David George Haskell

Un hombre se sienta cada día durante un año en la misma piedra del mismo bosque, a veces bien abrigado contra el frío y la lluvia, otras a pleno sol, a veces sin que pase nada, otras asistiendo a acontecimientos increíbles, y lo narra en un libro.... Lire la suite

Patterns: Art of the Natural World révèle les motifs complexes formés dans le tissu de notre planète, des marques animales et des grands paysages aux formations géologiques et aux figures botaniques. Couvrant les côtes volcaniques, les fjords glacés... Lire la suite

An awe-inspiring exploration of the sounds of the living Earth, and the joys and threats of human music, language and noise. 'A symphony, filled with the music of life . . . fascinating, heartbreaking, and beautifully written.'
ELIZABETH KOLBERT... Lire la suite

A biologist reveals the secret world hidden in a single square meter of old-growth forest—a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Pen/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Combining elegant writing with scientific expertise, The Forest Unseen... Lire la suite

Thirteen Ways to Smell a Tree takes you on a journey to connect with trees through the sense most aligned to our emotions and memories. Thirteen essays are included that explore the evocative scents of trees, from the smell of a book just printed as... Lire la suite

WINNER OF THE 2018 JOHN BURROUGHS MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING NATURAL HISTORY WRITING “Both a love song to trees, an exploration of their biology, and a wonderfully philosophical analysis of their role they play in human history and in modern culture.”... Lire la suite

**Finalist for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction and the 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Winner of the Acoustical Society of America's 2023 Science Communication Award “[A] glorious guide to the miracle of life’s... Lire la suite

Viviamo su un pianeta animato da canti, musiche e parole. David George Haskell esplora come sono nate tutte queste meraviglie sonore. Dalle foreste pluviali vibranti di suoni di insetti e dalle paludi percorse dai ritmici richiami delle rane... Lire la suite

Al centro di questo libro vi è un cerchio di un metro di diametro. Meno di un metro quadrato di foresta del Tennessee, che grazie all'abilità di David Haskell diventa una piccola finestra spalancata sul vasto mondo della natura: il biologo americano... Lire la suite

A NEW SCIENTIST BEST NEW POPULAR SCIENCE BOOK MARCH 2026 In How Flowers Made Our World, biologist David George Haskell redefines our understanding of flowers, casting them as powerful revolutionaries at the heart of Earth's story. 'Flowering plants... Lire la suite

David George Haskell rivolge le sue straordinarie capacità di osservazione a una dozzina di alberi in giro per il mondo, per dimostrare come la storia, l'ecologia e il benessere dell'umanità siano strettamente intrecciati con la vita delle piante.... Lire la suite

In Feathered Forest, an award-winning nature writer entwines the lives of birds with a hidden vertical world of wild trees. Beginning with an ascent of a 200-foot-tall Douglas-fir with a bird biologist, author Marina Richie leads us from her home in... Lire la suite