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- 9781982114749
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
1982114746
ISBN-13
9781982114749
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27050083319
Product Key Features
Book Title
Age of Wood : Our Most Useful Material and the Construction of Civilization
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Topic
Civilization, Life Sciences / Botany, Anthropology / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
10.4 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2024-441845
Reviews
"This fascinating book is an eye-opening history of wood... From how trees, and our interactions with trees, have shaped ecosystems, to how wood itself has been incorporated into societies, to how wood functions as a material, it gives a rundown like no other." -- BookMarks, "[Ennos] takes a fresh look at the familiar substance, wielding it like a wedge to pry open our past, examine our present and even glimpse our future." -- Wall Street Journal "A lively history of biology, mechanics and culture that stretches back 60 million years... A specialist in the mechanics of wood, Ennos has a fierce love for his topic." -- Nature "Nearly the whole of human history deserves a different title: the Age of Wood." -- The New Republic "An excellent, thorough history in an age of our increasingly fraught relationships with natural resources." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review "This expansive history will give readers a newfound appreciation for one of the world's most ubiquitous yet overlooked materials." -- Publishers Weekly "Smart and surprising, Ennos' inquiry proves that there is much we still need to learn about wood and how it has shaped our past and present." -- Booklist
Dewey Edition
23/eng/20230216
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
620.1/209
Synopsis
Humans have made astonishing progress since our ancestors came down from the trees. But how did the descendants of small primates manage to walk upright, become top predators, and populate the world? How were humans able to develop civilizations and produce a global economy? Now, in The Age of Wood, Roland Ennos shows for the first time that the key to our success has been our relationship with wood. Brilliantly synthesizing recent research with existing knowledge in fields as wide-ranging as primatology, anthropology, archaeology, history, architecture, engineering, and carpentry, Ennos shows how our ability to exploit wood's unique properties has profoundly shaped our bodies and minds, societies, and lives. He takes us on a sweeping sixty-million-year journey from Southeast Asia and West Africa, where the brains of great apes were stimulated by the need to navigate within trees and fashion tools; to China and Japan, where wooden temples and palaces were constructed; to Europe, where wood first was transformed into violins and pianos and provided paper for books and newspapers; to England, which built an empire with wooden ships; and to nineteenth-century America, where the young nation depended upon the great forests for houses, railroad ties, stockyards, and bridges. A winning blend of history and science, this is a fascinating and authoritative work for anyone interested in nature, the environment, and the making of the world as we know it. Book jacket., A "smart and surprising" ( Booklist ) "expansive history" ( Publishers Weekly ) detailing the role that wood and trees have played in our global ecosystem--including human evolution and the rise and fall of empires--in the bestselling tradition of Yuval Harari's Sapiens and Mark Kurlansky's Salt. As the dominant species on Earth, humans have made astonishing progress since our ancestors came down from the trees. But how did the descendants of small primates manage to walk upright, become top predators, and populate the world? How were humans able to develop civilizations and produce a globalized economy? Now, in The Age of Wood , Roland Ennos shows for the first time that the key to our success has been our relationship with wood. "A lively history of biology, mechanics, and culture that stretches back 60 million years" ( Nature ) The Age of Wood reinterprets human history and shows how our ability to exploit wood's unique properties has profoundly shaped our bodies and minds, societies, and lives. Ennos takes us on a sweeping journey from Southeast Asia and West Africa where great apes swing among the trees, build nests, and fashion tools; to East Africa where hunter gatherers collected their food; to the structural design of wooden temples in China and Japan; and to Northern England, where archaeologists trace how coal enabled humans to build an industrial world. Addressing the effects of industrialization--including the use of fossil fuels and other energy-intensive materials to replace timber-- The Age of Wood not only shows the essential role that trees play in the history and evolution of human existence, but also argues that for the benefit of our planet we must return to more traditional ways of growing, using, and understanding trees. A brilliant blend of recent research and existing scientific knowledge, this is an "excellent, thorough history in an age of our increasingly fraught relationships with natural resources" ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review).
LC Classification Number
TA419.E56 2021
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- e***l (876)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBook is in excellent condition. It did arrive a week and a half later than it was originally supposed to. I reached out to the seller which took a bit of time to receive a response. The book was a good value and it did ship in a bubble envelope which always helps with protecting the books from postal handling/damage.
- d***a (53)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseShipping took a little longer than it initially said but the book still arrived just as described in fantastic condition. I wasn't a huge fan of the packaging though, as it was just wrapped in a simple thin plastic sleeve with zero cushion or padding and I've had books completely destroyed because there was nothing to protect them so if possible I'd like to see the seller provide a safer package when shipping books. But thankfully mine wasn't damaged in transit!STATION HILL BLANCHOT READER, Blanchot, Maurice, 9781886449176 (#197410139171)
- k***k (7058)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThis book appears new - excellent condition and is exactly as described. Wonderful quality and came at an excellent price. The seller packaged the book with care, shipped it quickly, and communicated effectively. This was an great buying experience. Don't hesitate purchasing from this seller. Wonderful.Operation Gladio: The Unholy Alliance between the Vatican, the CIA, and the Mafi (#197235655132)