tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955837885572744820.post1995086881533752734..comments2023-02-07T00:13:54.857-08:00Comments on of trees, birds and other things: 'The secret life of trees'Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10025728452163302500noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955837885572744820.post-38573239799997494942011-01-27T19:45:28.868-08:002011-01-27T19:45:28.868-08:00I too read the review on Amazon. 'Anthony'...I too read the review on Amazon. 'Anthony' who wrote the review seems to have completely misunderstood what Tudge was saying. I can't understand how he came to the conclusion that the book was somehow an ID book or how Tudge is somehow a proponent of ID.Jarrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10025728452163302500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955837885572744820.post-24718965910000083192011-01-27T16:46:46.651-08:002011-01-27T16:46:46.651-08:00The Secret Life of Trees is a glorious book, indee...The Secret Life of Trees is a glorious book, indeed. Definitely a dense read - it turns into a bit of a laundry list in the middle, which might not be for everyone - but could always be skipped over by those who don't want to read about *every* group of tree on earth... I remember that I gave some parts of the middle a more cursory read. Absolutely don't be put off by that though!<br /><br />Tudge has this passionate writing style where he crams every interesting oddity he can into his descriptions. The book is filled with passages that leave you grinning!<br /><br />His extended discussion of the relationships between fig trees and their allied fig wasps is must-read stuff. <br /><br />Bizarrely, I saw a review of this on Amazon that claimed this was a pro-Intelligent Design book. It is nothing of the sort.Paul McBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953009288824698018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955837885572744820.post-65635231299692334912011-01-27T15:51:41.506-08:002011-01-27T15:51:41.506-08:00I'm definately getting a copy of this book. Wh...I'm definately getting a copy of this book. When I was at Uni (all those yrs ago) I remember writing an essay on the roll of tree canopies on forest diversity. it fascinated at the time, I'm sure this book will do the sameAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com