"DIANA BERESFORD-KROEGER is a botanist and medical biochemist who is an expert on the medicinal, environmental, and nutritional properties of trees. She is also a precise and poetic writer, steeped in Gaelic storytelling traditions, gathered from her childhood in Ireland. Her indisputable passion for her subject matter will inspire readers to look at trees, and at their own connection to the natural world, with newfound awe."
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She is the author of four exquisite books, all of which i highly recommend:
- A Garden for Life
- Arboretum America, A Philosophy of the Forest
- The Global Forest (series of interesting, informative essays. If you really want a simple, elegant description of carbon sequestration, read this book!
- Arboretum Borealis, A Lifeline of the Planet
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