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“Read at Beam's End. Bought for Arthur.”
Jamie R wrote this review Tuesday, October 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Listen to this on audio. Fantastic true story about the giant redwoods in Jedidiah Smith State Park.”
Katherine L wrote this review Friday, July 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Fascinating.”
Susan S wrote this review Thursday, June 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Richard Preston likes to write about scientists who put themselves in "controlled" physical danger for the sake of their curiosity. (And perhaps their egos.) In any case, the exploration of the tops of redwood trees proves to be a much more fascinating topic than I would have thought. I learned a lot and enjoyed every moment of it. ”
Joan Blindsight wrote this review Wednesday, June 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“You will feel like you are in the trees. For a nonfiction this is a great piece of writing!”
Linnell G wrote this review Wednesday, April 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Amazing! I'm lucky enough to live in Northern California and to see these beautiful giants in their natural rain forest environment. After reading "The Wild Trees," I will never look at them in the same way again. ”
Darra W wrote this review Friday, February 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is one of the best books that I have ever read. I live in Northern California surrounded by the Redwoods and this book is a great story of brave adventurers that still live and work in this area and it is dramatic like a novel and it is a science book all rolled into one. If you are ever able to read this book you will not be disappointed.”
Morrigan F wrote this review Friday, January 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“this is a great book that opened up a whole new world for me! i had no idea people climbed trees, nor that there was a world at the top of them! supercool!!!
connie l wrote this review Thursday, August 7 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
it is hard to hike now for looking up the whole time!
it gives new meaning to the cliche, "couldn't see the forest for the trees"!”
“I have lived in Northern California all my life and spent some time working in state parks in the Santa Cruz mountains, never once considering all that was going on a few hundred feet above my head! I wasn't sure what to expect - this is a book about trees after all - but, I found the subject to be very engaging and hard to step away from. I sat down and finished the last 200 pages of the book in one sitting, which is something I haven't done in a long time.
singlewall wrote this review Monday, July 14 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in biology, ecology, environmental issues, or even California history and geography. Also a great read if you are planning to visit the coast of Northern California or Oregon and some of the parks mentioned in the books; I promise it will give you a whole new insight into your trip to the woods!”
