{"product_id":"mnemonic-a-book-of-trees-paperback","title":"Mnemonic: A Book of Trees - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTheresa Kishkan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist, Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarm, imaginative, and thoroughly original, this memoir intertwines the mysteries of trees with the defining moments in the life of novelist and essayist Theresa Kishkan. For Kishkan, trees are memory markers of life, and in this book she explores the presence of trees in nature, in culture and in her personal history. Naming each chapter for a particular tree -- the Garry oak, the Ponderosa pine, the silver olive, the Plane tree, the Arbutus, and others -- she draws on Pliny the Elder's \u003ci\u003eNatural History\u003c\/i\u003e, John Evelyn's \u003ci\u003eSylva\u003c\/i\u003e, and strands of mythology from other classical and contemporary sources to blend scientific fact with natural history and the artifacts of human culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNever pedantic and always accessible, \u003ci\u003eMnemonic\u003c\/i\u003e reveals -- through one woman's relationship with the natural world -- how all of us have roots that intertwine with the broader world, tapping deep into the rich well of universal themes. In the words of Pliny the Elder, \"Hence it is right to follow the natural order, to speak about trees before other things...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarm, imaginative, and thoroughly original, this unusual book intertwines the mysteries of trees with the defining moments of life. For Theresa Kishkan, trees are memory markers of life, and in \u003ci\u003eMnemonic\u003c\/i\u003e, she explores the presence of trees in nature, in culture, and in her personal history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNaming each chapter for a particular tree -- the Garry oak, the Ponderosa pine, the silver olive, the plane tree, the arbutus, and others -- she draws on Pliny the Elder's \u003ci\u003eNatural History\u003c\/i\u003e, John Evelyn's \u003ci\u003eSylva\u003c\/i\u003e, and strands of mythology from other sources to blend scientific fact with natural history and the artifacts of human culture. In the words of Pliny the Elder, \"Hence it is right to follow the natural order, to speak about trees before other things . . . \"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47343355625721,"sku":"9780864926517","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/safGzoKneo9780864926517.webp?v=1769719465","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/mnemonic-a-book-of-trees-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}