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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-eye View of the World
By Michael Pollan
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Random House Inc
Publication date June 1, 2002
Pages 271
Binding Paperback
Edition 1
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780375760396
ISBN-10 0375760393
Dimensions 0.68 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight 0.50 lbs.
Original list price $17.00
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Focusing on the human relationship with plants, the author of Second Nature uses botany to explore four basic human desires--sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control--through portraits of four plants that embody them: the apple, tulip, marijuana, and potato. 100,000 first printing. (view table of contents)
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Hardcover
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Large print edition from G K Hall & Co (December 1, 2001); titled "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-eye View of the World"
9780783896410 | details & prices | 355 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $30.95
1 edition from Random House Inc (May 1, 2001); titled "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-eye View of the World"
9780375501296 | details & prices | 271 pages | 5.50 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Focusing on the human relationship with plants, the author uses botany to explore four basic human desires--sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control--through portraits of four plants that embody them: the apple, tulip, marijuana, and potato.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780375760396
 
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1 edition from Random House Inc (June 1, 2002); titled "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-eye View of the World"
9780375760396 | details & prices | 271 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.68 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $17.00
About: Focusing on the human relationship with plants, uses botany to explore four basic human desires--sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control--through of four plants that embody them: the apple, tulip, marijuana, and potato.
Miscellaneous
Book cover for 9781588360083
 
from Random House Inc (June 12, 2001); titled "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-eye View of the World"
9781588360083 | details & prices | List price $16.00
Miscellaneous
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Unabridged edition from Findaway World Llc (February 15, 2008); titled "The Botany of Desire: Library Edition"
9781605140261 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $59.99
Unabridged edition from Findaway World Llc (February 15, 2008); titled "The Botany of Desire"
9781605140445 | details & prices | 5.00 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $39.99
CD/Spoken Word
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With Scott Brick (other contributor) | Mp3 una edition from Brilliance Audio (April 21, 2015); titled "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World"
9781501245756 | details & prices | 5.25 × 6.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.15 lbs | List price $14.99
With Scott Brick (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Brilliance Audio (November 5, 2013); titled "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World"
9781480555280 | details & prices | 5.50 × 5.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.48 lbs | List price $14.99
With Scott Brick (other contributor) | Mp3 una edition from Brilliance Audio (November 5, 2013); titled "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World"
9781480555297 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $14.99
With Scott Brick (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Gildan Audio (May 21, 2007); titled "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-eye View of the World"
9781596590939 | details & prices | 5.25 × 5.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $39.98
About: Focusing on the human relationship with plants, uses botany to explore four basic human desires--sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control--through four plants that embody them: the apple, tulip, marijuana, and potato.

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