Michael Pollan offers us a unique view of the natural world from the perspective of plants, asking: "Do they use us as much as we use them?" He ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a reciprocal relationship, all the while interspersing tidbits of history, philosophy, literature, and science. Through the stories of four familiar species - apples, tulips, marijuana and potatoes - he shows how plants have evolved to satisfy fundamental human desires - sweetness, beauty, intoxication, control - and how we have, in the process, met their botanical desires as well.
298 pages.
Softcover.
8" x 5 1/4".
