The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan

Jul 24, 2007 10:10

From amazon:

Apples, tulips, marijuana, and potatoes. This sounds, perhaps, like a Dutch shopping list, but it's really a quick index to the subjects of Pollan's new book. One day, while working in his garden, the author began to wonder how his role as a sower of seeds differed from that of the bumblebee that was pollinating a nearby apple tree; his ( Read more... )

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mlbish July 24 2007, 19:25:39 UTC
I thought it was worth picking up. :-)

The 'Lette is great! I put up a picture for you to enjoy. She is crawling and pulling up to standing and generally into everything, of course.

Hope you're doing okay. Hugs!

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l_squared July 26 2007, 23:30:18 UTC
Wow, I didn't know you wanted to read that! (I actually thought "did I lend her that one?", but then I realized that my copy is on my bookshelf.) If you liked it, I recommend the Omnivore's Dilemma too. I saw Michael Pollan speak when he was in town, it was cool.

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