The Forest Unseen

A Year's Watch in Nature

David George Haskell

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Penguin US
26 March 2013

Mathematics & Sciences; Forests, rainforests; Applied ecology; The Earth: natural history general

A biologist reveals the secret world hidden in a single square

meter of old-growth forest--a 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

nature's path through the seasons, he brings the forest and its

inhabitants to vivid life.

Each of this book's 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 Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award

""Injects much-needed vibrancy into the stuffy world of nature writing.""-Outside,""The Outdoor Books That Shaped the Last Decade""

The biologist and author of Sounds Wild and Broken combines elegant writing with scientific expertise to reveal the secret world hidden in a single square

meter of old-growth forest

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

nature's path through the seasons, he brings the forest and its

inhabitants to vivid life.

Each of this book'sshort 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 withremarkable 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.

By: David George Haskell
Imprint: Penguin US
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 238g
ISBN: 9780143122944
ISBN 10: 0143122940
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 26 March 2013
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Haskell's work integrates scientific, literary, and contemplative studies of the natural world. He is a professor of biology and environmental studies at the University of the South and a Guggenheim Fellow. His 2012 bookThe Forest Unseenwas a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award, and won the 2013 Best Book Award from the National Academies, the National Outdoor Book Award, and the Reed Environmental Writing Award. Along with his scholarly research, he has published essays, op-eds, and poetry.

Reviews for The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature

Haskell leads the reader into a new genre of nature writing, located between science and poetry, in which the invisible appear, the small grow large, and the immense complexity and beauty of life are more clearly revealed. E. O. Wilson, Harvard University David Haskell trains his eye on a single square meter of Cumberland Plateau, and manages in the process to see the whole living planet as clearly as any writer in many years. Each chapter will teach you something new! Bill McKibben, author Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet \ In the style of Aldo Leopold, John Muir, and Thoreau, David Haskell has capture the beauty and intricacy of evolution in these pages. For those who are looking for inspiration to spend more time in the wild, this book is the perfect companion. Haskell's vast knowledge of the forest and all its creatures is the perfect guide to exploring wilderness. The prose is a perfect match for the poetic tranquillity found through the study of nature. A true naturalist's manifesto. Greg Graffin, author of Anarchy Evolution [Haskell] thinks like a biologist, writes like a poet, and gives the natural world the kind of open-minded attention one expects from a Zen monk rather than a hypothesis-driven scientist. -- The New York Times