The Forest Unseen
Book by David G. Haskell
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The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature is a 2012 book written by David G. Haskell.
First edition | |
| Author | David G. Haskell |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Ecology |
| Publisher | Viking Books |
Publication date | 2012 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) and e-book |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 978-0-14-312294-4 |
Summary
The book is divided in 43 short chapters ordered by date and roughly covering a whole year.[1] In each of them the author, which visits almost every day a single square meter randomly chosen of an old-growth forest of Cumberland Plateau (Tennessee), describes what happens to plants, animals and insects living there. These observations give him the opportunity to write not only about the small-scale forest ecology but also on worldwide natural processes. He often calls his small observation field mandala,[2] inspired by the paintings of sand created by Tibetan as a support for meditation.[3]
Awards
- Winner of the 2012 National Outdoor Book Award for Natural History Literature[4]
- Winner of the 2013 Reed Environmental Writing Award.[5]
- Winner of the 2013 National Academies Communication Award for Best Book.[6]
- Finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction.[7]
- Winner of the 2016 Dapeng Nature Book Award (China).[8]
