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Tracking Giants - Big Trees, Tiny Triumphs, and Misadventures in the Forest (Paperback)
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Tracking Giants - Big Trees, Tiny Triumphs, and Misadventures in the Forest (Paperback)
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"I learned, I laughed, I sighed, I swooned. What an absolutely
delightful romp through the forest."—Kate Harris, author of Lands
of Lost Borders "Intimate, open-hearted. . . A personal
introduction to one of the most profoundly alive places on
earth."—John Vaillant, author of The Golden Spruce A funny,
deeply relatable book about one woman's quest to track some of the
world's biggest trees. Amanda Lewis was an overachieving,
burned-out book editor most familiar with trees as dead blocks of
paper. A dedicated "indoorswoman," she could barely tell a birch
from a beech. But that didn't stop her from pledging to visit all
of the biggest trees in British Columbia, a Canadian province known
for its rugged terrain and gigantic trees. The "Champion" trees on
Lewis's ambitious list ranged from mighty Western red cedars to
towering arbutus. They lived on remote islands and at the center of
dense forests. The only problem? Well, there were many. . . Climate
change and a pandemic aside, Lewis's lack of wilderness experience,
the upsetting reality of old-growth logging, the ever-changing
nature of trees, and the pressures of her one-year timeframe
complicated her quest. Burned out again—and realizing that her
"checklist" approach to life might be the problem—she reframed
her search for trees to something humbler and more meaningful:
getting to know forests in an interconnected way. Weaving in
insights from writers and artists, Lewis uncovers what we’re
really after when we pursue the big things—revealing that
sometimes it's the smaller joys, the mindsets we have, and the
companions we're with that make us feel more connected to the
natural world.
General
Imprint: |
Greystone Books,Canada
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Country of origin: |
Canada |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
Amanda Lewis
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Foreword by: |
Diana Beresford-Kroeger
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Dimensions: |
139 x 215mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-77164-673-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-77164-673-X |
Barcode: |
9781771646734 |
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