TRISTAN GOOLEY is the New York Times-bestselling author of How to Read Water, How to Read Nature, The Natural Navigator, The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs, The Secret World of Weather, and The Nature Instinct. He has led expeditions on five continents, climbed mountains in three, and is the only living person to have both flown and sailed solo across the Atlantic. His more than two decades of pioneering outdoor experience include research among tribal peoples in some of the remotest regions on Earth.
"Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller
An Indie Bestseller
2023 Foreword INDIES Finalist
"This book will make wise naturalists out of us yet."
*The Globe and Mail*
"An important book and a pleasure to read."
*Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path*
"We would be lucky to be lost in a forest with [Tristan Gooley].
Not just to find our way out—something he could surely help
with—but to find our way in: to see what the trees are telling us
about the Earth we all find ourselves a part of."
*The Atlantic*
"Gooley interprets clues like a private investigator of the wilds.
. . . For those inclined to solve mysteries written into the
landscape, this author’s lead is one they’ll want to follow."
*The Wall Street Journal*
"How to Read a Tree is so packed with information . . . it will
undoubtedly leave you with a deeper appreciation of trees. . . .
Your country walks will never be quite the same again."
*Daily Mail*
"You will never look at a tree in the same way again after reading
this mesmerizing book. Gooley drops learning as lightly as a
blossom falls in spring."
*John Lewis-Stempel, author of The Wood*
"Tristan Gooley has done trees the greatest service. In this
gentle, enchanting book he leads us into their language—how to spot
their natural tendencies and individual foibles, and to recognize
their responses to stress and ingenious strategies to survive. And
with these insights he arouses an even deeper affection and concern
for trees—our friends and allies, with whose fate our own is
inextricably bound."
*Isabella Tree, author of Wilding*
"Wherever you are—city or wilderness—if you want to understand the
secrets of trees you pass, this is the book to read. . . . Tristan
has the rare gift of explaining the most complex ideas with humour
and deep insight."
*Peter Thomas, author of Trees*
"It was a lightbulb moment! I thought I knew my local woods—I walk
there almost every day. But it’s a thrill to see it through fresh
eyes, to develop a much deeper understanding."
*Peter Gibbs, Chair BBC Gardeners’ Question Time*
"How to Read a Tree builds on the joy that we take in trees—with
some handy facts to go alongside that joy."
*BBC Radio 4*
"Trees can reveal fascinating secrets. . . . This book will add a
new dimension to your next countryside stroll."
*Wanderlust*
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