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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Grove Press Catalog: Book Release date: 2003-08-12 Media: Paperback Number of pages: 320 Ean: 9780802140111 Book Isbn: 0802140114  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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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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 Written on March 8, 1999 Summary: Wonderful book, fabulous writing. This beautifully written book is a must for any garden lover. Michael Pollan's thought's on gardening are educated, witty and poignant. I enjoyed every word! Written on December 15, 1998 Summary: Thought through Even though the garden philosophy gets a little tiresome, the other 90% of the book is educational and extremely interesting. Written on July 2, 1997 Summary: Captivating writer - recommending to all my friends I read Pollans "A Place of My Own" and couldn't wait to read his first book "Second Nature". His writing captivates me and I hope he writes many more stories about anything. He's a wonderful teacher, story teller, yarn spinner and his inquisitive nature struck a strong cord. All my friends and relatives will get to enjoy it as a gift from me. Thanks Michael for a great read Written on November 24, 1996 Summary: A fresh exploration of gardens and what it means to garden. Many of us fall into the trap of thinking that our relationship to the land must be one of either two choices: either we ruthlessly exploit it, with no regard for any but short term use, or we refuse to "meddle" in it at all, letting nature do what it will. _Second Nature_ explores the third alternative, that of working with nature respectfully to produce something that we intend. Believing that our relationship with nature can not be broken down into simple nature versus culture arguments, Pollan explores the overlapping of nature and culture. To that end, he discusses Americans' historical and contemporary ideas of what makes a garden a garden and attitudes toward gardening and wilderness. There is wonderful, thought-provoking commentary on the tyranny of the American lawn, the sexuality of roses, class conflict in the garden, privacy, trees, weeds, and what it means to have a green thumb. Pollan's stories of his own adventures in the garden are interesting and often amusing. His writing is thoughtful and his insight frequently unexpected, as when, in the chapter " 'Made Wild by Pompous Catalogs' ", he points out that garden catalogues are selling not merely seed but their ideas about gardens. Pollan is also highly readable. It is hard not to like an author who says things like "...the Victorian middle class simply couldn't deal with the rose's sexuality" or "...there is a free lunch and its name is photosynthesis". _Second Nature_ is well worth reading |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2003-08-12 | 2008-01-01 | 2007-08-28 | 2002-05-28 | 2008-04-29 | 1997-03-04 |
| Media | Paperback | Hardcover | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Hardcover |
| Number of pages | 320 | 256 | 464 | 304 | 400 | 320 |
| Ean | 9780802140111 | 9781594201455 | 9780143038580 | 9780375760396 | 9780060852566 | 9780679415329 |
| Book Isbn | 0802140114 | 1594201455 | 0143038583 | 0375760393 | 0060852569 | 0679415327 |
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