From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the National Geographic documentary Jane, comes a fascinating examination of the critical role that trees and plants play in our world.
Seeds of Hope takes us from Goodall's home in England to her home-away-from-home in Africa, deep inside the Gombe forest, where she and the chimpanzees are enchanted by the fig and plum trees they encounter. She introduces us to botanists around the world, as well as places where hope for plants can be found, such as The Millennium Seed Bank. She shows us the secret world of plants with all their mysteries and potential for healing our bodies as well as Planet Earth.
Looking at the world as an adventurer, scientist, and devotee of sustainable foods and gardening--and setting forth simple goals we can all take to protect the plants around us--Goodall delivers an enlightening story of the wonders we can find in our own backyards.
Table of Contents:
Foreword / Michael Pollan
Part 1. My Love for the Natural World
Chapter 1. A Childhood Rooted in Nature
Chapter 2. The Kingdom of the Plants
Chapter 3. Trees
Chapter 4. Forests
Part 2. Hunting, Gathering, and Gardening
Chapter 5. The Plant Hunters
Chapter 6. Botanical Gardens
Chapter 7. Seeds
Chapter 8. Orchids
Chapter 9. Gardens and Gardening
Part 3. Uses and Abuses of Plants
Chapter 10. Plants That Can Heal
Chapter 11. Plants That Can Harm
Chapter 12. Plantations
Chapter 13. Food Crops
Chapter 14. Genetically Modified Organisms
Part 4. The Way Forward
Chapter 15. The Future of Agriculture
Chapter 16. Growing Our Own Food
Chapter 17. Saving Forests
Chapter 18. Hope for Nature
Chapter 19. The Will to Live
Gratitude
Notes
Index.
"I didn't expect [SEEDS OF HOPE] to create a powerful shift inside me. But it did....What I'd never fully gotten before this book is how knowledge could awaken feelings of intimacy. As I read SEEDS OF HOPE, again and again I felt appreciation, gratitude and awe. . . . I actually found myself loving our earth more."-- Frances Moore Lappé, The Huffington Post
"[A] far-ranging, gracefully impassioned book...A crucial and commanding summons to care and act by one of nature's most heroic champions."-- Donna Seaman, Booklist (starred review)
"Goodall makes a passionate case for more aggressive conservation of what's left of our global garden."-- Discover
Jane Goodall is the world's foremost authority on chimpanzees. An internationally renowned conservationist, she is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and has received many distinguished awards in science. Dr. Goodall is also the author of many acclaimed books, including the bestseller Reason for Hope.
Grand Central Publishing
Pub Date: April 14, 2015
1.1" H x 8.9" L x 5.8" W
432 pages
paperback