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Michael Pollan is one of my go to author's. I also enjoy his documentaries. I was first introduced to him in the film "Food Inc" and then later read The Omnivore's Dilemma. Last night I finished reading his book The Botany Of Desire. It is a delightful non fiction book about how plants evolve and benefit from our agendas. He begins with the story of the apple and Johnny Appleseed and expounds upon fruits overall. Next he talks about the tulip and the roles of flowers and beauty in our lives. This is followed by medicinal plants with an emphasis on the ones that alter our consciousness and their role in pain control, memory and behavior and then zeros in on cannabis. The author concludes with a discussion of the potato during which he includes the current practice of altering the genes of plants to provide an innate insecticide from insects. Michael Pollen's writing is clear and his books are easy to read. Some of his works have been made into documentaries. The Botany of Desire is one of his books that PBS made a documentary out of. Please see the video below to preview that documentary. Also, by clicking on the author's name and book title and the beginning of this post you will be redirected to pages with more information.
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