Weeds: In Defense of Nature's Most Unloved Plants - Brossura

Mabey, Richard

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0062065467 ISBN 13: 9780062065469

Casa editrice: Ecco Pr, 2012

Riassunto

Weaving together natural history, botanical science and insight from his own travels, a prominent 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. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Fascinating. . . . [A] loving tribute to the common weed.” (Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers)

“Entertaining. . . . [A] sprightly journey through horticultural history.” (Wall Street Journal)

“Wry and subtle. . . . Mabey argues without scolding, that at a time of great environmental change and uncertainty, weeds may soon be all we’ve got left.” (New York Times Book Review)

“Smart. . . . Mabey is at his best when he takes us along on his own weedy adventures.” (Washington Post)

“Like Michael Pollan in “The Botany of Desire,” Mabey shows that it is not at all clear here who is in charge, who has the moral high ground and who will survive long after the last weed has been pulled from the last over-tended suburban acre.” (Los Angeles Times)

“Excellent. . . . He tracks humanity’s ongoing tussle with weeds, all in prose that delights at every turn.” (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

“Elegant and thoughtful. . . . I may not turn the mower aside when I encounter the next thistly, pod-bearing stem. But I will stop, stoop and take a closer look.” (Dallas Morning News)

“A jaunty chronicle of botany and history that ventures from the first farm fields of Mesopotamia to the broken asphalt of our modern cities.” (Charleston Post & Courier)

“A lyrical, wise, witty, intimate musing about garden outcasts―and about us, too.” (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

“As witty and lively as it is comprehensive. . . . A stimulating sojourn with the world’s most fascinating and ingenious plants.” (Portsmouth Herald)

L'autore:

Richard Mabey is widely hailed as Britain's fore-most nature writer. He is the author of the groundbreaking book on foraging in the countryside Food for Free and the editor of The Oxford Book of Nature Writing. He has narrated and produced popular BBC television and radio series, and has written for the Guardian, Granta, and other publications. He lives in Norfolk, England.

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• Editore: Ecco Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0062065467
• ISBN 13: 9780062065469
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 324