{"product_id":"togetherness-by-rowan-hooper-9781911717157","title":"Togetherness","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn awe-inspiring exploration of how symbiosis can change the way we understand our world, ourselves and our future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom evolution to capitalism, 'survival of the fittest' has shaped our view of the world. But we got it wrong - and our mistake has brought us to the brink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the history of life on Earth is much more than a story of competition. The natural world has been forged and sustained by small miracles of co-operation between animals and plants, insects and fungi, fish and bacteria - these partnerships are ubiquitous, lifelong and are an essential guide for a better future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eTogetherness\u003c\/em\u003e, Rowan Hooper reveals the intimate connectedness of nature through these remarkable stories of symbiosis. From the female wasp venturing deep inside a fig and the intricate relationship between corals and the algae that sustain them to the symbiotic gut microbes that influence our moods, he explores how co-operation is fundamental to life itself and to protecting our shared future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTogetherness\u003c\/em\u003e will change the way you see the world, our place in it - and our obligation to its hidden wonders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47418158743788,"sku":"9781911717157","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/81i_usTrhiL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774323875","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/togetherness-by-rowan-hooper-9781911717157","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}