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The Botany of Desire

Michael Pollan · 2001

An environmental history exploring the co-evolutionary relationship between human desires and domesticated plant species.

Tim Ferriss recommends it because it offers incredible insights into the relationship between humans and domesticated species.

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“It's not necessarily one way. Read the Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan for more on that. It is incredible.”

Why: It offers incredible insights into the relationship between humans and domesticated species.

Tim Ferriss, Host on The Tim Ferriss Show#875: The Random Show — Tim and Kevin Talk Retreats, Mortality, AI Predictions, Supplements, Rock Climbing at (Almost) 50, and Not Waiting for “Someday”

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