{"product_id":"chasing-plants-chris-thorogood-9780226823539","title":"Chasing Plants: Journeys with a Botanist Through Rainforests, Swamps, and Mountains","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From an acclaimed botanist and artist, a thrilling and beautifully illustrated expedition around the globe in search of the world's most extraordinary plants.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After making a strange discovery on a childhood trip to Ikea--a stand of sap-sucking, leafless broomrapes, stealing nutrients from their neighbors' roots--Chris Thorogood dreamed of becoming a botanist and would stop at nothing to feed his growing addiction to plants. In his hair-raising adventures across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, Thorogood treads a death-defying path over cliffs, up erupting volcanoes, through typhoons, and out into the very heart of the world's vast, green wilderness. Along the way, he encounters pitcher plants, irises, and orchids more heart-piercingly beautiful than could ever be imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But with Thorogood as our guide in \u003ci\u003eChasing Plants\u003c\/i\u003e, we not only imagine: we see. An internationally acclaimed botanical illustrator, Thorogood conjures his adventures spent seed-collecting and conserving plants around the world back to life in his electric paintings, which feature throughout the book. They bring plants out of the shadows, challenging us to see their intrigue and their character, and helping us to understand why plant species must be protected. To join Thorogood in his wild adventures is to be cast under his green spell: readers will never think of plants the same way again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Thorogood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226823539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226823539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.45h x 6.48w x 1.15d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2022 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2022 pg. 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/27\/2022","brand":"Chris Thorogood","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070620233983,"sku":"9780226823539","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_145570ae-9098-470b-af4a-ccb55f70e359.jpg?v=1685431380","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chasing-plants-chris-thorogood-9780226823539","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}