Michael Pollan's unmatched ability to draw lines of connection between
our everyday experiences--whether eating, gardening, or building--and
the natural world has been the basis for the popular success of his many
works of nonfiction, including the genre-defining bestsellers, The
Botany of Desire, The Omnivore's Dilemma, and In Defense of Food.
With this updated edition of his earlier book A Place of My Own,
listeners can revisit the inspired, intelligent, and often hilarious
story of Pollan's realization of a room of his own--a small, wooden hut,
his "shelter for daydreams"--built with his admittedly unhandy hands.
Inspired by both Thoreau and Mr. Blandings, A Place of My Own not only
works to convey the history and meaning of all human building, it also
marks the connections between our bodies, our minds, and the natural
world.
"[A]n inspired meditation on the complex relationship between space,
the human body, and the human spirit." --Francine du Plessix Gray