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The Botany of Desire

A Plant's-Eye View of the World

The Botany of Desire( )
Author: Pollan, Michael
ISBN:978-0-375-50129-6
Publication Date:May 2001
Publisher:Random House Publishing Group
Imprint:Random House
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $24.95
Book Description:

In 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is once again the mecca for people who care passionately about one particular plant — thought this time the obsessions revolves around the intoxicating effects of marijuana rather than the visual beauty of the tulip. How could flowers, of all things, become such objects of desire that they can drive men to financial ruin? In The...
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Book Details
Pages:304
Detailed Subjects: Nature / Plants / General
Nature / Cultural Botany
Nature / Ecology
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.71 x 9.57 x 1 Inches
Book Weight:1.119 Pounds
Author Biography
Pollan, Michael (Author)
Michael Pollan is a contributing writer for "The New York Times Magazine" as well as a contributing editor at "Harper's" magazine. He is the author of two prize-winning books: "Second Nature: A Gardener's Education" and "A Place of My Own: The Education of an Amateur Builder."

Pollan lives in Connecticut with his wife and son. 030



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