Translation of: Das geheime Band zwischen Mensch und Natur.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why is the forest green? -- Giving your hearing a workout in nature -- Your gut's amazing sense of smell -- Nature doesn't always taste good -- Touch helps us think -- Training your sixth sense -- Fear in the forest -- We are better than we think -- In close contact with trees -- In the beginning was fire -- Electric trees -- The heartbeat of trees -- When earthworms travel -- The sacred tree -- The disappearing boundary between animals and plants -- The language of the forest -- Diving deep into the forest -- First aid from nature's medicine cabinet -- When a tree needs a doctor -- Everything under control? -- Our longing for an intact world -- Learning from children -- The paradox of city and country living -- Trees, too, are followers of fashion -- The long, hard road back -- Confronting climate change -- Good things take time -- In search of both the future and the past -- Problems highlighted by Białowieża -- Hambi is here to stay -- Strengthening our bond with nature.

Issued also in electronic format.

In English, translated from the German.