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"Plenty of hard facts and astounding scientific and practical lore." -- --Newsweek
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The dust-grimed window of the office building facing New York's Times Square reflected, as through a looking glass, an extraordinary corner of Wonderland. Read the first page
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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Your best friends.....,
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This review is from: Secret Life of Plants (Paperback)
THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird is a wonderful book of wisdom about the plant world and life in general. Like many people my age, I cut my teeth on Disney's "Living Desert" back in the 1950s. That film killed the notion for me that nothing lives in Death Valley and if Death Valley can be alive what else is possible?SECRET LIFE is like the old Disney films because the book describes science that challenges stereotypical mainstream thinking. Anyone who believes plants are sentient beings will love this book. If you've done much reading on this subject you've probably seen Tompkins and Bird quoted elsewhere. In the first part of their book, the authors explore the attributes of plants and pretty much conclude they have everything in common with animals-except plants probably came first on the evolutionary ladder and prepared the way for animals. In fact, if earth was invaded by alien species, the authors suggest the aliens were probably plants. But, you say, plants have roots and stay put (for the most part) and plants produce chlorophyll. Shell fish (oysters, mussels) and sea anemones can be rooted to one spot and small protozoa-like creatures produce chlorophyll. Probably the thing I like the best about this book is that finally, someone links the Chakras to real body parts-the seven endocrine centers--and explains the reasons why these "hot spots" are so important. Also, Tompkins and Bird explain the scientific reasoning behind Bach flower remedies and many other "new age" products you can find at Fresh Fields and other holistic stores. Skeptics will always have doubts, but after 30 years of organic gardening and non-academic exposure to plants, I know Tompkins and Bird are onto something. So do many modern scientists who have discovered belatedly that much of what the authors described 30 years ago may be true afterall. Cutting edge scientists are frequently ignored. Once upon a time some people thought George Washington Carver was a fruitcake because he thought plants had feelings (they do). Carver discovered many unusual things as did a number of other later Nobel winners, although sometimes folks like Gregor Mendel were not recognized until it was too late. If you want to be a better person, a wiser consumer, a great gardener, and healthier, you owe it to yourself to read THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS. It isn't all about them.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
fantastic and awakening,
By Henrietta Shaya (whitestone, ny United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Secret Life of Plants (Paperback)
This book is mind boggling and filled with lots of scientific studies that tell us how plants can tell whether or not a person has intent to kill them; how plants can help out a fellow plant that is deprived of water; how our positive energy can keep a leaf alive for 2 months and much much more. This is a must read for all botanists and plant lovers. I actually recommend this book to everyone on the planet.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must Read For Plant Lovers,
By Alvin S Barlow Jr (Big Sky, Montana United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Secret Life of Plants (Paperback)
This is a must read for anyone with an interest in the Plant Kingdom. The book touches areas of science, spirituality, and nutrition conspiracies.The begining part of the book, tells us about humans andhow their thought patterns, can make plants thrive or die. Examples of a lie detector being hooked up to a plant, which detects nervous energy when threatened by fire. Also the use of positive and negative thinking to influence the growth of plants. Showing through intensive research that plants do have feelings and possibly what we believe as a soul. The book moves along, explaining the many experiments done with humans and plants. We see how specific music can benefit or stagnate growth, this is probally true for both humans and plants. We get a taste of nutritional information, with the knowledge that refined foods do not give our bodies complete nutrients, ( i.e. sugar, flour, basically anything processed ). Food designed to make us ill? Thoughts arise with information found in this book. The end of the book brings us a look at organic farming, the benefits for humans, and the soil. This book touches on many exciting facts and for my second time through it, I was still thrilled about discoveries that were made over 30 years ago. I hope that many people will enjoy this book as much as I have.
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