Michael Pollan
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Chosen by the American Horticultural Society as one of the seventy-five greatest books ever written about gardening, Second Nature has become a manifesto for rethinking our relationship with nature. With chapter ranging from a reconsideration of the Great American Lawn and a dispatch from one man's war with a woodchuck to reflections on the sexual politics of roses, Pollan captures the rhythms of our everyday engagement with the outdoors in all its...
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Have you heard about magic mushrooms and their amazing healing properties? Do you want to learn more about psilocybin, a natural psychedelic compound of mushrooms? Are you looking for a complete guide on the biological and chemical properties of magic mushrooms?
If you answered "Yes" to at least one of those questions, then keep reading…
A lot of scientific research proved the healing properties of these mushrooms, with powerful and therapeutic...
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There has never been a better time to cook with vegetables--and to move plants to the center of the American plate. Even if plants weren't the better choice for your health, they make the case for themselves purely on the basis of deliciousness. This approach to eating--also known as a flexitarian diet--strikes the best balance on our plates between flavor and pleasure, and nutrition and sustainability. In Mostly Plants, readers will find inventive...
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Are plants intelligent? Can they solve problems, communicate, and navigate their surroundings? Or are they passive, incapable of independent action or social behavior? Philosophers and scientists have pondered these questions since ancient Greece, most often concluding that plants are unthinking and inert: they are too silent, too sedentary-just too different from us. Yet discoveries over the past fifty years have challenged these ideas, shedding...
6) Food, Inc
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Reveals surprising and often shocking truths about what we eat, how it's produced, and who we have become as a nation. Includes celebrity PSAs, deleted scenes, and Nightline segment.