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In recent years, scientists have learned about their ability to communicate, recognize their kin and behave socially, hear sounds, morph their bodies to blend into their surroundings, store useful memories that inform their life cycle, and trick animals into behaving to their benefit--a fascinating display of plant behavior and sensory abilities, to name just a few remarkable talents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Light Eaters\u003c\/i\u003e is a deep immersion into the drama of green life and the complexity of this wild and awe-inspiring world that challenges our very understanding of agency, consciousness, and intelligence. In this captivating exploration of plant intelligence, we see that plants, rather than imitate human intelligence, have perhaps formed a parallel system. What is intelligent life if not a vine that grows leaves to blend into the shrub on which it climbs, a flower that shapes its bloom to fit exactly the beak of its pollinator, a pea seedling that can hear water flowing and make its way toward it? Zoë Schlanger takes us across the globe, digging into her own memories and into the soil with the scientists who have spent their waking days studying these amazing entities up close.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat can we learn about life on Earth from the living things that thrive, adapt, consume, and accommodate simultaneously? More important, what do we owe these life forms once we come to understand their rich and varied abilities? Examining the latest epiphanies in botanical research, Schlanger spotlights the intellectual struggles among the researchers conceiving a wholly new view of their subject, offering a glimpse of a field in turmoil as plant scientists debate the tenets of ongoing discoveries and how insights into plant communication influence our understanding of what a plant is.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe need plants to survive. But what do they need us for--if at all? An eye-opening and informative look at the ecosystem we live in, this book challenges us to rethink the role of plants--and our own place--in the natural world, tackling the enthralling question of plant consciousness along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50465726988561,"sku":"CIN0063073854VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50465727250705,"sku":"CIN0063073854G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50913636450577,"sku":"CIN0063073854A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":50983175029009,"sku":"NIN9780063073852","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":51747154690321,"sku":"CIN0063073854LN","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53600892223761,"sku":"GOR014976030","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0063073854.jpg?v=1750973279"},{"product_id":"light-eaters-book-zo-schlanger-9780063073869","title":"The Light Eaters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2024 \u003ci\u003e*\u003c\/i\u003e TIME's 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2024 \u003ci\u003e*\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine's 10 Best Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e* Washington Post's\u003c\/i\u003e 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction of 2024 \u003ci\u003e*\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e's 10 Best Science Books of the Year \u003ci\u003e*\u003c\/i\u003e  A Best Book of the Year: \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe, Scientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, New York Public Library, \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly *\u003c\/i\u003e An Amazon Best Nonfiction Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the National Book Critics Circle Nonfiction Prize \u003ci\u003e*\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Chautauqua Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e* Finalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize\u003ci\u003e * \u003c\/i\u003eWinner of the National Outdoor Book Award for Natural History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A masterpiece of science writing.\" --Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of \u003ci\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Mesmerizing, world-expanding, and achingly beautiful.\" --Ed Yong, author of \u003ci\u003eAn Immense World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Rich, vital, and full of surprises. 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What is intelligent life if not a vine that grows leaves to blend into the shrub on which it climbs, a flower that shapes its bloom to fit exactly the beak of its pollinator, a pea seedling that can hear water flowing and make its way toward it? Zoë Schlanger takes us across the globe, digging into her own memories and into the soil with the scientists who have spent their waking days studying these amazing entities up close.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat can we learn about life on Earth from the living things that thrive, adapt, consume, and accommodate simultaneously? More important, what do we owe these life forms once we come to understand their rich and varied abilities? 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An eye-opening and informative look at the ecosystem we live in, this book challenges us to rethink the role of plants--and our own place--in the natural world, tackling the enthralling question of plant consciousness along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51475538018577,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51475538084113,"sku":"NIN9780063073869","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51686638551313,"sku":"CIN0063073862G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51853665075473,"sku":"CIN0063073862VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0063073862.jpg?v=1751258343"},{"product_id":"light-eaters-book-zo-schlanger-9780008445355","title":"The Light Eaters","description":"“teeming with fascinating and enlightening insights” Observer                                     A narrative investigation into the new science of plant intelligence and sentience, from National Association of Science Writers Award winner and Livingston Award finalist Zoe Schlanger.                        Look at the green organism across the room or through the window: the potted plant, or the grass or a tree. Think how a life spent constantly growing yet rooted in a single spot comes with tremendous challenges. To meet them, plants have come up with some of the most creative methods for surviving of any living thing – us included. Many are so ingenious that they seem nearly impossible.             Did you know plants can communicate when they are being eaten, allowing nearby plants to bolster their defences? They move and that movement stops when they are anaesthetised. They also use electricity for internal communication. They can hear the sounds of caterpillars eating. Plants can remember the last time they have been visited by a bee and how many times they have been visited – so they have a concept of time and can count. Plants can not only communicate with each other, they can also communicate with other species of plants and animals, allowing them to manipulate animals to defend or fertilise them.             So look again at the potted plant, or the grass or the tree and wonder: are plants intelligent?             Or perhaps ask an even more fundamental question: are they conscious?             The Light Eaters will completely redefine how you think about plants. Packed with the most amazing stories of the life of plants it will open your eyes to the extraordinary green life forms we share the planet with.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53622576775441,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53622577070353,"sku":"CIN0008445354VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780008445355.jpg?v=1780614043"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/author-books-by-zo-schlanger.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}