The Botany of Desire

The Botany of Desire A Plant's Eye View of the World

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780375501296
Publisher: Random House
Imprint: Random House
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 306.45
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 271
Weight: 499g
Height: 243mm
Width: 145mm
Spine width: 27mm