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Series: Object Lessons
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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
Tree explores the forms, uses, and alliances of this living object's entanglement with humanity, from antiquity to the present. Trees tower over us and yet fade into the background. Their lifespan outstrips ours, and yet their wisdom remains inscrutable, treasured up in the heartwood. They serve us in many ways—as keel, lodgepole, and execution site—and yet to become human, we had to come down from their limbs.
In this book, Matthew Battles follows the tree's branches across art, poetry, and landscape, marking the edges of imagination with wildness and shadow.
Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
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Tree by Matthew Battles has been praised for its exceptional writing and the author's insightful mind, likened to the very trees he describes. Reviewers appreciate how Battles explores the complexity of trees and our intricate relationships with them, highlighting the often-overlooked stories and data they hold. The captivating prose enriches the reader's understanding of the natural world, making the book a delightful yet thought-provoking read.
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ISBN: 9781628920512
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 March 2017
Country: United States
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Illustration: 19 b/w illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 118.0mm
Height: 164.0mm
Weight: 140g
Pages: 152
About the Author
Matthew Battles is Associate Director of the metaLAB and Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, USA. His previous publications include Library: an Unquiet History (2004), The Sovereignties of Invention (2012) and Library Beyond the Book (2014).
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