Trees of India

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Summary: A celebration of India's trees
Review: This beautiful book has earned a permanent spot on my coffee table. I originally saw a copy at a book trade show and was immediately enthralled with it. The book is really a celebration of the popular trees of India, where trees can be great objects of reverence as well as having numerous practical uses. I justified the purchase as a background reference work for writing my historical novels set in India (India Treasures and India Fortunes). But this is so much more than just a pictorial textbook. The photos are pieces of art worth admiring in themselves, and the narrative often describes the mythological/religious, medicinal, and historical importance of the trees.