The botany of desire: a plant's eye view of the world
(Book)
Every schoolchild 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. He masterfully links four fundamental human desires—sweetness, beauty, intoxication and control—with the plants that satisfy them: the apple, the tulop, marijuana, and the potato. In telling the stories of four familiar species, 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 also benefited at least as much from their association with us. So who is really domesticating whom?
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Pollan, M. (20022001). The botany of desire: a plant's eye view of the world. 1st ed. trade paperback ed. New York, Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Pollan, Michael. 20022001. The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World. New York, Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Pollan, Michael, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World. New York, Random House, 20022001.
MLA Citation (style guide)Pollan, Michael. The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World. 1st ed. trade paperback ed. New York, Random House, 20022001.
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