A Place of My Own · the Education of an Amateur Builder
- Authors
- Pollan, Michael
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Tags
- construction , philosophy , huts - design and construction , design & construction , individual architects & firms , carpentry , do-it-yourself , residential , space and time , biography , design and construction , buildings , criticism , technology & engineering , architecture , house & home , design; drafting; drawing & presentation , huts , general , popular works
- ISBN
- 9780143114741
- Date
- 1997-03-04T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.61 MB
- Lang
- en
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 Omnivore's Dilemma* and *In Defense of Food*. With this updated edition of his earlier book *A Place of My Own* , readers 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.
**Coming from The Penguin Press in 2013, Michael Pollan’s newest book *Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation* \--the story of our most trusted food expert’s culinary education **