Tree

by Matthew Battles

Book Overview

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Tree explores the forms, uses, and alliances of this living object's entanglement with humanity, from antiquity to the present. Trees tower over us and yet fade into background. Their lifespan outstrips ours, and yet their wisdom remains inscrutable, treasured up in the heartwood. They serve us in many ways--as keel, lodgepole,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628920513
• ISBN13: 9781628920512
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.7" x 6.4"