The botany of desire : a plant's-eye view of the world
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Deborah Rawson Memorial Library - Nonfiction | 306.4 POL | On Shelf |
H. F. Brigham Free Library - Nonfiction | 306.4 POLLAN | On Shelf |
Putney School Library | 306.45 POL | On Shelf |
Starksboro Public Library - Nonfiction - Main Library | 306.4 POL | On Shelf |
Westminster West Public Library - Nonfiction | 580 POL | On Shelf |
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xxv, 271 pages ; 21 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-256) and index.
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Focusing on the human relationship with plants, the author of Second nature uses botany to explore four basic human desires, sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control, through portraits of four plants that embody them, the apple, tulip, marijuana, and potato. Every school child learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers; the bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers' genes far and wide. In The botany of desire, Michael Pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal relationship. In telling the stories of four familiar species that are deeply woven into the fabric of our lives, Pollan illustrates how the plants have evolved to satisfy humankind's most basic yearnings. And just as we've benefited from these plants, the plants have done well by us. So who is really domesticating whom?
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Pollan, M. (2002). The botany of desire: a plant's-eye view of the world (Random House trade pbk. ed.). Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pollan, Michael. 2002. The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-eye View of the World. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pollan, Michael. The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-eye View of the World Random House, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Pollan, Michael. The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-eye View of the World Random House trade pbk. ed., Random House, 2002.
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