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AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 TREES - JONATHAN DRORI L...

Trees are one of humanity's most constant and most varied companions. From India's sacred
banyan tree to the fragrant cedar of Lebanon  they offer us sanctuary and inspiration - not to
mention the raw materials for everything from aspirin to maple syrup. In Around the World in 80
Trees  expert Jonathan Drori uses plant science to illuminate how trees play a role in every
part of human life  from the romantic to the regrettable. Stops on the trip include the lime
trees of Berlin's Unter den Linden boulevard  which intoxicate amorous Germans and hungry bees
alike  the swankiest streets in nineteenth-century London  which were paved with Australian
eucalyptus wood  and the redwood forests of California  where the secret to the trees' soaring
heights can be found in the properties of the tiniest drops of water. Each of these strange and
true tales - populated by self-mummifying monks  tree-climbing goats and ever-so-slightly
radioactive nuts - is illustrated by Lucille Clerc  taking the reader on a journey that is as
informative as it is beautiful.

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