Short description
The author of the acclaimed bestseller "Second Nature" turns his sharp insight to the craft of building, as he recounts the process of designing and constructing a small one-room structure on his rural Connecticut property.
Long description
Michael Pollanas unmatched ability to draw lines of connection between our everyday experiencesa whether eating, gardening, or buildingaand the natural world has been the basis for the popular success of his many works of nonfiction, including the genre-defining bestsellers The Omnivoreas 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 Pollanas realization of a room of his ownaa small, wooden hut, his ashelter for daydreamsaabuilt 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.
Review
aA glorious piece of prose . . . Pollan leads readers on his adventure with humor and grace.a
a Chicago Tribune
aA captivating and informative adventure.a
aJohn Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
aAn utterly terrific book . . . an inspired meditation on the complex relationship between space, the human body, and the human spirit.a
aFrancine du Plessix Gray