Pollan, Michael.

The botany of desire : a plant's-eye view of the world / Michael Pollan. - London : Bloomsbury, 2003. - xxiv, 291 p. ; 20 cm.

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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Human-plant relationships.
Nature--Effect of human beings on.

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