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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorPharmako/Poeia, Revised and Updated: Plant Powers, Poisons, and Herbcraft
Dale Pendell · 304 pages
Weeds: How Vagabond Plants Gatecrashed Civilisation and Changed the Way We Think About Nature
Richard Mabey · 324 pages
Weaving together natural history, botanical science and insight from his own travels, a nature writer reveals the many hidden truths behind these scourges of lawns and gardens, and explores how weeds have been portrayed from the Bible all the way to "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
Michael Pollan · 304 pages
Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers’ genes far and wide. In The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal relationship. He masterfully links four fundamental human desires—s
The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession
Susan Orlean · 300 pages
The orchid thief in Susan Orlean's true story of beauty and obsession is John Laroche, a renegade plant dealer and sharply handsome guy, in spite of the fact that he is missing his front teeth and has the posture of al dente spaghetti. In 1994, Laroche and three Seminole Indians were arrested with rare orchids they had stolen from a wild swamp in south Florida that is filled with some of the world
The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring
Richard Preston · 294 pages
Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the tallest organisms the world has ever sustained--the coast redwood trees. 96% of the ancient redwood forests have been logged, but the fragments that remain are among the great wonders of nature. The biggest redwoods can rise more than thirty-five stories above the ground, forming cathedral-like structures in the air
Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Rain Forest
Mark J. Plotkin · 328 pages
"Fascinating and highly readable account of an ethnobotanist's research on medicinal plants and hallucinogens among the Trio and Oyana of Suriname/Brazil and the Yanomamo of Venezuela. In view of the declining importance of shamanism and loss of plant knowledge due to rapid cultural change, author encourages research promoting the patenting of indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants, which may al
A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and Central North America
Lee Allen Peterson · 330 pages
Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants
Jane Goodall, Gail Hudson · 426 pages
"Renowned naturalist and bestselling author Jane Goodall examines the critical role that trees and plants play in our world"--Provided by the publisher.
The Man Who Planted Trees: Lost Groves, Champion Trees, and an Urgent Plan to Save the Planet
Jim Robbins · 236 pages
Describes the efforts of a former alcoholic nurseryman, whose near-death experience prompted him to attempt to find the best specimens of the U.S.'s 872 known species of trees and use them to propagate their offspring around the world.
The Lost Language of Plants: The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicine to Life on Earth
Stephen Harrod Buhner · 330 pages
"Enraged, Energized, Exultant. You won't know how to feel after reading Stephen Harrod Buhner's The Lost Language of Plants. This is a devastating expose about how we are polluting our environment with the pharmaceuticals that Western medicine has developed to heal us. We are ingesting Prozac, Premarin, and antibiotics whether we want to or not." "Yet, as we foul air and water with toxic residues
The Green Witch: Your Complete Guide to the Natural Magic of Herbs, Flowers, Essential Oils, and More (Green Witch Witchcraft Series)
Arin Murphy-Hiscock · 257 pages
Lab Girl
Hope Jahren · 408 pages
An illuminating debut memoir of a woman in science; a moving portrait of a longtime friendship; and a stunningly fresh look at plants that will forever change how you see the natural world Acclaimed scientist Hope Jahren has built three laboratories in which she’s studied trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. Her first book is a revelatory treatise on plant life—but it is also so much more. Lab
A Seed Is Sleepy
Dianna Hutts Aston · 40 pages
"From tiny orchid seeds to giant coco de mer palm seeds, wind-born seeds to water-born seeds, this poetic illustrated book describes the incredible variety of seeds and how they grow into a diverse array of plants"--
Orchid Fever: A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust, and Lunacy
Eric Hansen · 288 pages
Explores the lesser-known political and bureaucratic adventures surrounding the orchid; reveals its esoteric uses, from elephant medicine to aphrodisiac; and considers its horticultural mysteries and the lengths to which some have gone for its cultivation.
Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (Llewellyn's Sourcebook Series)
Scott Cunningham · 318 pages
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer · 408 pages
Oaxaca Journal
Oliver Sacks · 176 pages
"Ferns are what lured Oliver Sacks to Oaxaca, but those who know him will expect his journal to be filled with much more - and they won't he disappointed.". "It's a diverse, casually erudite assemblage of professional and amateur botanists who gather in this extraordinary corner of Mexico, each bringing a different perspective and fresh insights to the endeavor. And what a richly varied part of t
Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers
Amy Stewart · 306 pages
Award-winning author Amy Stewart takes readers on an around-the-world, behind-the-scenes look at the flower industry and how it has sought—for better or worse—to achieve perfection. She tracks down the hybridizers, geneticists, farmers, and florists working to invent, manufacture, and sell flowers that are bigger, brighter, and sturdier than anything nature can provide. There's a scientist intent
Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing, and Hallucinogenic Powers
Richard Evans Schultes, Albert Hofmann, Christian Ratsch · 192 pages
The use of hallucinogenic plants has been a part of human experience for millennia, yet modern Western societies have only recently become aware of the significance that these plants have had in shaping the history of diverse cultures. Capable of bringing human beings in closer touch with the spirit worlds, hallucinogenic plants have long been venerated as aids to mental health and as the sacred c
The Garden Primer
Barbara Damrosch · 820 pages
A comprehensive gardening reference jam-packed with useful information, advice, tips, and quirky wisdom. Includes complete instructions for growing and tending 300 plants, plus 365 illustrations, easy-to-read diagrams, and design plans for all types of gardens.
Sepp Holzer's Permaculture: A Practical Guide to Small-Scale, Integrative Farming and Gardening
Sepp Holzer · 256 pages
Mycophilia: Revelations from the Weird World of Mushrooms
Eugenia Bone · 358 pages
Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs
Claire Kowalchik, William H. Hylton · 545 pages