An edition of The botany of desire: a plant's eye view of the world (2001)

The Botany of Desire

A Plant's-Eye View of the World

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An edition of The botany of desire: a plant's eye view of the world (2001)

The Botany of Desire

A Plant's-Eye View of the World

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  • ★★★ ★ 3.8 (15 ratings) ·
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Random House Trade Paperbacks, Random House
Language
English
Pages
304

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Subjects

Gardening, Nature, Human-plant relationships, Nonfiction, Plants and civilization, Ethnobotany, Nature, effect of human beings on, Large type books

People

William Ellery Jones, Johny Appleseed, John Chapman, Forsline, Jack Goody, Anna Pavord, Carolus Clusius, Richard Dawkins (1941-), Carl Sagan (1934-1996), Charles Darwin (1809-1882), Idaho

Places

Mount Vernon, Ohio, Mansfield, Cincinnati, Geneva, New York, Amsterdam, Manhattan, Milford, Mexico, California

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Cover of: The Botany of Desire
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
May 28, 2002, Random House Trade Paperbacks, Random House
Paperback in English
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The botany of desire: a plant's eye view of the world
2001, Random House
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First Sentence

"If you happened to find yourself on the banks of the Ohio River on a particular afternoon in the springs of 1806-somewhere just to the north of Wheeling, West Virginia, say-you would probably have noticed a strange makeshift craft drifting lazily down the river."

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements/xi
Introduction The Human Bumblebee/xiii
Chapter 1 Desire: Sweetness/ Plant: The Apple/1
Chapter 2 Desire: Beauty/ Plant: The Tulip/59
Chapter 3 Desire: Intoxication / Plant: Marijuana/111
Chapter 4 Desire: Control/ Plant: The Potato/ 181
Epilogue/239
Sources/247
Index/ 257

Edition Notes

Published in
New York
Copyright Date
2001

Classifications

Library of Congress
QK46.5.H85 P66 2002, QK46.5.H85 P66

Contributors

Cover Design
Allison Saltzman
Cover Photographs
Rosemary Porter
Book Designer
J.K.Lambert

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
xxvi , 274p
Number of pages
304

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OL7427599M
Internet Archive
botanyofdesire00poll
ISBN 10
0375760393
ISBN 13
9780375760396
OCLC/WorldCat
49803415
Library Thing
410
Goodreads
13839

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