ISBN 9781933392813
The Man Who Planted Trees
by Jean Giono
$7.50
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<b>“[This] simple classic may just hold the secret to meaningful existence.”—Richard Powers, author of <i>The Overstory</i></b><br><b><br>“This book is so hopeful . . . [and] it is something I believe—that you can change the world by planting trees.”—Alice Waters, author of <i>We Are What We Eat</i></b><br><br>Chelsea Green published the first trade edition of <i>The Man Who Planted Trees </i>in 1987, and it has become 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.<br><br>Since 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.<br><b><br>This edition includes a foreword by Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the African Green Belt Movement.</b><br><b><br>“It has given me much joy to reread this story.”—Wendell Berry</b>