What a Plant Knows
How does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut? Can an orchid get jet lag? Does a tomato plant feel pain when you pluck a fruit from its vines? And does your favourite fern care whether you play Bach or the Beatles? Combining cutting-edge research with lively storytelling, biologist Daniel Chamovitz explores how plants experience our shared Earth - through sight, smell, touch, hearing, memory, and even awareness. Whether you are a green thumb, a science buff, a vegetarian, or simply a nature lover, this rare inside look at the life of plants will surprise and delight.
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- I only read non-fiction; mostly philosophy. Here are some books off the top of my head:
* The Inner Citadel/Philosophy as a Way of Life by Pierre Hadot
* Plato's dialogues (someone already mentioned a few of them, but the Republic was missing from their list).
* Epictetus (Discourses and Enchiridion)
* The various essays/letters of Seneca
* Matter and Consciousness by Churchland (older, but fascinating)
* The Mediations of Marcus Aurelius
* (mostly) any Buddhist texts
* What a Plant Knows
* Moonwalking with Einstein
There are tons of fascinating books, way too many to list.
- For anyone interested, there's also "What a Plant Knows: a field guide to the senses" by Daniel Chamovitz, which is pretty good.
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