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The Harper's Index Book

Product Description: A collection of illuminating information from Harper's Magazine that makes a snapshot of our world today. Arguably the most imitated editorial feature in magazine journalism, The Harper's Index each month sparks conversation, debate, outrage, wonder, and laughter.

By Eric Etheridge, Lewis H. Lapham and Michael Pollan

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9780805003253 | Henry Holt & Co, June 1, 1987, cover price $1.98 | About this edition: A collection of illuminating information from Harper's Magazine that makes a snapshot of our world today.

The Field Guide to Home Buying in America: A Home Buyer's Companion from House Hunting to Moving Day

Covers home selection, financing, real estate agents, negotiation, contracts, title, closing, insurance, and moving

By Mark Levine, Michael Pollan and Stephen Pollan

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9780671639617 | Touchstone Books, May 1, 1988, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Covers home selection, financing, real estate agents, negotiation, contracts, title, closing, insurance, and moving

Second Nature

An account of one man's experience in his garden.

By Michael Pollan

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9780747527527 | Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, July 25, 1996, cover price $26.70 | About this edition: An account of one man's experience in his garden.

A Place of My Own: The Education of an Amateur Builder

Michael Pollen dreamt of a small, wood-frame hut in the woods near his house. This is the story of his fulfilling that dream, from siting the blueprint, to the pouring of the foundations. It explores the way we invest a space with meaning, to what constitutes 'real work' in today's society.

By Michael Pollan

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9780679415329 | 1 edition (Random House Inc, March 1, 1997), cover price $24.00 | About this edition: The author describes the process--design, footings, framing, roofing, windows, and trim--by which he created a space for writing

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9780747535133 | New edition (Gardners Books, March 19, 1998), cover price $13.30 | About this edition: Michael Pollen dreamt of a small, wood-frame hut in the woods near his house.

9780385319904 | Reprint edition (Dell Pub Co, March 1, 1998), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: The author describes the process--design, footings, framing, roofing, windows, and trim--by which he created a space for writing

Tulipa: A Photographer's Botanical

Profiles more than five hundred tulips with information on their parentage, their characteristics, and their suitability for gardening

By Christopher Baker, Willem Lemmers, Michael Pollan and Emma Sweeney

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9781579651220 | Artisan, October 1, 1999, cover price $65.00 | About this edition: Profiles more than five hundred tulips with information on their parentage, their characteristics, and their suitability for gardening

The Botany of Desire: A Plants-Eye View of the World

Product Description: Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers’ genes far and wide. In The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal relationship...read more

By Michael Pollan

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9780783896410, titled "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-eye View of the World" | Large print edition (G K Hall & Co, December 1, 2001), cover price $30.95 | About this edition: Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers’ genes far and wide.

9780375501296, titled "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-eye View of the World" | 1 edition (Random House Inc, May 1, 2001), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: 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.

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9780375760396, titled "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-eye View of the World" | 1 edition (Random House Inc, June 1, 2002), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Focusing on the human relationship with plants, uses botany to explore four basic human desires--sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control--through of four plants that embody them: the apple, tulip, marijuana, and potato.

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9781588360083, titled "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-eye View of the World" | Random House Inc, June 12, 2001, cover price $16.00

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9781605140261, titled "The Botany of Desire: Library Edition" | Unabridged edition (Findaway World Llc, February 15, 2008), cover price $59.99 | About this edition: Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers’ genes far and wide.

9781605140445, titled "The Botany of Desire" | Unabridged edition (Findaway World Llc, February 15, 2008), cover price $39.99 | About this edition: Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers’ genes far and wide.

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9781596590939, titled "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-eye View of the World" | Unabridged edition (Gildan Audio, May 21, 2007), cover price $39.98 | About this edition: Focusing on the human relationship with plants, uses botany to explore four basic human desires--sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control--through four plants that embody them: the apple, tulip, marijuana, and potato.

Old Herbaceous: A Novel of the Garden

Out of print for more than fifty years, this entertaining gardening novel follows the life and times of Bert Pinnegar, from his awkward childhood as an orphan and schoolboy, through his apprentice years, to his rise to success in the world of horticulture, in a story that includes a host of gardening tips and wisdom. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

By Reginald Arkell, Penelope Hobhouse (introduced by) and Michael Pollan (editor)

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9780812967388 | Reprint edition (Modern Library, April 1, 2003), cover price $14.00 | About this edition: This gardening novel follows the life and times of Bert Pinnegar, from his awkward childhood as an orphan and schoolboy, through his apprentice years, to his success in the world of horticulture.

In the Land of the Blue Poppies: The Collected Plant Hunting Writings of Frank Kingdon-ward

An anthology of writings by the noted British explorer and plant collector describes his twenty-two expeditions throughout Tibet, China, and Southeast Asia in search of rare and elusive species of plants and his adventures druing his journeys. Original. 15,000 first printing.

By Thomas Christopher (editor), Michael Pollan (editor) and Francis Kingdon Ward

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9780812967395 | Modern Library, April 1, 2003, cover price $19.00 | About this edition: An anthology of writings by the noted British explorer and plant collector describes his twenty-two expeditions throughout Tibet, China, and Southeast Asia in search of rare and elusive species of plants.

Voices of the Land

Product Description: A visual and written tribute, Voices of the Land brings together a diverse community who speaks out for greater stewardship of our landscape. The authors, whether ecologist, farmer, chef, mushroom gatherer, architect, or writer, share of their own unique relationships to the land...read more

By Charles Lindsay (photographer), Michael Pollan (foreword by) and Jamie Purinton (editor)

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9781931498500 | Chelsea Green Pub Co, March 1, 2004, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: A visual and written tribute, Voices of the Land brings together a diverse community who speaks out for greater stewardship of our landscape.

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

An ecological and anthropological study of eating offers insight into food consumption in the twenty-first century, explaining how an abundance of unlimited food varieties reveals the responsibilities of everyday consumers to protect their health and the environment. By the author of The Botany of Desire. Reprint. 150,000 first printing.

By Michael Pollan

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9780786289523 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, October 4, 2006), cover price $30.95 | About this edition: A national bestseller that has changed the way readers view the ecology of eating, this revolutionary book by award winner Michael Pollan asks the seemingly simple question: What should we have for dinner?

9781594200823 | Penguin Pr, April 25, 2006, cover price $26.95 | About this edition: What should we have for dinner?

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9780143038580 | Reprint edition (Penguin USA, August 28, 2007), cover price $17.00 | About this edition: Offers insight into food consumption in the twenty-first century, explaining how an abundance of unlimited food varieties reveals the responsibilities of consumers to protect their health and the environment.

9781594132056 | Large print edition (Large Print Pr, April 24, 2007), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A national bestseller that has changed the way readers view the ecology of eating, this revolutionary book by award winner Michael Pollan asks the seemingly simple question: What should we have for dinner?

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9781429535816 | Penguin USA, April 11, 2006, cover price $12.99

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9780786564200 | Penguin/Highbridge, April 11, 2006, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: A national bestseller that has changed the way readers view the ecology of eating, this revolutionary book by award winner Michael Pollan asks the seemingly simple question: What should we have for dinner?

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9780143058410 | Unabridged edition (Penguin/Highbridge, April 20, 2006), cover price $39.95 | About this edition: An ecological and anthropological study of eating offers insight into food consumption in the twenty-first century, explaining how an abundance of unlimited food varieties reveals the responsibilities of consumers to protect their health and the environment.

The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Search for the Perfect Meal in a Fast-food World

Provides an exploration of the American food industry. This book brings a fresh perspective to the question 'What shall we have for dinner?'. It follows each food chain, tracing the provenance of everything consumed. It is useful for those who think about where their food comes from.

By Michael Pollan

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9780747586753 | Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, May 1, 2006, cover price $21.80 | About this edition: Provides an exploration of the American food industry.

The Anatomy of Dessert: With a Few Notes on Wine

A new edition of the whimsical British food classic, originally published in the late 1920s, sheds new light on the delights of fruit, devoting each chapter to a different variety, including cherries, peaches, apples, melons, grapes, and strawberries. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

By Edward A. Bunyard, David Karp (contributor) and Michael Pollan (introduced by)

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9780812971576 | Reprint edition (Modern Library, June 27, 2006), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A new edition of the whimsical British food classic, originally published in the late 1920s, sheds new light on the delights of fruit, devoting each chapter to a different variety, including cherries, peaches, apples, melons, grapes, and strawberries.

Food Fight: A Citizen's Guide to a Food And Farm Bill

Product Description: The Farm Bill is perhaps the single most significant land use legislation enacted in the United States, yet many citizens remain unaware of its power and scope. With subsidies ballooning toward $25 billion dollars per year, the Farm Bill largely dictates who grows what crops, on what acreage, and under what conditions--all with major impacts on the country's rural economies, health and nutrition, national security, and biodiversity...read more

By Daniel Imhoff, Fred Kirschenmann (introduced by) and Michael Pollan (foreword by)

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9780970950024 | 1 edition (Univ of California Pr, March 15, 2007), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: The Farm Bill is perhaps the single most significant land use legislation enacted in the United States, yet many citizens remain unaware of its power and scope.

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

Product Description: What to eat, what not to eat, and how to think about health: a manifesto for our times.

By Michael Pollan

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9781410405371 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, March 19, 2008), cover price $30.95 | About this edition: What to eat, what not to eat, and how to think about health: a manifesto for our times.

9781594201455 | 1 edition (Penguin Pr, January 1, 2008), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Cites the reasons why people have become so confused about their dietary choices and discusses the importance of enjoyable moderate eating of mostly traditional plant foods.

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9781594133329 | Large print edition (Large Print Pr, May 21, 2009), cover price $16.95 | also contains In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto | About this edition: What to eat, what not to eat, and how to think about health: a manifesto for our times.

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9781429581233 | Penguin USA, January 1, 2008, cover price $12.99

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9780143142744 | Unabridged edition (Penguin/Highbridge, January 1, 2008), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Cites the reasons why people have become so confused about their dietary choices and discusses the importance of enjoyable moderate eating of mostly traditional plant foods.

In Defence of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating

Argues that humans used to know how to eat well. This book shows readers how they might start making thoughtful food choices that will enrich their lives and their palates and enlarge their sense of what it means to be healthy.

By Michael Pollan

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9781846140969 | Gardners Books, January 31, 2008, cover price $29.15 | About this edition: Argues that humans used to know how to eat well.

Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn: A Project By Fritz Haeg

Product Description: The Edible Estates project proposes the replacement of the domestic front lawn with a highly productive edible landscape. It was initiated by architect and artist Fritz Haeg on Independence Day, 2005, with the planting of the first regional prototype garden in the geographic center of the United States, Salina, Kansas...read more

By Diana Balmori (contributor), Rosalind Creasy (contributor), Michael Pollan (contributor) and Lesley Stern (contributor)

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9781933045740 | Metropolis Books, February 1, 2008, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: The Edible Estates project proposes the replacement of the domestic front lawn with a highly productive edible landscape.

The Gardener's Bedside Reader

Product Description: "What is gardening, after all, but stories?" asks Mike McGrath, former editor-in-chief of Organic Gardening Magazine and host of radio show "You Bet Your Garden." In the writings collected in this book, the stories of gardening unfold in the full palette of color and character, of wild imagination and bone-wearying hard work, of fabulous growth and humbling failure...read more

By Diane Ackerman (contributor), Kari Cornell (editor), Anna Pavord (contributor) and Michael Pollan (contributor)

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9780760326572, titled "The Gardener's Bedside Reader: A Celebration in Literature And Art" | Voyageur Pr, March 15, 2008, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: "What is gardening, after all, but stories?

Bringing It to the Table: on Farming and Food

Product Description: Only a farmer could delve so deeply into the origins of food, and only a writer of Wendell Berry’s caliber could convey it with such conviction and eloquence. Long before Whole Foods organic produce was available at your local supermarket, Berry was farming with the purity of food in mind...read more

By Wendell Berry and Michael Pollan (introduced by)

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9781582435435 | Counterpoint, September 1, 2009, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Only a farmer could delve so deeply into the origins of food, and only a writer of Wendell Berry’s caliber could convey it with such conviction and eloquence.

The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat, Young Readers Edition

Product Description: The New York Times bestseller that’s changing America’s diet is now perfect for younger readers “What’s for dinner?” seemed like a simple question—until journalist and supermarket detective Michael Pollan delved behind the scenes...read more

By Michael Pollan

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9780803734159 | Dial Books for Young Readers, October 15, 2009, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: The New York Times bestseller that’s changing America’s diet is now perfect for younger readers “What’s for dinner?

The Omnivore's Dilemma for Kids: The Secrets Behind What You Eat

By Michael Pollan

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9781101148761 | Dial Books for Young Readers, October 15, 2009, cover price $8.99

9781101147931 | Dial Books for Young Readers, October 15, 2009, cover price $8.99

Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

Product Description: Michael Pollan and Maira Kalman come together to create an enhanced Food Rules for hardcover, now beautifully illustrated and with even more food wisdom. Michael Pollan's definitive compendium, Food Rules, is here brought to colorful life with the addition of Maira Kalman's beloved illustrations...read more

By Michael Pollan

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9781594203084 | 1 edition (Penguin Pr, November 1, 2011), cover price $23.95 | About this edition: Michael Pollan and Maira Kalman come together to create an enhanced Food Rules for hardcover, now beautifully illustrated and with even more food wisdom.

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9780143116387 | Penguin USA, December 29, 2009, cover price $11.00 | About this edition: A pocket compendium of food wisdom-from the author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food.

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9781101162538 | Penguin USA, December 29, 2009, cover price $9.99

A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams, Library Edition

Product Description: 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 Botany of Desire, The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food...read more

By Michael Pollan

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9781441836847 | Unabridged edition (Brilliance Audio Lib Edn, August 15, 2010), cover price $92.97 | About this edition: 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 Botany of Desire, The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food.

40 Years of Chez Panisse: The Power of Gathering

Product Description: Chez Panisse opened its doors in 1971. Founded by Alice Waters, the restaurant is rooted in her conviction that the best-tasting food is organic, locally grown, and harvested in ecologically sound ways by people who are taking care of the land for future generations...read more

By Michael Pollan (other contributor), Calvin Trillin (foreword by) and Alice Waters

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9780307718266 | Clarkson Potter, August 23, 2011, cover price $55.00 | About this edition: Chez Panisse opened its doors in 1971.

Deceptive Beauties: The World of Wild Orchids

Product Description: Confucius called them the “king of fragrant plants,” and John Ruskin condemned them as “prurient apparitions.” Across the centuries, orchids have captivated us with their elaborate exoticism, their powerful perfumes, and their sublime seductiveness...read more

By Michael Pollan (introduced by)

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9780226982977 | Univ of Chicago Pr, October 30, 2011, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: Confucius called them the “king of fragrant plants,” and John Ruskin condemned them as “prurient apparitions.

Food Fight: The Citizen's Guide to the Next Food and Farm Bill

Product Description: Every five years, the U.S. Congress passes a little understood piece of legislation called the Farm Bill. Primarily accountable for setting the budgets and work plans for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Farm Bill is anything but bureaucratic trivia...read more

By Daniel Imhoff and Michael Pollan (foreword by)

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9780970950079 | 2 edition (Watershed Media, February 21, 2012), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Every five years, the U.

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