The author of the acclaimed bestseller Second Nature turns his sharp insight to the craft of building, as he recounts the process of designing and constructing a small one-room structure on his rural Connecticut property.

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.

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 everyday engagement with the outdoors in all its...

Michael Pollan elegantly brings together in a single narrative this unruly history, the story of the current resurgence in psychedelic research, and his own fantastic personal adventure with these substances. This is a brand new...

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 everyday engagement with the outdoors in all its...

Takes us back to basics and first principles: cooking with fire, with water, with air and with earth. Meeting cooks from all over the world, who share their wisdom and stories, this title shows how cooking is at the heart of our...

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 guide for anyone concerned...