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The Man Who Planted Trees

by Jean Giono

"[This] simple classic may just hold the secret to meaningful existence.

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    Praise from Alice Waters

    Praises the book as hopeful and expresses belief in its message that planting trees can change the world.

Book overview

"[This] simple classic may just hold the secret to meaningful existence."--Richard Powers, author of The Overstory

"This book is so hopeful . . . [and] it is something I believe--that you can change the world by planting trees."--Alice Waters, author of We Are What We Eat


Chelsea Green published the first trade edition of The Man Who Planted Trees 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, Elz
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