{"product_id":"the-botany-of-desire-a-plants-eye-view-of-the-world-9780375760396","title":"The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe book that helped make Michael Pollan, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Change Your Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCooked\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Omnivore's Dilemma, \u003c\/i\u003eone of the most trusted food experts in America\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers' genes far and wide. In\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Botany of Desire, \u003c\/i\u003e Michael Pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal relationship. He masterfully 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, Pollan illustrates how the plants have evolved to satisfy humankind's most basic yearnings. And just as we've benefited from these plants, we have also done well by them. So who is really domesticating whom?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375760396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.32w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2002 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/31\/2002 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/02\/2002 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2002 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2007 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/13\/2009 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michael Pollan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38400783909045,"sku":"9780375760396","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_158a6430-0cb0-4aa7-8c49-8c9e44335f5e.jpg?v=1612166037","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-botany-of-desire-a-plants-eye-view-of-the-world-9780375760396","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}