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Voices of the Land
Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2004
Gorgeous, reflective pieces abound
What does it mean to really know the land, or a wild space? The essays compiled and edited by Jamie Crelly Purinton for Voices Of The Land go well beyond commercial or economic values to consider the ecological and social meaning of land stewardship, from getting to ...
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A Place of My Own: The Education of an Amateur Builder
Michael Pollan
Delta, 1998
a classic
this book is elegantly written, erudite and entertaining. I'd recommend it highly both to the carpenter who would like to know more about the ancient roots of construction and to the armchair traveller types. It examines the dynamic between builder, client and ...
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The Omnivore's Dilemma A Natural History of Four Meals
Pollan Michael
The Penguin Press, 2006
greatest book
This book is a major eye opener. You will learn the best reasons for eating grass fed meats and resorces to purchase them.
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Food Fight: The Citizen's Guide to a Food and Farm Bill
Daniel Imhoff
University of California Press, 2007
Farm Policy for Dummies (Like Me)
Word of the day: "cornification." Cornification, in a nutshell, is the takeover of a diverse landscape by one mighty plant: corn. The "Effects of Cornification" graphic on page 17 of Dan Imhoff's new book shows the results: the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone, factory ...
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Michael Pollan
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002
Who wouldn't love this book?
You'll notice that a huge majority of readers found this book to be informative, thought provoking, and even enjoyable. It's the type of reading material that sticks with you, and changes your view of the world. It has changed my eating habits and gardening routines. A ...
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Second Nature: A Gardener's Education
Michael Pollan
Grove Press, 2003
Lawn Mowing et al
Pollans description of what is a green thumb and the sysiphean art of mowing reminded me how therapeutic gardening can be and why it cures depression. Thank you Michael for making me look at my roses in a totally different way. You will love this book if you tend to ...
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
Michael Pollan
Penguin Press HC, The, 2008
Fresh Perspective on Food
This is likely the most useful book I have read in a decade. Having grown up in the clean-your-plate-get-dessert era I greatly appreciate Pollan's fresh (pun accepted) perspectives on food and eating. Despite a medical background, I have long been perplexed by food ...
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We Made a Garden (Modern Library Gardening)
Margery Fish
Modern Library, 2002
Garden story....
WE MADE A GARDEN is a lovely little book by Margery Fish, an "elderly" English lady who with her husband (he who must be obeyed or cleverly deceived it seems) moved to a country manor and converted the mostly lawn areas into gardens of shrubs, flowers, and herbs. First ...
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Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn
Metropolis Books, 2008
Vegetable Art
I received this book for my birthday this weekend, and sat down and read it that afternoon. As a permaculture student and an artist, this book fit my approach just perfectly. There are many books that deal in nitty gritty details of why and how to grow your own food ...
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Michael Pollan
Penguin, 2007
WHERE DOES FOOD COME FROM?
Omnivore's Dilemma traces our food back to its sources - and in many cases finds corn of all things! The author discusses industrial food production and the primary food chains from their sources to our kitchens. He covers processed foods, mainstream industrial ...
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Tulipa: A Photographer's Botanical
Artisan, 1999
Spell-binding and amazing
In all of my years, I have never seen quite a unique and exquisite celebration of the maginificence of these natural wonders. Christopher Baker's eye portray's the simple elegance of these flowers with a passion that is fascinating. One can hardly appreciate the ...
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Is corn making us fat? Michael Pollan argues that U.S. farm policy promoting overproduction of corn has made ...
Michael Pollan
Scholastic, Inc., 2003
This digital document is an article from New York Times Upfront, published by Scholastic, Inc. on December 8, 2003. The length of the article is 2474 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can ...
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Lifemaps: A Step-By-Step Method for Simplifying 101 of Life's Most Overwhelming Projects
Michael Antoniak
Atria, 2002
The school of hard knocks in one package
What an amazing achievement. Antoniak takes life's most problematic tasks and turns them into easily followed step by step processes. From the monumental -- buying a home -- to the mundane -- shopping for a used car -- Lifemaps offers solutions. Buy this book and you ...
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In Defence of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating
Michael Pollan
Allen Lane, 2008
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The Harper's Index Book
Lewis H. Lapham, Michael Pollan, ...
Henry Holt & Co, 1987
" VEIW OF THE WORLD "
HARPERS IS WITH OUT A DOUBT THE MOST INFORMATIVE MAGAZINE IN TERM'S OF LIFE, IN { " THE HUMAN SENCE " }, I CAN'T IMAGINE ANY OTHER MAGAZINE THAT CAN KEEP ONE'S EYE'S "GLUED" TO THE PAGE'ES , "IF THIS MAGAZINE EVER DECIDE'S TO GO INTERNET SUBSCRIPTION AS IN ACTUAL ...
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