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Author:
Pollan, Michael.
Title:
The botany of desire : a plant's-eye view of the world / Michael Pollan.
Edition:
Random House trade pbk. ed.
Publisher:
Random House,
Copyright Date:
2002
Description:
xxv, 271 p. ; 21 cm.
Subject:
Human-plant relationships.
Apples.
Tulips.
Cannabis.
Marijuana
Potatoes.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-256) and index.
Contents:
The human bumblebee -- Desire--sweetness, plant--the apple (Malus domestica) -- Desire--beauty, plant--the tulip (Tulipa) -- Desire--intoxication, plant--marijuana (Cannabis sativa x indica) -- Desire--control, plant--the potato (Solanum tuberosum).
Summary:
In [this book, the author] demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal relationship. He links four fundamental human desires - sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control - with the plants that satisfy them: the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato. In telling the stories of four familiar species, [he] illustrates how the plants have evolved to satisfy humankind's most basic yearnings.-Back cover.
ISBN:
0375760393
9780375760396
OCLC:
(OCoLC)49803415
Locations:
XSPE157 -- Atlantic Public Library (Atlantic)
SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)
BLPC611 -- Earlham Public Library (Earlham)
VGPC334 -- Fayette Community Library (Fayette)
SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
RSPC135 -- Lake City Public Library (Lake City)
OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)
UUAX975 -- Briar Cliff University - Mueller Library (Sioux City) — QK46.5 .H85 P66 2002
CDPC522 -- Solon Public Library (Solon)
CQPE926 -- Washington Free Public Library (Washington)

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