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

Pollan shines a light on our own nature as well as on our implication in the natural world. The New York Times

[Pollan] has a wide-ranging intellect, an eager grasp of evolutionary biology and a subversive streak that helps him to root out some wonderfully counterintuitive points. His prose both shimmers and snaps, and he has a knack for finding perfect quotes in the oddest places. . . . Best of all, Pollan really loves plants. The New York Times Book Review

A wry, informed pastoral. The New Yorker

We can give no higher praise to the work of this superb science writer/ reporter than to say that his new book is as exciting as any you ll read. Entertainment Weekly

A whimsical, literary romp through man s perpetually frustrating and always unpredictable relationship with nature. Los Angeles Times