The history of the world in 100 plants
Barnes, Simon2022
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As humans, we hold the planet in the palms of ours hands. But we still consume the energy of the sun in the form of food. The sun is available for consumption because of plants. Plants make food from the sun by the process of photosynthesis; nothing else in the world can do this. We eat plants, or we do so at second hand, by eating the eaters of plants. Plants give us food. Plants take in carbon dioxide and push out oxygen: they give us the air we breathe, direct the rain that falls and moderate the climate. Plants also give us shelter, beauty, comfort, meaning, buildings, boats, containers, musical instruments, medicines and religious symbols. We use flowers for love, we use flowers for death. The fossils of plants power our industries and our transport. This title provides a celebration of the 100 plants that have had the greatest impact on humanity.
Main title:
The history of the world in 100 plants / Simon Barnes.
Author:
Barnes, Simon, author
Imprint:
London : Simon & Schuster, 2022.
Collation:
431 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Illustrations and text on lining papers.Includes index.
ISBN:
9781398505483 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
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BRN:
1199909