The Botany of Desire

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Nutzerbericht - JaredOrlando - LibraryThing

I picked up and put down Pollan's Botany of Desire many times. It wasn't because it wasn't filled to the brim with interesting information, or that it was in any way tiresome of boring. The book ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

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Nutzerbericht - JBD1 - LibraryThing

Pollan's take on apples, tulips, marijuana, and potatoes. A good mix of history, reporting, and personal experience as he explores humanity's relationship with plants (using these four to elucidate ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

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Nutzerbericht - benuathanasia - LibraryThing

Pieces of it were interesting, but most of it dragged on past the point of any enthusiasm on my behalf. On a whole, the book was very informative, but there isn't much useable information for me to take away - like his other books typically have. Vollständige Rezension lesen

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Nutzerbericht - dickmanikowski - LibraryThing

I love Michael Pollan's writing, and I've learned a lot about food, nutrition, and the food industry from him. In this one, he chooses four plants (all of which he's grown, but one only on a lark) to ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

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Nutzerbericht - LibraryCin - LibraryThing

3.5 stars In this book, Michael Pollan looks at four different plants – their history and their impact on society (and society's impact on them): apples, tulips, marijuana, and potatoes. Up until the ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

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Nutzerbericht - DVerdecia - LibraryThing

I feel sort of guilty reviewing this book. See, this was a book for my book club and the majority of the readers there really enjoyed it. I didn't think it was a great book, but I didn't think it ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

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Nutzerbericht - sushicat - LibraryThing

Michael Pollan gives us a new view on domestication - a view in which man and plant are both object and subject of the domestication process. Both adapt to each other, both reap benefits from the ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

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Nutzerbericht - KEFeeney - LibraryThing

Really enjoyed this book. It's always interesting, and often alarming, to read about the relationships between humans and plants. Pollan explores the exploitation of apple, tulip, marijuana, and ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

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Nutzerbericht - Rosa.Mill - LibraryThing

The book gave an amazing overview into the cultural history and breeding history of apples, tulips, marijuana and potato plants. I felt like I learned a lot and was pretty entertained as well ... Vollständige Rezension lesen