The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring Summary and Reviews

The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring
by Richard Preston

The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring
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Author: Richard Preston
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-12
ISBN: 0812975596
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks

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Book Review: A Frontier in the Tree Tops
Summary: 3 Stars

Whatever Richard Preston writes, I will read. He's my favorite writer about the Ebola virus, CDC Level 4 laboratories and stainless steel sheeting. Now he and his family are climbing trees in New Jersey.

It's a good book about an unusual frontier in the tree canopies. The people in this book are adults who are climbing 370 feet. Theyr'e doing the darndest things, such as sleeping in hammocks 30 stories above the ground and getting married in trees. Their goal is to find the tallest tree.

Now, if I were a tree surgeon, I'd give this 5 stars. But my days of climbing trees were a long time ago. As a kid, I suppose that I climbed 20 or 30 feet - tops. No doubt anyone who has seen the giant redwoods in California (which I haven't) will appreciate these stories. Overall, the book is quite interesting and unusual.

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