{"product_id":"9787100104685","title":"The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e A biologist reveals the secret world hidden in a single square meter of old-growth forest—a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Pen\/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook out for David Haskell's new book, \u003ci\u003eThe Songs of Trees: Stories From Nature's Great Connectors\u003c\/i\u003e, coming in April of 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this wholly original book, biologist David Haskell uses a one- square-meter patch of old-growth Tennessee forest as a window onto the entire natural world. Visiting it almost daily for one year to trace nature's path through the seasons, he brings the forest and its inhabitants to vivid life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of this book's short chapters begins with a simple observation: a salamander scuttling across the leaf litter; the first blossom of spring wildflowers. From these, Haskell spins a brilliant web of biology and ecology, explaining the science that binds together the tiniest microbes and the largest mammals and describing the ecosystems that have cycled for thousands- sometimes millions-of years. Each visit to the forest presents a nature story in miniature as Haskell elegantly teases out the intricate relationships that order the creatures and plants that call it home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with remarkable grace and empathy, \u003ci\u003eThe Forest Unseen\u003c\/i\u003e is a grand tour of nature in all its profundity. Haskell is a perfect guide into the world that exists beneath our feet and beyond our backyards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"China National Publications Import \u0026 Export Corp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064049090800,"sku":"9787100104685","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9787100104685_p0.jpg?v=1763721995","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9787100104685","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}