A passionate, tender and terrifying story of a mother's fight to protect her daughter
Diane Cook Book order
July 27, 1976
Diane Cook explores the raw, animalistic facets of human nature and humanity's struggle with the natural world, often venturing into dystopian visions of the future. Her stylistic approach is marked by precise prose and a talent for crafting suspense that immerses readers in tense scenarios. Cook delves into themes of survival, family, and the loss of identity within worlds teetering on the brink of collapse. Her work compels readers to reflect on our place in nature and what truly makes us human.
- 2020
- 2018
Wise Trees 2019
- 24 pages
- 1 hour of reading
This captivating calendar features beautiful, historic trees from around the world along with their remarkable stories of inspiration, hope, and resilience. From a weeping cherry in Japan to an enormous banyan in India to an ancient redwood in California, trees have affected and shaped many cultures and countless lives. Each tree inspires awareness of the enduring role trees play in nurturing and sheltering humanity. Based on the fall 2017 Abrams book Wise Trees, featuring images by leading landscape photographers Diane Cook and Len Jenshel.
- 2017
Wise Trees
- 192 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Ever looked at an old tree and wondered what it would say if it could talk? Just us? This fascinating photography book tells the story of 57 ancient and culturally significant trees from around the world. --Marie Claire a stunning book called Wise Trees, which charts historically and culturally significant trees, from California to India. It features images taken by photographers Diane Cook and Len Jenshel, who spent two years travelling the globe to snap pictures of 59 extraordinary trees. Daily Mail Landscape photographers Diane Cook and Len Jenshel spent two years travelling to 59 locations across five continents to photograph some of the world's most historic trees. Their work is documented in the book, Wise Trees. While we pass many trees every day, we rarely stop to appreciate their beauty and significance. The book is an ode to trees - they can live without us, but we cannot live without them. Not only do they provide us with the oxygen we breathe, food gathered from their branches, and wood for both fuel and shelter, but they have been essential to the spiritual and cultural life of civilisations around the world. The book is thought-provoking and beautiful. Psychologies magazine
- 2015
Told with perfect rhythm and unyielding brutality, these stories expose unsuspecting men and women to the realities of nature, the primal instincts of man and the dark humour and heartbreak of our struggle to not only thrive, but survive.