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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World

1 review
Michael Pollan

Audio Evolution, distributed by Gildan/Hachette, 2007

Yawn
It probably reads better in print. The audio has a juvenile intonation. Not recommended for in- car use if you tend to fall asleep at the wheel.

A Place of My Own: The Education of an Amateur Builder

17 reviews
Michael Pollan

Delta, 1998

a classic
this book is elegantly written, erudite and entertaining. I'd recommend it highly both to the carpenter who would like to know more about the ancient roots of construction and to the armchair traveller types. It examines the dynamic between builder, client and architect in a manner reminicient of but definitely different from the classic Tracy Kidder "House".

Voices of the Land

1 review

Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2004

Gorgeous, reflective pieces abound
What does it mean to really know the land, or a wild space? The essays compiled and edited by Jamie Crelly Purinton for Voices Of The Land go well beyond commercial or economic values to consider the ecological and social meaning of land stewardship, from getting to know the underlying ecology of a projected building site to moving beyond concepts of land possession. Each individual chapter ...

Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn

4 reviews

Metropolis Books, 2008

"lawns all mown, some poisoned, all free of weeds, all free of cover..." - Lydia Davis
Fritz Haeg himself issues a kind of disclaimer at the end of his preface to look up Rosalind Creasy's The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping if what you're looking for is a definitive how-to guide to creating an organic garden. I felt it necessary to counter the previous review with this point. I'm sure there are a few other resources for those already interested in permaculture (I can think of ...

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

422 reviews
Michael Pollan

Penguin, 2007

Excellent
This is a wonderful book! The science and philosophy and personal narrative blend together to make an extremely satisfying read. I found The Omnivore's Dilemma to be one of those works which contemplate the question of what it means to be human, with a thought-provoking answer which touches many facets of our humanity. The writing is conversational and easy to understand. Five stars!

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

133 reviews
Michael Pollan

Penguin Press HC, The, 2008

Good follow-up to The Omnivore's Dilemma
In The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan does a tour of sorts through what passes as our diet through four meals and the ways he goes after them. In Defense of Food, its follow-up, he collects the information gleaned from both Omnivore's Dilemma and other sources, and breaks them down into useable forms of knowledge. As it turns out, his ideal diet comes closest to Polyface Farm than anything ...

Second Nature: A Gardener's Education

23 reviews
Michael Pollan

Grove Press, 2003

Lawn Mowing et al
Pollans description of what is a green thumb and the sysiphean art of mowing reminded me how therapeutic gardening can be and why it cures depression. Thank you Michael for making me look at my roses in a totally different way. You will love this book if you tend to think in pictures and love the art and hard work of gardening.

Food Fight: The Citizen's Guide to a Food and Farm Bill

2 reviews
Daniel Imhoff

University of California Press, 2007

Farm Policy for Dummies (Like Me)
Word of the day: "cornification." Cornification, in a nutshell, is the takeover of a diverse landscape by one mighty plant: corn. The "Effects of Cornification" graphic on page 17 of Dan Imhoff's new book shows the results: the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone, factory livestock farms, obesity, immigration problems, food deserts (that's "deserts" not desserts"), the emptying of our rural communities, ...

In Defence of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating
Michael Pollan

Allen Lane, 2008

The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World

155 reviews
Michael Pollan

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002

A Great Read
If you are at all interested in evolution and biology, and man's relationship with the natural world, this is a must-read. Pollan presents the material in a way that makes it digestible to individuals with only a lay-person's knowledge of science.

Field Guide to Home Buying in America
Stephen M. Pollan, Mark Levine, ...

Fireside, 1988

Buying a home is probably the single most important investment people ever make. But once you understand the process, much of the fear will vanish. And the joy of owning your own home and putting down roots offers security and satisfaction. Stephen Pollan walks first-time buyers through the whole process, from house hunting to moving day. He has seen the whole picture as a lawyer, broker, banker, and financial adviser. He, Mark Levine, and ...

Is corn making us fat? Michael Pollan argues that U.S. farm policy promoting overproduction of corn has made ...
Michael Pollan

Scholastic, Inc., 2003

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The Botany of Desire
Michael Pollan

Random House, 2001

A Plant's-eye view of the world. "Pollan makes a persuasive case that the plants we might be tempted to see as having been most domesticated by humanity are in fact also those that have been most effective in domesticating us. It is a stunning insight, and no one will come away from this book without having their ideas of nature stretched and challenged." William Cronon, author of Nature's Metropolis

The Botany of Desire

1 review
Michael Pollan

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2002

I Love This Book!
A fascinating read. The Botany of Desire is quite possibly my favorite book. You'll find yourself quoting all kinds of interesting facts about the history of apples and never wanting to eat non-organic potatoes ever again. I constantly recommend this book to others, and I've yet to meet a person who didn't enjoy it. Buy it-you won't regret it!

We Made a Garden (Modern Library Gardening)

3 reviews
Margery Fish

Modern Library, 2002

Garden story....
WE MADE A GARDEN is a lovely little book by Margery Fish, an "elderly" English lady who with her husband (he who must be obeyed or cleverly deceived it seems) moved to a country manor and converted the mostly lawn areas into gardens of shrubs, flowers, and herbs. First published in the U.K. in the 1950s, the book has been republished as part of the `Modern Library Garden Series' edited by Michael ...

Lifemaps: A Step-By-Step Method for Simplifying 101 of Life's Most Overwhelming Projects

2 reviews
Michael Antoniak

Atria, 2002

The school of hard knocks in one package
What an amazing achievement. Antoniak takes life's most problematic tasks and turns them into easily followed step by step processes. From the monumental -- buying a home -- to the mundane -- shopping for a used car -- Lifemaps offers solutions. Buy this book and you won't need to fill up your shelves with lots of other how-to books. Since I bought it I've used it dozens of times...and I've ...

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