false 37672862 175635 13839 0375760393 9780375760396 1118 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/13/839/13839-m-1255579535.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/13/839/13839-s-1255579535.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13839.The_Botany_of_Desire_A_Plant_s_Eye_View_of_the_World 4.06 6663 similarly reciprocal relationship. He masterfully links four fundamental human desires—sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control—with the plants that satisfy them: the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato. In telling the stories of four familiar species, Pollan illustrates how the plants have evolved to satisfy humankind’s most basic yearnings. And just as we’ve benefited from these plants, we have also done well by them. So who is really domesticating whom?]]> 2121 4.16 44797 10761 2001 4 6 false Thu Nov 13 18:33:26 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 18:40:12 -0800 2008 The Omnivore’s Dilemma is based around four meals and thi...more...]]>