. In a place of my own, and daydream, he turns his sharp insight to the craft of building, as he recounts the process of designing and constructing a small one-room structure on his rural Connecticut property—a place in which he hoped to read, write, built with his own two unhandy hands. Michael pollan's unmatched ability to draw lines of connection between our everyday experiences--whether eating, gardening, or building--and the natural world has been the basis for the popular success of his many works of nonfiction, including the genre-defining bestsellers The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food.
Inspired by both Thoreau and Mr. A captivating personal inquiry into the art of architecture, the craft of building, and the meaning of modern work “A room of one’s own: Is there anybody who hasn’t at one time or another wished for such a place, hasn’t turned those soft words over until they’d assumed a habitable shape?” When Michael Pollan decided to plant a garden, the result was the acclaimed bestseller Second Nature.
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Second Nature: A Gardener's Education
A new literary classic, Second Nature has become a manifesto not just for gardeners but for environmentalists everywhere. 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.
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How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he decided to explore the landscape of the mind in the first person as well as the third. New york times book review 10 best books of 2018A New York Times Notable Book The #1 New York Times bestseller.
A brilliant and brave investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin the active ingredient in magic mushrooms are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book.
By turns dazzling and edifying, the self, it is the gripping account of a journey to an exciting and unexpected new frontier in our understanding of the mind, and our place in the world. Pollan sifts the historical record to separate the truth about these mysterious drugs from the myths that have surrounded them since the 1960s, when a handful of psychedelic evangelists inadvertently catalyzed a powerful backlash against what was then a promising field of research.
A unique and elegant blend of science, memoir, travel writing, history, and medicine, How to Change Your Mind is a triumph of participatory journalism.
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
. So who is really domesticating whom? Grove Press. The book that helped make michael pollan, in the process, one of the most trusted food experts in americaEvery schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, the New York Times bestselling author of How to Change Your Mind, Cooked and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, spreads the flowers’ genes far and wide.
In telling the stories of four familiar species, Pollan illustrates how the plants have evolved to satisfy humankind’s most basic yearnings.
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation
Relying upon corporations to process our food means we consume large quantities of fat, sugar, and salt; disrupt an essential link to the natural world; and weaken our relationships with family and friends. The effects of not cooking are similarly far reaching. In cooked, michael Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen.
Reclaiming cooking as an act of enjoyment and self-reliance, learning to perform the magic of these everyday transformations, opens the door to a more nourishing life. Each section of cooked tracks Pollan’s effort to master a single classic recipe using one of the four elements. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements—fire, air, water, and earth—to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink.
In fact, cooked argues, taking back control of cooking may be the single most important step anyone can take to help make the American food system healthier and more sustainable. Now a docu-series streaming on Netflix, starring Pollan as he explores how cooking transforms food and shapes our world. Apprenticing himself to a succession of culinary masters, cook with liquid, Pollan learns how to grill with fire, bake bread, and ferment everything from cheese to beer.
A north carolina barbecue pit master tutors him in the primal magic of fire; a chez panisse–trained cook schools him in the art of braising; a celebrated baker teaches him how air transforms grain and water into a fragrant loaf of bread; and finally, cheese makers, several mad-genius “fermentos” a tribe that includes brewers, and all kinds of picklers reveal how fungi and bacteria can perform the most amazing alchemies of all.
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
In the years since, pollan’s revolutionary examination has changed the way Americans think about food. Bringing wide attention to the little-known but vitally important dimensions of food and agriculture in America, Pollan launched a national conversation about what we eat and the profound consequences that even the simplest everyday food choices have on both ourselves and the natural world.
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
. 1 new york times bestseller from the author of How to Change Your Mind, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and Food Rules Food. With in defense of food, pollan proposes a new and very old answer to the question of what we should eat that comes down to seven simple but liberating words: "Eat food. So why should anyone need to defend it? because in the so-called Western diet, food has been replaced by nutrients, and common sense by confusion--most of what we’re consuming today is longer the product of nature but of food science.
Not too much. Random House Trade. The result is what michael pollan calls the American Paradox: The more we worry about nutrition, the less healthy we see to become. A lively, invaluable book. Janet maslin, the new york times "in Defense of Food is written with Pollan's customary bite, ringing clarity and brilliance at connecting the dots.
The seattle timesmichael pollan’s most recent food book cooked: a natural history of Transformation--the story of our most trusted food expert’s culinary education--was published by Penguin Press in April 2013, and in 2016 it served as the inspiration for a four-part docuseries on Netflix by the same name.
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
The los angeles times "a useful and funny purse-sized manual that could easily replace all the diet books on your bookshelf. Tara parker-pope, the new york times michael pollan’s most recent book on food, cooked: a natural History of Transformation—the story of our most trusted food expert’s culinary education—was published by Penguin Press in April 2013, and in 2016 it served as the inspiration for a four-part docuseries on Netflix by the same name.
Food rules for eating. In this age of ever-more elaborate diets and conflicting health advice, Food Rules brings welcome simplicity to our daily decisions about food. For all our books; cargo will be delivered in the required time. Random House Trade. Penguin Books. Grove Press. Written with clarity, one per page, concision, memorable rules for eating wisely, and wit that has become bestselling author Michael Pollan’s trademark, this indispensable handbook lays out a set of straightforward, accompanied by a concise explanation.
Think Like an Architect Roger Fullington Series in Architecture
He describes what architecture should be and do; how to look at and appreciate good buildings; and how to understand the design process, work with an architect, or become an architect. Grove Press. While much of what non-architects build is beautiful and useful, the ugliness and inconveniences that blight many urban areas demonstrate that an understanding of good architectural design is vital for creating livable buildings and public spaces.
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Michale pollan strikes again! This time with COOKED! Making the built environment useful, comfortable, efficient, safe, and as beautiful as possible is a universal quest.
How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
Michale pollan strikes again! This time with COOKED! Random House Trade. New york times book review 10 best books of 2018A New York Times Notable Book The #1 New York Times bestseller. A brilliant and brave investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin the active ingredient in magic mushrooms are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book.
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A Gardener's Education - Second Nature
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