The botany of desire : a plant's eye view of the world /
"An Idaho farmer cultivates Russet Burbank potatoes so that a customer at a McDonald's half a world away can enjoy a long, golden french fry. A gardener plants tulip bulbs in the fall and, come spring, has a riotous patch of color to admire. Two straightforward examples of how humans act o...
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| Aineistotyyppi: | Kirja |
| Kieli: | English |
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New York :
Random House,
c2001.
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| Painos: | 1st edition |
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| Classic Catalogue: | View this record in Classic Catalogue |
Sisällysluettelo:
- Introduction: The Human Bumblebee
- Ch. 1. Desire: Sweetness/Plant: The Apple
- Ch. 2. Desire: Beauty/Plant: The Tulip
- Ch. 3. Desire: Intoxication/Plant: Marijuana
- Ch. 4. Desire: Control/Plant: The Potato.