How To Read A Tree: Clues and Patterns from Bark To LeavesNew York Timesbestselling author Tristan Gooley opens our eyes to the secret language of treesand the natural wonders they reveal all around us. Trees are keen to tell us so much. Theyll tell us about the land, the water, the people, the animals, the weather, and time. And they will tell us about their lives, the good bits and bad. Trees tell a story, but only to those who know how to read it.