Second Nature: A Gardener's Education
In his articles and in best-selling books such as The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan has established himself as one of our most important and beloved writers on modern man's place in the natural world. A new literary classic, Second Nature has become a manifesto not just for gardeners but for...
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In his articles and in best-selling books such as The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan has established himself as one of our most important and beloved writers on modern man's place in the natural world. A new literary classic, Second Nature has become a manifesto not just for gardeners but for environmentalists everywhere. Chosen by the American Horticultural Society as one of the seventy-five greatest books ever written about gardening, Second Nature captures the rhythms of our everyday engagement with the outdoors in all its glory and exasperation. With chapters ranging from a reconsideration of the Great American Lawn, a dispatch from one man's war with a woodchuck, to an essay about the sexual politics of roses, Pollan has created a passionate and eloquent argument for reconceiving our relationship with nature.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780802140111 (0802140114)
ASIN: 802140114
Publish date: August 12th 2003
Publisher: Grove Press
Pages no: 258
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Writing,
Essays,
Food And Drink,
Food,
Science,
Environment,
Nature,
Gardening
I came across Michael Pollan's Second Nature by accident. As I was shelving the book, a force came over me demanding that I scan the pages. I did so and placed the book on the shelf, but then, minutes later, I was compelled to pick it up again. Something attracted me. Reading an entire book about ga...
The more I read Michael Pollan, the more I like him. I imagine anyone with an interest in the earth, ecology, gardening, or nature would love this book, and I can certainly recommend it to anyone who, like me, is just discovering an interest in the life of plants, and how we interact with them. The ...