The Secret Life of Plants
by Tompkins, Peter, Bird, Christopher
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- Paperback
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0060915870
- ISBN 13
- 9780060915872
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About This Item
"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.
Synopsis
Published in 1973, The Secret Life of Plants was written by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird. It is described as "A fascinating account of the physical, emotional, and spiritual relations between plants and man. " Essentially, the subject of the book is the idea that plants may be sentient, despite their lack of a nervous system and a brain. This sentience is observed primarily through changes in the plant's conductivity, as through a polygraph, as pioneered by Cleve Backster.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eureka Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 359399
- Title
- The Secret Life of Plants
- Author
- Tompkins, Peter, Bird, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0060915870
- ISBN 13
- 9780060915872
- Publisher
- Harper Paperbacks
- Place of Publication
- Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1989
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