Seeds of Hope
Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants
New York : Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group, 2013.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xi, 370 pages, [16 pages of plates] : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
"Renowned naturalist and bestselling author Jane Goodall examines the critical role that trees and plants play in our world"--Provided by the publisher
Contents:
Introduction / by Michael Pollan -- Part One. My Love for the Natural World -- A Childhood Rooted in Nature -- The Kingdom of the Plants -- Trees -- Forests -- Part Two. Hunting, Gathering, and Gardening -- The Plant Hunters -- Botanical Gardens -- Seeds -- Orchids -- Gardens and Gardening -- Part Three. Uses and Abuses of Plants -- Plants That Can Heal -- Plants That Can Harm -- Plantations -- Food Crops -- Genetically Modified Organisms -- Part Four. The Way Forward -- The Future of Agriculture -- Growing Our Own Food -- Saving Forests -- Hope for Nature -- The Will to Live -- Gratitude.
Subjects:
Goodall, Jane, 1934-
Goodall, Jane, 1934- -- Philosophy.
Human-plant relationships.
Plants.
Trees.
Philosophy of nature.
Hope.
Goodall, Jane, 1934-
Goodall, Jane, 1934- -- Philosophy.
Human-plant relationships.
Plants.
Trees.
Philosophy of nature.
Hope.
ISBN:
9781455513222 (hardcover)
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SCIENCE Plant Goo | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
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Includes index.