Finding the Mother TreeNo one has done more to transform our understanding of trees than the world renowned scientist Suzanne Simard. Now she shares the secrets of a lifetime spent uncovering startling truths about trees: their cooperation, healing capacity, memory, wisdom and sentience. Raised in the forests of British Columbia, where her family has lived for generations, Professor Simard did not set out to be a scientist. She was working in the forest service when she

what you'll learn: A greater understanding of how technologies build off and influence each otherA clearer picture of the how our modern world came to beA universal appreciation for the incredible time we're currently living in

he shares his wisdom on life

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he traces how six countries have survived defining catastrophes - from the forced opening of Japan to the Soviet invasion of Finland to Chile's brutal Pinochet regime - through selective change

And its roots sink deep into Western thought: from Machiavelli to Hobbes

breed and thrive

It was a decision her mother railed against from the moment the idea was raised

to Harvard and to Cambridge

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these young women were privately determined to hold on to all they had left: their lives

Eileen and Simon are still young - but life is catching up with them