Writers Center Stage

Michael Pollan

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Bestselling author Michael Pollan writes about the places where nature and culture intersect – on our plates, in our farms and gardens and our human-made surroundings.

In addition to numerous essays and articles, he has written seven books, including The Omnivore’s Dilemma, which was named one of the ten best books of 2006 by both The New York Times and The Washington Post.

Pollan’s trademark concise, witty writing style has earned him numerous accolades, including a James Beard Award for best magazine series. The American Horticultural Society has named his book Second Nature one of the
75 greatest books ever written about gardening. In 2010, Time magazine named Pollan one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Michael Pollan

“The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway.”
   ^{— Michael Pollan}

Items in our catalog, with links...

BOOKS

Second Nature: A Gardener's Education

1991

Pollan draws on his gardening experiences to explore attitudes
toward nature and wilderness, environmental questions, and
what it teaches about the borders between nature and culture.
Also in CD book,  eAudioBook   

 

 

 

The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World

2001   :   Nonfiction

Pollan uses botany to explore four basic human desires —sweetness,
beauty, intoxication, and control— through portraits of four plants
that embody them: the apple, tulip, marijuana, and potato.  
CD Book  also Digital eBook+eAudio  

 

 

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

2006   :   Nonfiction

Offers insight into food consumption in the 21^st century, explaining
how unlimited food varieties reveals the responsibilities of
consumers to protect their health and the environment.   
CD book, Large Print,  for teens   eBook4Teens     Discussion Set 

 

 

 

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

2008   :   Nonfiction

Pollan Cites the reasons why people have become so confused
about their dietary choices and discusses the importance of
enjoyable moderate eating of mostly traditional plant foods.
Also  in CD book, Large Print    also Digital eBook+eAudio

 

 

 

Food Rules: An Eater's Manual

2009

Pollan presents a pocket-sized set of rules for eating wisely
in accordance with a variety of ethnic and cultural traditions,
sharing guidelines for making grocery choices and dining out.
Also  New 2011 Edition _{^{(with illustrations)}}   eBook

 

 

 A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams

2008

Michael Pollan's unmatched ability to draw lines of connection
between our everyday experiences —eating, gardening, building—
and the natural world has been the basis for the popular success..
Also in  Large Print, PBK,    also Digital eBook+eAudio 

Websites - Michael Pollan

Official Web Site
Pollan website, with Biography, FAQs, Bibliography, and more

 

Facebook 
Official fan page on facebook

 

Talk of the Nation
NPR interview with Pollan after Omnivore's Dilemma

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