{"product_id":"in-praise-of-plants-9781604692624","title":"In Praise of Plants","description":"Francis Halle examines the human---and even scientific---bias toward animals at the expense of our understanding of plants. Readers will find their ideas about plants fundamentally altered and their appreciation immeasurably enhanced. This is a black-and-white edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrancis Halle is a professor of botany at the University of Montpellier, France. A previous book, \u003ci\u003eTropical Trees and Forests: An Architectural Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e (1978), coauthored with Roelof Oldeman and Barry Tomlinson, is one of the most frequently consulted in tropical botany. Professor Halle is a pioneer in exploring life in the treetops of tropical forests, using a blimp-borne inflatable raft that rests on the tops of the trees of the canopy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Timber Press (OR)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50474103734546,"sku":"9781604692624","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ac414750-79fd-495f-ad61-1b197f079d8e.jpg?v=1730212998","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-praise-of-plants-9781604692624","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}