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The Life & Love of Trees [Hardcover]

Lewis Blackwell
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)


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Book Description

October 14, 2009
Trees are vitalwithout them we simply wouldn't be here. Not only essential, they have been an inspiration throughout our history. In breathtaking photographs and stories we are taken on a journey from the boreal forest at the edge of the Arctic to the rainforests girdling the planet; from ancient bristlecones to fresh-leaved seedlings; from the charming and familiar to the scary and rare. An elegantly written and highly accessible text is complemented by an extraordinary collection of images created by some of the world's leading nature photographers.


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Photographer Blackwell draws on his experience as head of creative development at Getty Images to inspire an international troupe of stellar nature photographers to portray with exquisite artistry trees and forests. The result is a gorgeous, generously proportioned showcase dedicated to celebrating the planet’s longest living entities, “the ultimate survivalists,” and advocating for worldwide protection of trees and forests. Blackwell covers a remarkable amount of information about the lives of trees and their phenomenal contribution to human life in his quote-laced commentary, succinctly concluding, “Without them, there is no us.” While Blackwell analyzes the threats facing forests, and assures readers that every tree planted is a bid for life, the book’s dramatic and surprising photographs dazzle with the astonishing ingenuity, diversity, and beauty, both majestic and intimate, of trees—from close-ups of veined leaves, sculptural roots, and tapestried bark to panoramas of forest cathedrals, trees standing in a froth of bluebells, and trees with limbs raised like sylvan Rockettes. Each tree is a universe to the many life-forms it harbors; each is an oxygen-providing “savior of the planet.” --Donna Seaman

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 200 pages
  • Publisher: PQ Blackwell / Chronicle Books (October 14, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0473150956
  • ISBN-13: 978-0473150952
  • Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 1.1 x 12.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,795 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lewis Blackwell likes to make beautiful books with inspiring ideas. Whether it is his passion for trees, which led to the bestselling Life and Love of Trees (celebrated on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and featured on oprah.com, among others) or more arcane delights in the history of typography and vernacular signage (20th Century Type and Ed Fella Letters on America), or sharing his powerful insights from the top table in photography (Photowisdom), the resulting books are always highly visual, original in thought and word, and accessible.
Lewis finds the perfect project for a book typically combines a great subject to investigate with fascinating people to work with and remarkable places to visit. He is currently working on two projects that will take him around the world, from the depths of nature to the heights of technology.


To write to Lewis Blackwell, or to request him for talks or signings, please email him via his publishers at contact@pqblackwell.com

Customer Reviews

A wonderful coffee table book that you will enjoy reading time after time.. M. Gibson  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
The photographs in this book The Life & Love of Trees are spectacular beyond words. Mudogal  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
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70 of 70 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous photo book December 3, 2009
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is a beautiful tribute to trees. I bought it primarily for the photographs, which are breathtaking, but I am enjoying the text as well. It is much more informative than I expected, and the photographs are as stunning as I had hoped.
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars STUNNING! January 16, 2010
By Woof
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
After reading a review of this book, I purchased it as a gift for my best friend who is an artist. I glanced through it before wrapping it to send to her, and almost kept it! I stared mesmerized at each page...the photos are simply stunning. I have never seen anything like this book before! My friend called me after receiving this stammering for words, and told me she had only made it to page 3 before calling me.
This book will now be what I give special people in my life as gifts!!
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Life & Love of Trees December 16, 2009
Format:Hardcover
The photography is beautifully presented within design that does not distract from the the most important part of this book. Fabulous photography of trees.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly beautiful February 1, 2010
By NanC
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
the pictures are so beautiful and the text is full of amazing and suprising information on trees and their importance to our daily lives. This is a large book and looks wonderful on a coffee table....guaranteed to generate conversation!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Good January 26, 2010
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book was a lot of information, not necessarily in any reference to specific pictures. While some of the pictures were very nice it seemed a bit run of the mill to me. I am a tree lover and have spent many years studying trees and their environments, I am not sure what I was expecting but I just wasn't wowed. Still a cool coffee table book however and thanks to anyone who spends the time on tree's.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars how amazing this book is January 30, 2010
By tessy
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
After seeing this book recommended by Ellen DeGeneres, I decided to purchase it as I love trees. I have to say that this was a very good decision. I simply LOVE this book. The photos, the information and the beautiful quotes all add up to a wonderful book that you will keep picking up and reading. If you only buy this book for its awesome photos, then you certainly haven't wasted your money.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful photography and thoughtful writing December 21, 2009
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This is a truly lovely, enjoyable, and inspiring book. The photography is superb. The author compels you to action to take your own steps to combat global warming. You cannot read it and not act.
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41 of 54 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Blackwell needs an editor December 27, 2009
Format:Hardcover
Despite the truly stunning photography, the text in this book is so poorly constructed, it renders the work almost entirely unreadable. Run-on sentences, half-baked ponderings, and grammatical errors occupy every inch of the meandering discourse. This is by far the worst writing I have ever experienced in a major publication. I really wanted to like this book because the photography (which comprises most of the book) is spell-binding, but the coarseness of the writing is so distracting that it ruined the book for me. If you purchase this book, do yourself a favor, and don't read any of the words. You'll appreciate it much more.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book
Originally bought it thinking to cut out the photographs and post them on my white wall, but the books was so lovely I couldn't destroy it ;)
Published 3 months ago by Y. Shuster
5.0 out of 5 stars Serene and Beautiful
When I get too full of words, I like to look at lovely pictures, and trees are just the perfect nonverbal medicine. Read more
Published 3 months ago by visualpurple
5.0 out of 5 stars Only if You Love Trees
I find trees are the ambiance of the landscape, so I purchased this book to browse the pages for relaxation. Read more
Published 5 months ago by GoodBuys
5.0 out of 5 stars Trees
Great book, wonder colors, great pictures, put together very nicy. Great buy good book to relax with for any age.
Published 7 months ago by Wanda
3.0 out of 5 stars Trees, trees, trees...
I bought this as a gift for a family who has everything, then they decided they didn't want to swap gifts, so I'm stuck with it. I don't love the photos like I thought I would. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Herb & Anna
5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting . . . The Life & Love of Trees
This book is one of the most beautiful nature books I have found. The photos are simply breathtaking but the written word is also completely compelling. Read more
Published 18 months ago by tigermmk
5.0 out of 5 stars Sharing Passion
The graphics, photography and text of this book demonstrate the author's extraordinary passion for trees. They come very much alive in these pages.
Published 23 months ago by JACKI PETERSON
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
This book is great! I love trees and the pictures are so beautiful! The book came in great shape so there was no reason to have to buy it new. The shipping was pretty fast also. Read more
Published on April 13, 2011 by Kweber7590
5.0 out of 5 stars Tree Book
This book is beautiful. The pictures are gorgeous. It's a nice size and we have it displayed in our home office.
Published on January 11, 2011 by KandyKayne
5.0 out of 5 stars Tree Photography
Big beautiful book with wonderful images of nature at it's best. Trees are photographed beautifully with some stunning close ups. Highly recommend this book.
Published on November 5, 2010 by Lubalu
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