The Botany of Desire appears in 8 book lists

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The Botany of Desire appears in 8 book lists on Shepherd.

My favorite books to change how you think about plants

Book cover of The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature Book cover of The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World Book cover of Unearthing: A Story of Tangled Love and Family Secrets Book cover of Weeds: In Defense of Nature's Most Unloved Plants Book cover of Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

My favorite books on why everyone loves gardening

Book cover of The Gardener's Year Book cover of Orwell's Roses Book cover of The Land Where Lemons Grow: The Story of Italy and Its Citrus Fruit Book cover of The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World Book cover of Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition

The best, superlative, and wonderful books about climate and plants, from forests to farms

Book cover of Against the Grain: How Agriculture Has Hijacked Civilization Book cover of The Fate of Food: What We'll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World Book cover of The End of Food Book cover of The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming Book cover of The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World

My favorite books about the interwoven lifeways of plants and people

Book cover of The History of the Countryside Book cover of Bartram's Living Legacy: The Travels and the Nature of the South Book cover of The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World Book cover of The Adventures of Alexander Von Humboldt Book cover of Food Plants of Interior First Peoples

My favorite books on plants and philosophy

Book cover of Thinking Plant Animal Human: Encounters with Communities of Differencevolume 56 Book cover of Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses Book cover of Thus Spoke the Plant: A Remarkable Journey of Groundbreaking Scientific Discoveries and Personal Encounters with Plants Book cover of The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World Book cover of Plants as Persons: A Philosophical Botany

My favorite books that totally change the way you think about plants and gardens, from giant trees to fragile flowers

Book cover of Trees in Paradise: The Botanical Conquest of California Book cover of The Orchid Thief Book cover of The World Was My Garden: Travels of a Plant Explorer Book cover of The Urban Garden: How One Community Turned Idle Land into a Garden City and How You Can, Too Book cover of The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World

The best science books that delve into the deep history of life, the universe, and everything

Book cover of Nobel Dreams: Power, Deceit and the Ultimate Experiment Book cover of The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity Book cover of The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World Book cover of Your Inner Fish: A Journey Into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body Book cover of Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos: The Story of the Scientific Quest for the Secret of the Universe

My favorite books to understand American environmental history

Book cover of Desert Solitaire Book cover of The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World Book cover of Metropolitan Corridor: Railroads and the American Scene Book cover of Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West Book cover of The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World

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