Featuring michael pollan and based on his bestselling book. Intrigued with pollans argument, i totally agree with him. Cannabis web extra with michael pollan botany of desire. Reviews of the botany of desire april 30, 2001 pollan shines a light on our own nature as well as our implication in the natural world. A plantseye view of the world is a 2001 nonfiction book by journalist michael pollan. Contributing writer to the new york times magazine and the author of the botany of desire.
The botany of desire brings michael pollans bestselling book to pbs, showing how human desires are an essential, intricate part of natural history. The botany of desire by michael pollan minutes read. Michael pollan presented his lecture as the 20022003 avenali chair in the humanities at the townsend center for the humanities, uc berkeley. He is the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed the omnivores dilemma as well. A twohour pbs documentary based on the bestselling book by michael pollan, the botany of desire takes us on an eyeopening exploration of our relationship with the plant world seen from the plants point of view. Reviews pollan shines a light on our own nature as well as our implication in the natural world. The book that helped make michael pollan, the new york times bestselling author of how to change your mind, cooked and the. In telling the stories of four familiar plant species that are deeply woven into the fabric of our lives, pollan illustrates how they evolved to.
The botany of desire by michael pollan 306pp, bloomsbury. In his book, the botany of desire, michael pollan claims that the best gardeners of his generation have devoted themselves to growing cannabis, popularly known as marijuana. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Some additional fascinating historical and botanical facts about cannabis. His book takes an imaginative leap into the plant world which fascinates, irritates and challenges in equal measure. Apples web extra with michael pollan clip 11m 51s some fascinating historical and botanical facts about apples that didnt make it into the documentary. The book that helped make michael pollan, the new york times bestselling author of cooked and the omnivores dilemma, one of the most trusted food experts in america every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers. The botany of desire, michael pollan shop online for. Perhaps it is this invigoration of growth that compelled me to reread michael pollans book, the botany of desire.
The botany of desire a plantseye view of the world. The natural history of transformation, food rules, in defense of food, and the omnivores dilemma. In telling the stories of four familiar plant species that are deeply woven into the fabric of our lives, pollan illustrates how they evolved to satisfy humankindss most basic yearnings and. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I didnt even know when i started this that he was a real historical figure, by john chapman. He writes about how humans have affected the evolution of plants and in turn plants have affected our evolution as well. Shot in stunning high definition photography, the program begins with michael pollan in a california garden and sets off to roam the world. A plantseye view of the world and millions of other books are available for instant access. That said, there is much to learn in reading the botany of desire bod, hereinafter. Michael pollan is a professor of journalism at the university of california at berkeley, a contributing writer for the new york times, and a bestselling author of witty, offbeat nonfiction that examines various aspects of the agricultural industry, the food chain, and mans place in the natural world. Pollans work has played a significant role in my personal perceptions of the connections between nature and culture.
A plantseye view of the world, asks the reader to stop considering only the human point of view of nature and to take the perspective of the plants themselves. The book that helped make michael pollan, the new york times bestselling author of how to change your mind, cooked and the omnivores dilemma, one of the most trusted food experts in america every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers. The botany of desire by michael pollan 1462 words bartleby. In the botany of desire, michael pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal relationship. The only complaint i have about the botany of desire is that the title is misleading. The following is a transcript of a conversation between michael pollan, the author of the botany of desire, and michael schwarz, the producerdirector of the film. The botany of desire pdf summary michael pollan 12min blog. In 1985 henry hobhouse published an important and original piece of historical writing.
A longtime contributor to the new york times, he is also the knight professor of science and environmental journalism at the university of california, berkeley. Plants have evolved complicated strategies to ensure their survival. The book that helped make michael pollan, the new york times bestselling author of cooked and the omnivores dilemma, one of. Apples web extra with michael pollan botany of desire. The botany of desire pdf summary whenever we think of ourselves as humans, we think of ourselves as subjects or the ones that can influence everything. Using this provocative question as a jumping off point, the botany of desire, a twohour pbs documentary based on the bestselling book by michael pollan, takes us on an eyeopening exploration of. The book that helped make michael pollan, the new york times bestselling author of how to change your mind, cooked and the omnivores dilemma, one of. The new yorker we can give no higher praise to the work of this superb science writerreporter than to say that his new book is as exciting as any youll read. Pollan presents case studies that mirror four types of human desires that are reflected in the way that we selectively grow, breed, and genetically engineer our plants. Michael pollan books list of books by author michael pollan. The botany of desire 2001 explores the complex and fascinating relationship between humans and plants. Michael pollan is the author of seven books, including cooked. I had it sit in my library of blinks for a while, thinking it had something to do with how plants influence sex, for example explaining aphrodisiacs.
Michael pollans 2001 nonfiction book, the botany of desire. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Pollan presents case studies that mirror four types. He masterfully links four fundamental human desiressweetness, beauty, intoxication, and controlwith the plants that satisfy them. The book that helped make michael pollan, the new york times bestselling author of how to change your mind, cooked and. Evolution of plants as explained in michael pollans new book, botany of desire morning edition npr, june 4, 2001. In it, author michael pollan explores human impulse and its connection to the life of plantsour desire for the apples sweetness, the tulips beauty, the intoxication of marijuana and our desire to control nature by producing the perfect genetically modified potato. The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers genes far and wide. It is a stunning insight, and no one will come away from this book without having their ideas of nature stretched and challenged. In 2010, time magazine named him one of the one hundred. The most obvious is the flower, designed to attract pollinators, typically bees. Botany of desire, the by michael pollan, 9780375760396, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
The botany of desire is a book which presages two of pollans later books, the omnivores dilemma, and how to change your mind. In the botany of desire, michael pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal. Marijuana growers are the best gardeners because they. A plantseye view of the world, michael pollan delivers this avenali lecture on the stories of four. Botany desire by pollan abebooks shop for books, art. Through hundreds of years of hybridizing, humans have bred a cannabis plant perfectly tuned to. The new york times pollan has a wideranging intellect, an eager grasp of evolutionary biology and a subversive streak that helps him to root out some wonderfully counterintuitive points. In the botany of desire, pollan makes a persuasive case that the plants we might be tempted to see as having been most domesticated by humanity are in fact also those that have been most effective in domesticating us. A plantseye view of the world by michael pollan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Well, johnny appleseed, in a way, hes kind of a pagan patron saint of the book. In the botany of desire, michael pollan argues that the answer lies at the heart of the intimately reciprocal relationship between people and plants.
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