Автор: Pollan, Michael Название: Botany of desire ISBN: 0747563004 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780747563006 Издательство: Bloomsbury Цена: 14840 T Описание: A book which brilliantly twists our perception of nature by showing us nature`s perspective of us.
Автор: Pollan, Michael Название: Botany of desire ISBN: 0747563004 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780747563006 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 14840.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: A book which brilliantly twists our perception of nature by showing us nature`s perspective of us.
Автор: Leech, Lizabeth Название: Botany for artists ISBN: 1847972780 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781847972781 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 20050.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Offers an introduction to the world of plant science. This title is suitable for those who are interested in plants and flowers, especially those who wish to draw or paint them without sacrificing technical accuracy to aesthetic quality.
Автор: Lear, Edward Название: Nonsense botany and nonsense alphabets ISBN: 0712350446 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780712350440 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 15790.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Contains illustrations and pictorial depictions from the author`s imagination of plants and creatures, with appropriate captions and lyrics. This book includes such botanical illustrations as Manypeeplia Upsidownia, Piggiwiggia Pyramidalis and Pollybirdia Singularis.
Автор: Largo Michael Название: The Big, Bad Book of Botany: The World`s Most Fascinating Flora ISBN: 0062282751 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780062282750 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Рейтинг: Цена: 13930.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
A wild ride through the plant world."--The American Gardener
An entertaining and enlightening compendium of the world's most amazing and bizarre plants, revealing their secrets, history, and lore
What happens when you give a plant a polygraph test? Can a flower really turn a human into a zombie? What gives the gingko tree its stink? The Big, Bad Book of Botany holds the incredible answers to all of these questions and more. From absinthe to zubrowka (a popular ingredient in Polish vodkas), award-winning author Michael Largo takes you through the historical and agricultural evolution of hundreds of plant species, revealing astonishing facts along the way. You'll be introduced to magic mushrooms, superfoods, and toxic teas. You'll learn about plants so valuable they have started international wars, so evolved they can trick animals into helping them survive, and so deadly a single taste of one will kill you. Featuring more than one hundred and forty illustrations, this fascinating and fun A-to-Z encyclopedia for all ages will transform the way you look at the natural world.
Did you know?
The word hashish comes from the Arabic hashshashin, the name for a group of Persian assassins who were given the drug to calm their nerves before each assignment.
The fossil of the oldest-known tree to have thrived on the planet was found in New York's Catskill Mountains, and dates back to more than 360 million years ago.
The avocado, though delicious to humans, is toxic to most animals.
Sunflowers grow according to a mathematical formula known as the golden ratio, and almost always produce exactly 55 or 144 seeds.
Featuring more than 150 photographs and illustrations, The Big, Bad Book of Botany is a fascinating, fun A-to-Z encyclopedia for all ages that will transform the way we look at the natural world.
--Oregonian
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