{"product_id":"9780062874429","title":"The Secret Life of Plants","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Once in a while you find a book that stuns you. Its scope leaves you breathless. This is such a book.\" — John White, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science. In this truly revolutionary and beloved work, drawn from remarkable research, Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird cast light on the rich psychic universe of plants. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Plants\u003c\/i\u003e explores plants' response to human care and nurturing, their ability to communicate with man, plants' surprising reaction to music, their lie-detection abilities, their creative powers, and much more. Tompkins and Bird's classic book affirms the depth of humanity's relationship with nature and adds special urgency to the cause of protecting the environment that nourishes us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if plants are more aware, more intelligent, and more like us than we ever imagined?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePlant Consciousness:\u003c\/b\u003e Go inside the labs of scientists discovering that plants react to music, demonstrate lie-detection abilities, and may even have emotions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExtrasensory Perception:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow the revolutionary experiments of Cleve Backster, who attached a polygraph to a plant and found it could seemingly read his mind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Human-Plant Connection:\u003c\/b\u003e Learn how plants respond to human care, nurturing, and even focused thought, affirming a deep and mysterious relationship with mankind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePioneering Discoveries:\u003c\/b\u003e Uncover a hidden history of research into electroculture, plant intelligence, and the psychic universe of the vegetal kingdom, from the groundbreaking work of Jagadis Chandra Bose to modern-day revelations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Peter Tompkins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46908406071445,"sku":"9780062874429","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780062874429_22f00927-7454-4338-ab64-6fcc308cbae3.jpg?v=1776889775","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780062874429","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}