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Reader recommendation: The Man Who Planted Trees

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.

By Carolyn Moody, Brookings, Ore. / January 8, 2013


The Man Who Planted Trees: Lost Groves, Champion Trees, and an Urgent Plan to Save the Planet by Jim Robbins enlightens you regarding the important role trees play in creating a healthy planet. He explains that we need to come, as soon as possible, to a profound understanding and appreciation for trees and forests and the vital roles they play in our planet’s future.

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