Second Nature

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Review: Second Nature: A Gardener's Education

Recensione dell'utente - Anne - Goodreads

"Writing and gardening, these two ways of rendering the world in rows, have a great deal in common" (5). How could you not love this book? It was published in 1991, and you can see in it the makings ... Leggi recensione completa

Review: Second Nature: A Gardener's Education

Recensione dell'utente - carolyn - Goodreads

You can tell this is early Michael Pollan. It likes to wander around a bit. Enjoyable though as I am a sucker for such topics. Leggi recensione completa

Review: Second Nature: A Gardener's Education

Recensione dell'utente - Peter - Goodreads

Starts out talking about gardening and the choices it puts before us, moves on into a discussion of what actually constitutes a green thumb, and finishes with an excellent exploration of how a ... Leggi recensione completa

Review: Second Nature: A Gardener's Education

Recensione dell'utente - Juli - Goodreads

Interesting read on the history of gardening and the author's personal gardening journey. Now I'm in the mood to get busy on my garden, Leggi recensione completa

Review: Second Nature: A Gardener's Education

Recensione dell'utente - Peter - Goodreads

Excellent philosophy of gardening and relationships to the natural world. Worth looking at the sites of the catalogues in chapter 11. Leggi recensione completa

Review: Second Nature: A Gardener's Education

Recensione dell'utente - Daniel - Goodreads

I"ma little Michael Pollaned out, so I'll be taking a break for a while. Nevertheless, this one has the usual astute observations, and does a good job of putting things in a larger context that would ... Leggi recensione completa

Review: Second Nature: A Gardener's Education

Recensione dell'utente - Ethan Ash - Goodreads

A nice accompanying essay when starting your own garden. Pollan gives a nice voice to the frustrating battle against weeds. Leggi recensione completa

Review: Second Nature: A Gardener's Education

Recensione dell'utente - Chade66 - Goodreads

It occurred to me while I was listening to this book, that I like Pollan because he is often taking you along on a journey, like a trusted companion. You learn together about the subject and while you may not always a agree, you can enjoy the exploration of the subject matter. Leggi recensione completa

Review: Second Nature: A Gardener's Education

Recensione dell'utente - Tina - Goodreads

I'm really enjoying this book, which is beautifully written, and very funny in places. It's nice to read something by this author that is lighter than The Omnivore's Dilemma. Leggi recensione completa