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The botany of desire : a plant's-eye view of the world / Michael Pollan.

By: Pollan, MichaelMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: London : Bloomsbury, 2003Description: xxiv, 291 p. ; 20 cmISBN: 9780747563006 (pbk.) :; 0747563004 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Human-plant relationships | Nature -- Effect of human beings onDDC classification: 306.4'5 Summary: Pollan tells the story of four domesticated species - the apple, the tulip, marijuana and the potato, and describes how each has thrived by satisfying humankind's most basic desires.
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Originally published: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-275) and index.

Pollan tells the story of four domesticated species - the apple, the tulip, marijuana and the potato, and describes how each has thrived by satisfying humankind's most basic desires.

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