The Planet of Bacteria

The author of the international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees once again reveals a fascinating and surprising world to us: that of microscopic and omnipresent organisms that were at the origin of life as we know it.
For more than four billion years, bacteria have dominated this planet, creating multicellular organisms to ensure their survival and expansion. These organisms include, of course, plants, animals… and us, human beings. Without bacteria, complex life forms would not exist.
Present in every cell of the body, they control many of the elements that determine our desires and needs – producing, for example, the hormones that so influence our mood.
Bacteria are, in fact, small beneficent miracles of nature, creating and conditioning ecosystems in the most diverse forms of life – from our bodies to the planet's atmosphere. Understanding how these ubiquitous invisible neighbors live and interact, with each other and with us, is fundamental for us to have a more complete and integral view of life.
An irresistible read, which leads us to see the world around us – and within us! – with an entirely new gaze.

Book Details:

• Author: Peter Wohlleben
• Publisher: Pergaminho
• Number of Pages: 296