{"product_id":"the-man-who-planted-trees-9781933392813","title":"The Man Who Planted Trees","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[This] simple classic may just hold the secret to meaningful existence.--Richard Powers, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Overstory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is so hopeful . . . [and] it is something I believe--that you can change the world by planting trees.--Alice Waters, author of \u003cem\u003eWe Are What We Eat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwenty years ago Chelsea Green published the first trade edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Planted Trees\u003c\/em\u003e, a timeless eco-fable about what one person can do to restore the earth. The hero of the story, Elzéard Bouffier, spent his life planting one hundred acorns a day in a desolate, barren section of Provence in the south of France. The result was a total transformation of the landscape-from one devoid of life, with miserable, contentious inhabitants, to one filled with the scent of flowers, the songs of birds, and fresh, flowing water.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince our first publication, the book has sold over a quarter of a million copies and inspired countless numbers of people around the world to take action and plant trees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis edition includes a foreword by Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the African Green Belt Movement.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt has given me much joy to reread this story.--Wendell Berry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Giono, Jean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chelsea Green Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933392813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.10w x 0.21d","brand":"Jean Giono","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39697655529547,"sku":"9781933392813","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_f5e26ae0-3de7-4491-bd5e-a9cc3d2c98fb.jpg?v=1646748389","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-man-who-planted-trees-9781933392813","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}