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26%OFFRichard A. Fortey - The Wood For The Trees - 9780008104696 - V9780008104696
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The Wood For The Trees

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Description for The Wood For The Trees Paperback. From one of our greatest science writers, this biography of a beech-and-bluebell wood through diverse moods and changing seasons combines stunning natural history with the ancient history of the countryside to tell the full story of the British landscape. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESU; RGBL; RNC; WNP; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 320.
From one of our greatest science writers, this biography of a beech-and-bluebell wood through diverse moods and changing seasons combines stunning natural history with the ancient history of the countryside to tell the full story of the British landscape. Guided by his abiding love of nature and a lifetime of scientific expertise, Richard Fortey takes us on a journey through ecosystems and time. The Wood for the Trees is the story of humankind ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
William Collins
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780008104696
SKU
V9780008104696
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-34

About Richard A. Fortey
Richard Fortey retired from his position as senior palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum in 2006. He is the author of several books, including `Fossils: A Key to the Past', `The Hidden Landscape' which won The Natural World Book of the Year in 1993, `Life: An Unauthorised Biography', `Trilobite!', `The Earth: An Intimate History' and `Survivors'. He has been elected ... Read more

Reviews for The Wood For The Trees
Sunday Telegraph `Fortey's forte is that he gets down and dirty in this diary of his beech wood. If you go down to the woods today, take Fortey with you' John Lewis-Stempel, Books of the Year, The Times ... Read more

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