Description
“Once in a while you find a book that stuns you. Its scope leaves you breathless. This is such a book.” — John White, San Francisco Chronicle
Explore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science. In this truly revolutionary and beloved work, drawn from remarkable research, Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird cast light on the rich psychic universe of plants.
The Secret Life of Plants explores plants’ response to human care and nurturing, their ability to communicate with man, plants’ surprising reaction to music, their lie-detection abilities, their creative powers, and much more. Tompkins and Bird’s classic book affirms the depth of humanity’s relationship with nature and adds special urgency to the cause of protecting the environment that nourishes us.
Binding Type: Paperback
Contributors: Peter Tompkins,Christopher Bird (Author)
Published: 03/08/1989
Publisher: Harper Perennial
ISBN: 9780060915872
Pages: 416
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 1.00″ H x 7.90″ L x 5.20″ W
About the Author
Tompkins, Peter: –
Peter Tompkins was an American journalist, World War II spy, and bestselling author. His best known and most influential books include The Secret Life of Plants, Secrets of the Great Pyramid, and Mysteries of the Mexican Pyramids. He is the father of author Ptolemy Tompkins.
Bird, Christopher: –
Christopher Bird was a writer best known for his books The Secret Life of Plants and The Divining Hand: The 500-Year-Old Mystery of Dowsing. He served in the Central Intelligence Agency in the 1950s. Fluent in French and Russian, Mr. Bird was an editor of the Gallatin Annual of International Business and a correspondent for Time magazine in Yugoslavia.
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