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.
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