Plants' Desires (The World Through Plants' Eyes)

Author: Michael Pollan (USA), translated by Wang Yi
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: In this book, best-selling author Michael Pollan tells fascinating stories about four everyday plants. These four plants contain some of the most important connections between humans and nature. Pollan weaves captivating anecdotes and easily understandable science into elegant prose, narrating a history that is clearly shared with these plants. The writing is skillfully crafted, entirely a unique narrative about humans and nature, a book that explores how plants develop our desires and tame us. In this book, best-selling author Michael Pollan tells fascinating stories about four everyday plants. These four plants contain some of the most important connections between humans and nature. Pollan weaves captivating anecdotes and easily understandable science into elegant prose, narrating a history that is clearly shared with these plants. The writing is skillfully crafted, entirely a unique narrative about humans and nature, a book that explores how plants develop our desires and tame us.