The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan

The Botany of Desire

Michael Pollan

271 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction history nature science informative reflective medium-paced

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Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers' genes far and wide. In The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan ingeniou...

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