Large print edition from G K Hall & Co (December 1, 2001); titled "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-eye View of the World"
1 edition from Random House Inc (May 1, 2001); titled "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-eye View of the World"
9780375501296 |
details & prices | 271 pages | 5.50 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $24.95
About: 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.