Haskell David Livres

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 you first open its pages, to the calming scent of Linden blossom, to the ingredients of a particularly good gin & tonic: In your hand: a highball glass, beaded with cool moisture.In your nose: the aromatic embodiment of globalized trade. The spikey, herbal odour of European juniper berries. A tang of lime juice from a tree descended from wild progenitors in the foothills of the Himalayas. Bitter quinine, from the bark of the South American cinchona tree, spritzed into your nostrils by the pop of sparkling tonic water.Take a sip, feel the aroma and taste three continents converge.Each essay also contains a practice the reader is invited to experience. For example, taking a tree inventory of your own home, appreciating just how many things around us came from trees. And if you've ever hugged a tree when no one was looking, try breathing in the scents of different trees that live near you, the smell of pine after the rain, the refreshing, mind-clearing scent of a eucalyptus leaf crushed in your hand.

The author repeatedly visits a dozen trees around the world to stop, listen, and look, exploring each tree's connections with webs of fungi, bacterial communities, cooperative and destructive animals, and other plants, and demonstrating how the lives of trees and people are deeply interwoven. Several trees, including a balsam fir in Ontario and an Amazonian ceibo, are located in areas that seem mostly natural, but which are affected by industrial development and climate change. Haskell also turns to trees in places where humans seem to have subdued "nature"--A pear tree on a Manhattan sidewalk, an olive tree in Jerusalem -- demonstrating that wildness permeates every location

"A rich exploration of how the evolution of both natural and manmade sounds have shaped us and the world, and how the world's acoustic diversity is currently in grave danger of being destroyed. We live on a planet that is wrapped in the diverse acoustic marvels of song and speech. Yet never has this diversity been so threatened as it is now. Braiding his experience as a listener and an ecologist with the latest scientific discoveries, David Haskell explores the acoustic wonders of our planet. Starting in deep time with the origins of animal song and traversing the whole arc of Earth's history, he illuminates and celebrates the creative processes that have produced the varied sounds of our world. From the powers of animal sexuality and environmental change, to the unpredictable, improvisational whims of genetic evolution and cultural change, sounds on Earth are the products of and catalysts for vibrant ecosystems. Four interconnected sensory crises are currently diminishing the vitality of our sonic world. Deforestation is erasing the most complex communities of sounds the world has ever known. In the oceans, machine noise has created a living hell for the most acoustically sensitive animals on the planet. In cities, noise has resulted in dire sonic inequities among people, the result of racism, sexism, and power asymmetries. Last, in forgetting or being barred from hearing the voices of the living Earth, we lose both the experience of joyful connection and the foundation for ethics and action. As wild sounds disappear forever and human noise smothers other voices, the Earth becomes flatter, blander. According to Haskell, this decline is not a mere loss of sensory ornament. Sound is a generative force, and so the erasure of sonic diversity makes the world less creative. His book is an invitation to listen, wonder, belong, and act."-- Provided by publisher

The story follows Tony, a determined young boy eager to attend his friend's birthday party. As he navigates various challenges, he must rely on his newfound skills and problem-solving abilities, especially in the absence of his dad. The narrative emphasizes themes of perseverance, learning, and the importance of resourcefulness in overcoming obstacles.

This portable scratch-off map turns a trip to Paris into a scavenger hunt, featuring thirty popular destinations. As travelers visit each site, they scratch off to uncover fun facts and activities. Illustrated in full color, this unique map by Christina Henry de Tessan offers a memorable adventure for all ages.

A spirited, richly illustrated look into America's age-old love affair with whiskey, the book is an introduction to how whiskey is manufactured and produced; an investigation into its history; a tour through contemporary whiskey culture; and a memoir of the author's own experience.

Czy las może nas jeszcze czymś zaskoczyć? Jak wiele umyka nam, gdy biegniemy leśną ścieżką ze słuchawkami w uszach? Może warto kiedyś zatrzymać się na dłużej i posłuchać, co las ma nam do powiedzenia? Zapalony biolog David Haskell poświęcił tej obserwacji rok swojego życia. I kiedy pewnego razu stał w lesie nago, usiłując zrozumieć, jakim cudem mała sikorka jest w stanie przetrwać zimę w lesie bez dodatkowej warstwy piór, zadał sobie pytanie o miejsce człowieka w tym niezwykle złożonym świecie natury. Salamandra przemykająca po liściu, pierwszy wiosenny kwiat, traszka, świetliki, porosty i mchy – oto mikrokosmos pełen nieoczekiwanych tajemnic, las w swoich zadziwiających przejawach. Poetycka elegancja stylu, filozoficzna głębia przekazu i ogromna wiedza przyrodnicza zawarta w "Ukrytym życiu lasu" zaprowadziły Haskella aż do finału Nagrody Pulitzera. Jego książka, obsypana nagrodami, ukazała się w wielu krajach na całym świecie.