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The Secret Life of Plants is a one-of-a-kind book which explores the world of plants and its relation to mankind on the basis of scientific discoveries. Summary of the Book The Secret Life of Plants by bestselling authors, Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird, documents experiments that reveal unusual phenomena associated with plants. The book includes fascinating information about plants as lie detectors and ecological sentinels. The authors also describe their ability to adapt to human wishes, their response to music, their curative powers, and their amazing ability to communicate with humans. Complete with several intriguing facts and experiments, this book will make for an engaging and riveting read. About the Authors Peter Tompkins was an American journalist, World War II office of strategic services spy in Rome and bestselling author. Tompkins was war correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune and CBS during World War II. Some of his best-known books include Secrets of the Great Pyramid and Mysteries of the Mexican Pyramids. Christopher Bird was an American author. He is best known for writing The Divining Hand: The 500-Year-Old Mystery of Dowsing.