The Girl from the Laboratory: A Story about Trees, Science, and Love

Trees, like people, are resilient, inventive, and capable of adapting to any conditions. Geobiologist Hope Jahren, a three-time Fulbright scholar, has been studying trees, seeds, flowers, and soil for over 20 years and continues to marvel at the astonishing capabilities... of plants. Her book "The Girl from the Laboratory" is an autobiography of a scientist in love with her work.
 
The author's personal story is interspersed with fascinating tales about the secret life of plants. Witty and captivating, Jahren narrates the thorny path of a researcher: about curiosity as the driving force of scientific thought, about long months of failures in trying to gather the necessary data, about difficulties in obtaining funding, about the loyalty of those with whom one works, and about the joy of scientific revelation.
 
This global bestseller, translated into several languages, will introduce you to amazing examples of resilience and allow you to see the world of plants in a new light.