MARC details
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02514nam a22003494a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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33251 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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BD-DhAAL |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20250625155538.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| fixed length control field |
180707t2001 nyu b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
00066479 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0375501290 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0375760393 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
3009292 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| Modifying agency |
DLC |
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OrLoB-B |
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BD-DhAAL |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QK46.5.H85 |
| Item number |
P66 2001 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
306.45 |
| Edition number |
21 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Pollan, Michael. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
26572 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The botany of desire : |
| Remainder of title |
a plant's eye view of the world / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Michael Pollan. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
First edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Random House, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2001. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xxv, 271 pages ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-256) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introduction: The Human Bumblebee -- Ch. 1. Desire: Sweetness/Plant: The Apple -- Ch. 2. Desire: Beauty/Plant: The Tulip -- Ch. 3. Desire: Intoxication/Plant: Marijuana -- Ch. 4. Desire: Control/Plant: The Potato. |
| 520 1# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"An Idaho farmer cultivates Russet Burbank potatoes so that a customer at a McDonald's half a world away can enjoy a long, golden french fry. A gardener plants tulip bulbs in the fall and, come spring, has a riotous patch of color to admire. Two straightforward examples of how humans act on nature to get what we want. Or are they? What if those potatoes and tulips have evolved to gratify certain human desires so that humans will help them multiply? What if, in other words, these plants are using us just as we use them?". |
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| Summary, etc |
"In this narrative that blends history, memoir, and the best science writing, Pollan tells the story of four domesticated species - the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato - from the point of view of the plants. All four species are deeply woven into the fabric of our everyday lives, and Pollan illustrates how each has evolved a survival strategy based on satisfying one of humankind's most basic desires. The apple gratifies our taste for sweetness; the tulip attracts us with its beauty; marijuana offers intoxication; and the genetically modified potato gives us a sense of control over nature. And just as we've benefited from these plants, the plants, in the grand co-evolutionary scheme that Pollan evokes, have done remarkably well by us."--BOOK JACKET. |
| 526 ## - STUDY PROGRAM INFORMATION NOTE |
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| Program name |
ARC |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Human-plant relationships. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
26573 |
| 852 ## - LOCATION/CALL NUMBER |
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| Location |
Department of architecture |
| Shelving location |
General Stacks |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type |
Book |
