Pollan tells the story of four domesticated species - the apple, the tulip, marijuana and the potato, and describes how each has thrived by satisfying humankind’s most basic desires.

By the bestselling author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, this is Michael Pollan’s ingenious companion book about the surprising and close relationship between people and plants.

In this entertaining young readers…

Suitable for anyone who is concerned about health and food, this book offers a set of memorable adages designed to help you eat real food in reasonable amounts, gathered from…

Pollan writes about the ecology of the food humans eat and why–what it is, in fact, that we are eating. Discussing industrial farming, organic food, and what it is like…

The author of five New York Times bestsellers, including The Omnivore’s Dilemma, delivers a brilliant and brave investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs along…

The authors walk first-time home buyers through the whole process, from househunting to moving day.

A pocket compendium of food wisdom from the author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food. Pollan, the nation’s most trusted resource for food-related issues, offers this indispensable…

A practical miscellany of useful advice, unexpected scraps of history, literary digressions and down-to-earth warnings about gardening. It includes advice on annuals, fennel, lawns and longevity and it features an…