The Secret Knowledge of Nature: Timber, Animals, and the Extraordinary Stability of All Residing Issues; Tales from Science and Commentary (The Mysteries of Nature Trilogy, Ebook 3)
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The ultimate audiobook within the Mysteries of Nature trilogy by the New York Instances best-selling writer of The Hidden Lifetime of Timber, Peter Wohlleben.
Nature is stuffed with surprises – deciduous timber have an effect on the rotation of the Earth, cranes sabotage the manufacturing of Iberian ham, and coniferous forests could make it rain – however what are the processes that drive these unbelievable phenomena? And why do they matter?
In The Secret Knowledge of Nature, grasp storyteller and worldwide sensation Peter Wohlleben takes listeners on a thought-provoking exploration of the huge pure techniques that make life on Earth potential. On this tour of an virtually unfathomable world, Wohlleben describes the fascinating interaction between animals and vegetation and solutions such questions as “How do they affect one another?”, “Do lifeforms talk throughout species boundaries?”, and “What occurs when this finely tuned system will get out of sync?”.
By introducing us to the newest scientific discoveries and recounting his personal insights from many years of observing nature, one of many world’s most well-known foresters reveals us the way to recapture our sense of awe so we will see the world round us with utterly new eyes.
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Attachment+Logic=Mind –
What is important is the connection between living people of each speecies
My doctoral work is in Ataachment and Logic: the necessary and sufficient conditions for the mind. In human beings, left and right hemispheres specialize in one or the other. But the rettina of the eye, which many species have, regardless of varieties of brain structure and function, is part of the brain that migrated to its location, the eye, a very long time ago. Stephen Suomi’s work with monkey mothers and babies makes it immensely clear that retina to retina, brain to brain contact, is the most powerful experience in a baby’s life. These books connect trees and virus, insect, fungi, wow! The whole 8yards. This is as it should be. We do not yet know how attachment is communicated without retinas although his books make clear we are going to find out in time if we have time.I mourn deeply for the damage we’ve done to our partners in creating life on earth. How greatly we have betrayed our mission here, we human beings whose minds are losing ground, losing connection. Electronic systems as should be clear from these books are pathetic and limited in comparison to the richness, diversity and beauty of life. We need to appreciate other minds far more and place electronic systems on leave. They have been weaponized, they have been developed for the purpose of creating addictions, loss of control, people!These books can give us a peek at the vast material we are losing through our greed and failure to look one another in the eye and express our minds. The ricjhness of the huuman mind and the monds of others is so much richer than what electronics allow. I grieve lost for the loss of mind human beings suffer today in the United States. Here electronics are most rapacious. I have not watched television, listened to a radio, read a newspaper, eaten fish, etc since I was 18 years old. My parents died yound and witless of alcoholism. I sensed the danger in electronic systems and I stayed clear. I learn from people, birds, other animals, and school, reading, books. I do not feel in the least impovershed!These books are suerb. They will give the mind that is oppen a glimpse of far more.
Dan Bryan –
A lot of cool connections
A great read. This talks a lot about how one species going away or overpopulating can have a lot of ripple effects elsewhere. It also has a lot of cool factoids and trivia about nature and its species.
Aran Joseph Canes –
Science which Entertains and Resonates
If you like the style of previous Peter Wohlleben books then you will enjoy The Secret Wisdom of Nature. Choosing ecosystems for its theme, the book is more united by conveying scientifically valid facts with emotional resonance than by a strict focus on its subject. This is not to say that the book has no larger themes. Only that whether one likes the book will be less determined by virtue of its conclusions than by whether one likes anecdotal science.Essentially, Wohlleben aims for depicting the incredible amount of interconnectedness and homeostasis that takes part at the macro level between plants and animals. Thus, we learn of the effects of bacteria thousands of feet under the earth as well as the perennial Wohllebenian theme of the tragedy of the loss of old growth forests.While the material will not be as surprising to readers as the science in the Hidden Life of Trees this doesnât mean that it is uninteresting or not worth reading.And Wohllebenâs larger theme that macro-level ecosystems are so complex that it is best if we simply try to limit the effects of our species as much as possibleârather than intervene to recreate older biological homeostasesâis well-argued and relevant to present day environmentalism.I cannot say my worldview was transformed by this book, but I can say I was not only entertained but educated to have more informed opinions on environmental issues. His realistic but optimistic approach to handling such problems in the Anthropocene era is a refreshing change from more alarmist perspectives.In short, there are no real faults in the book just less material than the Hidden Life of Trees which will completely surprise the reader. Itâs worth adding the perspective, tone and information in this book to oneâs outlook on nature.
Stanley –
Unintended Consequences
The Secret Wisdom of Nature is the third in author Wohlleben’s trilogy. The first dealt with trees and the second with animals. Both were marvelous in the way science and Wohlleben’s anecdotes were interwoven into enjoyable and easy to read text. That’s nothing to say of his great knowledge, much learned by first hand observation, of our physical world. Secret Wisdom is written in the same manner with the same surprising facts, e.g. killing wolves in Yellowstone caused erosion along riverbanks. Huh!? Yes it’s true. On page 167 the author writes, “Does that sound complicated? I think so too.”The real emphasis on the third book is the effect people have had on the environment and surprisingly it seems that even actions meant to help often have deleterious effects. Germans have made an effort to feed roe deer helping them make it through hard winters. Now there are more deer than ever and of course the effect on woodlands is not the best as the browsers are doing what they do best.There’s a dark side to human activity as well. It seems our success as a species is based in part on our ability and willingness to kill anything that flies, swims, crawls, or walks. But putting that aside our complete domination of the planet, even when well intentioned, can have unintended consequences. Let me add a personal note. This winter was very cold with record setting snow. We decided to feed wild turkeys to get them though the winter. The 105 turkeys are doing fine but they have scared off the crows, blue jays, and woodpeckers. By helping one specie we have probably hurt others. This is much of what Wohlleben writes.Same size book as first two with same paper and same size print. Maybe not as good as first two books (they were really ,really good) but I’m still glad I bought it. Recommended.
Meredith Wommack –
Great
Great book
Sclaffer –
I read this book slowly over time, returning to where I had left off. I have been trained in an applied science (agriculture) and enjoy reading about humankind and nature although my attitude is not as positive as that of the author. This is the first book of his that I have read and I look forward to his others.
Sheelagh Hanly –
Great book to learn about trees
Abelardo Salazar –
A great book to understand how nature works.
eli –
Ho ricevuto il libro e l’ho messo da parte per leggerlo poi con calma. In realtà poi leggendolo ho scoperto che mancavano ben 49 pagine, un salto che va da pag. 40 a pag. 89. E il periodo per il reso era ormai scaduto. Una vera fregatura. Ma possibile che non si possa rimediare?
sindhu –
Worth every penny