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The story of four domesticated species--the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato--from the point of view of the plants. All four species are deeply woven into the fabric of our everyday lives, and the author illustrates how each has evolved a survival strategy based on satisfying one of humankind's most basic desires. The apple gratifies our taste for sweetness; the tulip attracts us with its beauty; marijuana offers intoxication; and the genetically...
2) Caffeine
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In this controversial and exciting listen, Pollan explores caffeines power as the most-used drug in the world - and the only one we give to children (in soda pop) as a treat. Pollan takes us on a journey through the history of the drug, which was first discovered in a small part of East Africa and within a century became an addiction affecting most of the human species. Caffeine, it turns out, has changed the course of human history - won and lost...
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