Roger Deakin sadly died in 2006, just after completing this lovely book, a celebration of trees and wood. It's quite an eccentric collection of pieces about his own travels in Britain and Europe, his own house and its unusual construction, meetings with artists, a description of how Jaguar dashboards are made, a search for the original apple and other diversions. It's full of fascinating and extraordinary facts, lore, mythology and character, beautifully written. A great book.