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The Botany of Desire pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024
In The Botany of Desire, Pollan explores the concept of co-evolution, specifically of humankind's evolutionary relationship with four plants — apples, tulips, marijuana, and potatoes — from the dual perspectives of humans and the plants. He uses case examples that fit the archetype of four basic human desires, demonstrating how each of these botanical species are selectively grown, bred, and genetically engineered. The apple reflects the desire for sweetness, the tulip beauty, marijuana intoxication, and the potato control. Pollan then unravels the narrative of his own experience with each of the plants, which he then intertwines with a well-researched exploration into their social history. Each section presents a unique element of human domestication, or the "human bumblebee" as Pollan calls it. These range from the true story of Johnny Appleseed to Pollan's first-hand research with sophisticated marijuana hybrids in Amsterdam, to the alarming and paradigm-shifting possibilities of genetically engineered potatoes.
Michael Pollan (born February 6, 1955) is an American author, journalist, activist, and professor of journalism at the University of California, Berkeley.
breezy reading...这个food writer很一般了..和james beard那一代比..
评分breezy reading...这个food writer很一般了..和james beard那一代比..
评分breezy reading...这个food writer很一般了..和james beard那一代比..
评分breezy reading...这个food writer很一般了..和james beard那一代比..
评分很有意思的视角,人类看待植物作为我们的食物和资源.其实苹果自有方法让人类对它的甜味上瘾,为它劳作,为它砍掉森林,传播到全世界.
在这个基因游走的世界 ——《植物的欲望》 于是 很多人和我一样五谷不分。没法分。从小就在餐厅和菜场的背景中完成吃的工作,城市里的土壤、土壤里的植物越来越少。有一天我甚至听一个诗人在抱怨,他送给女儿一掊种子,却满大街找不到泥土。而在花店里,我们出钱购买包裹在塑...
评分一 我超爱麦当劳的薯条:晶莹剔透,散发着迷人的香味,往嘴里轻轻一嚼……人生于是完满了。这就是柏拉图式的薯条啊,完美的艺术品! 怀着爱屋及乌的心情,我把目光转向了美国的爱达荷州,这里盛产马铃薯,每年向麦当劳提供成千上万吨优质的伯班克马铃薯(Burbank Potato)。由...
评分原版看了一半,觉得读英文还是比较费力,然后借了译本,发现中文也很费力。。。对照着看完了,毕竟内容很有意思。对植物、人对自然的所谓改造都一些新的想法
评分这本书,可怎么说呢?好象既不是科普文字,也不是学术论文,也不是时评政论,只可以勉强归纳为“杂文”。因为它实在涉猎太宽,天马行空的,什么都说到一点点。没有一定的学问功底和生活阅历,还真写不出这么“杂”的味道来。作者是纽约时报杂志的撰稿人,也是哈波杂志的特...
评分Michael Pollan写的文章我一向喜欢,每次他在ny times上的文章都让人读得口齿余香。现在他的书很流行,简直就是人手一本。这本就是同事借给我的。整本书一共四个部分,围绕着四种植物,讲述他们的历史,以及怎样通过人类实现自己(植物的)基因遍布全球的。可能写得比较早期吧...
The Botany of Desire pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024