{"product_id":"in-trees-an-exploration-9781476739250","title":"In Trees: An Exploration","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eOn Trails \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a wondrous new journey through the wilds of nature and the gnarls of history, exploring how trees\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003efrom the mightiest sequoia to the tiniest bonsai\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003ecan teach us to grow wise.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo truly grasp the wisdom of a tree, you need to begin thinking like one...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day, on a whim, Robert Moor set out to climb a tree near his home--unwittingly embarking on what would become a decade-long, globe-spanning adventure of intellectual and spiritual transformation. Pursuing the hidden wisdom of trees, he scales to the very top of a giant sequoia while filming a nature documentary with David Attenborough; he treks through swamps in Papua to reach a treehouse-dwelling tribe of hunter-gatherers; and he journeys to a remote research camp in Tanzania, where he spends a memorable night sleeping in a chimpanzee nest, seeking to understand our deep evolutionary history. Eventually, having gained a radical new outlook on both our gnarled past and our ever-branching future, he joins an intrepid clan of climate activists risking everything to halt construction of a new oil pipeline and save an ancient forest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, Moor learns the art of \"tree-thinking,\" which, he discovers, has the power to break open some of humanity's oldest questions: What is the secret to truly \u003ci\u003egrowing\u003c\/i\u003e old? How do we set down deeper roots in an increasingly chaotic world? Most importantly, how should we--as individuals, as communities, as stewards of the earth--live? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA witty and relentlessly curious excursion through philosophy, history, and science, what begins as an ode to the miracle of trees blossoms into a joyous, daring, fiercely hopeful endeavor to arborize humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHailed by \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eas a \"philosopher on foot,\" Robert Moor is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOn Trails \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIn Trees\u003c\/i\u003e. Translated into more than a dozen languages, \u003ci\u003eOn Trails\u003c\/i\u003e garnered the National Outdoor Book Award, the Pacific Northwest Book Award, and the William Saroyan International Prize. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Emergence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e n+1\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He lives in Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160432111890,"sku":"9781476739250","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7232f683-b1f9-432b-a5f5-917fc17fc0cc.jpg?v=1775060455","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-trees-an-exploration-9781476739250","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}