Second Nature: A Gardener's Education [Paperback]

In his articles and in best-selling books such as The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan has established himself as one of our most important and beloved writers on modern man’s place in the natural world. A new literary classic, Second Nature has become a manifesto not just for gardeners but for environmentalists everywhere. “As delicious a meditation on one man’s relationships with the Earth as any you are likely to come upon” (The New York Times Book Review), Second Nature captures the rhythms of our everyday engagement with the outdoors in all its glory and exasperation. With chapters ranging from a reconsideration of the Great American Lawn, a dispatch from one man’s war with a woodchuck, to an essay about the sexual politics of roses, Pollan has created a passionate and eloquent argument for reconceiving our relationship with nature.

“Delightful. . . . Part autobiography, part gardening book, part intellectual odyssey. . . . [Second Nature] is a large spirited and ultimately hopeful work.”—Frank Levering,The Washington Post Book World

“A joy to read...[Pollan] writes with humor, acerbity, magnanimity...and all those good qualities that lead to charm and—one almost dares say it—wisdom.”— Henry Mitchell,The Los Angeles Times

“The best book about Americans and their gardens in decades.Second Naturereads like brilliant entertainment, but it is serious wisdom. Michael Pollan…is a genuine heir to my favorite nature write, Mark Twain.” –Simon Schama,The Boston Globe

“One of the distinguished gardening books of our time.” –Noel Perrin,USA Today

“Second Natureis…as delicious a meditation on one man’s relationship with the earth as any of you are as likely to come upon.” –The New York Times Book Review

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