David George Haskell

En el mundo de la tecnología y lo macro, un relato natural de lo microFinalista del premio Pulitzer de no ficción.La oruga que se desliza lentamente sobre una hoja, la flor que lucha por un rayo de sol, el pajaro que busca algo jugoso que llevar al nido¿Podemos ver todo el bosque a traves de una pequeña ventana de hojas, piedras y agua? Un metro cuadrado de bosque es todo lo que se necesita para apreciar la complejidad de nuestro planeta: las pequeñas dependencias, las numerosas interrelaciones, y el delicado equilibrio son los mismos; solo cambia la escala.Es un diario intimo y es un libro de divulgacion cientifica. Tiene algo de guia espiritual, sin rastro de vaguedades misticas y de guia practica para salir al campo, para fijarse en todas y cada una de las cosas que habitualmente uno no ve, ni escucha, ni imagina.Antonio Muñoz Molina, BabeliaEl Pais

Un hombre se sienta cada día durante un año en la misma piedra del mismo bosque, a veces bien abrigado contra el frío y la lluvia, otras a pleno sol, a veces sin que pase nada, otras asistiendo a acontecimientos increibles, y lo narra en un libro. Un año oyendo cantar a los pajaros, viendo caer y nacer las hojas, siguiendo el trayecto de las hormigas, oyendo al fondo el ruido de la carretera o de una motosierra. En un metro de bosque esta el mundo entero, y en el empieza y termina este libro que, crealo o no, apasiona al lector como la mejor de las novelas y le descubre una realidad insospechada como el mejor de los ensayos.Finalista del premio Pulitzer de no ficcion

Un libro de viajes, científico y lírico, a lo largo de doce árboles que definen nuestro mundo.Un pino blanco japonés que sobrevivió al bombardeo atómico de Hiroshima. Un ceibo gigante, en cuya corona el sonido se despeja. Un abeto silbando al viento: corrosivo pero suave. Un avellano de mas de 10.000 años en una instalacion arqueologica de Escocia. ¿Que vidas esconden estos arboles y, sobre todo, como suenan? En este titulo, David George Haskell se dedica a escuchar las fascinantes historias de una docena de arboles, a los que pone en conversacion con los animales y con el mundo humano. Llevandonos a arboles de ciudades como Manhattan o Jerusalen, transportandonos del Amazonas a la zona boreal con el sonido de los pajaros, Haskell invita a percibir la estetica coral de la naturaleza y las redes comunitarias que existen entre los diferentes seres vivos. Un libro para amantes de los viajes, de la ciencia y de la naturaleza y que confirma a David George Haskell, autor clave de la literatura medioambiental, como uno de los autores fundamentales de la divulgacion cientifica.

Un hombre se sienta cada día durante un año en la misma piedra del mismo bosque, a veces bien abrigado contra el frío y la lluvia, otras a pleno sol, a veces sin que pase nada, otras asistiendo a acontecimientos increibles, y lo narra en un libro. Un año oyendo cantar a los pajaros, viendo caer y nacer las hojas, siguiendo el trayecto de las hormigas, oyendo al fondo el ruido de la carretera o de una motosierra. En un metro de bosque esta el mundo entero, y en el empieza y termina este libro que, crealo o no, apasiona al lector como la mejor de las novelas y le descubre una realidad insospechada como el mejor de los ensayos.

An awe-inspiring exploration of the sounds of the living Earth, and the joys and threats of human music, language and noise.A symphony, filled with the music of life . . . fascinating, heartbreaking, and beautifully written.ELIZABETH KOLBERT, author of The Sixth ExtinctionSounds Wild and Broken affirms Haskell as a laureate for the earth, his finely tuned scientific observations made more potent by his deep love for the wild he hopes to save.NEW YORK TIMESWonderful . . . a reminder that the narrow aural spectrum on which most of us operate, and the ways in which human life is led, blocks out the planets great, orchestral richness.GUARDIANWe live on a planet alive with song, music, and speech. David George Haskell explores how these wonders came to be. In rainforests shimmering with insect sounds and swamps pulsing with frog calls we learn about evolutions creative powers. From birds in the Rocky Mountains and on the streets of Paris, we discover how animals learn their songs and adapt to new environments. Below the waves, we hear our kinship to beings as different as snapping shrimp, toadfish, and whales. In the startlingly divergent sonic vibes of the animals of different continents, we experience the legacies of plate tectonics, the deep history of animals and their movements around the world, and the quirks of aesthetic evolution.Starting with the origins of animal song and traversing the whole arc of Earths history, Haskell illuminates and celebrates the emergence of the varied sounds of our world. In mammoth ivory flutes from Paleolithic caves, violins in modern concert halls, and electronic music in earbuds, we learn that human music and language belong within this story of ecology and evolution. Yet we are also destroyers, now silencing or smothering many of the sounds of the living Earth. Haskell takes us to threatened forests, noise-filled oceans, and loud city streets to show that sonic crises are not mere losses of sensory ornament. Sound is a generative force, and so the erasure of sonic diversity makes the world less creative, less beautiful.Sounds Wild and Broken is an invitation to listen, wonder, act.Absolutely fascinating.MARIELLA FROSTRUP, TIMES RADIOEnlightening and sobering.JINI REDDY, METRO

Los árboles están llenos de música. El viento silba, los insectos zumban, el hielo hace crujir la madera, la gente charla a su alrededor. Otros sonidos nos resultan imperceptibles: la savia circulando por su interior, el balanceo de las ramas y las vibrac

Thirteen Ways to Smell a Tree takes you on a journey to connect with trees through the sense most aligned to our emotions and memories. Thirteen essays are included that explore the evocative scents of trees, from the smell of a book just printed as you first open its pages, to the calming scent of Linden blossom, to the ingredients of a particularly good gin & tonic: In your hand: a highball glass, beaded with cool moisture.In your nose: the aromatic embodiment of globalized trade. The spikey, herbal odour of European juniper berries. A tang of lime juice from a tree descended from wild progenitors in the foothills of the Himalayas. Bitter quinine, from the bark of the South American cinchona tree, spritzed into your nostrils by the pop of sparkling tonic water.Take a sip, feel the aroma and taste of three continents converge.Each essay also contains a practice the reader is invited to experience. For example, taking a tree inventory of our own home, appreciating just how many things around us came from trees. And if youve ever hugged a tree when no one was looking, try breathing in the scents of different trees that live near you, the smell of pine after the rain, the refreshing, mind-clearing scent of a eucalyptus leaf crushed in your hand.

An awe inspiring exploration of the sounds of the living Earth and the joys and threats of human music language and noise A symphony filled with the music of life fascinating heartbreaking and beautifully written ELIZABETH KOLBERT author of The Sixth Extinction Sounds Wild and Broken affirms Haskell as a laureate for the earth his finely tuned scientific observations made more potent by his deep love for the wild he hopes to save NEW YORK TIMES Wonderful a reminder that the narrow aural spectrum on which most of us operate and the ways in which human life is led blocks out the planet s great orchestral richness GUARDIAN We live on a planet alive with song music and speech David George Haskell explores how these wonders came to be In rainforests shimmering with insect sounds and swamps pulsing with frog calls we learn about evolution s creative powers From birds in the Rocky Mountains and on the streets of Paris we discover how animals learn their songs and adapt to new environments Below the waves we hear our kinship to beings as different as snapping shrimp toadfish and whales In the startlingly divergent sonic vibes of the animals of different continents we experience the legacies of plate tectonics the deep history

Douze arbres mythiques, de l’olivier de Jérusalem au noisetier d’Écosse, du fromager d’Amazonie au pin blanc du Japon, en passant par le sapin baumier d’Ontario et le poirier de Chine à l’angle de la

Douze arbres mythiques, de l’olivier de Jérusalem au noisetier d’Écosse en passant par le sapin baumier d’Ontario et le poirier de Chine. Chacun à sa façon, ils sont porteurs d’une sagesse millénaire

Pendant un an, jour après jour, David Haskell a observé un mètre carré de verdure, niché au beau milieu d’une forêt des Appalaches. Au fil des saisons, le voilà qui scrute le sol à la loupe et, patie

WINNER OF THE 2018 JOHN BURROUGHS MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING NATURAL HISTORY WRITINGBoth a love song to trees, an exploration of their biology, and a wonderfully philosophical analysis of their role they play in human history and in modern culture. Science Friday The author of Sounds Wild and Broken and the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Forest Unseen visits with natures most magnificent networkers trees David Haskell has won acclaim for eloquent writing and deep engagement with the natural world. Now, he brings his powers of observation to the biological networks that surround all species, including humans. Haskell repeatedly visits a dozen trees, exploring connections with people, microbes, fungi, and other plants and animals. He takes us to trees in cities (from Manhattan to Jerusalem), forests (Amazonian, North American, and boreal) and areas on the front lines of environmental change (eroding coastlines, burned mountainsides, and war zones.) In each place he shows how human history, ecology, and well-being are intimately intertwined with the lives of trees. Scientific, lyrical, and contemplative, Haskell reveals the biological connections that underpin all life. In a world beset by barriers, he reminds us that lifes substance and beauty emerge from relationship and interdependence.

A biologist reveals the secret world hidden in a single square meter of old-growth foresta finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Pen/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Combining elegant writing with scientific expertise, The Forest Unseen "injects much-needed vibrancy into the stuffy world of nature writing" (Outside, "The Outdoor Books That Shaped the Last Decade")In this wholly original book, biologist David Haskell uses a one- square-meter patch of old-growth Tennessee forest as a window onto the entire natural world. Visiting it almost daily for one year to trace natures path through the seasons, he brings the forest and its inhabitants to vivid life.Each of this books short chapters begins with a simple observation: a salamander scuttling across the leaf litter; the first blossom of spring wildflowers. From these, Haskell spins a brilliant web of biology and ecology, explaining the science that binds together the tiniest microbes and the largest mammals and describing the ecosystems that have cycled for thousands- sometimes millions-of years. Each visit to the forest presents a nature story in miniature as Haskell elegantly teases out the intricate relationships that order the creatures and plants that call it home.Written with remarkable grace and empathy, The Forest Unseen is a grand tour of nature in all its profundity. Haskell is a perfect guide into the world that exists beneath our feet and beyond our backyards.

Finalist for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction and the 2023 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardWinner of the Acoustical Society of Americas 2023 Science Communication Award[A] glorious guide to the miracle of lifes sound. The New York Times Book ReviewA lyrical exploration of the diverse sounds of our planet, the creative processes that produced these marvels, and the perils that sonic diversity now facesWe live on a planet alive with song, music, and speech. David Haskell explores how these wonders came to be. In rain forests shimmering with insect sound and swamps pulsing with frog calls we learn about evolutions creative powers. From birds in the Rocky Mountains and on the streets of Paris, we discover how animals learn their songs and adapt to new environments. Below the waves, we hear our kinship to beings as different as snapping shrimp, toadfish, and whales. In the startlingly divergent sonic vibes of the animals of different continents, we experience the legacies of plate tectonics, the deep history of animal groups and their movements around the world, and the quirks of aesthetic evolution. Starting with the origins of animal song and traversing the whole arc of Earth history, Haskell illuminates and celebrates the emergence of the varied sounds of our world. In mammoth ivory flutes from Paleolithic caves, violins in modern concert halls, and electronic music in earbuds, we learn that human music and language belong within this story of ecology and evolution. Yet we are also destroyers, now silencing or smothering many of the sounds of the living Earth. Haskell takes us to threatened forests, noise-filled oceans, and loud city streets, and shows that sonic crises are not mere losses of sensory ornament. Sound is a generative force, and so the erasure of sonic diversity makes the world less creative, just, and beautiful. The appreciation of the beauty and brokenness of sound is therefore an important guide in todays convulsions and crises of change and inequity. Sounds Wild and Broken is an invitation to listen, wonder, belong, and act.