The botany of desire : a plant's eye view of the world
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New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002.
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Random House Trade Paperback edition
ISBN
9780375760396, 0375760393
Physical Desc
xxv, 271 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor)
NF 306.45 POLLAN 2002
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Published
New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002.
Format
Book
Edition
Random House Trade Paperback edition
Language
English
ISBN
9780375760396, 0375760393

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Originally published in hardcover by Random House in 2001.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-256) and index.
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Public Library Catalog, 2017.
Description
Discusses the reciprocal relationship between the human and natural world from the plant's point of view. Combines social history and anecdote to provide insight into the connections between domesticated plant varieties and human desires, apples and sweetness, tulips and beauty, marijuana and intoxication, and potatoes and control.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Pollan, M. (2002). The botany of desire: a plant's eye view of the world (Random House Trade Paperback edition). Random House Trade Paperbacks.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Pollan, Michael. 2002. The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World. Random House Trade Paperbacks.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Pollan, Michael. The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Pollan, Michael. The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World Random House Trade Paperback edition, Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002.

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