Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan is a renowned American author, journalist, and food activist, best known for his insightful exploration of the socio-cultural impacts of food in books like "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and "In Defense of Food."
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Sexual Personae
A crazy and brilliant survey of Western literature. - Michael Pollan
Camille Paglia
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The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sentence by sentence, some of the most stimulating thoughts anywhere. - Michael Pollan
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Liberty Under Siege
The most original observer of American politics in the second half of the 20th century. - Michael Pollan
Walter Karp
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How to Dress an Egg
The perfect book for this moment when we're all cooking like crazy. - Michael Pollan
Peter Kaminsky
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Walden
For its bracing prose as much as anything else. I’ve been arguing with [the author] for most of my career. - Michael Pollan
Henry David Thoreau
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The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell
A very famous book about what were not then known as psychedelics. - Michael Pollan
Aldous Huxley
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Home Economics
I’ve learned more from [this author] than anyone else about how best to engage with nature, and how to write a sturdy and pleasing English sentence. - Michael Pollan
Wendell Berry
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The Jungle
A powerful piece of journalism disguised as a novel. - Michael Pollan
Upton Sinclair
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Paper Lion
In retrospect, this beautifully written and hilarious narrative made me a journalist. - Michael Pollan
George Plimpton
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The Healing Journey
So that you understand what a good guide looks like. - Michael Pollan
Claudio Naranjo
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Changes in the Land
Taught me how to look at a landscape and see not just nature but history as well. - Michael Pollan
William Cronon
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Acid Test
A good book on MDMA therapy. - Michael Pollan
Tom Shroder
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The Gift of Good Land
I’ve learned more from [this author] than anyone else about how best to engage with nature, and how to write a sturdy and pleasing English sentence. - Michael Pollan
Wendell Berry
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The Immortality Key
Fascinating. - Michael Pollan
Brian C. Muraresku
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
The bible of psychiatric diagnoses. - Michael Pollan
American Psychiatric Association
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On Drugs
Little known, but the smartest book on drugs I know of. - Michael Pollan
David Lenson
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The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide
Actually has very good advice for people who want to guide, or are shopping for a guide. - Michael Pollan
James Fadiman
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The Odyssey
... And not just because there are so many great barbecue scenes. - Michael Pollan
Homer
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Dirt
If you're at all interested in cooking, or France, or great prose, you won't want to miss this book. - Michael Pollan
David R. Montgomery
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