Nature's Temples: A Natural History of Old-Growth Forests Revised and Expanded Sheela-na-gig our obsessions with growth and

our obsessions with growth and profit and the decline of the political debate over what to do

Charting the gradual shift from the circular homes of the nomads to the rectangular ones favored by settled people

author of the Mars Trilogy

Editor: Marjolein van der Loo

Nature's Temples: A Natural History of Old-Growth Forests Revised and Expanded Sheela-na-gig our obsessions with growth andAn impassioned case for the importance of ancient forests and their preservationStanding in an old growth forest, you can instinctively sense the ways it is different from forests shaped by humans. These ancient, undisturbed ecosystems are increasingly rare and largely misunderstood. Natures Temples explores the science and alchemy of old growth forests and makes a compelling case for their protection. Many foresters are proponents of forest