Key Features
Book TitleSecret Life of Plants : A Fascinating Account of the Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Relations Between Plants and Man
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1989
TopicPlants / General, Reference, General
FeaturesReprint
IllustratorYes
GenreNature
AuthorChristopher Bird, Peter Tompkins
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight10.9 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN72-009160
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"The cult favorite, which hypothesized that plants may be sentient. . . . Fantastic revelations!" -- New York Times "Once in a while you find a book that stuns you. This is such a book. It's scope leaves you breathless." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Incredible. ... Bristles with plenty of hard facts and astounding scientific and practical lore." -- Newsweek "This fascinating book... roams over that marvelous no man's land of mystical glimmerings into the nature of science and life itself." -- Washington Post
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisThe world of plants and its relation to mankind as revealed by the latest scientific discoveries. "Plenty of hard facts and astounding scientific and practical lore."-Newsweek, Explore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science. A perennial bestseller. In this truly revolutionary and beloved work, drawn from remarkable research, Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird cast light on the rich psychic universe of plants. Now available in a new edition, The Secret Life of Plants explores plants' response to human care and nurturing, their ability to communicate with man, plants' surprising reaction to music, their lie-detection abilities, their creative powers, and much more. Tompkins and Bird's classic book affirms the depth of humanity's relationship with nature and adds special urgency to the cause of protecting the environment that nourishes us., "Once in a while you find a book that stuns you. Its scope leaves you breathless. This is such a book." -- John White, San Francisco Chronicle Explore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science. In this truly revolutionary and beloved work, drawn from remarkable research, Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird cast light on the rich psychic universe of plants. The Secret Life of Plants explores plants' response to human care and nurturing, their ability to communicate with man, plants' surprising reaction to music, their lie-detection abilities, their creative powers, and much more. Tompkins and Bird's classic book affirms the depth of humanity's relationship with nature and adds special urgency to the cause of protecting the environment that nourishes us.