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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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Pollan, Michael
Formato: Livro
Idioma:English
Publicado em: New York : Random House, c2001.
Edição:1st edition
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Sumário:
  • 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.