John Akeroyd, Donough O'Brien, Liz Cowley

Plants & Us (eBook, ePUB)

How they shape human history & society

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A completely new look at plants - not only in food, drink and commerce, and how they have created civilisation, trade and empires, but also in love, in war, in crime, in horror and delight, in music, poetry and prose, and on the screen.

Not just another gardening or plant book, this is a complete picture of how plants affect people, for better or worse, now, in the past and in the future with illuminating and startling facts about their ubiquitous presence in human affairs - through life, death, illness, happiness, murder, despair, desperation, love, hate, loss, and far more. From Presidents to pop stars, from scientists to slavers, royals to religious leaders, chefs to charlatans, pioneers to politicians, artists to actors,

Plants & Us is a unique overview of plants, wild and cultivated, their vital importance and the threats they face. Above all, how they affect all our lives in stories that will often surprise the reader.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: GB Publishing Org
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780993507274
• Artikelnr.: 65969102

Autorenporträt

Dr John Akeroyd always loved plants, even before he was taught at school by the famous botanist Oleg Polunin. He graduated from the Universities of St. Andrews and Cambridge and held fellowships at the Universities of Trinity College, Dublin and Reading, researching European flora. Lecturer, tour guide, writer and editor, he co-founded Plant Talk, the first global magazine for plant conservation.He has written or edited seventeen books, including the best-selling Collins Wildguide:Flowers and The Encyclopedia of Wildflowers and many articles on plants, people and places. He has travelled widely in Europe, especially Greece and Romania, where he contributes to projects in support of sustainable farming and conservation in Transylvania. He enjoys gardening, cookery and folk- rock music.